VMware mum on vRAM changes

A VMware spokesperson declined to confirm a blog report of imminent changes to the vSphere 5 licensing model Friday afternoon, but users should stay tuned....
Virtualization Vendor Profile: Altaro

SMB users of Hyper-V will soon get a new backup alternative.
Altaro, which previously focused on desktop-level backups, plans to release software in August it says will be simpler and cheaper than other offerings on the market for Microsoft’s hypervisor.
The product,
Oracle database virtualization losing its stigma?

A surprisingly high number of database administrators attended last week's New England VMware User Group meeting in Brunswick, Maine. Maybe they came for the...
Who will use Zimbra?

VMware is putting together its applications portfolio piece by piece, including Zimbra email and collaboration software. But who's going to use Zimbra? The most well known Zimbra customer is Comcast, which uses the software for its Internet subscribers' online email. So all those people get a...
VMware highlights vCenter Operations at VMUG

BRUNSWICK, Maine -- If vCloud Director is VMware's manager of managers, then
Data virtualisation technology adoption: Low, but why?
The adoption of data virtualisation technology is still very low, but many of the organisations that have embraced it are reaping the benefits. Data virtualisation is an...
VMware will shop ‘til they drop

VMware intends to keep making acquisitions and hiring new employees at its newly expanded campus in Palo Alto, Calif. That was the word from officials during VMware’s quarterly earnings results call Tuesday night....
VSphere 5 licensing: VMware also considered…

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- VMware had several vSphere 5 licensing options on the table before deciding on the new virtual RAM model. In an interview on the VMware campus...
Where will VMware draw the line?

With the launch of vSphere 5, VMware’s ESXi hypervisor has absorbed a number of functions that previously were the sole purview of
VMware: No demand for Hyper-V management

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- At its Worldwide Partner Conference down in Los Angeles this week,