Virtualization Technology Enabling Program Overview

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Last Modified On :   October 6, 2008 5:45 PM PDT
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Get Your Software Ready for Virtualization

Intel® Software Partner Program's Virtualization Technology Focus Area helps software vendors understand key application performance considerations when running in a virtualized environment with Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers and workstations.

In addition to proving your application in a virtualized mode, the program helps you confidently advise your customers on the following issues:

  • Compare native versus virtualized performance
  • Configure the application and OS for virtualized execution
  • Enhance scalability on virtualized platforms using Intel Xeon processors

A Proven, Step-by-Step Approach to Success

Step 1: Explore the opportunities of virtualization.

Align with industry trends using insight from Intel. As a member, you have access to detailed Intel technology roadmaps that give you market insight.

Step 2: Ensure your products are virtualization-ready.

Reduce testing costs and time to deployment. Get access to tools, training, support, and up to a 50% rebate on development systems.1

Part A: Create a Project Plan. Go to the Virtualization Technology Focus Area page to get started.

Part B: Complete Your Project. Unlock the program's marketing benefits by filling out a project completion report.

Step 3: Go to Market.

Once you complete your project, kick your sa les into high gear. Increase your exposure through the Intel Business Exchange storefronts. Enhance your marketing materials using the Intel Software Partner Program logo, marketing guides, brochure and ad templates, and more.

Choosing a Virtualization Environment

At the heart of any virtualization environment is the hypervisor, also known as a virtual machine monitor (VMM). This software layer lets you create virtual machines (VMs) where applications can run and allows them to share resources on the physical server and network.

During the project planning phase, the program provides you with guidance in choosing a hypervisor to meet the needs of your specific solution:

 

Benchmarking Your Virtualized Performance

Completing your project requires you to benchmark your application's virtualized performance. This step will help you market your application as virtualization-ready, which can give you a competitive advantage. Virtualization makes benchmarking more complex, so Intel provides resources to help:


1 See http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/39/53/395329_395329.pdf for terms and conditions on the development rebate benefit.
Need to Know the Basics?
Start at the beginning to learn about virtualization with the Intel® Software Network's Virtualization Basics page.

Take the Next Steps
Start now optimize for virtualization, and enjoy program benefits that will help you grow your business.

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