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Behind the magic of virtualization
In our sixth installment of Virtual Data Center, Chris Wolf says that, for or IT shops, virtualizing test labs offers clear benefits in the way of better-managed resources and reduction of storage space—all in a low-risk environment. But with benefit... E-Zine
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Crash course for a Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 upgrade
Failing to master the basics of Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 could come back to haunt your IT shop down the road. Give yourself a crash course now. Quiz
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Hosted virtualization hypervisors and use cases: The complete guide
Bare-metal virtualization isn’t the only thing out there. There’s also hosted virtualization, which is great for small infrastructures or testing environments. Tutorial
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FAQ: Virtual testing and development environments
A virtual testing and development environment lets you test OSes and applications before deployment. You can even build a virtual test lab at home. FAQ
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Cloud computing development for beginners
Cloud newbies that find themselves navigating unfamiliar terrain should check out this collection of tips, tutorials and news for a cloud development orientation. Learning Guide
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Virtual test environment brings management challenges
Find out how one company overcame the challenges of managing its new virtual test environment. Case Study
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VCloud Director no shoo-in for VMware Lab Manager shops
VCloud Director has been positioned as a replacement for VMware’s test and development offering, Lab Manager. But experts say VMware has cut bait on lab management and set out for a larger catch in the cloud. News | 23 Feb 2011
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Virtualization pros eye low-cost HP server for home labs
For virtualization professionals, HP's new MicroServer may be the ideal low-cost hardware for home labs. But will the entry-level server entice its target: small businesses? Article | 10 Sep 2010
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Microsoft poised to enter virtual lab market: News in brief
The availability of Visual Studio 2010 will be a shot in the arm for the nascent virtual lab management market, an analyst said. Article | 26 Mar 2010
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IBM Cloud moves into test and development as IBM users move into production
IBM has announced test and development services for IBM Cloud, but some users are already using the service in production. Article | 16 Mar 2010
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VMware shops now eligible for free SpringSource tc Server licenses
Hoping to entice more customers to run tc Server Spring Edition with VMware virtualization, SpringSource is giving it away. Article | 10 Mar 2010
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VMware Labs shows off latest development projects: News in brief
The new VMware Labs shows off internal engineering projects; Xsigo certifies I/O Director for Citrix XenServer, and Zenoss monitors the Xen hypervisor. Article | 08 Mar 2010
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Intuit muscles into the Platform as a Service game
The financial software powerhouse aims to transform its QuickBooks success into a desktop App Store for its huge SMB base. Article | 28 Oct 2009
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Platform as a Service speeds time to market of iPhone app startup
With Heroku's Ruby-powered cloud computing PaaS, the application development startup FlightCaster brought its iPhone application to market in only four months. Article | 27 Oct 2009
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Developers turn to private cloud computing first
As developers look to deploy applications in cloud environments, they have turned to private clouds and will ultimately use public cloud computing as part of a hybrid approach. Article | 21 Aug 2009
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VMware buys SpringSource, embracing application development
To ease the burden of operating public and private clouds, VMware has made a Platform as a Service play with its purchase of an application development framework from SpringSource. Article | 12 Aug 2009
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Evaluating RHEV 3.0 in a test environment
RHEV 3.0 offers enterprise-grade features at low price point. To see if it’s right for your IT shop, you can build a small RHEV 3.0 test environment. Tip
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Installing Hyper-V 3.0 on a test server
Whether you prefer a GUI or the command line, installing and configuring Hyper-V 3.0 on a test server is a breeze. Tip
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The hardware requirements for testing Hyper-V 3.0
Testing Hyper-V 3.0 is a no-brainer, considering the minimal hardware requirements. It will help you gain skills and experience before the release. Tip
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Should your IT shop consider multiple server virtualization platforms?
