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VMware updates Workspace One with capabilities for new hires
The updates to VMware's digital workspace platform focus on increasing employee engagement while maintaining security.
Microsoft Azure customers reporting hitting virtual machine limits in U.S. East regions
Microsoft is at capacity with some of its Azure resources in the East US2 region, users are reporting, and Microsoft acknowledges it is placing restrictions on additional quota on some customers there.
Has container hype jumped the shark?
Docker this, container that, and Kubernetes it all. Welcome to IT in the twenty-teens, but will it continue to be "all containers, all the time?" Some developers are turning to other approaches.
Ubuntu 19.10: A look into Ubuntu's enterprise future
Ubuntu sees a future where both Kubernetes and OpenStack will keep it as one of the leading cloud and container companies.
Windows 10 security: Microsoft reveals 'Secured-core' to block firmware attacks
The new layer of security is for high-end PCs and the first Windows 10 'Secured-core' PC is the Arm-powered Surface Pro X.
Mirantis takes over the OpenStack administrator certification
The OpenStack Foundation is turning over the management of the Certified OpenStack Administrator to OpenStack company Mirantis.
How Kubernetes won, and why your business needs to know it
The evolutionary path forward for virtual infrastructure in the world’s data centers is narrowing to a single lane. Historically that’s been bad news, because it used to mean vendor lock-in. That’s not what it means this time.
Red Hat OpenShift 4.2: Kubernetes for the hybrid-cloud developer
Red Hat, via OpenShift, wants to help developers build the new model hybrid cloud.
Internet inside out: Kubernetes becomes the service delivery engine of the data center
The Internet has always relied upon DNS as its “phone book” to locate Web sites, corporate domains, and Web services. In a world dominated by microservices, all that might actually have to change.
Docker is in deep trouble
In a leaked internal memo, Docker CEO reveals the troubled company is looking for more money.
Microsoft makes Windows Virtual Desktop generally available globally
Microsoft is rolling out its Azure-based Windows Virtual Desktop service and readying some new capabilities around Teams support and MSIX App Attach which could make it even more useful.
VMware finally decides Kubernetes and vSphere should share a room
The road is being paved for the world’s leading virtualization platform in the enterprise to transition to a system that not only runs Kubernetes, but runs on it. But it’s not the first road VMware has made for itself.
Mirantis has new telecom edge cloud offering
Telecom companies are moving to the cloud, and Mirantis has a new Kubernetes offering to help them get there and then manage their forthcoming 5G offerings.
Red Hat Quay 3.1, a highly available Kubernetes container registry, arrives
If you want to manage your Kubernetes container images securely and reliably, you should check out the latest release of Red Hat Quay.
Spatial computing is reinventing how mobile techs work
Technicians in this industry are among the fastest adopters of enterprise augmented reality.
Windows Server vNext Technical Preview: Screenshots
The next version of Windows Server is at an early stage of development, but some of the new functionality for orchestrating virtualised compute, storage and networking resources on commodity hardware is available for early adopters to test. Here's how it's shaping up.
Run virtual machines on Windows 8.1 with Client Hyper‑V: A quick how-to
Did you know that Windows 8.1 Professional and Enterprise has built-in virtualization capabilities? Here's how to run multiple operating systems on a single PC.
VMware India gears up for bigger global role
Its Indian R&D center is playing an increasingly important role in the company's software development and IP creation, and the company has invested more to maximize its potential.
Setting up Windows 8 Consumer Preview with VirtualBox (Gallery)
The best way to try out the Windows 8 Consumer Preview beta is with Oracle's VirtualBox virtualization program. Here's how to do it step-by-step.
Five features you should know about in VMware's vSphere 5.
VMware's vSphere 5 is the most intelligent, most scalable and most promising hypervisor yet.
Australian Navy trains on virtual warship
The Australian Navy's officers-in-training are using an advanced virtual-reality training simulator to replicate combat missions on a 3,500-tonne warship
Convert XP into a Windows 7 Virtual Machine with Disk2vhd
Greg Shultz shows you how to use Disk2vhd to move your Windows XP installation into Windows 7 and then run it with Windows Virtual PC.
What's behind those weird company names?
Rick Vanover takes a look at the stories behind tech company names and logos.
Gallery: Driving apps you wish for
As part of the course called "Cloud Computing in the Commute," students from the University of Michigan developed apps for a Ford Fiesta research vehicle.
Photos: Nasa astronauts use Xen to tweet
Astronauts on the International Space Station are using virtualisation to increase the speed of communications to Earth
VMware Workstation 7
<p> The seventh generation of VMware's venerable desktop virtualisation platform, <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/">VMware Workstation</a>, includes support for Windows 7 hosts and guests as one of its key features. However, that's not all it has to offer, as we discovered when we downloaded the new version and put it through its paces. </p>
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
<p> The mid-term R2 refresh of Hyper-V Server 2008 sees Microsoft's free bare-metal hypervisor enhanced to match the capabilities of its full <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/os/0,1000001098,39671447,00.htm">Windows Server 2008 R2</a> implementation. In essence, that means greater scalability, plus the inclusion of VM migration tools left out of the original release — including live migration with minimal downtime. However, management tools remain an extra so, by itself, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v-server/en/us/default.aspx">Hyper-V Server 2008 R2</a> shouldn't be considered a self-contained virtualisation solution. </p>
Ten Unsung Windows Server 2008 R2 Features
For the past few months, Microsoft has been touting the same handful of new Windows Server 2008 R2 features: DirectAccess, BranchCache and live migration with Hyper-V. But there are more than 100 new features in this 'minor' update to Windows Server. Here are 10 that IT pros might not know about -- but should.
