computer imagecomputer image Aaron Baldwin
Information Technology Department
George Mason University

Title Page Introduction Server Issues Virtualization Background Benefits for Servers Desktop Issues Benefits for Desktops Conclusion Works Cited Image References

Bibliography

Book:
Central Intelligence Agency. (2009). The CIA World Factbook 2009. New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. The CIA World Factbook is released annually and describes thorough statistics on many facets of the world’s nations. A primary information resource for the United States government, the CIA is a credible source of information. If our government finds it reasonable to rely on them for information, I suppose I can too.

Interview:
Michael West. (Personal communication, February 17, 2010). We had spoken about the origins of server virtualization and the fact that it was geared towards improving the horrendous use of power. Michael West is my cousin. He is a former Microsoft executive, whom in 2008 left Microsoft to work at VMware. He is highly knowledgeable in the realm of server functionality and virtualization. His knowledge has led to a successful career in the virtualization industry.

Sites:
Dan Chu What is Virtualization? [video]. (2008) Retrieved February 20, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnNX13yBzAU
Dan Chu is the Senior Director of Product for VMware. He is involved in the company’s inner workings and therefore knows the complete concept behind VMware and server improvement. He is at the forefront of the world’s virtualization leading company, it would be preposterous to think that his knowledge on virtualization was not reliable. As a side note, this is actually a pretty interesting video if you have not seen it.

Rich Miller. (May 14, 2009). Who Has The Most Servers?. Data Center Knowledge. Retrieved February 21, 2010 from http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/05/14/whos-got-the-most-web-servers/ Data Center Knowledge (DCK) is a leading source of daily news and analysis about the data center industry. The company is staffed with numerous professionals in the realm of servers and data centers, which is the bulk of my paper’s content. Rich Miller is the company’s founder and lead editor. The company has been publishing information on data centers since 2005 and has amassed nearly 4,000 articles about nearly every facet of the industry.

Dave Nielson. (August 24, 2009). Google May Own More Than 2% of servers in the whole world. Pingdom. Retrieved February 21, 2010 from http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/08/24/google-may-own-more-than-2-of-all-servers-in-the-world/ Pingdom is a company dedicated to monitoring the news and events surround all major players in the world of Internet. Owned by the former owner of Sweden’s largest web hosting service, Pingdom is led by a man with unquestioned reputability in the industry. The site itself caters to clients in search of up to date news on any major hosting service or other internet company. Their business relies on reputable information, so they are definitely a reliable resource.

Rakesh Kumar. (February 08, 2010). Energy Efficiency. VMware Green IT Energy. Retrieved February 21, 2010 from http://www.vmware.com/virtualization/green-it/ This is the website of the world’s leading virtualization company. They have not only revolutionized the entire market, but birthed it in the late 1990’s. This company knows more about virtualization that anyone else in the world, they are reputable.

VMware (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization. (2010). Company Information. VMware. Retrieved February 21, 2010 from http://www.vmware.com/company/ This is an additional citation for the VMware, the world’s virtualization provider. The citation even says it, they are the global leader in virtualization. How can you argue with that? Seriously though, they are a legitimate resource.

Katrina Moore. (2003). CO2 emissions by country. NationMaster.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010 from http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_co2_emi-environment-co2-emissions NationMaster is a company which centralizes statistical information of nations. They cite all of their information and provide links to any sited source. The site is excellent for comparisons of national statistics, rather than a breakdown of each nation individually. Any question of whether the provided statistics are reputable can only be traced back to the sited source. Fortunately the sources which they site are generally governmental, such as the CIA and its factbook.

Tathagata Das. (June 23, 2010). LiteGreen: Saving Energy in Networked Desktops Using Virtualization. Microsoft Research. Retrieved February 22, 2010 from http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=131576 This source refers to an article on the Microsoft website. Litegreen is their product, and they publicize the information surrounding its development. They make not of their reasoning behind the product’s development and its benefits. Microsoft is a leader in information technology and is highly regarded for its contributions to the industry. On top of this, they tote one of the largest and most secure server farms in the world, therefore I believe they know their stuff when concerning servers and virtualization.

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