September 29, 2008 10:53 AM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
Eric Siebert, Virtualization, VMware, VMworld 2008
Microsoft – Time to put up or shut up
Posted by: Eric Siebert
Eric Siebert, Virtualization, VMware, VMworld 2008
The Virtualization Room:
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September 29, 2008 10:44 AM
Posted by: Joe Foran
Joseph Foran, Linux and virtualization, Open source, Servers, Uncategorized, Virtual machine, Virtualization, Virtualization management, VMware, VMworld, VMworld 2008
EsXpress: A good idea come ’round again
Posted by: Joe Foran
Joseph Foran, Linux and virtualization, Open source, Servers, Uncategorized, Virtual machine, Virtualization, Virtualization management, VMware, VMworld, VMworld 2008I had the opportunity to spend a little time at the esXPress booth at VMworld 2008 this year, and I could kick myself. Hard. To go to the start of why ... a long time ago, back when my office primarily used VMware GSX3 for virtulization at the server level, I had a real need to do backups of the...
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September 24, 2008 2:56 PM
Posted by: Bridget Botelho
Citrix XenServer, Microsoft, Microsoft Hyper-V, Virtualization, VMware, Windows Server 2008
Microsoft’s Hyper-V bundling with Windows Server 2008: Deja vu?
Posted by: Bridget Botelho
Citrix XenServer, Microsoft, Microsoft Hyper-V, Virtualization, VMware, Windows Server 2008You may recall the 1998 anti-trust case in which Microsoft Corp. was sued by the U.S. for bundling
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September 24, 2008 8:28 AM
Posted by: Bridget Botelho
Citrix XenServer, Fault tolerance, High availability and virtualization, Marathon Technologies, Storage, Virtual machine, Virtualization, VMware, VMworld 2008
VMware defends its upcoming fault-tolerance feature
Posted by: Bridget Botelho
Citrix XenServer, Fault tolerance, High availability and virtualization, Marathon Technologies, Storage, Virtual machine, Virtualization, VMware, VMworld 2008During VMworld 2008 in Las Vegas last week, VMware Inc. announced its upcoming fault tolerance feature and gave a
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September 23, 2008 5:00 AM
Posted by: Joe Foran
Joseph Foran, Uncategorized, Virtualization, Virtualization management, Virtualization strategies, Why choose server virtualization?
Server virtualization in the age of mergers and acquisitions
Posted by: Joe Foran
Joseph Foran, Uncategorized, Virtualization, Virtualization management, Virtualization strategies, Why choose server virtualization?Last week at VMworld ’08, while living in the glitz of Vegas for a week of product news, press releases, interviews and judging the Best of VMworld entires with my TechTarget colleagues, my constantly buzzing BlackBerry delivered the latest financial news -- the collapse of Lehman, the fall of...
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September 23, 2008 4:10 AM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
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Using blades as virtual hosts
Posted by: Eric Siebert
Blade servers, Servers, Virtualization, Virtualization platforms, Virtualization strategies, VMware
September 22, 2008 12:49 PM
Posted by: Rick Vanover
Rick Vanover, Virtualization management, Virtualization strategies
Managing the virtual machine lifecycle with an expiration date
Posted by: Rick Vanover
Rick Vanover, Virtualization management, Virtualization strategiesHaving a virtual machine expiration date is an important procedural step in successfully managing a virtual environment. Managing the expiration date in VMware environments is challenging without adding pricey tools such Lifecycle Manager or other commercial management products. In this video blog,...
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September 22, 2008 11:38 AM
Posted by: Alex Barrett
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Vizioncore’s VMworld product deluge
Posted by: Alex Barrett
Virtualization, Visioncore
Vizioncore, the company best known for its virtualization backup software vRanger Pro (formerly known as esxRanger) hoped to make a strong impression at VMworld with lots of new products being unveiled.
On...
