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A new VMware community site is geared toward users who want to share and exchange code with the VMware vSphere SDKs and application programming interfaces. Called Code Central, the site invites developers to submit code written with the vSphere SDK for Perl, vSphere PowerCLI, vSphere CLI, vSphere Webservices SDK for Java and vSphere Webservices SDK for C#. Alessandro Perilli at virtualization.info postulates that VMware will use the code samples on Code Central for insight into the kinds of workflows VMware administrators need, and build them using the freely available More... Nestled deep in the list of new features in VMware vSphere 4 is VMware vCenter Orchestrator, a workflow automation engine that VMware got with its 2007 Dunes acquisition.
Previously, Orchestrator was available only as an add-on to VMware Lifecycle Manager, but now the drag-and-drop graphical user interface-based tool is freely available and can be used to automate common tasks such as provisioning and deprovisioning virtual machines (VMs). A few third-party management vendors are also starting to integrate with Orchestrator. Systems monitoring vendor Uptime Software announced today that More... |
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Where are Anil Desai's most recent answers to questions? You've come to an archive of Anil Desai's answers, seen on the previous Ask The Expert page. Anil is still answering IT pros' questions about virtualization. Check out his answer page on IT...
My company uses video streaming technologies a great deal. Are there any options for virtualization here? Depending on the performance requirements, front-end web or database engines delivering the video can most likely be virtualized... What are the data deduplication options in server virtualization? Data deduplication in virtualization was highly anticipated soon after VM adoption in the data center. There are numerous options in this space with all of the major... VIRTUALIZATION GLOSSARY
What is a virtual appliance?
A virtual appliance is a virtual machine image file consisting of a preconfigured... TABLE OF CONTENTS
Backup and Recovery Hyper-V is the virtualization feature for Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
Hyper-V creates a virtualization layer above... Virtual networking is a technology that facilitates the control of one or more remotely located computers or servers...
SERVER VIRTUALIZATION TIPS
A virtualization deployment needs constant care and attention to run smoothly and has different requirements than...
To effectively manage any virtualization platform, you need a strong arsenal of scripting tools. This can allow...
Let's face it: Many virtualization administrators fail to pay adequate attention to security, resource requirements...
If you don't divide your virtualization deployment project into manageable phases, it can become too daunting a...
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SAN FRANCISCO – At VMworld 2007, the winners of the Best of VMworld Awards were chosen by a panel of experts and editors from TechTarget Inc.'s SearchServerVirtualization.com...
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Sep 12, 2007
VMware Inc.'s new embedded ESX Server 3i has its benefits in terms of reliability and security, but it may also present some problems for existing VMware shops, experts say. That's...
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Sep 19, 2007
The speed and ease with which virtualization allows new servers to be deployed is taxing the management tools and processes developed for an all-physical world, possibly...
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Jul 31, 2007
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