{"id":797,"date":"2012-01-04T10:41:20","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T15:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/index.php\/2012\/01\/brighttalk-webcast-managing-vm-sprawl-regaining-control-of-your-data-center\/"},"modified":"2016-11-21T10:39:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T16:39:23","slug":"brighttalk-webcast-managing-vm-sprawl-regaining-control-of-your-data-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/index.php\/2012\/01\/brighttalk-webcast-managing-vm-sprawl-regaining-control-of-your-data-center\/","title":{"rendered":"BrightTALK Webcast: Managing VM Sprawl: [Re]gaining Control of Your Data Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 4px 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"216\" height=\"64\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>I hope the New Year is off to a good start for everyone!\u00a0 For many data center administrators, the tasks related to supporting a wide variety of virtual machines and related infrastructure is going to take a lot of time and resources.\u00a0 To help address some of the chaos, I\u2019ll be presenting a free webcast titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brighttalk.com\/webcast\/286\/39553\">Managing VM Sprawl: [Re]gaining Control of Your Data Center<\/a> at the upcoming BrightTALK Virtualization Conference.\u00a0 The presentation will take place on January 11, 2012.\u00a0 Here\u2019s an overview of the topic:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As virtual machines have become the default method of deploying new applications and services many organizations have found that they\u2019re encountering the problem of \u201cVM Sprawl\u201d \u2013 the rapid proliferation of VMs that make management difficult.<\/p>\n<p>In this presentation, you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Common causes of VM sprawl and how to address them<\/li>\n<li>Specific technical administration issues that are unique to virtual machines<\/li>\n<li>Methods of managing a VM\u2019s \u201clife cycle\u201d, from initial deployment to retirement<\/li>\n<li>Ways to maintain control of data center resources while also allowing for end-user self-service<\/li>\n<li>Ways in which automation can help manage the major causes of VM sprawl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This online conference provides a wide variety of different presentations, so be sure to check out information about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brighttalk.com\/summit\/virtualization3\">Virtualization Summit<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.brighttalk.com\/mybrighttalk\/login\">register<\/a> for the event.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note:<\/span> To access the recording of this session (and all of my past BrightTALK webinars), please search using\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brighttalk.com\/search?q=Anil+Desai\">https:\/\/www.brighttalk.com\/search?q=Anil+Desai<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope the New Year is off to a good start for everyone!\u00a0 For many data center administrators, the tasks related to supporting a wide variety of virtual machines and related infrastructure is going to take a lot of time and resources.\u00a0 To help address some of the chaos, I\u2019ll be presenting a free webcast 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