Hi,
Pretty broad question i'd think you'd agree but you are just about in the right place!
VMTN forums - is an excellent place to start, various white papers,discussions relating to the topics you have touched on.
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/
Also would check out the technical resources section - this area focuses more on customer-based solutions and how vmware products were best utilized in various environments, not just that but certainly a number of the pdfs relate to that area
http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/
Externally you couldn't go wrong with vsphere land site of links, it literally is that - there is a ton of material all available from the one link below which will more than adequately cover the pieces you need covered.
http://vsphere-land.com/category/vsphere-links
Many tx!
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