The life and death of a virtual machineWhy ignoring a virtual machine’s life cycle could erase virtualization’s benefitsFluid desktopsDesktop virtualization promises easier management for IT and an optimal experience for users Not your father’s VLANWhat the network becomes in a virtualized enterpriseThree caveats for desktop virtualizationIssues to sort out before moving to any type of desktop virtualizationHow to create a business-boosting virtualization planAdaptivity’s Tony Bishop shares best-practices adviceWanted: virtualization skillsIT pros with virtualization smarts are tough to find — and hard to keep 10 must-have virtualization toolsIT pros name the tools making a strategic difference for them. Start slideshow 13 desktop-virtualization toolsA baker’s dozen from stalwarts and start-ups alike. Start slideshowThe voices of virtualizationExpert insight on how to deal with thorny problems and deliver on your strategic vision: How to solve the I/O performance problem, with Neterion’s Ravi Chalaka.Listen now Separating hypervisor fact from fiction, with Surgient’s Dave Malcolm.Listen now The Virtual Data Center Maturity Model, with F5 Networks’ Alan Murphy.Listen now When mainframe virtualization makes sense, with Cirba’s Andrew Hillier.Listen now. Is virtualization in your mobile phone’s future?, with VirtualLogix’s Peter Richards.Listen now Moving beyond server virtualization, with Citrix’s Peter Crosby. View videoComing in September!Results from our hypervisor performance and virtual machine management test. See last year’s test results. Blazin’ apps: How to optimize for great end-to-end performance Power: What you don’t know will cost you.The next stop for storage: a travel guide to the latest developments Where the service-oriented architecture meets the adaptive data centerSecure this! How to prepare for irksome new security problems Virtualization: exploring one of this decade’s hottest technologies• Data-center power: the cost reality • Four virtualization security companies to watch• Can you trust your data to Amazon, other cloud storage providers? • 8 technologies for better data storage • 10 ways to get blazin’ apps Virtualization/On-demand/Grid• Virtual goo: how to manage virtualization• Cisco’s view of the virtual data center• 10 virtualization companies to watchSOA apps & infrastructure• SOA, meet SOI• SOA made fast and easy• 10 tools to management SOAAdvanced wireless & mobility• 4 tips for building better wireless nets• 5 ways to lock down mobile devicesWAN optimization• Pimp your apps• 10 ways to get blazin’ apps• 4 cool network optimization start-upsPower and cooling• Store green, save money• Danger in the new data centerCase studies• Cash-strapped but app happy• Inside three enterprise SOAs• Avis tries harder with SOANext-generation security• Virtualization security needed – now!• New ways to prevent data leakage• Open-source security tools for the enterpriseMultimedia & tools• Slideshow: 10 ways to get blazin’ apps• Chat: Apps need WAN speed• Podcast: Application acceleration, virtuallyNext-generation storage• Store green, save money • How to get e-discovery ready• How to tweak storage for great performanceClick on a header forcomplete coverage. Data Center SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe