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Intro to Virtualization

Intro to Virtualization

What is a virtual machine? Learn the fundamentals of virtualization in this overview of VMware’s software technology. Hear how to consolidate multiple virtual machines on a single server to increase server reliability and utilization while reducing power and cooling costs. [See the full post…]

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Hardware-Assisted Virtualization – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 28

Hardware-Assisted Virtualization – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 28

Learn how Intel is unlocking IT constraints from the core platform architecture with hardware – assisted Intel Virtualization Technology.

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Vision 2008 Podcast: Control Compliance Suite 9.0 Symantec Security Information Manager 4.6

Vision 2008 Podcast: Control Compliance Suite 9.0  Symantec Security Information Manager 4.6

In this podcast, Jitesh Chanchani, Director of Product Management in the Security & Compliance Management Group, discusses updates to Control Compliance Suite 9.0 & Symantec Security Information Manager 4.6., and how each product plays into Symantec’s IT GRC strategy. For [See the full post…]

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Vision 2008 Podcast: IT GRC Strategy Overview

Vision 2008 Podcast: IT GRC Strategy Overview

In this podcast, Suzanne Dickson, Sr. Director of Product Marketing in the Security & Compliance Management Group, discusses Symantec’s IT GRC strategy and how Symantec is helping organizations develop an IT GRC approach. For more information visit the business section [See the full post…]

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Vision 2008 Podcast: Symantec and Citrix Announce Veritas Virtual Infrastructure

Vision 2008 Podcast: Symantec and Citrix Announce Veritas Virtual Infrastructure

In this podcast, Sean Derrington, Director of Storage Management at Symantec, and Matt Fairbanks, VP of Product Marketing at Citrix, discuss the partnership between the two companies in introducing Veritas Virtual Infrastructure. For more information, visit the business section at [See the full post…]

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Vision 2008 Podcast: Veritas Virtual Infrastructure Overview

Vision 2008 Podcast: Veritas Virtual Infrastructure Overview

In this podcast, Sean Derrington, Director of Storage Management & High Availability, provides an overview of Veritas Virtual Infrastructure, which was introduced at Symantec Vision 2008. For more information, visit the business section at www.symantec.com or http://vision.symantec.com.

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Vision 2008 Podcast: Next Generation Data Protection

Vision 2008 Podcast: Next Generation Data Protection

In this podcast, Matt Kixmoeller, VP of Product Management for Veritas NetBackup and Pat Hanavan, VP of Product Management for Backup Exec, have a high-level discussion around Symantec’s Next Generation Data Protection strategy. For more information, visit the business section [See the full post…]

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Vision 2008 Podcast: NetBackup 6.5.2 Product Overview

Vision 2008 Podcast: NetBackup 6.5.2 Product Overview

In this podcast, Marty Ward, Director of Product Marketing in the Data Protection group, discusses the updated NetBackup platform, and how it is a part of Symantec’s Next Generation Data Protection strategy. For more information, visit the business section at [See the full post…]

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Nehalem Microarchitecture – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 27

Nehalem Microarchitecture – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 27

In this audio podcast, Nehalem lead architect Ronak Singhal discusses the significant performance and power improvements of Intel’s latest leap in microarchitectural design. The technology has significant implications for dynamic scalability, design and performance scalability, simultaneous multi-threading, scalable shared memory [See the full post…]

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Global Enterprises View VDI As A Natural Progression In Virtualization

Global Enterprises View VDI As A Natural Progression In Virtualization

Why is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) such a “buzzword” within enterprises today? In this podcast, John Lens, who works with some of the largest companies in the world as a VMware Global Account Manager, shares customer stories and explains why [See the full post…]

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VMware Podcast: VMware Partner Becomes Its Own Desktop Virtualization Success Story

VMware Podcast: VMware Partner Becomes Its Own Desktop Virtualization Success Story

Blackhawk Technology Consulting LLC, a VMware partner, decided to implement their own desktop virtualization solution with VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and VMware Application Virtualization (formerly Thinstall). Using the same solution they normally sell to their customers, Blackhawk was able to [See the full post…]

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Vision 2008 Preview: Financial Services Industry Executive Summit

Vision 2008 Preview: Financial Services Industry Executive Summit

In this podcast, David Miner, Sr.Director of Worldwide Financial Services Industry Solutions, provides a preview of the Financial Services Industry Executive Summit that will take place at the Symantec Vision 2008 conference. Visit vision.symantec.com/fin_vision for more information on the summit [See the full post…]

