France: Virtualization

Chapter 8 Ten Useful Resources for Virtualization 2.0 In This Chapter ▶ Bedtime reading with whitepapers ▶ What the analysts are saying ▶ See Virtualization 2.0 in action R eady to make the move to Virtualization 2.0? Here are our picks for the top resources to review as you expand virtualization beyond your servers. ✓ Strategic Benchmarks 2014: Server Virtualization (Forrester Research, Inc., March 2014) – Access Requires Subscription. http://www.forrester.com/Strategic+Benchm arks+2014+Server+Virtualization/ fulltext/-/E-RES110021 ✓ Cisco Global Cloud Index: http://www.cisco. com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service- provider/global-cloud-index-gci/Cloud_ Index_White_Paper.html

• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• How This Book Is Organized
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Chapter 1
• The What and Why of Virtualization
• In the Beginning: The Mighty Mainframe
• Trend Spotting: Data, Data Everywhere
• Seven Good Reasons to Virtualize
• Chapter 2
• The Evolution of Virtualization
• Hypervisor 101: Sharing the Love
• Today's Challenges
• The Next Generation: Virtualization 2.0
• Chapter 3
• Virtualization 2.0: Starting with Operations Management
• Capacity Management
• Capacity management: What is it?
• How it's done: Millennium Pharmacy optimized IT resources with VMware
• Performance Monitoring
• Performance monitoring: What is it?
• How it's done: Cornerstone optimized IT performance with VMware
• Chapter 4
• Virtualization 2.0: Deep Dive
• Operations Management for Virtualized Environments
• The challenge: Improve efficiency, and fast
• How it works
• Virtualized Backup
• The goal: Simplify, simplify
• How it works
• Virtualized Storage
• The answer: Virtual storage-area networks
• How it works
• Virtualized Networking
• The mission: Make life easier
• How it works
• Chapter 5
• Real-world Outcomes of Virtualization 2.0
• IT Outcome: Data Center Virtualization and Standardization
• IT Outcome: Streamlined and Automated Data Center Operations
• IT Outcome: Security Controls Native to Infrastructure
• IT Outcome: High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure
• IT Outcome: App and Infrastructure Delivery Automation
• Chapter 6
• Virtualization 2.0 Preflight
• Preparing to Move from Physical to Virtual
• Using Traditional vs. Virtual Storage
• Sizing and Managing Shared Storage
• Addressing Security and Compliance
• Using Operations Management to Meet Business Objectives
• Adding Operations Management
• Prepare Carefully to Optimize Resource Utilization
• Consider the Appropriate Permissions for Different User Types
• Model Your Virtual Environment on Your Business Structure
• Create Policies for Efficient Resource Management
• Configure Badges for Quick Health Checks
• Identify the Needs of Workgroups to Configure Capacity Settings
• Choose How You Want to be Alerted
• Set up Email Notifications for Administrative Alerts
• Schedule Reports to Help Address Bottlenecks Before They Occur
• Unify Your View of the Virtual Environment
• Chapter 7
• Ten Best Practices for Virtualization 2.0
• Prepare your Physical Servers
• Install Your Hypervisor
• Configure Back-end Storage Devices Correctly
• Evaluate and Redesign the Network before Virtualizing
• Secure Your Environment
• Performance-tune for Latency-sensitive Workloads
• Enable Advanced Features for Performance and Availability
• Optimize VMs So They're Stable and Efficient
• Monitor and Optimize Continuously
• Spread the Word
• Chapter 8
• Ten Useful Resources for Virtualization 2.0
• About the Authors
• Acknowledgements
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