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Windows 10X: Microsoft's 'cloud-powered' Chrome OS competitor inches closer
A new Windows 10X leak shows the Windows 10 variant is still on track to look a lot like Chtome OS. But the OS itself may matter less than the 'cloud-powered' service that will complement it.
Red Hat OpenShift supports both Windows and Linux containers
Most container work is done with Linux, but some jobs are also done with Windows-based containers, and now Red Hat makes it possible to manage both with Kubernetes via OpenShift.
Northcott bolsters disability care with virtualisation and a move to hybrid cloud
The not-for-profit boasts that it has managed to reduce infrastructure costs by 60%.
Five Microsoft technologies to watch in 2021
Though making predictions is more precarious in this environment than ever, here's my list of five Microsoft technologies which I think could impact Microsoft's business customer base in 2021.
AR Outlook: Why 2020 was prelude to hot 2021 AR sector
Predictions and reflections on an AR landscape transformed by COVID and finally coming into its own.
Mirantis will support deprecated Kubernetes dockershim
Mirantis, which owns Docker Enterprise, along with Docker, will continue to maintain the shim code standalone outside Kubernetes as a CRI interface for Docker Engine.
Police simulator uses real weapons, tense scenarios
Developers pushing new technology-based techniques to reprogram police responses.
Kubernetes dropping Docker is not that big of a deal
Chill, people. Your Docker skills haven't suddenly become useless. Here's what's really going on.
Should Red Hat be afraid of SUSE's Rancher acquisition?
SUSE wants Red Hat and the rest of the Kubernetes world to know, that it means to be a container orchestration power.
AWS: Containers, serverless, and cloud-native computing oh my!
In a flood of announcements, AWS is going all the way -- with Lambda, micro-services, and containers -- in its vision of the public cloud.
AWS engineer puts Windows 10 on Arm on Apple Mac M1 – and it thrashes Surface Pro X
A virtualized Windows 10 on Arm runs faster on Apple's M1 hardware than on Microsoft's own Arm-based Surface Pro X.
Red Hat tunes up RHEL and OpenShift for life on computing's edge
As edge computing grows in importance, Red Hat is tweaking its leading Linux and Kubernetes to make the most of it.
Canonical brings Juju charms to Kubernetes Operators
Canonical has ported its Juju DevOps approach to making Kubernetes Operators easier and more manageable.
Mirantis Kubernetes Lens IDE adds extension API
To make an Integrated Developer Environment really useful you need an open application programming interface. The popular Mirantis Kubernetes Lens IDE now has one.
Microsoft's Cloud PC: Leak reveals new details on upcoming Azure-powered remote desktop
Microsoft's forthcoming Cloud PC remote Windows experience for Windows 10, macOS, iOS and Android takes shape.
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.
VR training to reshape US law enforcement
Developers pushing new technology-based techniques to reprogram police responses.
AWS: The guide to the world's most powerful cloud service
A few brilliant strokes of ingenuity, combined with a large dose of capitalism, made the e-retailer into the world’s cloud services leader. What’s remarkable is how little of what this leader does is generally understood.
Kubernetes: Your guide into the future of virtual infrastructure
What is Kubernetes? Everything your business needs to know.
Microsoft’s HoloLens to reach your neighbourhood mechanic
A new partnership with Mercedes-Benz USA will make HoloLens 2 a crucial tool for mechanics.
Construction tech startup gets boost with COVID-19 pandemic
Pandemic continues to spur rapid technology adoption and investment in construction.
Windows 10X: The (unofficial) news about the upcoming rollout
Microsoft has plans for single-screen Windows 10X rollout in spring 2021and for dual-screen in spring 2022.
What do we know about Microsoft's Project Freta?
The new Microsoft Research project hopes to automate virtual-machine forensics in the cloud.
Google finds partner to bring Windows apps to Chrome Enterprise
You may be able to easily run your Windows programs on Chromebooks soon.
Ready to run Linux on Windows 10? Here’s how
Ed Bott explains how Microsoft helped him install the latest version of Ubuntu Linux on his Windows 10 PC. Read more: https://zd.net/2UbNq3O
AR and VR sets aren't popular with the average user but there's room for optimism
Immersive technologies have been so hyped up that they now seem to be failing to deliver. But it's not all doom and gloom for AR and VR.
Facebook's research on mind-reading interfaces hits new milestone
A team of researchers sponsored by the social media giant has managed to translate neural activity into English sentences with an error rate of only 3% for vocabularies of up to 300 words.
Microsoft reports a 775% increase in demand for cloud services
Microsoft is sharing more guidance around capacity limits it is putting in place for its cloud resources caused by higher-than-usual demand due to COVID-19.
How tech group Hexagon AB takes us one step closer to the world's digital twin
New platform stitches aerial and ground laser and camera data into stunning models.
Why 2019 was the year of Linux and open-source software
These five stories show why the future of technology belongs to Linux and open-source software.
Tech trends for 2030: Get ready for the internet of the senses
Brain controlled VR and taste-morphing food. Ericcson releases top predictions for the year 2030.
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>
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