AMD's Virtualization Solutions
Optimizing Enterprise Services
IT executives increasingly need to make the most of their resources. Toward that end, one emerging trend in server configuration is virtualization, by which multiple operating systems and applications can be run simultaneously on the same server. The benefit to IT: simpler deployment and an elegant, scalable architecture and a more efficient use of computing resources. The benefit to users: transparent access to all software.
Unfortunately, legacy processor architectures based around a front-side bus aren't ideal for today's virtualization needs. Multiple operating systems running on a single server compete for physical resources, exacerbating inherent performance bottlenecks and slowing response time for users.
AMD64 is the ideal virtualization platform. AMD's Direct Connect Architecture circumvents both a front-side bus and its bottlenecks, enabling efficient partitioning and memory access to and from the processing cores. HyperTransport™ technology maximizes bandwidth and minimizes latency.
Rapid Virtualization Indexing, an enhancement to AMD-V technology in Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, is designed to dramatically increase the performance of virtualized application while enabling faster switching between virtual machines (VMs), so you can host more VMs per server and maximize the benefits of virtualization.
Thanks to AMD64-based processors, the enterprise can treat x86 as a universal platform, delivering simultaneous, native performance for Windows®, Linux, and Solaris binaries in a single server.
Virtualization Overview
Take an interactive tour of AMD's virtualization technology.
Benchmarks
With virtualization software running on AMD Opteron™ processor-based servers, enterprises can partition, consolidate and manage their mission-critical systems.
Virtualization with AMD & VMware
By using VMware virtual infrastructure software on AMD Opteron processor-based servers, enterprises can significantly increase the number of virtual machines on a single physical system.
Enterprise Virtualization Solutions
Learn how 64-bit and 32-bit computing technologies from AMD are providing the foundation for today's—and tomorrow's—enterprise virtualization solutions.
Virtualization Solutions Guide
Find AMD64 software and hardware partners in AMD's Virtualization Solution Guide
Events
“Flavors of Virtualization” Panel
On June 19, 2007 in San Francisco, California, executives from Microsoft, Novell, Sun Microsystems, SWsoft, VMware and XenSource gathered in one room to participate in a panel discussion about the various approaches or “flavors” to implementing virtualization technology.
Moderated by IDC analyst Matt Eastwood, these industry leaders engaged in a lively conversation and answered audience questions about virtualization.
View videos from the virtualization panel discussion.
Security Implications of Virtualization
Rapid adoption of server virtualization is prompting companies to think about the security implications of virtualization. While most IT departments currently secure physical and virtual servers the same way, virtualization raises real security concern for enterprise IT organizations.
Join Gartner, AMD, and Blue Lane for this webcast, and explore the technologies for securing physical and virtual environments and how these strategies can help organizations gain the full benefits of virtualization.