VMware vSphere 4
<p> Launched in April, VMware's <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/">vSphere 4</a> is the latest major release of the company's ESX server virtualization platform. Highlights of the new suite are Thin Provisioning, Data Recovery, Fault Tolerance and Distributed Power Management, all of which we'll look at in more detail in this review. </p>
Free VMware Player 3.0 RC - A worthy upgrade
VMware Player 3.0 has hit the Release Candidate (RC) stage and is available for public download. This latest release brings with it some neat new features.
Company bringing AI-tech to builders gets big raise in Series A funding
Construction industry gets navigable 3D documentation of projects in progress.
VMware embraces Kubernetes a little more: Why this time it matters
The open source workload orchestration system that has already remade the data center could soon be at the center of the biggest virtualization platform that enterprises already use today. The seed for a new industry may be planted whether enterprises know it or not. ZDNet’s Scott Fulton tells Karen Roby this could be the foundational move for a new and better way for people everywhere to use applications on their computers and devices – that is, if the third time is really the charm for VMware. Read more: https://zd.net/2UTy1E4
Virtual car accidents save lives
ZDNet's Greg Nichols and TechRepublic's Karen Roby sit down and talk about gaming-inspired tools that are driving the autonomous vehicle revolution. Read more: https://zd.net/2RzPxvs
Dell Technologies lays out its hybrid cloud plan with a heavy dose of VMware
Dell Technologies' crown jewel in its portfolio is VMware and the technology giant is now making it the glue that holds its portfolio of companies together.
How mixed reality is defining our interactions with data
ZDNet's Greg Nichols tells TechRepublic's Karen Roby about how augmented reality and virtual reality are working to change the way we interact with data.
How virtualization boosts developer productivity
Henry Lin, virtualization lead for Match Group, explains the company's process for thinking through virtualized compute.
CRM playaz with Pega's Jeff Nicholson at PegaWorld 2018
Where the world's network operators debate what benefits there may be from relocating network functions from their base stations to cloud data centers. NFV can achieve many goals, yet stakeholders are far from agreement over which goals take precedent.
A game designer with an AR app won Tata's F1 challenge
The innovation challenge highlights how companies are increasingly holding contests to garner ideas and potentially future talent.
Are firms making the most of virtualisation?
Virtualisation has many advantages, but its use seems to be inconsistent. ZDNet UK speaks to four experts to learn their views on the subject
App virtualisation meets the mobile device
VMware chief technology officer Stephen Herrod shows a Visa mobile application on a Microsoft Windows CE device that is also running virtually on Google's Android OS
Virtually at VMworld
At the VMworld conference in San Francisco, ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz tours the exhibition floor to see what is happening at the show. Diaz also talks to David Bricker of IBM about the company's XIV substorage system, which works in the VMware environment, and to Tripwire's Michael Reznick about how the company's software helps IT managers audit and control their systems inside a data center.
VMworld 2009: Dell developing 'virtual ready infrastructure'
At VMworld 2009 in San Francisco, Praveen Asthana, Dell's VP of storage and networking, talks about the company's virtualization strategy and how it plans to optimize the data center with fewer tools.
Intel demos Nehalem EX
At VMworld 2009 in San Francisco, Doug Fisher, Intel's VP of software and services, talks about experimental work VMware and Intel are collaborating on to reduce overall power consumption inside Nehalem EX.
‘Mainstream’ meanings for the cloud
At the CloudWorld event in San Francisco, panelists question whether cloud computing, quickly gaining mainstream adoption, could replace system ownership entirely. Panelists include Joe Weinman of AT&T Business Solutions, Sam Charrington of Appistry, James Urquhart of Cisco Systems and the CNET Blog Network, and Timothy Chou of Ming Holdings.
Windows Server vNext Technical Preview: The first steps to software-defined everything
From secure containers to Docker support, to abstracted networking and storage, the most interesting features in the next version of Windows Server will come next year with a later preview and System Center beta.
2X ApplicationServer XG version 11 (Review)
This new version of the 2X ApplicationServer XG will blow you, and the competition, away. Price, ease of use, rapid deployment, and small size make XG the perfect application and desktop delivery system.
VMware Workstation 7
<p> The seventh generation of VMware's venerable desktop virtualisation platform, <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/">VMware Workstation</a>, includes support for Windows 7 hosts and guests as one of its key features. However, that's not all it has to offer, as we discovered when we downloaded the new version and put it through its paces. </p>
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
<p> The mid-term R2 refresh of Hyper-V Server 2008 sees Microsoft's free bare-metal hypervisor enhanced to match the capabilities of its full <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/os/0,1000001098,39671447,00.htm">Windows Server 2008 R2</a> implementation. In essence, that means greater scalability, plus the inclusion of VM migration tools left out of the original release — including live migration with minimal downtime. However, management tools remain an extra so, by itself, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v-server/en/us/default.aspx">Hyper-V Server 2008 R2</a> shouldn't be considered a self-contained virtualisation solution. </p>
VMware vSphere 4
<p> Launched in April, VMware's <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/">vSphere 4</a> is the latest major release of the company's ESX server virtualization platform. Highlights of the new suite are Thin Provisioning, Data Recovery, Fault Tolerance and Distributed Power Management, all of which we'll look at in more detail in this review. </p>
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0
<p> <a href="http://www.parallels.com/">Parallels</a> (formerly SWsoft) has a 'bare-metal' server hypervisor in development, but this remains in <a href="http://www.parallels.com/products/server/wl/">beta testing</a> and is only properly available for the <a href="http://www.parallels.com/products/server/mac/">Apple Mac</a>. However, it does have a hypervisor alternative, in the form of <a href="http://www.parallels.com/products/virtuozzo/">Parallels Virtuozzo Containers</a> which takes a somewhat different approach to compared to VMware, Microsoft and Citrix products, yet delivers very similar results. </p>
