This paper provides general information for using Data Domain deduplication storage systems to backup virtual machines deployed with VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). Topics include an overview of VI3 components and various methods of backing up data in VMDK images and Guest OS files for discrete recovery - either locally or remotely in a DR site. 

Authentication technologies have struggled to keep pace with organizational needs including cost reduction, support for multiple user types and support for high-risk applications over the Internet. View this webcast to gain insight on current authentication technologies and explore guidelines to help you pick the right authentication technology. 

The browser wars bring fresh challenges for web designers and developers. This session enables you to understand JavaScript behavior and performance across browsers, as well as consider object load order differences. 

Standard remote desktop technologies offer numerous benefits based on server consolidation, but may also restrict operating systems and deliver reduced functionality. Read this brief paper to learn more. 

In this paper, various configurations of Exchange Server 2007 are tested in physical and virtual environments to evaluate the performance scalability and to understand the sizing requirements for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment. 

Increased adoption of VMware infrastructure and continued performance advances in hardware and software have driven the virtualization of Microsoft Exchange. This paper will detail experiments that demonstrate the efficient performance and scalability of Exchange when running inside a virtual machine on a VMware vSphere™ 4 environment. 

Virtualization is one of the hottest technologies in IT infrastructure today. Intel is helping enable the next generation of virtualization usage efficiently. Virtualization 2.0 focuses on increasing service efficiency through flexible resource management. In the near future, this usage model will become absolutely critical to data centers. 

This article focuses on tools that are a part of the SQL Server application which after proper setup can prevent data loss on a record, table or database level. 

This white paper provides information on how to plan and install the HP Data Protector VMware Integration in different ways. 

This white paper presents a sample Dell solution -- using the Dell R610 and R710 PowerEdge Servers (powered by Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 Series) -- designed to tolerate faults at multiple infrastructure layers to provide maximum level of availability for the virtual infrastructure. 

This Guide is a companion to How to Guide: Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto Dell PowerEdge Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V. In this Guide, we use the Dell PowerEdge R900 and PowerEdge R905 as target servers. 

This solution provides a centralized approach to managing your desktop environment and protecting the information within it. It brings the far-reaching benefits of industry-standard servers and shared storage to your desktop environment, while delivering a full virtual PC experience. 

This white paper presents an example configuration and best practices for deploying and configuring a highly available architecture using an example solution configuration and then discussing how the configuration helps in maximizing uptime.