Controlling VM Sprawl: Best Practices for Gaining and Maintaining Control of Virtualized Infrastructures: Focus on Application Deployment, Application Monitoring, Data Center Management, Network Monitoring, Server Virtualization, Software Testing, Virtual Machine Monitor, VMware

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Controlling VM Sprawl: Best Practices for Gaining and Maintaining Control of Virtualized Infrastructures

sponsored by Embotics

Posted:	24 Jan 2008
Published:	01 Dec 2007
Format:	PDF
Length:	18 Page(s)
Type:	White Paper
Language:	English

ABSTRACT:

Every virtual machine (VM) deployed is a potential security pitfall, since it includes an operating system, applications, network connections and related resources that all run the risk of unauthorized or malicious access if they aren't properly configured. An upsurge in VM deployment without sufficient IT control can lead to resource bottlenecks and cost increases that can reduce or eliminate the benefits of virtualization.

This white paper by virtualization author and industry expert Anil Desai features a best practices checklist for taking control and preventing VM sprawl. He also addresses:

Requirements for assessing and controlling your current environment
Defining the roles, responsibilities and processes for a VM deployment policy
How automated virtualization management can reduce the effort and cost of controlling VMs

Author

Anil Desai
Independent Consultant
Anil Desai is an independent consultant and experienced data center manager that has successfully managed environments that supported thousands of virtual machines. He specializes in evaluating, implementing, and managing IT solutions and is the author of dozens of books focusing on the Windows Server platform, virtualization, and IT management. Anil is a regular presenter at national events Anil is also a contributor to technical magazines.

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