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Into the virtualization realm: A look at how one of the decade’s hottest technologies is affecting your universe. Part 5 of our six-part New Data Center series

The New Data Center series

Part 1: The best products and practices for building the next-gen IT infrastructure

Part 2: Futureproof weapons and strategies for accomplishing your next security mission

Part 3: The latest storage must-haves, from e-discovery to virtualization

Part 4: Speed-enhancing tips and technologies for knocking out WAN performance problems

Part 5: Virtualization

VIRTUALIZATION TESTS

Novell’s SLES 10 server: Provides virtualization

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0: Hits hard with virtualization

Network General’s NetVigil: Peering inside virtual machines

SLIDESHOW: 7 WAYS TO USE VIRTUALIZATION

With all the industry hoopla surrounding virtualization, keeping track of what the technology is and isn’t can be tough. Get a basic understanding with these models for data, operating system, server and other types of virtualization. View slideshow

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photos of Paul Strong and Werner Vogels Conversations with keynoters from new NGDC Conference: eBay’s Paul Strong and Amazon’s Werner Vogels

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Case study: Thomas Weisel saves big with WAN optimization

Since AMD and Intel have put virtualization functions on their chips – often called “hardware-assisted virtualization,” the market for server virtualization products has opened considerably. Has this affected your product decisions?

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Virtualization podcasts

keeping ahead of management gotchas and other sticky virtualization problems, with Andi Mann, of Enterprise Management Associates Listen

Virtualization and the new disaster recovery, with Craig Stouffer of Silver Peak Systems Listen

Why application virtualization will rule, with David Roth, of Trigence Listen

New Data Center Resources

Special report: Virtualization meets reality

Virtualization Research Center

New Data Center on the road

Get a total immersion education in a range of advanced technologies at Network World’s free IT Roadmap conferences. Click here for locations and dates.

New Data Center Topics

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• Protecting data from insider attacks • Enterprise-ready open-source security tools • Three CISOs share security expertise	• Researchers analyze storage management • Boot-from-SAN technology • CitiStreet wins with virtual tape

• 10 best practices for your SOA • Three CISOs share security expertise • Don’t forget the VPN contract! • Five steps to mobile device lockdown	• Storage change management • Mercantile Exchange and change management • The perils of automated security

• UPS’ grid journey • McDonald’s serves up Wi-Fi • Gannett’s VMware network	• Researcher: Storage management • Spam guru: the latest threats • IBM exec: autonomic update

• UPS exec: tips for grids • Grid computing comes of age • JPMorgan Chase’s capacity on demand	• 10 best practices for your SOA • Achieving application optimization • SOA governance

• Podcast: Ed Amoroso, cybersecurity for everyone • Podcast: Bill Yerazunis, the “spam ecosystem” • Podcast: Kevin Prince, hacker’s 2007 targets	• Taking VMware beyond the basics • Managing virtualization • Five virtualization tips

• Protecting data from insider attacks • Enterprise-ready open-source security tools • CISO inner circle	• Six proven wireless products • Managing wired/wireless nets • Five steps to mobile device lockdown

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