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VMware Infrastructure 3: Security Best Practices

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Overview VMware ESX Server and VirtualCenter Server Virtual Infrastructure platform technologies provide a powerful yet flexible layer between a system's physical hardware and operating system. The timely development and publication of implementation and deployment best practices has been challenged by the rapid rate of VI adoption as organizations increasingly seek the business benefits it is capable of delivering. Foedus developed this whitepaper to help network administrators, server administrators, and other individuals specifically focused on security, understand and address the many security implications of Virtual infrastructure. It provides objective guidance for integrating VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 (VI3) and IT infrastructure without compromising security in the process.

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Publisher	Foedus	File Format	PDF
Date Published	May 2007	Downloads	1
Format	White Papers
Topics	Security Management, Best Practices, Virtualization

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