As part of the highly acclaimed Mastering series from Sybex, this book offers a comprehensive look at VMware vSphere 4, how to implement it, and how to make the most of what it offers. 
Coverage Includes: <ul>
<li>Shows administrators how to use VMware to realize significant savings in hardware costs while still providing adequate "servers" for their users</li> <li>Demonstrates how to partition a physical server into several virtual machines, reducing the overall server footprint within the operations center</li> <li>Explains how VMware subsumes a network to centralize and simplify its management, thus alleviating the effects of "virtual server sprawl"</li> </ul>
Now that virtualization is a key cost-saving strategy, Mastering VMware vSphere 4 is the strategic guide you need to maximize the opportunities.

Mastering VMware vSphere 4 (Computer/Tech)

Computers & Technology

Scott Lowe

Computer Science

Sybex

The only quick reference guide to the number one virtualization product! Get all your solutions about VMware's newest virtualization infrastructure software on the spot with this handy reference guide. Designed for quick access with special headings, thumb tabs, easy-to-read lists, and more, this book is the perfect companion to any comprehensive VMware guide, such as Mastering VMware vSphere 4.  Covers the market-leading virtualization product, VMware's new vSphere 4 Offers a quick-access reference for your day-to-day administration of vSphere 4 Includes thumb tabs, secondary and tertiary tables of contents, and special heading treatments to provide quick and easy lookup, as well as quick-reference tables, lists, and step-by-step instruction to provide VMware administrators answers on the spot  Keep this helpful, handy guide within easy reach.

Vmware Vsphere 4 Administration Instant Reference

Jason W McCarty

Matthew K. Johnson

Reference

A new and updated edition of bestselling Mastering VMware vSphere 4 Written by leading VMware expert, this book covers all the features and capabilities of VMware vSphere. You'll learn how to install, configure, operate, manage, and secure the latest release. <ul>
<li>Covers all the new features and capabilities of the much-anticipated new release of VMware vSphere</li> <li>Discusses the planning, installation, operation, and management for the latest release</li> <li>Reviews migration to the latest vSphere software</li> <li>Offers hands-on instruction and clear explanations with real-world examples</li> </ul>
Mastering VMware vSphere is the strategic guide you need to maximize the opportunities of virtualization.

Mastering VMware vSphere 5

Networking & Cloud Computing

The only book focused on designing VMware vSphere implementations. 
VMware vSphere is the most widely deployed virtualization platform today. Considered the most robust and sophisticated hypervisor product, vSphere is the de facto standard for businesses, both large and small. This book is the only one of its kind to concisely explain how to execute a successful vSphere architecture, tailored to meet your company’s needs. Expert authors share with you the factors that shape the design of a vSphere implementation. Learn how to make the right design decisions for your environment. <ul>
<li>Explores the latest release of VMware vSphere</li> <li>Details the overall design process, server hardware selection, network layout, security considerations, storage infrastructure, virtual machine design, and more</li> <li>Debates the merits of Scaling Up servers versus Scaling Out, ESX versus ESXi hypervisor, vSwitches versus dvSwitches, and what the different storage protocols have to offer</li> <li>Illustrates the tools to monitor, to plan, to manage, to deploy and to secure your vSphere landscape</li> <li>Steps through the design decisions that a typical company may encounter, and questions the choices made</li> <li>Packed with real-world proven strategies, VMware vSphere Design examines how the virtualization architecture for your company should ideally look—and how best to achieve it.</li> </ul>

VMware vSphere Design

Forbes Guthrie

Maish Saidel-Keesing

Discover how to: <ul>
<li>Plan your deployment and install Exchange Server 2007 </li> <li>Implement and monitor high-availability solutions for server and disk resources</li> <li>Design and deploy a Unified Messaging solution 
</li> <li>Manage recipients, public folders, storage groups, and routing groups</li> <li>Set up and administer security policies, PKI, and Certificate Services</li> <li>Administer antivirus, anti-spam, and anti-phishing technologies</li> <li>Implement Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and Outlook Web Access for client and mobile access</li> <li>Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune server performance</li> <li>Back up, recover, and restore Exchange Server databases</li> </ul>
PLUS—A companion CD features: <ul>
<li>Links to stress and performance tools</li> <li>Downloadable webcasts and virtual labs</li> <li>References for deployment scenarios</li> <li>Fully searchable eBook</li> </ul>
A Note Regarding the CD or DVD The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.

Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 Administrator's Companion (Pro - Administrator's Companion)

Walter Glenn

Joshua Maher

Microsoft Press

Announcing an all-new SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on 70-653, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Small Business Server 2008, Configuration certification.This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most—including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for the skills and expertise you can apply to the job.Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises. This official study guide covers deploying hardware and software for Small Business Server servers, migrating to Small Business Server 2008, joining computers to the domain, modifying Remote Web Workplace and RAS, and working with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Exchange Server technologies.Then assess yourself using 200 practice questions on the CD, featuring multiple, customizable testing options to meet your specific needs. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including pointers back to the book for further study. —making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment. A Note Regarding the CD or DVD Assess your skills with practice tests. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies. For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-653): Configuring Windows® Small Business Server 2008: Configuring Windows Small Business Server 2008

Beatrice Mulzer

Certification

Achieve the performance, scalability, and ROI your business needs What can you do at the start of a virtualization deployment to make things run more smoothly? If you plan, deploy, maintain, and optimize vSphere solutions in your company, this unique book provides keen insight and solutions. From hardware selection, network layout, and security considerations to storage and hypervisors, this book explains the design decisions you'll face and how to make the right choices. Written by two virtualization experts and packed with real-world strategies and examples, VMware vSphere Design, Second Edition will help you design smart design decisions. <ul>
<li>Shows IT administrators how plan, deploy, maintain, and optimize vSphere virtualization solutions </li> <li>Explains the design decisions typically encountered at every step in the process and how to make the right choices </li> <li>Covers server hardware selection, network topology, security, storage, virtual machine design, and more </li> <li>Topics include ESXi hypervisors deployment, vSwitches versus dvSwitches, and FC, FCoE, iSCSI, or NFS storage </li> </ul>
Find out the "why" behind virtualization design decisions and make better choices, with VMware vSphere Design, Second Edition, which has been fully updated for vSphere 5.x.

Guthrie, Forbes

Coleman, Kendrick

The 2013 edition of the bestselling vSphere book on the market Virtualization remains the hottest trend in the IT world, and VMware vSphere is the industry's most widely deployed virtualization solution. The demand for IT professionals skilled in virtualization and cloud-related technologies is great and expected to keep growing. This comprehensive Sybex guide covers all the features and capabilities of VMware vSphere, showing administrators step by step how to install, configure, operate, manage, and secure it. This perfect blend of hands-on instruction, conceptual explanation, and practical application is reinforced with real-world examples. Led by Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall, both VMware vExperts, the author team provides expertise that will prepare IT professionals to excel in using this virtualization technology. <ul>
<li>Virtualization is seen as a "best practice" for high availability and disaster recovery solutions, as well as for applications such as Exchange Server and SharePoint</li> <li>IDC estimates that there are as many as 7 million jobs available worldwide in virtualization and cloud technology</li> <li>Provides hands-on instruction in all the latest features and capabilities of VMware vSphere, with both conceptual explanations and practical applications</li> <li>Author team is lead by Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall, well-known VMware experts and popular bloggers</li> </ul>
Mastering VMware vSphere provides what every virtualization professional needs to know.

Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5

Marshall, Nick

Sybex, Inc.

Mastering Vmware Vsphere 5.5

Nick Marshall

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Mastering VMware vSphere 4 (Computer/Tech)

Vmware Vsphere 4 Administration Instant Reference

Mastering VMware vSphere 5

VMware vSphere Design

Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 Administrator's Companion (Pro - Administrator's Companion)

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-653): Configuring Windows® Small Business Server 2008: Configuring Windows Small Business Server 2008

VMware vSphere Design

Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5

Mastering Vmware Vsphere 5.5

Mastering Vmware Vsphere 5.5