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Published on: December 2008
Type of content: EZINE
Format: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
Length: 22 pages
Price: FREE

Overview:

Virtualization can drastically transform and improve an organization, but using P2V tools and doing migrations without assessing the impact on the whole IT infrastructure can create a domino effect of server, network, and storage problems. Many IT shops select test labs for their initial fore into virtualization to take advantage of the low-risk environment but don't realize that this approach has drawbacks as well.

This expert e-zine shows you how lacking a solid plan can sabotage your virtualization implementation and offers proven planning best practices. Read on for strategies for virtual lab management planning and physical-to-virtual migrations and learn about:

Using linked cloned disks to package applicationsKey considerations for platform differentiators, including supported hypervisors, scalability, and user interfaceMeeting storage requirementsOvercoming inventory and categorization challenges

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