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Intel® Xeon® Processors: Virtualization

Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers built with hardware-assisted Intel® Virtualization Technologies (Intel® VT) make it simple to operate an efficient and scalable virtualized infrastructure while remaining cost effective, and optimized for performance. Deploy Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers for your business, and start experiencing the benefits of virtualization today.

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Top Resources

Intel® Virtualization Technology for servers demo
Intel® Virtualization Technology for servers demo: a closer look inside

Take an in-depth look at the power of virtualization.

Flexible virtualization
Flexible virtualization

See how Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series-based servers deliver flexible virtualization, enabling you to run more virtual machines on each server.

Intel® Virtualization Technology brief
Intel® Virtualization Technology brief (PDF 412KB)

Improve data center flexibility, performance, and TCO with Intel® Virtualization Technology.

Product Information

Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series product brief
Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series product brief (PDF 1.23MB)

Dramatically advance the efficiency of your IT infrastructure.

Intel® Virtualization Technology brief
Intel® Virtualization Technology brief (PDF 412KB)

Improve data center flexibility, performance, and TCO with Intel® Virtualization Technology.

Intel® Virtualization Technology overview
Intel® Virtualization Technology overview (PDF 420KB)

Increase data center productivity through flexible resource management.

DuPont reinvents IT
DuPont reinvents IT (PDF 900KB)

See how DuPont consolidates, updates, and virtualizes its corporate server infrastructure with Intel® Xeon® processors.

Kelly Tractor: the right tool for the job
Kelly Tractor: the right tool for the job (PDF 256KB)

Dell completes virtualization deployment for heavy-equipment dealer Kelly Tractor in just 20 days, using servers with Intel® Xeon® processors.

Telefónica: setting the virtual standard
Telefónica: setting the virtual standard (PDF 3.50MB)

Intel supports Telefónica’s deployment of IT services reference architecture with virtualization and the Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series.

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Case study: Building the Data Center of the Future (PDF 128KB)

Learn how the Intel® Xeon® processor 7300 series and Intel® Virtualization Technology allowed China Telecom to customize a robust server solution.

Columbia Distributing: delivering the goods
Columbia Distributing: delivering the goods (PDF 224KB)

Learn how Columbia Distributing Company reduced server power consumption and storage administration time with a virtualized Dell infrastructure using Intel® Xeon processors.

Success brief: Telefónica realizes virtual vision
Success brief: Telefónica realizes virtual vision (PDF 116KB)

See how one of the world's leading telecom companies is first to market with virtual hosting service.

Case study: Powering the Law
Case study: Powering the Law (PDF 784KB)

Thomson Reuters chooses new servers with multi-core Intel® Xeon® processors to cost-effectively meet growing demand for its Westlaw* database services.

Success brief: All systems go
Success brief: All systems go (PDF 132KB)

Business & Decision Group powers forward with huge virtualization project underpinned by the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series.

Success brief: Driving infrastructure changes
Success brief: Driving infrastructure changes

The BMW Group benefits from migrating SAP environment to Intel® Xeon® processor 7300 series.

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Proof of Concept (PDF 877KB)

See how Intel conducted proof-of-concept testing and total cost of ownership analysis to assess the virtualization capabilities of Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series.

Case study: Siemens saves millions
Case study: Siemens saves millions (PDF 496KB)

Learn how massive consolidation and virtualization effort at Siemens drives up to a 35 percent drop in IT costs.

Success brief: SETAO turns to Intel® Xeon® processors
Success brief: SETAO turns to Intel® Xeon® processors (PDF 235KB)

Discover test results that showed a 3X performance increase over the previous generation of Intel® Xeon® processors and doubling of virtualization ratio.

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Remaking a Global Infrastructure (PDF 270KB)

Discover how Emerson reshaped its IT infrastructure for future growth, consolidating approximately 135 data centers down to four using Intel® technology-based servers.

Demos

Flexible virtualization
Flexible virtualization

See how Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series-based servers deliver flexible virtualization, enabling you to run more virtual machines on each server.

Intel® Virtualization Technology for servers demo
Intel® Virtualization Technology for servers demo: a closer look inside

Take an in-depth look at the power of virtualization.

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Tools

Tool
Server Selection Tool

Use the Intel server selection tool to find the server processor that's right for your business.

Performance benchmarks: Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 sequence
Performance benchmarks: Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 sequence

See how the Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 sequence measures up in virtualization.

Detailed ROI analysis
Detailed ROI analysis

Calculate the savings you can expect when you deploy Intel® Xeon® processors for your business.

Performance benchmarks: Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series
Performance benchmarks: Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series

See why the Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series is the best choice for virtualization.

Unseen Forces
The Unseen Forces game

Play the role of IT manager and solve IT problems in this high-powered, interactive game.

Communities

The Server Room
The Server Room

Connect, discuss, and explore all things server-side with the best and brightest in the IT community.

Intel® Premier IT Professional program
Intel® Premier IT Professional program

Discover our member program providing technology insights to IT best practices, Intel Premier IT magazine, roadmap, events and exclusive content.

IT@Intel
IT@Intel

Explore inside perspectives from Intel's IT leaders and technology pros.

Open Port IT Community
Open Port IT Community

Explore our IT communities and join the conversation—share thoughts and ideas, or get an insider's view on how Intel approaches many of the issues that affect technology today.

Live Online Seminar

Join industry experts for a live webinar showcasing breakthrough features of the new Intel® Xeon® processor.

Live Online Seminar

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Meet the Open Port Engineers
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Ken Lloyd

Ken Lloyd is a regional sales engineer for Intel. His expert knowledge lies in the areas of information technology, systems integration, and solutions architecture.

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Videos from Channel Intel on YouTube*

Seeing is believing, and now you can watch stories, announcements, and demonstrations of the latest Intel® technology on our YouTube channel. View a featured video below.

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