Architecting Data Center Networks in the Era of Big Data & Cloud
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May 2012-
Big Data clusters and SDN enabled clouds invite a new approach to data center networking. This session for data center architects will explore the transition from traditional scale-up chassis based Layer 2 centric networking, to the next generation of scale-out Layer 3 CLOS based fabrics of fixed switches.
Virtualization Basics: Terms Trends and Technologies
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May 2011-
Feeling bewildered by the slew of new acronyms, technologies and concepts describing virtualization? Need a high-level overview of what different types of virtualization mean to you and your business? Do you want to get your arms around server virtualization, available hypervisors and tools, virtual desktops and where all the various virtualization vendors fit?
Is There A Compelling Business Case For Desktop Virtualization?
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
According to Gartner Research, it costs nearly $6,000 per year to maintain a PC for each of its two-to-three-year lifespan. Tim Fitzgerald, of Avnet Technology Solutions, argues that as much as 40 percent of the desktop TCO can be eliminated by switching to hosted virtual desktops (HVD). He suggests that the enterprise will realize benefits such as simplified, streamlined management, reduced desktop maintenance and support costs, improved compliance and security, and improved end-user SLAs. With the HVD ...
CA: Application Performance Management
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May 2009-
Research shows that the top drivers for the adoption of application performance management are the need to improve employee productivity, the need improve responsiveness to external customers, and to support plans for business growth. CA’s Paul Ellis outlines four phases and six rules to follow in order successfully implement application performance management and to reap the benefits.
Virtualization: Enabling Disaster Recovery For Any Sized Business
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May 2009-
In his presentation on virtualization, Stratus Technologies Joop Janssen discusses where server virtualization is taking us, and how businesses both large and small can benefit, especially when it comes to BC and DR planning. High availability, asynchronous deployment, centralized resource management, and DR without duplication are some of the major benefits that can be realized through virtualization. Large or distributed enterprises can support multiple production sites with a single DR site using virtualization, with no ...
Virtualization: Life In The Trenches
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May 2009-
Virtualization is taking hold in IT organizations across the globe, in large projects and small. Christopher Steffen, of Kroll Factual Data, presents a real-life example of a virtualization project at a leading provider of business information to mortgage lenders, consumer lender, property management firms, and other businesses. Kroll Factual Data’s production environment is now 85 percent virtualized, its development environment is completely virtualized, and the company has 63 VM hosts running over 1,600 virtual machines. Through virtualization, ...
Virtualization Management Panel
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
According to VMware’s Ben Verghese, businesses can only change as fast as their IT can. With over 70 percent of the average IT budget allocated for application and infrastructure maintenance, there is very little left over to invest in IT innovation and creating a competitive advantage. In this panel discussion, Verghese walks you through the evolution of virtualization management, from the basics of launching a virtualization project all the way to the management of a ...
Are Virtual Infrastructures Secure? More Or Less?
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
According to VMware, 85 percent of its customers are using virtualization for mission-critical production services. According to Gartner, however, 60 percent of virtualized servers will be less secure than their wired counterparts and 30 percent of virtualized servers will be associated with a security incident. Given these statistics, Tripwire’s Chris Orr discusses the dark side of virtualization. Orr also presents the characteristics of high-performance IT groups, including standardized configuration strategy, process discipline, and controlled access to production ...
Tuning, Tweaking, And Troubleshooting Your Virtual Infrastructure
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May 2009-
According to Akorri’s Rich Corley, virtualizations projects fail due to poor visibility, poor analysis, and poor coordination of teams. Infrastructure tends to be heterogeneous, cross-domain, and shared, which leads to resource contention, server-only physical-to-virtual planning, and configuration mistakes, all of which lead to poor performance after virtualization. Corley’s discussion examines these pitfalls and discusses simple steps that can be used to avoid them.
Virtual Reality: How To Securely Embrace Virtualization
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May 2009-
According to an InformationWeek survey, increasing complexity remains the single biggest security challenge faced by today’s IT organizations. As IT innovation, regulatory compliance, and new and flexible business methods introduce new performance and security requirements, the complexity of the network increases, as does the cost of managing it. IBM’s Joshua Corman presents his take on the disruptive innovation of virtualization, and the types of virtualization that can be implemented. He discusses the benefits ...