Virtualization

Apr 3 2008   11:51AM GMT

Overheard: Microsoft vs. VMware

Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology, Microsoft, VMware, Virtualization

In a dig at VMware, Microsoft claims the reason less than 10% of servers are virtualized today is because the schemes available are too complicated and expensive. And in another dig at VMware, Microsoft suggested that Dell, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Siemens, Hitachi, HP, IBM, NEC and Unisys would be pre-installing the final Hyper-V code on their machines. IBM, Dell, HP and Fujitsu Siemens pledged a few weeks ago to pre-install VMware’s freebie ESX 3i bare metal hypervisor on some of their gear. Maureen O’Gara, Hyper-V Virtually Done

Mar 4 2008   3:51PM GMT

Video: “V” stand for virtualization, sucka

Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Virtualization, Video

Ever wonder what Mr. T is up to? He's doing video spots for Hitachi Data System Virtualization.

Jan 23 2008   2:42PM GMT

Overheard: Virtualization causes appliance vendors real pain

Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Virtualization, Hardware, Networking

Virtualization is causing IPS and NAC appliance vendors some real pain in the strategic planning department. I’ve spoken to several product managers of IPS and NAC companies that are having to make some really tough bets regarding just what to do about the impact virtualization is having on their business. Christopher Huff, How the Hypervisor is Death By a Thousand Cuts to the Network IPS/NAC Appliance Vendors

Dec 13 2007   1:36PM GMT

Overheard: Hardware virtualization could make virtualization software obsolete

Posted by: Margaret Rouse
VMware, Virtualization

“Think of it: a piece of server hardware that carries its own hypervisor embedded directly in the machine’s firmware, obviating the need to buy costly ESX or fool around with not-quite-fully-mature Xen.” Jeff Gould, Can new server hardware make virtualization software obsolete?

A couple of years ago, the message was “Why buy fourteen servers when you can use virtualization software and run everything on just one server?”

America listened. They bought just one server. And VMware became the hot stock to watch.

Now hardware vendors like Hitachi are hopping on the virtualization bandwagon — “WE can give you virtualization too,” they say. “We’ll embed hypervisors in our shiny new blade servers and let you get rid of that extra layer of software.” (Actually, that was me speaking, not Hitachi.)

So now the software and hardware vendors are fighting over which way offers the best performance. Hypervisor in the software or hypervisor in the firmware? Duke ‘em out boys. We’ll be the winners no matter which way it goes.

Oct 13 2007   1:19PM GMT

Overheard - Forget about being a CIO when you grow up

Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology, Utility computing, CIO

“We’ve entered the long twilight of the CIO position, a sign that information technology is finally maturing.” Nicholas Carr, Twilight of the CIO

Nicholas writes: It will be a slow transition - CIOs will continue to play critical roles in many firms for many years - but we’re at last catching up with the vision expressed back in 1990 by the legendary CIO Max Hopper, who predicted that IT would come to “be thought of more like electricity or the telephone network than as a decisive source of organizational advantage.

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Agree or disagree? IT should be thought of more like electricity or the telephone network than as a decisive source of organizational advantage.