Virtualization
There's a real battle in the virtualization market as VMware positions itself as cloud computing's operating system. Meanwhile, Microsoft is gaining traction and players like Citrix and Red Hat are also a threat. Virtualization's main selling point - the ability to use more computing capacity and save on servers - resonates for obvious reasons.
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Extreme makeover, legacy technology edition
If you were to design an IT infrastructure from scratch would it look like anything you have today? 'No freaking way,' says a leading virtualization proponent.
VMware View Client adds local USB support
View Client for Mac 1.7 now lets users copy files on the VMware View Desktop to an attached USB thumb drive, or interact with another USB peripheral.
Peer1 and Tier3 partner to bring you VMware-based Cloud hosting
In a baffling but wise move by two prominent hosting companies, Peer1 and Tier3, you now have the option of hosting your services on VMware infrastructure.
Delphix - How virtual databases can close data centers
Delphix is by far the most impressive startup I've seen all year and I meet with a lot of companies...
Interview with a VMpire: Kit Colbert VMware vCenter Operations suite lead architect (Podcast)
I tapped into the heart of VMware's vCenter Operations management suite in an interview with lead architect, Kit Colbert.
ExtraHop, Hyper-V and Analysis as a Service
ExtraHop launches agentless management for Hyper-V based virtual servers and a new service offering.
Condusiv launches V-Locity 4, aims to speed up virtual machines
The company, formerly known as Diskeeper, is aiming to derive 30 percent of its revenue from V-Locity 4.
Is Apple's on-shore manufacturing pledge good news for the future of the Mac Pro?
Mac Pro users have long complained about a proper refresh of the Mac Pro line. Some have given up hope. However, the news that Apple might have a small manufacturing operation in the U.S. sounds perfect for the small batch, professional market machine.
HP's cloud suite expands with hybrid options
HP has announced updates to one of its Converged Cloud portfolio as it seeks to entertain more customers.
EMC and VMware carve out Pivotal: Good news for I&O pros and virtualization market
Forrester analyst Dave Bartoletti explains why VMware and EMC’s announcement of the new Pivotal Initiative is good news for I&O leaders and the virtualization market.
Avaya teaming with VMWare on virtualized collaboration
Avaya is bringing its core unified communications products to VMware-based environments for the first time.
Proximal Data - tackling the virtual server I/O problem
Proximal Data believes that inserting intelligent caching directly into the virtual machine software is a better answer than adding general purpose caching or solid state storage devices to the storage servers.
Best practices for resource overprovisioning. Oxymoron or real thing?
For those of you who use VMware vSphere, you know that resource overprovisioning is an option. Some see it as a pariah, while others see it as a feature.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 beta now available
If your business lives and dies by its Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers, here's your chance to get a quick peek at what's coming next.
Rackspace currently having issues with next-gen cloud servers
UPDATED: For the third day in a row, Rackspace is experiencing a disruption with its next generation cloud servers.