This week’s VMware Communities Roundtable topic was server consolidation — capacity planning, virtual machine sprawl, and the resulting (and green) cost savings. Listen to VCR #3 by clicking on the widget on the right or download the mp3 directly. (duration 56:32)
VMware Communities:
IT Knowledge Exchange: Preventing VM sprawl
VMware Dynamic Resource Scheduler
Scott Lowe on Cisco Discovery Protocol: Identifying ESX Server NICs in Blades
VKernel capacity planning & chargeback virtual appliances
Green cost cutting:
- Gartner Says 50 Percent of Mid and Large Sized Western European IT Organisations Will Develop a Green Strategy by the End of 2008
- Big Blue goes green: IBM plans dramatic overhaul of data centers to save $250 million in energy
- HP’s data center consolidation provides management insights
The VMware Communities Roundtable is a weekly podcast where thought leaders and experienced practioners from the VMware Communities and virtualization blogs come together to discuss current topics in virtualization.
