May, 2007

ClearCube is VMware’s latest OEM

PC blade manufacturer ClearCube has become the first non-server vendor to OEM VMware's ESX hypervisor, which it will sell to customers implementing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). As indicated in an article this April,

Who’s using Microsoft Virtual Server and not VMware?

"Who's using Microsoft Virtual Server or any Microsoft platform for virtualization?" That question has been asked in at least one session of the many conferences I've covered this year, and every time one lone user has raised his hand. I've talked to those users, and every one only uses Microsoft...

I’m Your Turbo-Memory, Tell Me There’s No Other…

Ok, if you got that joke, you either are or were a long-haired hessian from the 80's, just like I was. First off - I'm sorry I've been silent for so long. I'm buying a house, my wife and I are expecting again, and I'm hiring staff as well as kicking off LOTS of real projects at work. Anyway, with...

Microsoft’s Neil talks virtualization futures at WinHEC

I just returned from Microsoft's WinHEC conference in Los Angeles, where I traveled in hopes of getting some juicy virtualization news. Alas, Microsoft dropped its virtualization bombshell...

Big virtualization win for Mac OS X: Kutz’s prediction comes true

On May 31, 2006, University of Texas-Austin IT systems analyst Andrew Kutz made a prediction: People will soon be running Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X with no difference in the application space.

"It came true this year with Parallels," said Kutz (who just joined Burton Group as...

A bunch of useful VMware how-to guides

Hey all,

Since people are loving the useful links page Andrew Kutz pointed out in his last blog post, I thought I'd also toss in our own. This page, Fast guide: VMware...

Expert opinion: Virtualization server hardware uses, pros and cons

Most companies will run virtual machines on a mixture of server hardware types, but figuring out what app to run on each platform can be challenging, according to open source consultant and author Bernard Golden, a presenter at the Red Hat Summit, happening right now in San Diego. After sharing...

Server virtualization: Three top methods, plus pros and cons

Currently, there are three main styles of server virtualization, and each has its benefits and drawbacks, according to open source consultant and author Bernard Golden, a presenter at the Red Hat Summit, happening right now in San Diego. His lowdown on the three ways to virtualize provides a handy...

Blade Summit update: Power, cooling hot issues; virtual desktops hot topic

In this quick Q&A, analyst and SearchServerVirtualization.com blade server columnist Barb Goldworm offers her views on the news from vendors and users at last week's Server Blade Summit, which she chaired.  SSV: How big a deterrent to buying blade servers is power and cooling, based on your...

Helpful VMTN forums post

A nice forums fellow felt like posting a whole bunch o'links to the VMware forums.  Very nice.  Go check it out and clicky.   http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81191