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September 17, 2008 4:59 PM
Posted by: Alex Barrett
Desktop virtualization, VDI, Virtualization, VMware, VMworld, VMworld 2008
At CTO keynote, VMworld crowd starts to understand vClient
Posted by: Alex Barrett
Desktop virtualization, VDI, Virtualization, VMware, VMworld, VMworld 2008With all due respect to VMware’s new CEO Paul Maritz, the portion of yesterday’s keynote discussing VMware’s new vClient initiative didn’t seem to register much with VMworld attendees. After the address by VMware CTO Steve Herrod, however, was a different story. Assisted by VMware’s...
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September 17, 2008 3:53 PM
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Product announcements, Virtualization, VMworld 2008
SixApart and JumpBox go virtual with Movable Type
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Product announcements, Virtualization, VMworld 2008On Sept. 17, 2008, SixApart and JumpBox announced the release of a jointly developed appliance named Virtual Movable Type. The product can be installed on a server, PC or in a cloud infrastructure and is compatible with the majority of the major virtualization platforms on the market. As opposed...
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Server Virtualization News and Opinions
Virtualization widens schism between server and networking teams
Virtual networking has revived tensions between server and networking teams within data centers, but it's a dynamic both sides must embrace.
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Virtual networking has revived tensions between server and networking teams within data centers, but it's a dynamic both sides must embrace.
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Columbia Sportswear's move from virtualization to private cloud computing
Columbia Sportswear parlayed server virtualization into a private cloud. Along the way, it found that its management tools needed serious rethinking.<...READ MORE
Columbia Sportswear parlayed server virtualization into a private cloud. Along the way, it found that its management tools needed serious rethinking.<...READ MORE
What to consider before virtualizing mission-critical applications
If they're not broken, why fix mission-critical applications by virtualizing? The same reasons you virtualize other apps: Efficiency and flexibility.<...READ MORE
If they're not broken, why fix mission-critical applications by virtualizing? The same reasons you virtualize other apps: Efficiency and flexibility.<...READ MORE
VMware pricing under fire from Hyper-V, cloud
VMware customers can use the emergence of Hyper-V and other competitors to get better deals. If not, adopting these platforms is now a viable option.<...READ MORE
VMware customers can use the emergence of Hyper-V and other competitors to get better deals. If not, adopting these platforms is now a viable option.<...READ MORE
Heterogeneous virtualization shops aim to simplify management
Tools that plug in to native consoles can help VMware and Hyper-V shops tackle the challenges and complexities of multi-hypervisor management.
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Tools that plug in to native consoles can help VMware and Hyper-V shops tackle the challenges and complexities of multi-hypervisor management.
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Server Virtualization Tips and Advice
Power management a must for oVirt high availability
Dodge dreaded downtime by enabling power management in your oVirt 3.1 environment.
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Dodge dreaded downtime by enabling power management in your oVirt 3.1 environment.
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What is I/O fencing and how does it work?
I/O fencing helps prevent file system corruption, but do you know how it works and when to use it?
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I/O fencing helps prevent file system corruption, but do you know how it works and when to use it?
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Application benchmarking paints a true picture of VM resources
You try to avoid overallocating VM resources, but requirements aren't always obvious. This is when application benchmarking comes in handy.
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You try to avoid overallocating VM resources, but requirements aren't always obvious. This is when application benchmarking comes in handy.
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Why enterprise IT should embrace the cloud business model
Many cloud providers offer catalogues of fixed-configuration VMs, and adopting this cloud business model could greatly benefit enterprise IT.
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Many cloud providers offer catalogues of fixed-configuration VMs, and adopting this cloud business model could greatly benefit enterprise IT.
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What to consider before virtualizing mission-critical applications
If they're not broken, why fix mission-critical applications by virtualizing? The same reasons you virtualize other apps: Efficiency and flexibility.<...READ MORE
If they're not broken, why fix mission-critical applications by virtualizing? The same reasons you virtualize other apps: Efficiency and flexibility.<...READ MORE
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