An important part of your infrastructure planning is determining the impact of virtualization on hardware and software performance. Here's how to do it right.
                    
			            - By Edward L. Haletky
- 08/15/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    OVF is more than just another open standard with lofty goals.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    To combat the pain of PerfMon, there are a number of tools that help.
                    
			            - By Greg  Shields
- 08/15/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A look back and a few predictions on the state of IT virtualization. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Recent upheaval leaves industry bewildered.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization should be about one thing: helping your users be more productive. Too often, though, that rule is forgotten.
                    
			            - By Trevor Matz  and Eden Shochat
- 08/15/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Storage virtualization can address some of the problems associated with getting incompatible physical storage to live together.
                    
			            - By Mark  Ferelli
- 08/15/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An interview with VMware's senior director of desktop platforms and solutions.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    You can't just slap your virtual infrastructure together -- you need to know where each piece lives in the production stack to get the most out of it.
                    
			            - By Danielle Ruest  and Nelson Ruest
- 08/15/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's next virt push will be with this strong enterprise VM contender.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Here's what lies ahead for the once-invincible virtualization software company.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Build a solid and long-lasting virtual infrastructure around virtualization's many moving parts, including servers, storage, network, security and management.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    You need to plan for virtual safety just as thoroughly as for physical protection. Here's how to get started.
                    
			            - By Brian  Koerner
- 08/15/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's team developing the Windows 7 operating system has come out with a new blog called "Engineering Windows 7."
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Yesterday, August 12, was a blow-out day for some users of VMware's ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 virtualization products, especially if they had applied the latest product updates called "Update 2."
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft closed its investigation into an update blocking issue that affected users of Windows Server Update Service 3.0 or WSUS 3.0 Service Pack 1.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's August patch, slated to be the largest patch rollout since 12 bulletins hit users in February of 2007, came up short by one.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 08/12/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced a launch event for its virtualization products, scheduled for Sept. 8, 2008 in Bellevue, Wash.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT Pros and system administrators will be mighty busy this month as Microsoft announced plans to release 12 patches.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 08/07/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware joined the Linux Foundation on Monday.