VM sprawl can bring up a multitude of security issues and put your applications and data at risk. In this expert podcast, learn the risks associated with VM Sprawl and what types of technologies you can deploy in order to prevent it. 

Virtualization has become the standard in data centers today with its ability to allow IT pros to do more with less – but it still has its challenges. Watch this episode of Cisco TechWiseTV to learn how to overcome these challenges to take full advantage of virtualization. 

Managing desktop environments across the enterprise can be challenging for many organizations. Virtualization of desktop systems is an increasingly popular solution, but requires scalability and balanced design for successful implementation. This white paper discusses the use of Sun Fire X4450 servers as a virtual desktop infrastructure platform. 

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. 

This E-guide addresses configuration and change management in a partially virtual environment. Topics include: reporting on and managing virtual servers, the effects of physical changes on servers, how to extend change management processes like ITIL to cover the SAN, and handling human problems between the networking, datacenter, and storage teams. 

In this presentation you will learn about this powerful solution, hear about specific deployments and the resulting benefits. 

In this profile you will explore how to maximize future investment returns in more detail and review the key requirements for optimization solutions. You'll then be introduced to the Virtualization Management Maturity Model, an assessment and planning guide for achieving greater operational efficiency at any stage of virtualization. 

Thanks to VMware, North Shore Medical Center provides better support for physicians and healthcare professionals while improving data center management with Advanced Micro Devices processor-based solutions. 

This white paper describes the key infrastructure management challenges facing IT managers today. It then discusses how IT teams can improve the economics of infrastructure management by taking advantage of integrated, automated performance analysis and fault isolation technologies. 

The recent push for more efficient computing platforms has businesses venturing beyond basic servers and systems. In order to manage resources more effectively, save data center space, reduce IT administrative tasks, and go green, many organizations have turned to virtualization. Learn how your organization can benefit from virtualization. 

This paper will present the challenges businesses face in implementing effective order management and will help in overcoming these challenges. You will learn the benefits of the Esker Platform over its competitors and be presented with a case study documenting companies that implemented the Esker platform to beat their order management problems. 

This paper examines an array of solutions for SAP customers to optimize the Order-to-Cash processes in ways that contain costs and achieve optimum organizational efficiency, high customer retention and successful cash management. 

This case study explains how MEDRAD implemented Esker DeliveryWare for their SAP solution and documents the benefits they reaped from it. Read this case study to learn how your company can experience the same benefits as MEDRAD with Esker DeliveryWare.