Transform your IT infrastructure into a leaner, greener datacenter with expert guidance from a pair of industry professionals. Through clear explanations, examples, and a five-step deployment plan, Virtualization: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to maximize the latest technologies from Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware. Consolidate your servers, set up virtual machines and applications, and manage virtual desktop environments. You'll also learn how to implement reliable security, monitoring, and backup procedures.
Select a virtualization platform and develop rollout plans
Perform pre-deployment network and workstation tests
Configure virtual machines, storage devices, and workloads
Set up and secure a fully virtualized and highly available server environment
Manage a centralized, on-demand application delivery framework
Handle volatile and persistent desktop virtualization
Use hypervisors to facilitate workload delivery
Implement failsafe system backup and recovery strategies