| Managing performance: What you don't know will hurt you The old saying "ignorance is bliss" doesn't apply to the myriad factors that can contribute to poor application and network performance. The less network managers know about the components in their environment that impact performance, the more likely they suffer unplanned outages, application performance degradation and costly network downtime. The problem is rooted in a lack of visibility into network and application performance, according to industry watchers. Podcast: Managing more than network availability Jim Metzler of Ashton, Metzler & Associates, sees a day when we don't talk about network and application management as two separate technologies. When will that happen and what steps do we need to take in order to make that dream a reality? (14:41) Podcast: Managing virtualized environments Virtualization is the hot topic but managing virtualized environments is even hotter for those actually implementing virtualization solutions. This week I interview David Lynch about his views on the unique challenges managing virtualized environments. David has some unique views on establishing a genealogy family tree encompassing the history of virtual images and their evolution. David Lynch is Vice President at Embotics who recently became a member of the Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program. David provided a guest post for the Converging On Microsoft blog. (30:54) Managing your VMware environment in four simple steps When it comes to managing virtual server environments, two distinct camps have emerged. One side argues that virtual machines require the same care and feeding as their physical counterparts, just multiplied by 100 because VMs proliferate at a faster pace. The second camp contends that VMs introduce new, unique challenges not before seen in the physical realm. No pain, no gain when it comes to managing virtualization Virtualization is the darling of the technology industry right now, but more and more industry watchers are warning IT managers about the dangers of taking x86 server virtualization too lightly. Best practices save cash, staff time when managing virtual systems The benefits of virtualization won't come easy, according to research that shows IT organizations investing time and effort into adopting best practices around managing virtual systems are more likely to lower administration costs, speed problem resolution and improve uptime across the environment. ProfileCopy relieves moving user profiles headaches in Windows Ron Barrett's worst nightmare as a Windows administrator has reared its ugly head: dealing with user profiles. Some of the profiles in his previous job would be 5G to 6GBs -- making roaming profile a real pain in the neck. ResearchThis! Management Pack uses community support Blogger Kerrie Meyler came up with one approach to problem solving operations management. Developed by her coauthor Cameron Fuller is the ResearchThis! management pack. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
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