Tips

Tips

• Using Citrix Xen Server Platinum trial software

  Before recommending that your customer upgrades to Citrix XenServer Platinum edition, you can demo the features and licensing by using Citrix's free evaluation software.  Continue Reading

• Cloud gateways for primary storage: Benefits and challenges

  Most IT shops that have ventured down the cloud storage road have restricted their use to backup or archiving. Now cloud gateways are making primary storage use cases feasible.  Continue Reading

• Top five storage channel tips of 2010

  We've compiled our top five storage channel tips in 2010. Find out about LTO-5 tape, how to determine whether SSD will fix a customer's performance problems, how to choose between SAN and NAS to support server virtualization, how to solve problems ...  Continue Reading

• Private clouds and VDI solutions: 2011 virtualization trends

  The big virtualization developments in 2010 revolved around product fixes, and our expert thinks private clouds and VDI solutions will be important to the channel in 2011.  Continue Reading

• How the Best Practices Analyzer helps VARs deploy Hyper-V R2

  Deploying Hyper-V R2 for your customers isn't as simple as it may initially appear. Learn how to use the Best Practices Analyzer and the environment tests that you can run with it.  Continue Reading

• Evaluating options for portable hard drive and USB key encryption

  To protect your customers' data on portable media, should you choose a hardware or software encryption solution? Security expert Joel Snyder compares your options.  Continue Reading

• New vSphere 4.1 resource controls for storage, networking

  New vSphere 4.1 resource controls, such as Storage I/O Control or Network I/O Control, will enforce storage priorities or help you control individual VM network traffic.  Continue Reading

• Utilizing vSphere features, resource controls for VM priority

  Solution providers can show customers the value of virtualization by configuring vSphere features and resource controls to prioritize VMs and give them proper access to resources.  Continue Reading

• Offering WLAN analysis and assessment services

  WLAN analysis and assessment tools let solution providers offer WLAN security and troubleshooting services to protect clients from hackers or outages.  Continue Reading

• Troubleshooting Hyper-V R2 VM import and export

  Completing a Hyper-V R2 VM import and export may be more complex than necessary, but this tip explains how to work around issues such as being unable to move VMs after an import.  Continue Reading

• Patrolling the Channel: Global business expansion for security VARs

  In this podcast, Lieberman Software's Jess Richter discusses when, why and how security solution providers should expand their businesses to other countries.  Continue Reading

• Global deduplication implementation varies by product

  Find out about the different types of global deduplication – in software and in hardware -- and why its definition and functionality vary from product to product.  Continue Reading

• PCI and virtualization: Enabling VMs with PCI compliance services

  The new PCI DSS security standard allows merchants to run a virtualized environment and still be compliant. David Jacobs explains they will need your help with tools and processes.  Continue Reading

• SAN troubleshooting: Should your customer fix or replace a problem SAN?

  When customers complain about their SAN, before you suggest a replacement, you need to determine with SAN troubleshooting whether the problem is a technical or subjective one. Here's how.  Continue Reading

• Using XenConvert for XenServer 5.6 workload, machine conversions

  Solution providers using XenConvert to convert XenServer 5.6 physical machines and workloads to a virtual environment should also know best practices for troubleshooting issues during conversion.  Continue Reading