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Here's what happens to CoreOS now that Red Hat owns it
Buying CoreOS was a great move for Red Hat as it tries to become a cloud and container power using Kubernetes. But what does that mean for CoreOS? Here's the plan going forward.
Red Hat introduces Kubernetes Operators software development toolkit
Kubernetes Operators will help ISVs deliver Red Hat OpenShift-tested and validated cloud-native applications and services across hybrid and multi-cloud footprints.
Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, BSD: All hit by same 'serious' security flaw
OS and hypervisor makers patch flaw that attackers could use to crash systems or read data from memory.
Linux comes to Chromebooks
Chrome OS is based on Linux, but you can't easily run Linux applications on it. That's about to change, with Google's Project Crostini rolling out.
HPE partners with Red Hat to bring containers to production
HPE and Red Hat are tying Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform with HPE Synergy to speed up container application delivery for the enterprise.
DataGravity for Virtualization: Discover, analyse, protect and recover sensitive data
Few companies know what's in their unstructured data, who created it or where it's stored. DataGravity for Virtualisation can reveal all this and more, and use that insight to better protect and secure...
Google open sources gVisor, a sandboxed container runtime
We're using containers now. But securing them? Well, that's another matter. And Google has an answer with its newly open-sourced gVisor, which runs containers in a secured sandbox.
Windows security: Microsoft issues fix for critical Docker tool flaw, so patch now
Microsoft has patched a bug in an open-source tool it developed to help Docker containers run on Windows.
Fedora 28: The new developers' Linux arrives
Red Hat's latest edition of Fedora Linux brings open-source programmers more choices than ever for projects with its new modular repository.
Cisco joins the Kubernetes cloud rush
Kubernetes is the top dog of cloud container orchestration, and that means everyone is jumping on its bandwagon, including networking giant Cisco.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: The Linux for AI, clouds, and containers
Ubuntu will still live on as a desktop operating system, but that's not where Canonical sees it as having its greatest potential.
VMware updates vSphere, vSAN with more hybrid management features
The new releases also focus on improving security, application support and the overall user experience.
Open Container Initiative nails down container image distribution standard
The OCI is building on the Docker Registry distribution specification to standardize container image distribution.
Citrix Asia Pacific sees revenue and pre-tax profit boost for FY2017
Improvements in sales and belt-tightening were wiped out by currency movements and an increase in income tax.
Docker founder Solomon Hykes leaves day-to-day running of container company
The face of Docker, the leading container company, Solomon Hykes, is stepping down.
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.
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.
VMWare executive shows off fluid network switching
Third-party switches offer more features
CIOs: Virtualization ready for prime time
Monitoring and managing virtualization
Desktop virtualization
By 2011, there could be more than 660 million virtualized desktops. John Whaley, CTO and Founder of MokaFive, talks about the issues surrounding current infrastructures and says that organizations deploying new systems need to think about four things--management, offline use, cost, and the user experience.
Virtualisation and the future of the server: Part 3
Research carried out by ZDNet.co.uk has revealed that although virtualisation is not a priority for many companies at the moment, it rates highly in plans for the next five years
Virtualisation and the future of the server: Part 2
Red Hat, Novell and VMware representatives discuss ZDNet.co.uk research, based on reader responses, that reveals systems management is not as easy as it should be
Virtualisation and the future of the server: Part 1
Representatives from Red Hat, Novell and VMware discuss ZDNet.co.uk research examining the impact of virtualisation and other developments on server infrastructure
Discover Financial Services CIO: Diane Offereins
Diane Offereins, CIO at Discover Financial Services speaks to ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber about the company's underdog role in the financial services industry. She also talks about deploying new technologies that will help spur growth and gain efficiencies, such as virtualization, web services, and mobile payments.
Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac review: Touch Bar control for virtualised Windows apps, and more
The latest version of Parallels' Mac-based virtualisation software is now optimised for macOS High Sierra and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
NComputing RX300 review: Accessing Windows 10 via a Raspberry Pi-based thin client
This thin client offers an acceptable Windows 10 experience and is well suited to schools, colleges, and small businesses seeking an affordable and easy way of rolling out centrally-managed Windows desktops.
NComputing vSpace Pro 10 review: VDI made easy and affordable
vSpace Pro addresses the pain points of complex and costly hypervisor-based VDI with a much simpler yet still effective alternative that shares desktops on just one Windows OS.
Parallels Desktop 12 For Mac review: Bringing the Mac and Windows closer than ever
Parallels Desktop 12 doesn't have the eye-catching features of last year's edition, but improved performance, time-saving options, and regular updates should help to maintain its lead over virtualization rivals such as VMWare Fusion.
Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac review: The best of both worlds
Parallels 11 is a polished virtualisation solution that allows Mac users to switch easily between OS X and Windows apps, regardless of which operating system they were written for.
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
The best virtualisation platform for the desktop just got even better: if you're a software developer, trainer or support professional, look no further.
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 can significantly reduce the cost and complexity of Windows Server virtualisation, although management tools are not included. This, together with deployment issues, could limit the appeal of Microsoft's standalone hypervisor beyond the enterprise market.
VMware vSphere 4
The latest release of VMware's enterprise-level hypervisor and management suite raises the bar with the addition of built-in backup, thin provisioning and fault tolerance options. The combination of functionality and a proven track record makes vSphere 4 an excellent choice for high-end server virtualisation projects.
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0
Despite taking a completely different approach to virtualisation, Virtuozzo Containers can match the best hypervisors on performance while at the same time making virtual workloads quick and easy to deploy and manage.
XenServer 5
Early releases of the Xen hypervisor showed promise but had lots of rough edges. Citrix's XenServer 5, however, is very much a production-class virtualisation solution with features that match, and in some cases exceed, what's available on rival platforms.
VMware ESXi
ESXi is the easiest hypervisor to install and use. It's based on VMware's ESX Server code, making it among the most stable and mature virtualisation options available. It also uses very little RAM and disk space, leaving more server resources free for your virtual machines.
VMware ThinApp 4
ThinApp, previously known as Thinstall, offers a more streamlined and portable approach to new software roll-outs and development. Software developers and administrators of large numbers of workstations and or mobile workers are bound to benefit greatly from this software.
Hyper-V
Microsoft's Hyper-V is a solid virtualisation platform that's compatible with a wide range of modern server hardware.
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