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Virtualization is a major contributor to the rise of cloud computing. This paper examines the present and future state of cloud computing including implementation considerations and answering the question of whether every application is suitable for being “cloud delivered”. It will also look at how both technologies will impact data center demand and operations in the coming years.

Some experts believe that virtualization will reduce the demand for data centers. In the first of this two-part series, Digital Realty Trust CTO, Jim Smith and Mark Monroe of Energetic Consulting will provide an in-depth overview of the key trends and drivers of the growth and penetration of virtualization and its’ impact on the data center industry. During this webinar Jim and Mark will examine and explain a number of issues including:

• The operational definitions of the types of virtualization
• The status of the adoption of virtualization within the IT community
• The hidden drivers of storage and virtualization demand (they aren’t necessarily what you think)
• Is every application a “virtual” application
• Virtualization’s impact on data center demand

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• Click to play or Right-Click | Save As to download: Virtualization, Part One

No one builds data centers faster than Digital Realty Trust. Learn about how this capability helped a Wall Street survivor.

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Developing the requirements for a data center are the end product of a firm’s power usage. See how one company’s understanding of power measurement helped them get the facility that they needed.

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New technologies continue to emerge to facilitate new capabilities and applications that are driving increased data center growth. As it grows in popularity some industry pundits have taken the position that virtualization will have a negative impact on the data center market. In this new white paper from Digital Realty Trust you’ll see why virtualization software is actually a powerful complementary tool that can increase the efficiency of your existing and future data centers. The paper also explores the different modes of virtualization and how they are used by users just like you to support the seemingly never ending new applications that your facilities need to support.

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Sep. 14, 2009 – Digital Realty Trust holds a global, live “Chiller Side Chat” with Michael Manos that consisted of an open Q&A session moderated by Rich Miller of Data Center Knowledge