http://www.networkvirtualization.com/category/information-type/news/technology The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.networkvirtualization.com/content/fighting-back-against-virtual-storage-bottlenecks Back in the old days when data center performance was largely a factor of the type and quantity of hardware available, resource management was a fairly straightforward matter. Not to say it was easy, but improvements to server, storage or networking, as Technology Server Virtualization Storage Virtualization Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:49:31 -0700 root 86266 at http://www.networkvirtualization.com http://www.networkvirtualization.com/content/servers-preloaded-amazon-friendly-cloud-software Ubuntu and Dell have come up with a scheme to make it easier for Amazon EC2 customers to shift workloads to and from the cloud -- by shipping Dell servers preloaded with Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud software, or UEC. Public Clouds Technology Cloud Computing Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:47:34 -0700 root 86256 at http://www.networkvirtualization.com http://www.networkvirtualization.com/content/four-ways-reap-benefits-virtualization-through-budgeting Budgeting is critical to virtualization success. To get the best cost savings and enjoy the benefits of virtualization, plan your budget for the hypervisor, hardware and more. Technology Server Virtualization Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:47:32 -0700 tludwig 86252 at http://www.networkvirtualization.com http://www.networkvirtualization.com/content/cloud-makes-capacity-planning-harder-3-fight-back-tips Cloud computing will kill capacity planning as CIOs know it and utilization risk will move to cloud providers, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden. Here's his take on what IT and airlines will soon have in common -- plus three strategies for avoiding trouble. Technology Cloud Computing Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:48:12 -0700 root 84727 at http://www.networkvirtualization.com http://www.networkvirtualization.com/content/first-look-cannon-t4-modular-data-centers The UK-based Cannon Technologies makes racks and enclosures and has expanded into the modular data center market with the T4 ­Modular Data Center. Technology Virtual Datacenter Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:49:58 -0700 tludwig 84380 at http://www.networkvirtualization.com http://www.networkvirtualization.com/content/monitoring-storage-performance-iometer-and-burnin-test Don't just implement storage and leave it alone. It's critical to monitor storage performance with tools such as Iometer. Compare resource metrics and run storage reporting tests. Technology Server Virtualization Storage Virtualization Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:45:41 -0700 tludwig 84376 at http://www.networkvirtualization.com http://www.networkvirtualization.com/content/saving-money-virtualization-storage-management Storage management is tricky, especially in a virtual infrastructure. You can reap virtualization cost savings with thin provisioning, a reduced port count and deduplication. Technology Storage Virtualization Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:08:47 -0700 tludwig 84266 at http://www.networkvirtualization.com http://www.networkvirtualization.com/content/how-server-load-balancing-services-work-vmware-drs-microsoft-scvmm If you know how your load-balancing service calculates the ins and outs of virtual server load balancing, you can tune clusters to better meet your organization's needs. Technology Virtualization Management Server Virtualization Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:39:47 -0700 tludwig 84022 at http://www.networkvirtualization.com http://www.networkvirtualization.com/content/kvm-virtualization-and-management-tutorial KVM virtualization is an immature platform, but major Linux vendors support it. This KVM virtualization tutorial covers the hypervisor's architecture and KVM management tools. Technology Server Virtualization Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:22:30 -0700 tludwig 83498 at http://www.networkvirtualization.com http://www.networkvirtualization.com/content/benefits-blade-enclosures-virtual-server-load-balancing A blade enclosure can help unlock the advantages of blade servers for virtualization, especially when it comes to virtual server load balancing and live migration. Technology Server Virtualization Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:22:31 -0700 tludwig 83499 at http://www.networkvirtualization.com