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How to de-virtualise
In some circumstances, you might want to migrate your virtual servers to physical ones. This guide explains how to undertake such a move.
Virtualisation causes APM rethink
As virtualisation becomes more entrenched in the enterprise, more and more organisations are rethinking their use of application performance management.
Migrating from MS Virtual Server to Hyper-V
This guide explains how to move your systems from Microsoft Virtual Server to the newer Hyper-V.
Cut lisencing costs by embracing virtualisation
Application packaging and virtualisation have the potential to cut the costs of software lisencing.
Virtualise NAS devices to ease management
Despite its promises, NAS by itself proves to be a hassle to manage. Overcome these problems by virtualising your NAS devices.
Cisco's UCS explained
Writer Shamus McGillicuddy explains just what all the fuss surrounding Cisco's new platform is about,
Case study: supermarket chooses XenServer over VMware
According to the director of a large UK supermarket chain, XenServer was almost half the cost to deploy compared to the equivalent VMware system.
Cisco's Unified Computing faces stiff opposition from virtualisation incumbents
Cisco's new platform is claimed to ease typical virtualisation pressure points. But analysts and users alike wonder if the company can challenge existing vendors' offerings.
Managing virtualisation performance
A range of tools are available to help you administer and optimise your virtual environments. In this article we examine and explain their use.
Tips for virtual provisioning
Learn how to best provision your virtual environments with this list of tips.
Storage vendors keen to integrate with XenServer
More than 20 storage vendors have agreed to work alongside Citrix to better integration with XenServer.
A whole new virtual world for US agency
A US government agency recently implemented a tiered storage project involving 75 servers, 14 TB of data and virtualisation.

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It's the year for everything virtual
The Australian technology systems vendor Vigabyte believes it is has made a breakthrough in the world of virtualisation

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Spirent Avalanche Virtual all-in-one cloud testing solution
The Spirent Avalanche Virtual all-in-one cloud testing solution from Matrium Technologies tests and measures the performance, availability, security and scalability (PASS) of virtualised network infrastructures and applications, real or replayed, in the cloud.
Juniper Networks Junosphere Lab cloud-based development environment
Junosphere Lab is a virtual environment for network design, testing and operation. Using Junosphere Lab, users can create and run networks, on-demand, by ‘renting’ virtual networks. This, it is claimed, speeds up modelling projects and lowers total cost of ownership when compared to the alternative of building a physical lab. It also provides network operators with the opportunity to work at a scale that is difficult to achieve with physical equipment.
Spirent TestCenter Virtual software module
The Spirent TestCenter Virtual software module provides visibility into the virtualisation infrastructure and is suitable for users who are unsure about the performance of a new virtual system and/or would like assurance before deploying critical applications.
Hewlett-Packard Cloud Service Automation
Hewlett-Packard Cloud Service Automation (CSA) users can optimise the deployment of applications into public and private cloud to improve efficiency, free up resources and lower the risks associated with the adoption and management of the cloud.
Virtualisation optimisation
VirtualDirector is an optimisation solution for virtualised environments. It provides adaptive and dynamic allocation of resources based on business events.

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XenDesktop promising, but faces stiff competition
Analyst firm IDC says Citrix's new XenDesktop could be of value to most organisations, but will have a hard time trying to topple VMware's stable of products.
ROI on virtualisation uncertain
Only half of companies with a virtualisation solution deem it to have been a success, according to a global CA study into server virtualisation deployments.

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Finsia outsources applications and infrastructure
Following the sale of a business unit in 2007, the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) revamped its entire IT infrastructure, ultimately settling on a set of managed IT services.

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