GlassHouse Technologies, Managing Data Center Migrations, Defining Green Strategies

Expert Advise: In Clouds We Trust?

The "cloud" is a convenient name for a new paradigm in computing that entails changes in policies and processes that can seem as amorphous and shifting as actual clouds. How can you ensure that your data is protected and secure while sitting in the cloud? Start by asking a few questions: Where is the data physically stored? How is it protected? Who can access it? How can you get it back?

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Interesting article debating if "good enough" virtualization could topple VMware: http://tinyurl.com/mjrwcu

Voices of Reason

VDI Monitoring and Capacity planning choices (part 4 of 5)

Tek-Tools Virtual Profiler
http://www.tek-tools.com/virtual/overview.php
Product technical brief available here. (Registration required)
Pricing is per host, with a required base framework as well. A starter pack with the framework and 3 host licenses retails for $4495, with additional hosts at $995. This tool runs on top of windows, so count that in your cost estimates.
The evaluation license will monitor two hosts. You can point it to a vCenter, and it will only monitor two hosts - but you can choose which ones are included.
This tool works by pulling events and data from virtual center (and the hosts) and wrapping some meaningful statistics around it. Virtual Profiler is an enterprise-class monitoring to.....[Read More]