Server virtualization is a valuable technology, and in wide use. It simplifies management and operations and can dramatically improve application availability. But how can you protect all those mission-critical virtual machines? This InformationWeek Tech Center is your one-stop resource for in-depth information on protecting all facets of your virtualized infrastructure.
Commentary/How-To's
Are There Too Many Storage Solutions?It's a challenge to sort through the maze of storage products to find a solution to your problem--but it's better than not having choices. Biggest Storage Trend of 2012
Performance management skills--in both software and IT professionals--promises to be the biggest storage story this year. 2 Storage Management Trends To Watch In 2012
Why are consolidated storage and compute infrastructures hot now? Storage management issues can cause virtualization projects to slow down or stall. Are Storage Vendors Shopping For SSD Companies?
This is the beginning of a larger trend where storage systems vendors get serious about integrating solid-state storage companies into their... Will Solid-State Storage Kill Tiering?
Even when solid-state storage dominates the data center, mechanical storage and tape will still have a major role to play in your storage... Welcome To The Hyper Wars
The quiet world of virtualization is getting messy as vendors fight for market share. Are you ready for VM heterogeneity?
News
Amazon Cloud Users Get SunGard Disaster Recovery OptionAmazon EC2 users can now back up VMs and data at SunGard data centers, not just on Amazon's infrastructure. The move may reflect customer pushback... Hitachi Unveils Nondisruptive Data Migration
Service moves data from older Hitachi arrays to new Virtual Storage Platform arrays without downtime, company says. Can Nicira's Network Virtualization Platform Keep Its Promises?
Analysts weigh in on whether the new platform can really deliver network services via software through all of the layers of a typical enterprise...
More Stories:
- IBM Adds Speed, Flexibility To Big Data Storage
- Virsto Boosts Storage Performance For vSphere, Hyper-V Users
- Atlantis Intros Diskless Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Diebold Virtualizes ATMs To Secure Banking Data
- Virtualization Management Hurdles Remain In 2012
- Citrix Receiver One Answer to BYOD
- Storage In 2011: Disk-y Business
By The Numbers
Majority Buying Into Virtualized Storage
Just 18% aren’t on board, and there’s still opportunity for vendors to influence the 34% in assessment mode.
Virtual Infrastructure Reports
Delegation Delivers Virtualization Savings
IT can't-and shouldn't-maintain absolute control over highly virtualized infrastructures. Instituting a smart role-based control strategy to decentralize management can empower business units to prioritize their own data assets while freeing IT to focus on the next big project.
The Zen of Virtual Maintenance
Server virtualization has many advantages, but it can also lead to chaos. Many organizations have unused or test VMs running on production systems that consume memory, disk and power. This means critical resources may not be available in an emergency: say, when VMs on a failed machine try to move to another server. This can contribute to unplanned downtime and raise maintenance costs. Easy deployment also means business units may come knocking with more demands for applications and services. This report offers five steps to help IT get a handle on their virtual infrastructure.
Pervasive Virtualization: Time to Expand the Paradigm
Extending core virtualization concepts to storage, networking, I/O and application delivery is changing the face of the modern data center. In this Fundamentals report, we’ll discuss all these areas in the context of four main precepts of virtualization.
Virtually Protected: Key Steps To Safeguarding Your VM Disk Files
We provide best practices for backing up VM disk files and building a resilient infrastructure that can tolerate hardware and software failures. After all, what’s the point of constructing a virtualized infrastructure without a plan to keep systems up and running in case of a glitch--or outright disaster.
