VMware Solutions Podcasts

Join VMware and IBM in a discussion around Energy Efficiency and Green IT and the measures you can take today to enjoy cost savings benefits while reducing your carbon footprint.

Traditionally, virtual machines and SANs have lacked advanced integration, making ongoing management, data protection and disaster recovery more complex. VMware and Dell are leading the way in delivering automated tools integrating virtual servers and virtual storage together to achieve a comprehensive virtual datacenter solution.

Want to start with server virtualization but not sure which free product to choose? Listen to this podcast and learn about VMware ESXi & VMware Server 2. Learn about the differences, technical considerations to implement and we will share a scenario plus tips to help you choose the appropriate server virtualization for your environment.

VMware ESXi is the leanest, meanest hypervisor on the market today—and it’s available for free. Discover the benefits of VMware virtualization by learning how to get started in four easy installation steps.

What is a virtual machine? Learn the fundamentals of virtualization in this overview of VMware’s software technology.

View this VMware podcast to learn how VMware customers are optimizing their IT infrastructure with Virtualization.

Learn how VMware vSphere helps IT cut capital and operational costs by over 50% for all applications while improving control over application service levels and preserving customer choice to use any hardware, OS, or application. Also learn how VMware vSphere enables cloud computing by enabling IT to build an efficient internal cloud that can be federated with external cloud infrastructures for ultimate scalability and cost savings.

VMware vSphere is available in multiple editions, including two editions specifically designed for small businesses. Listen to this podcast to learn which edition is right for your business.

Learn about the new performance enhancements in VMware vSphere 4.0, making it the most powerful and efficient virtualization platform VMware has released to date. VMware ESX and ESXi 4.0 have been optimized for specific business-critical applications such as Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange and can deliver up to 8,900 database transactions per second, 200,000 I/O operations per second, and up to 16,000 Exchange mailboxes per host.

Learn about the new power and storage features in VMware vSphere that enable you to make more efficient use of your server and storage assets and reduce power consumption. New features include: VMware Distributed Power Management, VMware Thin Provisioning, VMware vStorage VMFS improvements such as hot extend of virtual disks, Hot Add, and Hot Plug.

Learn about the new networking features in VMware vSphere, including VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch (vDS), and their impact on network management, security, and operational efficiency. vDS also enables third party distributed switches such as Cisco Nexus 1000v to seamlessly plug into vSphere environments, enabling networking teams to have VM level granularity.

Learn how to control application availability levels with new features in VMware vSphere that enable continuous availability, integrated data protection, and live migration of storage files. New features include: VMware Fault Tolerance, VMware Data Recovery, VMware Storage VMotion, and improvements in VMware High Availability .

Learn how VMware vSphere gives you better control over application security levels than possible in the physical world. New features include: VMware VMsafe, VMware vShield Zones, and new security enhancements.

Learn about the new features in vCenter Server 4.0 that improve virtualization management and give you increased control over your application service levels. New features include: vCenter Server Orchestrator, vCenter LinkedMode, Host Profiles, vApp, new performance diagnostic charts, reports, and alarms.

Best practices to keep in mind as you plan a server consolidation and virtualization deployment.

Learn how VMware and HP have teamed up to deliver an adaptive infrastructure that helps you reduce costs, increase agility and be more competitive.

An in-depth look at the benefits of server consolidation, including flexibility in managing IT infrastructure and virtual machine automation.

Join IBM and VMware for a lively discussion on how they are joining forces to help you create a green datacenter to optimize your IT efficiency.