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Inside the Virtualization Market Predictions for 2008

Wed, January 09, 2008 - A trio of big vendors will steal the show. Open source has an interesting opportunity. And chipmakers must do some fancy footwork for customers. Here's our take on the latest predictions for the virtualization market.

Virtualization of Desktop PCs on the Rise

Tue, November 27, 2007 - IT leaders are intererested in virtualizing desktop PCs for good reason: Traditional PCs still take too much time and money to maintain. But are many CIOs actually treading into the waters of desktop PC virtualization? Are they even considering dipping their toes?

Benchmarking How Well You Manage Virtualization

Tue, November 20, 2007 - Are you running a superior virtualization effort? You're going to need the measurements to prove it. A recent study by IDC examines metrics that IT leaders can use to benchmark how well they're managing virtualization.

Study: IT Wants More Virtualization Management Tools

Fri, November 16, 2007 - Virtualization management's hot, but ITIL and IPv6 are not, says survey of IT leaders' priorities.

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Virtualizing the Client - The HP Way

HP VirtualSystem delivers best-in-class virtualization, with integrated software, services, infrastructure, and management - all delivered as one proven solution.

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Using HP's Converged Storage to Develop/Enhance Business Resiliency in VMware Environments

In this report, Enterprise Strategy Group reviews how HP's portfolio of hardware, software, and services can provide the foundational support for VMware environments. When it comes to business continuity, HP Converged Storage streamlines virtualization initiatives, accelerating realization of the business benefits that contribute to IT's ability to maintain high service levels and customer satisfaction.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

AlertBoot Case Study

When AlertBoot switched to the cloud it needed a load balancing solution that would support its migration and prevent as much downtime as possible. The company chose Riverbed® Stingray™ Traffic Manager to use while transitioning its infrastructure to an entirely virtualized environment. The move was a complete success, at one-third the cost of comparable hardware solutions.

Gilt Groupe Case Study

With over 5,000 requests per second during peak periods, online retailer Gilt Groupe could lose a large percentage of its daily profits in just 10 minutes of downtime. After choosing the Riverbed® Stingray™ Traffic Manager as its load balancing solution, visits to the site have increased thanks to improved customer satisfaction. Real-time traffic views and tracking also make it easy to strategize and plan for the future.

See Tickets Case Study

With 85 percent of its ticket sales made online, See Tickets needed a robust, secure, highly accessible website. The company chose the Riverbed® Stingray™ Traffic Manager to ensure that its site was always online and fast, even during extreme peaks in traffic. Now the company's valued customers receive optimal online service.

Triboo Case Study

Triboo specializes in managing e-commerce activities and performance marketing for many Italian companies. The company's website was struggling to support over 2 million page views and 45 million hits each day, so they turned to Riverbed® Stingray™ Traffic Manager. Now Triboo enjoys high website availability and scalability, and its customers enjoy an outstanding online experience.

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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 More While Improving Your Risk Posture - Industry Leaders Offer Definitive Choice to Cloud Security

Second in a three-part series discussing the "4 Must Haves" in virtualization security designed to help large organizations understand the challenges of securing virtualized environments while positioning themselves to take advantage of future IT and business opportunities.

Gain insights into next generation, virtualization-optimized solutions to help you drive:

+ Faster time-to-value from your security initiatives
+ Provide corporate with visibility and enable a state of continuous compliance
+ Reduce risk via automated configuration and policy-based access and enforcement engine

Today's NAS: A Solution Beyond Old Limits

Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:00 PM EDT

Traditional NAS systems don't scale beyond fixed limits. Proliferation of NAS systems leads to management challenges. Many organizations also use traditional block-based SAN solutions for transactional systems like databases and email. Having separate block and file storage also adds to management challenges.

Introduction to Virtualization

Have you been thinking about what it would take to start using virtualization? Or do you know the basics and want to find out more? No problem. This webcast is designed for anyone with little to no knowledge of virtualization technology. Attend this webcast to learn:

-A basic overview of the business value of the technology and some key capabilities that make virtualization so valuable to IT and the businesses you serve.
-The basics for creating virtual machines and the key choices that can be made along the route to deployment.

Capacity Management As You Know It Is Dead: How to Optimize Infrastructure Planning and Gain Control in Large-Scale Virtual & Cloud

Capacity management may not be dead yet, but with the adoption of private clouds it's barely recognizable. Join Andrew Hillier as he outlines best practices for gaining control over dynamic capacity supply and workload demand in large scale virtual and cloud infrastructure. Hear how leading Fortune 500 organizations increased agility, reduced risk and costs by optimizing infrastructure planning and management processes.

Virtualizing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Disaster recovery is a form of insurance to protect your IT assets when a disaster strikes. Learn how to protect your business in this insightful webinar.

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