Blade Servers And Virtualization: Transforming Enterprise Computing While Cutting Costs

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About The Author Barb Goldworm has spent over twenty-five years in the computer industry, in various technical, marketing, sales, senior management, and industry analyst positions, with IBM, Novell, Storage Tek, Enterprise Management Associates, and multiple successful startups. She is the founder and President of Focus Consulting, a research, analyst and consulting firm focused on storage and systems. A frequent speaker at industry events worldwide, Barb created and chaired the Networked Storage Segment of Net world-Interop, has been one of the top three ranked analyst/knowledge expert speakers at Storage Networking World, and is a regular featured speaker for Ziff-Davis E-seminars. Barb has published extensively, including regular columns for Computer World and Network World, as well as numerous business and technical white papers and articles on storage networking, systems and storage, and enterprise management. Table Of Contents Part I: Technology Evolution Chapter 1: Understanding Blade Solutions Chapter 2: History and Evolution of Computing Technology Chapter 3: History of Blades Part II: A Closer Look Chapter 4: Architectural Overview Chapter 5: Computer Blades Chapter 6: Networking Chapter 7: Storage Chapter 8: Clustering Chapter 9: Virtualization Chapter 10: Management Chapter 11: Industry Standards and Organizations Chapter 12: What's Next? Future Directions Part III: Considerations Chapter 13: Assessing Your Needs Chapter 14: Environmental Factors Chapter 15: High Availability Solutions Chapter 16: Software considerations Part III: Solutions Chapter 17: Differentiating Products: What to Look For Chapter 18: Case Studies Chapter 19: Key Vendors and Products Appendix Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Vendor and Product Info Appendix C: Specifications and Standards