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e-Discovery Virtual Roundtable

e-Discovery Virtual Roundtable

This podcast is a virtual roundtable on the topic of e-Discovery, in which representatives from various law firms specializing in e-discovery matters come together to discuss the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) Project. For more information, visit www.symantec.com/ev

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Intel Helps Developers With Multi-Threaded Software Community

Intel Helps Developers With Multi-Threaded Software Community

In this podcast, The Register’s Tim Phillips speaks with Intel’s Shesha Krishnapura about developers’ adoption of multi-core technology. Krishnapura sees that, while multi-core processors have been around for awhile, now is an especially exciting time for multi-threaded software, given the [See the full post…]

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The meaning of the “v” in Intel vPro Technology

The meaning of the “v” in Intel vPro Technology

When Intel released Intel vPro technology into the marketplace in 2006, the press asked us what the “v” in Intel vPro technology meant. Now that the technology has been in the marketplace for almost two years, we thought that the [See the full post…]

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Intel Lowers Energy Costs for High Performance Computing

Intel Lowers Energy Costs for High Performance Computing

The current uptake in high performance computing means mostly good things, but it also comes with a few built-in challenges. The paradox of this particular progress is this: when you scale hardware, you oftentimes scale power consumption, right along with [See the full post…]

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Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Debunking Four Myths of IT Risk Management (Part 4)

Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Debunking Four Myths of IT Risk Management (Part 4)

This is Part Four of the fourth episode of the “Building Confidence in Enterprise Security” video podcast series, featuring Samir Kapuria and Andre Gold. In this segment, the pair discuss the myth that IT Risk Management is a science. Visit [See the full post…]

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Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Debunking Four Myths of IT Risk Management (Part 3)

Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Debunking Four Myths of IT Risk Management (Part 3)

This is Part Three of the fourth episode of the “Building Confidence in Enterprise Security” video podcast series, featuring Samir Kapuria and Andre Gold. In this segment, the pair discuss the myth that technology alone mitigates IT risk. Visit the [See the full post…]

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Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Debunking Four Myths of IT Risk Management (Part 2)

Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Debunking Four Myths of IT Risk Management (Part 2)

This is Part Two of the fourth episode of the “Building Confidence in Enterprise Security” video podcast series, featuring Samir Kapuria and Andre Gold. In this segment, the pair discuss the myth that IT risk Management is a project. Visit [See the full post…]

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Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Debunking Four Myths of IT Risk Management (Part 1)

Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Debunking Four Myths of IT Risk Management (Part 1)

This is Part One of the fourth episode of the “Building Confidence in Enterprise Security” video podcast series, featuring Samir Kapuria and Andre Gold. In this segment, the pair discuss the myth that IT risk is security risk. Visit the [See the full post…]

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Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Scoping the Challenges of Endpoint Security (Part 3)

Building Confidence In Enterprise Security:  Scoping the Challenges of Endpoint Security (Part 3)

This is Part Three of the third episode of the “Building Confidence in Enterprise Security” video podcast series, featuring Samir Kapuria and Andre Gold. In this segment, the pair reviews recent survey results on the practice of endpoint security. Visit [See the full post…]

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Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Scoping the Challenges of Endpoint Security (Part 2)

Building Confidence In Enterprise Security:  Scoping the Challenges of Endpoint Security (Part 2)

This is Part Two of the third episode of the “Building Confidence in Enterprise Security” video podcast series, featuring Samir Kapuria and Andre Gold. In this segment, the pair discuss the process of selecting an implementing an endpoint security solution. [See the full post…]

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Virtualizing the Application: How Thinstall Streamlines Deployment and Support

Virtualizing the Application: How Thinstall Streamlines Deployment and Support

For IT professionals responsible for introducing applications into an enterprise, compatibility testing can often be a daunting exercise. You must not only test every known OS version against the application, but you also need to understand what other applications may [See the full post…]

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Building Confidence In Enterprise Security: Scoping the Challenges of Endpoint Security (Part 1)

Building Confidence In Enterprise Security:  Scoping the Challenges of Endpoint Security (Part 1)

This is Part One of the third episode of the “Building Confidence in Enterprise Security” video podcast series, featuring Samir Kapuria and Andre Gold. In this segment, the pair discuss the importance of endpoint security in today’s environment of diverse [See the full post…]

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Symantec Vision 2008 Preview: Financial Services Industry Executive Summit

Symantec Vision 2008 Preview: Financial Services Industry Executive Summit

In this podcast, David Miner, senior director of Worldwide Financial Services Industry Solutions, provides a preview of the Financial Services Industry Executive Summit that will take place at the Symantec Vision 2008 conference. Visit http://vision.symantec.com/fin_vision for more information about the [See the full post…]

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