Overview
Main description
Get your transition to virtualization off the ground
Here is the only hands-on beginner's guide to teach IT professionals how to incorporate virtualization into a corporate environment. The book helps you evaluate and compare the major vendors' technologies--including Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware--and make the right choice for your needs. Featuring detailed explanations, best practices, and real-world examples, Virtualization: A Beginner's Guide helps organizations of all sizes move forward with more dynamic datacenter approaches.
This book provides a five-step process to help you manage the move to virtualization effectively. You will get strategies for building your virtualization infrastructure and converting physical machines to virtual implementations.
Table of contents
Virtualization: A Beginner’s Guide
Part 1: Architect Virtualization
Chapter 1: The Move to Virtualization
Chapter 2: Begin the Five-Step Process
Chapter 3: Complete the Five-Step Process
Part 2: Build your Virtualization Infrastructure
Chapter 4: Perform a Comprehensive Analysis
Chapter 5: Prepare the Physical Infrastructure
Chapter 6: Begin with the Testing Environment
Chapter 7: Work with Server Virtualization and Virtual Workloads
Chapter 8: Provision Virtual Machines
Chapter 9: Work with Desktop Virtualization
Chapter 10: Work with Application Virtualization & Virtual Applications
Chapter 11: Build the Perfect Desktop
Part 3: Consolidate the Benefits
Chapter 12: Secure your Virtual Infrastructure
Chapter 13: Protect your Virtual Infrastructure
Chapter 14: Prepare for Business Continuity
Chapter 15: Create & Manage the Dynamic Datacenter Afterword
Author comments
Danielle Ruest is a senior enterprise workflow architect and consultant, and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for the Virtual Machine product line.
Nelson Ruest is a senior enterprise IT architect and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for the Windows Server product line. Together, they are the coauthors of Microsoft Windows Server 2008: The Complete Reference and other titles.
