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• Creating virtual machines in XenServer 5.5

  Configuring storage properly and choosing options that best fit a customer's environment will make creating virtual machines in XenServer 5.5 simple for solutions providers. Continue Reading

• Assigning vSphere security access controls

  Even with vCenter Server's centralized capabilities, securing customers' vSphere environments can be a hurdle. An expert outlines how to assign vSphere security access controls. Continue Reading

• Data encryption methods: Lay out the options for your customer

  Rich Mogull of Securosis explains why partners need to live up their name and team up with customers on encryption implemenation and integration. Continue Reading

• VDI backup: Desktop virtualization's impact on data protection procedures

  Learn about the impact of VDI backup on an organization's data protection procedures, why capacity needs will increase and how to handle data protection for both the shift worker and the knowledge worker desktop virtualization use case. Continue Reading

• Using Exchange 2010 high availability to boost hardware sales

  Exchange 2010 high availability helps solutions providers increase hardware sales, thanks to new database availability groups for mailbox server clusters. Continue Reading

• A closer look at the Check Point partner program

  In this edition of Patrolling the Channel, Bar-Lev sat down with the SearchSecurityChannel.com team and talked about the basics of the Check Point partner program, the impact of Check Point's acquisitions on channel strategy, the biggest problems ...Continue Reading

• Virtual machine configuration and installation in Hyper-V R2

  Virtual machine installation is pretty easy in Hyper-V R2, but solutions providers can really add value with virtual machine configuration, particularly around memory and storage.Continue Reading

• SAN vs. NAS storage and virtualization: Three recommendations for VARs

  Learn the advantages and disadvantages of SAN vs. NAS storage when addressing the issue of storage and virtualization environments with customers.Continue Reading

• How partners can address university network security challenges

  In this interview with SearchSecurityChannel.com, David Sherry, chief information security officer at Brown University, explains what role channel partners play in his university's network security strategy.Continue Reading

• How to address data storage management problems caused by virtual desktop software

  Find out why virtual desktop software systems cause data storage management problems – including capacity surprises and boot storms -- and learn techniques to resolve them.Continue Reading

• No single-instance storage in Exchange 2010: What's a VAR to do?

  The popular single-instance storage feature is not included in Exchange 2010. Its absence will affect your customers' capacity planning efforts as they migrate to Exchange 2010.Continue Reading

• The elements of a regulatory compliance program

  In this video, Richard E. Mackey Jr. reviews a compliance program structure that will incorporate any of the regulations and guidelines that your customers will need to comply with.Continue Reading

• Network troubleshooting to fix storage performance problems

  Learn about three storage performance problems -- including with NAS replication, with an EMC array and in an Exchange server environment -- that were fixed with network troubleshooting.Continue Reading

• Network convergence services: Bringing storage onto the network

  With data center infrastructures converging, knowledge of converged network services would benefit any networking solution provider. In this tip, you'll learn about storage protocols, convergence configuration and other best practices related to ...Continue Reading

• How partners should prepare for mergers and acquisitions

  In this edition of "Patrolling the Channel," Victor Villegas of Computer Media Technologies Inc. talks about lessons learned from M&A activity and lays out the game plan that partners need when a vendor makes a big move.Continue Reading