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A Great Cloud Debate: Zittrain Counters CIO.com Criticism

Mon, August 03, 2009 - CIO.com's Bernard Golden took issue last week with Jonathan Zittrain's recent cloud computing missive in the New York Times. Here's Zittrain's rebuttal to Golden. Do iPhone and cloud belong in the same discussion? You decide.

How to Build a Hybrid Cloud Computing Strategy

Wed, May 27, 2009 - Forrester's James Staten explains why a hybrid cloud computing strategy -- one that blends elements of public, internal and hosted cloud computing -- may be smartest. He also has four tips for IT leaders on building a secure hybrid cloud plan.

3 Best Practices for Reaping the Benefits of Virtualization

Wed, May 06, 2009 - Forrester Research virtualization experts share advice on how to get the business on your side, give your staff the right tools and maximize IT productivity.

Explaining Salesforce.com to the CEO: Top 5 Misconceptions

Thu, April 09, 2009 - When you're ready to revamp CRM and need to explain "why Salesforce.com" to the CEO, you must be aware of myths and preconceived notions already in place. Watch out for these big 5 items that could trip you up.

5 Steps to A Big Picture Approach to Virtualization in 2009

Wed, March 11, 2009 - Think far beyond your servers from the start if you want to reap virtualization's wider potential in the data center, says Dave Robbins, CTO, Information Technology for NetApp. Here's his starting checklist for IT pros who want to take a holistic view of virtualization in the enterprise.

Opinion: Key Virtualization Advances from VMworld Europe 2009

Thu, March 05, 2009 - You didn't make it to VMworld Europe in Cannes? Virtualization guru Chris Wolf of the Burton Group explains the key news, from servers to desktops to security, plus shares his take on what it really means to VMware shops.

Microsoft Windows Azure, Demystified

Thu, December 04, 2008 - In this opinion column, Burton Group's Drue Reeves explains what Azure means to you, how it relates to .NET, what its strengths and weaknesses are compared to cloud offerings from Salesforce and Google, and why he believes it was a move Microsoft had to make.

Cloud Computing: Hype Versus Reality

Fri, July 18, 2008 - Five consumer and business trends will accelerate the use of cloud computing, which offers companies a simplified, centralized platform for use when needed, lowering costs and energy use. This guide will dispel the myths and show its real benefits.

How to Staff Your Next Data Center

Tue, June 10, 2008 - Workers with virtualization skills are in high demand.

Virtualization-Oriented Architecture Takes SOA to the Next Level

Wed, February 15, 2006 - VOA builds on a combination of system, storage, and infrastructure virtualization.

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Forrester Total Economic Impact (TEI) Case Study - Oracle

In this paper, Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) realized by three Enterprise organizations as they virtualized mission-critical Oracle databases on the VMware vSphere platform. The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of VMware vSphere on their organizations.

Top 10 Myths About Virtualizing Business-Critical Applications

Even though virtualization has brought positive change to enterprise IT over the last decade, some skepticism remains about how valuable virtualization can be in the way companies deliver and run business applications. Uncover the truth about how you can run your business critical applications with confi dence without sacrifi cing
availability or service quality-and at lower costs.

The Hidden Truth About Virtualizing Business-Critical Applications

This IDG whitepaper highlights key findings based on the Quickpoll Survey conducted with more than 300 Enterprise and Commercial IT decision makers worldwide about the state of their virtualization of business critical applications. This paper answers such questions as: What drivers are pushing companies to extend virtualization beyond servers? and What value are they realizing? Central to the paper are key results that expose risks of the past (fears of limited ISV support, performance impact) no longer are a factor for companies moving to 80+% virtualized.

Indiana University Virtualizes Mission-Critical Oracle Databases

The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University deployed VMware Infrastructure which decreases costs, streamlines server deployment, and reduces energy consumption.

Virtual Infrastructure Yields Real TCO and ROI Advantages

New study quantifies how VMware improved TCO and ROI for three companies' IT landscapes.

Virtualizing Tier 1 Applications: A Critical Step on the Journey Toward the Private Cloud

This IDC white paper explains how much of the Enterprise IT community is at a crossroads in extending their journey to the private cloud: Companies must virtualize their business critical applications in order to reap the benefits of cloud computing. The paper also includes two case studies and a sidebar highlighting the experiences of three enterprises with virtualizing their business-critical applications, which include Oracle and Microsoft SQL databases, SAP and enterprise Java, and a Microsoft Exchange email system.

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Virtualization Success is a Team Effort

As greater numbers of datacenter servers transition from the physical to the virtual world, the components of virtualization success come to the fore. What scores of organizations have discovered is that success is derived from an optimal pairing of the right software platform with the right hardware platform.

Virtualizing Microsoft and Oracle on VMware vSphere: Benefits and Best Practices

Virtualizing business-critical applications is an essential step in your journey to the cloud. Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange and SharePoint, and Oracle applications, are often the backbone of business IT. The benefits of virtualizing these applications extend far beyond mere consolidation. Understanding how VMware improves quality of service and agility while reducing costs will help you make the case for taking virtualization to the next level in your company.

Virtualize Business-Critical Applications with Confidence

Virtualizing business-critical applications has become a key focus for organizations as they move along their virtualization journey. With the launch of VMware vSphere® 5, VMware is helping customers accelerate the deployment of business-critical applications, including Exchange, SQL, SAP and Oracle.

Discover the Benefits of Virtualization for Federal Applications

Want to say goodbye to missed SLAs? VMware can help you virtualize mission-critical applications such as Oracle, MS Exchange and SharePoint to achieve dramatic improvements in uptime, performance and responsiveness. In this webcast, we'll discuss the key benefits of virtualizing your agency's most critical applications and Oracle databases as a necessary first step in fulfilling OMB's mandate to move IT services to the cloud. With VMware, you'll be on the way to quick, effective and full compliance.

Virtual Desktop Solutions in the Federal Government

Federal IT managers are on the forefront of realizing the benefits that a secure, easy-to-manage virtual desktop environment can provide. The key is how to deliver the end-user experience that is comparable to a physical desktop. This webcast will show how the recently released VMware View 5 environment is being used to deploy virtual desktops to provide mission-critical solutions around Disaster Recover/COOP, telework and secure mobile applications to federal organizations. View this webcast and learn how new features and benefits of the VMware View 5 environment meet the needs of Federal customers

Introduction to Virtualization

This video webcast is designed to help those with little to no virtualization experience understand why virtualization and VMware are so important to driving down both capital and operational costs. The session will start with the introduction of the key concepts and technologies of virtualization, introduce the vSphere Hypervisor, and build up to an overview of VMware vSphere® 5, the world's most robust and complete virtualization platform. This session will also discuss new solutions such as the vSphere Storage Appliance and VMware GO that are making it easier than ever before to get started with virtualization.

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