We implemented a vSphere at the beginning of the year using a VNXe3100 as the storage device presented to the servers. The initial plan was to get it up and running and migrate some of the lower end ...

Virtualization of x86 servers is ubiquitous for obvious reasons. Cost savings, efficiencies in provisioning virtual machines (VMs), recoverability, and the ability to move workloads are a few of them.

While data-center managers have long used heat maps to help determine where to best position racks of servers and cooling units, this mode of visualization can also be handy for better understanding ...