September 8, 2011 2:28 PM
Posted by: KeithKessinger
cloud computing,
Virtualization,
VMware,
VMworld 2011,
vSphereIn future vSphere releases, VMware will focus on optimizing for the cloud and improving how clusters work.
These changes will further blur the line between a virtual data center and a cloud infrastructure, said Bogomil Balkansky, VMware’s vice president of product marketing. During an...
July 11, 2011 6:20 PM
Posted by: Colin Steele
cloud computing,
Colin Steele,
Hyper-V vs. VMwareLOS ANGELES -- Hyper-V got a couple of quick shout-outs during this morning's Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference keynote.
CEO Steve Ballmer cited Hyper-V's role in Microsoft's overall cloud strategy and alluded to the new features added in Service Pack 1 earlier this year.
"We've driven...
June 21, 2011 4:47 PM
Posted by: KeithKessinger
cloud computing,
VMwareCelebrities occasionally evolve beyond what made them famous. A great example is Jesse Ventura, who went from professional wrestling villain to governor of Minnesota. But others aren't so lucky. Just look at Eddie Murphy's singing...
May 4, 2011 2:48 PM
Posted by: Colin Steele
cloud computing,
Colin Steele,
Red Hat,
VMwareBOSTON -- Your choice of hypervisor is a vote for the future of IT. And to choose VMware is to vote against the promise of cloud computing.
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April 4, 2011 10:12 PM
Posted by: Colin Steele
cloud computing,
Colin Steele,
EMC,
Mozy,
VMwareVMware acquired Mozy, the hosted backup service, from its parent company EMC today.
At first glance, VMware's Mozy acquisition seems like another one of its cloud pick-ups -- see: SpringSource, Zimbra, etc. -- that...
March 17, 2011 1:44 PM
Posted by: AlyssaWood
cloud computing,
High availability and virtualization,
management tools,
Virtualization management,
VMware High AvailabilityLast week's IDC Directions 2011 Boston conference was all about cloud, cloud, cloud. But if you haven't made the move "to the cloud" yet, you're probably chipping away at virtualization -- a still-growing technology that many IT pros have concerns about.
Five years ago, people had two to four...
February 11, 2011 6:09 PM
Posted by: Colin Steele
cloud computing,
Colin Steele,
VMwareAs many users have predicted, VMware is indeed phasing out its Lab Manager product.
VMware has not officially announced Lab Manager's end of life, but sources within the company said this week that it is in the works. In...
February 8, 2011 1:57 PM
Posted by: Colin Steele
cloud computing,
Colin Steele,
vCloud Connector,
VMwareThis morning we got the official announcement of VMware vCloud Connector, a new, free vSphere plug-in that I wrote about last week on SearchCloudComputing.com.
