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For data center managers who have just embarked on virtualizing a data center or for those already engaged in the process, our bimonthly Virtual Data Center e-zine explores the challenges --and the benefits -- involved. We've delved into numerous issues for virtual environments, including virtualizing major applications such as databases and email; how to weigh storage architectures for virtual environments; how to map a VMware strategy based on your company's needs and how to sift through the endless array of virtual desktop options.
Virtual Data Center, August 2008 issue (Vol. 4) Virtual SAP Becomes a Reality by Chris Wolf Virtualizing SAP: For Many Shops, Still the Next Frontier by Lauren Horwitz Managing Change in Dynamic Virtual Environments by David Davis In our fourth issue of Virtual Data Center , Chris Wolf explains why virtualizing mission-critical applications like SAP -- a once-risky prospect -- should now be a serious consideration for IT shops. With changes to hardware and new technologies like Nested Page Tables, the lower latency and support for virtualizing these applications has made virtualizing SAP a reality. Lauren Horwitz details how on IT shop has embarked on virtualizing SAP in multiple data centers as part of its disaster recovery strategy -- with some caveats. Finally, David Davis discusses the seemingly opposing goals of virtual environments and change management and explains how the dynamic, rapid change of a virtualized data center can still benefit from change management tools like configuration management databases. Virtual Data Center, June 2008 issue (Vol. 3) Decoding the VMware Universe by David Davis Virtual Desktop Delivery and Management Options by Schley Andrew Kutz In our third issue of Virtual Data Center , David Davis helps parse the myriad VMware offerings and third-party tools in a virtual infrastructure so you can better determine the needs of your IT shop. And Schley Andrew Kutz provides what may be the most comprehensive guide to desktop virtualization options on the market today. Kutz indicates which offerings offer the most functionality and ease of use and what you can expect at various price points. Virtual Data Center, May 2008 issue (Vol. 2) Eliminate Bottlenecks, Improve I/O Performance by Chris Wolf Should You Host Email on Virtual Machines? by Richard Luckett What to Virtualize with Microsoft Exchange by Dustin Lema In our second installment of Virtual Data Center , Chris Wolf details the various I/O bottlenecks that can occur throughout your physical architecture and walks you through the currently available tools to identify and rectify those chokeholds. Then Richard Luckett takes on the challenging question of whether companies should virtualize a mission-critical application like email and argues for its benefits. Last, Dustin Lema walks you through what should and should not be virtualized in Microsoft Exchange. Virtual Data Center, March 2008 issue (Vol. 1) Running Databases on VMs: The Time Is Now by Dave Welch Storage Architectures for Virtual Environments by Barb Goldworm In our inaugural issue of Virtual Data Center, Dave Welch argues that, contrary to popular wisdom, virtual machines are indeed ready to handle the workload of production databases. And Barb Goldworm takes on the unwieldy issue of storage, reporting on the emerging options that are potentially less costly and complex than storage area networks, and particularly Fibre Channel.
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