Maximizing vSphere performance

September 28, 2009 Published by  SearchSystemsChannel.com Systems Channel Advisor Maximizing VMware vSphere 4 performance Jason Kappel, Contributor Knowing how to make educated software and operations recommendations for your vSphere customers can help you win continued business in vSphere implementation and management projects. The first thing to do is work with your customers on guest placement on their hosts. Next, you should be able to work with the various tools described in this tip to achieve optimal vSphere performance, and you should also know about the outside activities that influence vSphere performance. RELATED: Tuning vSphere 4 hardware for optimal performance Top 10 server virtualization management and performance tips Use these tips to compare Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere. You'll also find information on adding value to server virtualization projects and services. Read these top 10 tips. Measuring green data center energy efficiency This chapter excerpt explains the importance of measuring your customers' data center efficiency and outlines the key elements to measure, including energy usage and carbon. Read this chapter excerpt. The five best free tools for Microsoft Hyper-V management Hyper-V makes virtualization easier for IT organizations of all sizes, but these free tools can improve virtual machine management. Read this tip.   ADVERTISEMENT     Everything channel pros need to know about virtualization Desktop and application virtualization choices Linux server virtualization pros and cons How hardware-assisted virtualization changes consolidation equation   Need systems channel answers? Ask your own question or browse thousands of IT answers on IT Knowledge Exchange. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchSystemsChannel.com, part of the TechTarget network. TechTarget provides IT professionals with the resources they need to perform their jobs: Web sites, newsletters, forums, blogs, white papers, webcasts, events and more. Copyright 2009 TechTarget. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. If you no longer wish to receive Systems Channel Advisor from SearchSystemsChannel.com go to unsubscribe: http://searchSystemsChannel.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-677&em=charles%40cpedley.com&uid=6486075&eid=727531& Unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. Contact Us: SearchSystemsChannel.com Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 Contact: Webmaster@techtarget.com When you access content from this newsletter, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content as described in our Privacy Policy: PRIV LINK