Virtualizing Servers and Storage Across the Enterprise with VMware and iSCSI SANs
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(Source: Lefthand Networks)  This white paper details the true cost of storage and server sprawl, proven approaches to virtualizing servers and storage, and how to maximize ROI using virtual machines on iSCSI SANs.
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VMware tests a desktop virtualization program that runs on a USB drive.
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(Source: Network Appliance)  This paper takes a look at using data virtualization to provide end-to-end data reduction efficiencies. It features three user case studies on how users were able to have a significant impact on bottom-line expenses through data virtualization, as they relate to the storage acquisition and ongoing data storage management costs.
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OS features virtualization technologies intended to help companies get more use from their hardware.
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SAS, iSCSI and even InfiniBand offer alternative ways to connect servers to storage and are starting to steal some of Fibre Channel's thunder. But while they are, respectively, cheaper and faster than Fibre Channel for direct-attached storage, that doesn't mean the technology is doomed.
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(Source: Computerworld)  When it comes to storage systems, small and medium-sized businesses have had their share of challenges. Even when some storage vendors have tried to address the unique needs of the SMBs, it has been with underpowered versions of their enterprise-class products. The advent of unified network storage, exemplified by the DellTM PowerVaultTM NX1950, has dramatically altered the SMB landscape by combining iSCSI and NAS capabilities in a single, highly functional package that delivers simplified management and enhanced scalability at a cost-efficient price point.
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3.0 already? Better toss the 2.0 rubbish Virtualization has become somewhat of a Wild West for the data center market, promising streets paved with gold for IT groups - and endless riches for the vendors hawking this new-age server slicing technology.â¦
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In a demonstration of System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Microsoft product manager Jeff Woolsey showed how in Windows Server 2008, a VMware virtual machine could be converted to a "Viridian" VM using a single PowerShell "command-let" (cmdlet) that can be scripted.
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(Source: Lefthand Networks) Learn how the combination of a virtualized server environment and virtualized iSCSI storage with LeftHand's SAN/iQ can be used to simplify IT operations and allow IT organizations to respond faster to changing business demands.
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Cisco has announced that it&#39;s integrating its VFrame Data Center with VMware Virtual Infrastructure. The networking company called it &quot;a key solution for the Cisco vision of next generation data centres, called Data Center 3.0&quot;.
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Storage networking via iSCSI gets a data transfer boost from the addition of InfiniBand high-speed communication technlogy.
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InfoWorld - Virtualization software leader VMware Inc. is testing a desktop virtualization program that can be stored on a USB drive and moved from one computer to another.
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After two years of fits and starts, Microsoft will finally deliver its Virtual Server 2005 product, which company officials contend will be an important contributor to its Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI), the company&#39;s plan for managing distributed
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Even small servers can be virtual iSCSI storage DataCore says a new entry level version of its SANmelody iSCSI storage software can turn a basic x86 server into a virtualised IP-based SAN, with features such as automated thin-provisioning and reuse of spare disk capacity.â¦
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Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005 R2 Service Pack 1 handles the new server chips optimized for virtualization, takes regular backups snapshots, is easier to use and costs less, says reviewer Jonathan Hassell.
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A Linux developer has come up with a virtualized I/O system that allows competing virtualization software to use one mechanism for handling storage and other virtual devices.
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SharePoint servers on virtual machines and to perform regular VSS snapshots, later backing them up offline