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VMware vSphere® 5 Building a Virtual Datacenter
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VMware vSphere® 5 Building a Virtual Datacenter

by Eric Maillé, René-François Mennecier
August 2012
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
7h 46m
English
VMware Press
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Contents

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Preface

1 From Server Virtualization to Cloud Computing

Virtualization: The Heart of IT Transformation

Server Virtualization

Server Virtualization Adoption Factors

Specifications for a Virtualized Environment

Benefits of Virtualization

Phases of Virtualization

Phase 1: IT Rationalization

Phase 2: Critical Applications

Phase 3: Automation

Virtualization Ecosystem

Server Virtualization

Desktop Virtualization

The Future Looks Bright

2 The Evolution of vSphere 5 and Its Architectural Components

VMware Overview

VMware Portfolio

VMware Evolution

vSphere 5 Licenses

vSphere 5 Versions

Licensing Model

vCenter Server 5.0 Licenses

What’s New in vSphere 5?

Existing Features

Software Sold Separately

vCenter ...

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