Server Virtualization
Editors Top 7 Useful Resources
1. Learning the Basics of XenApp 5 and XenServer 5.5 (Part 1) 
This 10-part series by Carl Webster from DABCC is an eye-opening look at how to properly configure and manage Citrix XenApp5 and XenServer 5.5. Webster provides a fairly in-depth explanation of the key features of each product and how to get started using them in a business context.
CIO published this excellent resource in 2008 that surveyed 300 Chief Information Officers regarding their experiences with virtualization across a broad range of topic areas. Their responses are still relevant today in terms of understanding perceptions and issues surrounding not just server virtualization, but virtualization as a whole.
Jack Wade of SunGard offers 10 tips and suggestions on how to use server virtualization to significantly decrease recovery time objectives. These include moving beyond traditional disaster recovery thinking and embracing the new versatility provided by server virtualization technology.
The first in a series by Bill Hartwick focusing on using Citrix XenApp to demonstrate how some commonly held attitudes about server-hosted virtualized applications are simply not true. Very useful for IT professionals looking to make the case for the virtualization of enterprise-level applications at their own company.
This unique resource features a constantly updated graphical ‘map’ tracking product releases from almost every single virtualization provider in the industry, no matter how small. An excellent complement to the same organization’s
Virtualization Industry Radar 
which tracks the companies themselves.
An article by Henry Newman from Enterprise Storage Forum that provides excellent insight regarding how to effectively manage a consolidated data center using server virtualization. The focus of the article is on making sure that storage architecture is properly analyzed and planned prior to the implementation of virtualization technology so as not to negatively impact performance across an enterprise.
930 IT professionals were polled during the summer of 2009 regarding their intentions moving forward with server virtualization purchases. The results provide an interesting glimpse at where server virtualization market trends are moving.