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Virtualization has emerged as a major enabler for the modern data center, increasing resource utilization, system support options and resilience. Cloud computing technologies further that transformation, bringing on-demand provisioning and scalability to computing users. So, how does your organization’s acceptance of virtualization and cloud computing compare to the rest of the IT industry? More resources from this Data Center Decisions 2011 survey special report State of server technology and operating systems State of data center facilities State of systems management and data center services Survey background and demographics In early 2011, SearchDataCenter.com released the Data Center Decisions 2011 (DCD: 2011) survey to gauge reader trends and get an understanding of the factors influencing data center evolution in the enterprise. We received more than 1,000 responses from a range of professionals spanning numerous IT roles. In this article, the second in a special report series, we examine survey results surrounding virtualization, cloud adoption and ... Access >>>
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State of virtualization and cloud computing: 2011
by Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
IT professionals demand the increasing utilization and flexibility that virtualization and cloud technologies provide.
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Virtualization cost savings: Labor and maintenance
by Rick Vanover, Contributor
Virtualizing your infrastructure can save money on labor and server lifecycle maintenance. With fewer physical servers, there's less to provision, monitor and maintain manually.
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State of virtualization and cloud computing: 2011
by Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
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Four mistakes that can kill virtual machine performance
by Greg Shields, Contributor
Screensavers, managing from the console, real-time security scans and certain Windows Server power options can all undermine virtual machine performance. Here's how to avoid VM performance killers.
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Four mistakes that can kill virtual machine performance
by Greg Shields, Contributor
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