Tool

This assessment and roadmap development tool will help you create a roadmap for future development of a managed virtual infrastructure and internal cloud.

Note

Server virtualization has gone from hot emerging trend to a mainstream reality. As virtual infrastructure becomes core infrastructure, focus investment on getting the most benefit at the lowest total cost.

Solution Set

For many enterprises, server virtualization is moving beyond basic consolidation into a more managed virtual environment, and potentially to the internal Cloud. Understanding the benefits of each of these stages and their associated costs will...

Solution Set

VMware continues to dominate the server virtualization landscape; however, challengers such as Microsoft, Citrix, and Red Hat are providing competitive features for consolidation and virtual infrastructure management.

Note

VMware continues to dominate the server virtualization landscape; however, challengers such as Microsoft, Citrix, and Red Hat are providing competitive features for consolidation and virtual infrastructure management.

Tool

This tool allows enterprises to generate a customized shortlist of vendors based on required capabilities and future requirements around server consolidation, virtual infrastructure management, and the internal cloud.

Template/Policy

This template is designed to provide server virtualization vendors with a consistent set of instructions, ensuring an objective comparison of product features, all while evaluating ease-of-use, and ease of setup and configuration. This template...

Tool

This TCO tool provides organizations with a framework for estimating the costs associated with deploying a server virtualization solution relative to a server refresh, or an alternate vendor.

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VMware continues to dominate, but selection isn't just about who is the leader. Competitors are providing legitimate alternatives for consolidation and virtual infrastructure management.

Template/Policy

Organizations embarking on the selection process for server virtualization may elect to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) after determining their final selection criteria.

Tool

For organizations that have issued a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to evaluate server virtualization vendors, gathering and scoring the various responses can be difficult and time consuming. This tool enables enterprises to evaluate and...

Tool

Info-Tech Research Group has established that savings through lower one-time and ongoing server acquisition costs is the strongest argument in a business case for server virtualization. Use this calculator to get a broad sense of the...

Video

The opening keynote of Citrix Synergy 2010 unveiled new products from Citrix partners for an anti-virus solution for virtual machines, as well as a new Wyse zero client. However, the most significant announcement was for the new XenClient...

While cloud computing hype can be overblown, actual benefits are out there. Start by understanding the types of cloud service and what they can do for you. This note cuts through the cloud hype so you can start reaping tangible results.

Interest in cloud computing is strong among small enterprises as they explore potential for cost savings and agility. The disruptive potential of the cloud exists, but be careful to set appropriate cost saving expectations when considering cloud...

Small enterprises are often able to make higher risk investments in emerging technology for lower costs, and to take advantage of large enterprise capabilities, such as security and flexibility. Cloud computing is one such technology that can...

There is a significant cost reduction opportunity in consolidating smaller SQL databases while upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Over time, smaller databases have proliferated within many enterprises (serving departmental or line of...

Desktop virtualization has transformative potential for how desktops are managed - moving from desktop asset management to providing desktops as a service. Citrix wants to be a strategic player in redefining how desktop services are managed and...

Citrix announced XenDesktop at its 2008 Synergy conference and, within one year, Citrix is already up to Version 3. Explore the new features, future advances, and how Citrix is addressing the top priorities for virtualization.

Impact Research

The buzz around desktop virtualization grows; use this report to learn about the current state of the technology, its future, and best practices for implementation. The report leverages detailed case studies and findings from over 200 survey...

(By Info-Tech Analyst John Sloan- Printed with permission from Processor magazine www.processor.com). Desktop PC virtualization promises a win-win solution to an age-old tug-of-war between centralized PC management and end-user experience....

Any small enterprise that wishes to create an agile, highly optimized server infrastructure can do so using the hardware and tools currently available. The utility infrastructure will continue to evolve and improve as more server rooms migrate...

The competition in x86 server virtualization became hotter in 2008 as Citrix and Microsoft made significant bids to dethrone market leader VMware. There are also new entrants in the field from Oracle and Sun. Learn how the vendor landscape has...

Hypervisors are the software that carve a single physical computer into multiple virtual machines. Competition has been heating up in the virtualization space as competitors argue the relative strengths of their hypervisors. This note reviews...

Virtualized I/O, like OS and application virtualization, is a requirement for a truly agile data center. In light of that requirement, the major blade server vendors have begun to implement I/O virtualization for their systems. While a good...

In-Depth Report

Leading virtualization vendors such as VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft want to offer one-stop virtualization "from the desktop to the data center." These comprehensive approaches involve more than one kind of virtual abstraction. Understand what...

Cost conscious small enterprises that find market leading VMware's licensing costs steep should consider rival Virtual Iron. The Xen-based virtualization provider has been focusing on a functional me-too feature set at lower price points than...

Microsoft has become more aggressive in embracing server and desktop virtualization. This renewed push will make the virtualization market more competitive. However, Microsoft is not a leader in this space and remains considerably behind the...

Few small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) can afford much in the way of offsite redundancy for disaster recovery purposes, and fewer still have budget room for a proper hot site. While virtualization is a tempting option to provide resiliency...

Any enterprise that wishes to create an agile, highly optimized data center can do so using the hardware and tools currently available. The utility infrastructure will continue to evolve and improve as more data centers migrate away from the...