VMworld 2012 Virtualization & Cloud Conference InfoCenter

VMware to Hyper-V Migrations: Microsoft is training channel partners to migrate customers from VMware to Hyper-V on Windows Server. So far, 40 partners have embraced the training. Here’s what the Switch to Hyper-V program offers.

VMware CIPP All-In on Partner Services: Virtualization kingpin VMware has quietly rolled out a new Consulting and Integration Partner Program (CIPP) — so noiselessly that it went largely unnoticed. That perhaps has prompted this latest, more recent — and this time partner benefits-centric — round of marketing by the company to get the word out on why this is a good thing.

KVM vs VMware: A Case Study: After a month of debate and experimentation, my employer has made the decision to use the open-source KVM virtualization infrastructure for migrating IT resources to a virtualized environment.  Below, I discuss why we chose KVM over its (mostly proprietary) alternatives.

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst: Can open source virtualization like KVM (kernel-based virtual machine) leapfrog VMware? And how will such solutions be managed? Whitehurst weighs in.

VMware Channel Chief Doug Smith – Special from Talkin’ Cloud: Virtualization Is the First Step to the Cloud: In this FastChat Video, VMware Smith explains how partners are ramping up their strategies to leap from virtualization services to cloud services. Plus, he describes how VMware’s channel partner program continues to accelerate, with more than 80 percent of VMware revenues now flowing through VARs, service providers and more.

Coming Soon: How to Remotely Manage and Monitor Traffic Flowing Across Virtualized Environments

Coming Soon: Managing VMware-based Data Centers: A 10-Step Guide for VARs

Coming Soon: Taking Control of VMware, Hyper-V and Mixed Cloud Environments