Introductory Resources
Virtualization Kit
Learn how virtualization is transforming the IT landscape. (Registration required.)
Analyst Papers
Read the latest analyst papers on a number of virtualization subjects. (Registration required)
- ESG - VMware: Clearing the Fog for a Look into the Clouds
- Taneja - The True Cost of Virtual Server Solutions
- Taneja - Optimizing Data Protection Operations in VMware
- Forrester - Virtual Appliances Are Coming
- Forrester - Why Isn’t Server Virtualization Saving Us More?
- 451 Group - VMware and SAP have great chemistry with Dow
- ESG - VMware vSphere: Raising Data Centers Closer to the Cloud
Webinars & Podcasts
View the following webinars and podcasts to learn more about VMware vSphere.
- On-Demand VMware vSphere Webcasts
- Live VMware vSphere Webcasts
- VMware vSphere Podcasts
- VMware vSphere QuickStart Classes
- Introductory vSphere product demo (9 minutes)
In the News
Read the following articles about VMware vSphere.
Technical Resources
Product Documentation
View the product documentation sets for VMware vSphere.
Documentation and Compatibility Guides (HCLs)
View the latest technical documentation and compatibility guides for VMware vSphere.
Technical Videos
Watch the latest technical videos on vSphere and its components.
VMware SDKs and APIs
View the latest VMware SDKs and APIs.
Third Party Technical Resources
View the latest third party technical resources.
- HP P4000 LeftHand SAN Solutions with VMware vSphere Best Practices
- 3PAR Utility Storage with VMware vSphere
Technical Whitepapers
View the following VMware vSphere technical papers.
- Best Practices Guide - HP Enterprise Virtual Array Family With VMware vSphere 4.0 , 4.1 and 5.0 Configuration Best Practices
- Siemens syngo® Dynamics on VMware® vSphere or VMware Virtual Infrastructure
- Moving SAS Applications from a Physical to a Virtual VMware Environment
- Leveraging VMware Software to Provide Failover Protection for the Platform for SAS® Business Analytics
- vSphere High Availability Deployment Best Practices
- What's New in VMware vSphere 5.0: Platform
- What's New in VMware vSphere 5.0: Storage
- What's New in VMware vSphere 5.0: Performance
- What's New in VMware vSphere 5.0: Networking
- What's New in VMware vSphere 5.0: Availability
- VMware vSphere 4 Competitive Reviewer's Guide
- A Benchmarking Case Study of Virtualized Hadoop Performance on VMware vSphere® 5
- Best Practices for Performance Tuning of Latency-Sensitive Workloads in vSphere VMs
- Running Epicor® ERP on VMware vSphere™
- VMware Quick Start Guide for Mitel / Prairiefyre
- Storage vMotion of a Virtualized SQL Server Database
Virtualize Enterprise Software & Apps
View information centers on best practices to virtualizing enterprise software and applications.
- Microsoft Exchange Virtualization
- Microsoft SQL Server Virtualization
- Oracle Virtualization
- SAP Virtualization
Technical Virtualization Topics
Read technical information on deploying virtualization to the entire IT infrastructure.