More and more IT shops are implementing multiple server virtualization platforms to increase interoperability and abstraction as well as lower costs. Tip
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How a virtual server cluster brings high availability to test and dev
Testing is a good way to check performance and capacity. Increase high availability in your virtual testing environment with a virtual server cluster. Tip
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Oracle VM VirtualBox 4: An overview
It’s easy to overlook Oracle VM VirtualBox, with all the other hosted virtualization products out there. But your small environment can take advantage of many VirtualBox features. Tip
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Virtual application performance testing: An art form
Application performance testing reveals how virtualized applications will perform in production. Consider user experience, vendor requirements and factors that affect performance. Tip
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Fixed vs. dynamic disks for Hyper-V virtual machines
As you provision new virtual machines in Hyper-V, you face a key choice: whether to select fixed-size or dynamically expanding disks. This tip explains each disk type's tradeoffs. Tip
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What’s in your virtualization home lab?
A virtualization home lab is a great way to gain more experience, but it can be pricey. Even so, our advisory board thinks it’s worth the investment. Answer
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Cisco PIX emulator
Looking for a way to use Cisco PIX emulator with VMware? Site expert Andrew Kutz will tell you if it's possible. Ask the Expert
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How to overcome business unit objections to virtualization
Having trouble convincing the business unit to virtualize your data center? Expert Scott Feuless offers some suggestions to help persuade them in this expert response. Ask the Expert
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VMware Lab Manager future in question
There's a growing feeling that VMware Lab Manager will be replaced by vCloud Director. Find out why and get a full recap of this week's virtualization news in this podcast. Podcast
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Using virtualization in testing and development environments
Virtualization expert Andrew Kutz discusses the best practices for using virtualization in testing and development environments. Video
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Using virtualization for software development environments
Expert Andrew Kutz describes how virtualization can make it easier to create and use software development environments in this Data Center Decisions seminar. Video
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Crash course for a Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 upgrade
Failing to master the basics of Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 could come back to haunt your IT shop down the road. Give yourself a crash course now. Quiz
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What’s in your virtualization home lab?
A virtualization home lab is a great way to gain more experience, but it can be pricey. Even so, our advisory board thinks it’s worth the investment. Answer
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Evaluating RHEV 3.0 in a test environment
RHEV 3.0 offers enterprise-grade features at low price point. To see if it’s right for your IT shop, you can build a small RHEV 3.0 test environment. Tip
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Installing Hyper-V 3.0 on a test server
Whether you prefer a GUI or the command line, installing and configuring Hyper-V 3.0 on a test server is a breeze. Tip
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The hardware requirements for testing Hyper-V 3.0
Testing Hyper-V 3.0 is a no-brainer, considering the minimal hardware requirements. It will help you gain skills and experience before the release. Tip
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Should your IT shop consider multiple server virtualization platforms?
More and more IT shops are implementing multiple server virtualization platforms to increase interoperability and abstraction as well as lower costs. Tip
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Hosted virtualization hypervisors and use cases: The complete guide
Bare-metal virtualization isn’t the only thing out there. There’s also hosted virtualization, which is great for small infrastructures or testing environments. Tutorial
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FAQ: Virtual testing and development environments
A virtual testing and development environment lets you test OSes and applications before deployment. You can even build a virtual test lab at home. FAQ
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How a virtual server cluster brings high availability to test and dev
Testing is a good way to check performance and capacity. Increase high availability in your virtual testing environment with a virtual server cluster. Tip
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Oracle VM VirtualBox 4: An overview
It’s easy to overlook Oracle VM VirtualBox, with all the other hosted virtualization products out there. But your small environment can take advantage of many VirtualBox features. Tip
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About Virtualized test and development environments
Test and development environments are frequent candidates for server virtualization deployments, especially for companies just starting out with virtualization. Test and dev environments provide a low-risk medium in which to test out virtualization and can improve resource allocation and storage. But there are several potential challenges for virtualized test and development labo environments, including networking, backup and recovery and high-availability concerns. In this section, get news, research and step-by-step guidance on the benefits of virtualized test and development environments and the pitfalls of these deployments.