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Low-cost virtualization courses to build your VMware skills
Online courses are a great option for professional development, but they can be costly. Options from Udemy, LinkedIn and Global Knowledge let you increase skills at minimal cost.
Your starter guide to Docker troubleshooting
Though containers bring a lot of benefits, no container engine is perfect. Get an idea of what Docker troubleshooting involves, available tools and helpful commands for analysis.
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VMworld 2021 news and conference coverage
This year's VMworld conference ran virtually from Oct. 5 through Oct. 7. Read the latest news and announcements about and from the event, including the Best of VMworld Awards.
VSphere VM Service: Provision VMs with Kubernetes APIs
Tanzu integration and vSphere VM Service lets developers and admins spin up VMs and guest OSes as desired-state images in vSphere for Kubernetes-based management.
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Dive into the latest features for VMware Instant Clones
Instant Clone technology helps admins quickly copy VMs. VMware grows Instant Clone support but removes SID needs and deprecates Linked Clones in Horizon 2006.
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3 FAQs to improve your Hyper-V basic knowledge
It is critical to develop a foundation of Hyper-V knowledge for successful management. These three FAQs can broaden your Hyper-V expertise prior to installation and deployment.
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Vendor selection Evaluate
Compare Nutanix AHV vs. VMware ESXi in the hypervisor battle
Though Nutanix AHV and VMware ESXi offer similar feature sets, admins' decisions will depend on several factors, such as virtualizations needs and workload size.
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VM performance management Evaluate
Memory management strategies improve VM performance
There are several memory management options, each with their own use cases. Understanding the differences can help admins optimize virtual memory and mitigate resource contention.
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Virtual server backup and storage Evaluate
Learn the differences between VM snapshot vs. backup
When admins build their VM management and DR strategy, they must understand the differences between backups and snapshots to ensure they don't lose valuable VM data.
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Virtualization costs, licensing and support issues Manage
What does a VM actually cost?
Proper VM cost assessment is a critical element of meaningful showback and chargeback practices in a virtual data center.
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Winners of the Best of VMworld 2021 Awards
TechTarget hosts its Best of VMworld Awards to recognize outstanding products that help organizations create infrastructure that is scalable, secure and supports continuous operations.
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What to know for your virtualized storage selection process
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5 ways SDDCs, virtualization management change business ops
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What is server virtualization? The ultimate guide
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Docker security checklists mitigate container cyberthreats
To improve container security, admins can use a Docker security checklist and combat common vulnerabilities, such as gain privileges and corrupt Docker images.
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Network consolidation and virtualization solve management issues
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2 ways to craft a server consolidation project plan
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Use virtual clusters to avoid container sprawl
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10 VMworld 2021 sessions to add to your agenda
This year's annual VMware user conference has more than 1,200 sessions to dive into. Start to plan your schedule with some of our recommended talks.
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Get familiar with storage virtualization software options
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Set up a rock-solid virtualized storage management strategy
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3 FAQs to improve your Hyper-V basic knowledge
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E-Handbook | September 2019
How to implement GPUs for high-performance computing
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Server hardware to run ROBO virtual workloads
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E-Handbook | April 2018
What's new in private cloud management?
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E-Handbook | May 2017
If SDDC is your next-generation data center architecture, plan now
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E-Handbook | March 2017
Is cloud bursting the best solution for compute capacity overload?
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Server Virtualization Basics
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guest OS (guest operating system)
A guest OS is the operating system installed on either a virtual machine (VM) or partitioned disk.
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virtual to virtual (V2V)
Virtual to virtual (V2V) refers to the migration of an operating system (OS), application program and data from a virtual machine (VM) or disk partition to another virtual machine or disk partition.
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virtual
In computing, the term virtual refers to a digitally replicated version of something real, whether it's a machine, a switch, memory or even reality.
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Nvidia launches integrated AI platform for VMware vSphere 7
Making good on their promise last fall, Nvidia and VMware have delivered a platform allowing vSphere 7 users to run the next generation of AI-based applications.
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Server hardware and virtualization
VMware, Nvidia team up to extend IT infrastructure for AI
VMware and Nvidia signed a partnership to create a new architecture for hybrid clouds and to democratize AI by making it available more broadly across enterprises.
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Server virtualization risks and monitoring
VMware security for Cloud Foundation ties to Carbon Black
The new VMware Advanced Security for Cloud Foundation binds the company's security offerings with other key VMware offerings such as Carbon Black and NSX.