Virtualization Review

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• TAKE 5: Impressions of VMware

  As Mel Brooks once declared -- and as more than one VMware employee has since crowed -- "It's good to be king." 09/01/2010 read more

• VMware Wants to Reign Supreme

  VMware President and CEO Paul Maritz has bet the farm on cloud computing. 09/01/2010 read more

• Using VMware Go to Virtualize Servers Gratis

  VMware Go is a free, Web-based product initially released at VMworld 2009. 09/01/2010 read more

• Citrix To Acquire VMLogix

  In a move aimed at extending its Open Cloud infrastructure, Citrix Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire VMLogix Inc. 08/31/2010 read more

• Microsoft in the Shadows at VMworld

  Microsoft is at VMworld in San Francisco this week, but it can't show off its Hyper-V virtualization product because it competes with VMware's products. 08/31/2010 read more

• Gartner: Pump Up Your Budget for Windows 7 Migrations

  Microsoft calls Windows 7 its "fastest selling" operating system, but the new OS may represent increased costs and greater logistical pain for IT shops over the next two years. 08/27/2010 read more

• SpringSource Releases Hyperic Update

  VMware's SpringSource group has released a major upgrade of its Hyperic custom-app management and monitoring technology for virtualized Java applications. 08/24/2010 read more

• Microsoft Readying Releases of IE 9, MED-V, Opalis and CRM 2011

  Microsoft this week provided notice of some upcoming product updates and betas to expect in the coming months. 08/13/2010 read more

• Microsoft Lays Out Its 'Open Cloud' Vision

  Microsoft used the occasion of an open source conference last month to advance its vision of an open cloud by breaking it down into four basic principles. 08/10/2010 read more

• Study: Windows 7 Adoption Among Top IT Trends

  An annual survey of IT organizations found rising trends toward deploying Windows 7, desktop virtualization and unified communications solutions. 07/27/2010 read more

• New IBM Mainframe a 'Data Center In-a-Box'; Can Manage 100K Virtual Machines Simultaneously

  Big Blue's zEnterprise pools RISC and x86-based blades. 07/23/2010 read more

• Citrix and Microsoft Extend Virtualization Pact

  Long-term partners Citrix and Microsoft have extended their pact with a new program aimed at jointly serving enterprise customers' desktop and server virtualization requirements. 07/23/2010 read more

• Group Codifies IT Maintenance Consumer Rights

  A council of global IT CIOs, in conjunction with research group Gartner Inc., has released a "code of conduct" for solution vendors on IT maintenance issues. 07/22/2010 read more

• SP1 Coming Next Year for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

  Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released "within the first half of calendar year 2011," Microsoft announced this week. 07/21/2010 read more

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Released

  Microsoft last week released the next version of a free tool that provides upgrade advice for those using the company's flagship software products. 07/15/2010 read more

• Microsoft Releases SP1 Beta for Windows Server 2008 R2

  Microsoft today announced the beta release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. 07/12/2010 read more

• Bare Metal Battle: Microsoft and Citrix vs. the World

  Microsoft leads partners to side with Citrix in virtualization's newest battle. 07/01/2010 read more

• Understanding Microsoft's New Windows Virtual Desktop Licensing with Software Assurance

  As of July 1, Microsoft will bundle VDI/VDA licensing for the Windows client OS into Software Assurance (SA). Here's how the changes may affect you. 07/01/2010 read more

• Cisco Enters Tablet Market

  Cisco Systems is the latest vendor to enter the tablet device market. 06/30/2010 read more

• IT Spending Budgets Not Yet on Upswing

  Computer Economics has painted a pessimistic view for IT budgets the near future. 06/24/2010 read more

• Federal IT Workers Dubious of Data Center Consolidation Plan

  Many federal IT employees are unsure how best to flatten networks. 06/22/2010 read more

• Microsoft Cites Success of Novell Linux Interop Deal

  Microsoft touted its operating system interoperability partnership with Novell on Monday. 06/21/2010 read more

• SQL Azure Pricing Options Coming This Month

  Microsoft today announced plans to introduce new SQL Azure pricing options later this month, based on the platform's improved scalability 06/16/2010 read more

• Microsoft Enhances Hyper-V R2 for Failover Clustering

  Microsoft announced earlier this month that failover cluster support using Hyper-V R2 has gotten a boost. 06/16/2010 read more

• Report: IT Salaries Edging Upward

  IT salaries at enterprises inched up slightly this year for the most part, according to a study published on Monday. 06/14/2010 read more

• VMware, Others Offer Windows 7 Upgrade Advice

  VMware has extended a helping hand to consumers considering migrating from Microsoft Windows XP to Windows 7. 06/11/2010 read more

• F5 Networks Bolsters Virtual Server Management

  Leading provider of application delivery networking devices announces integration with Microsoft System Center. 06/08/2010 read more

• SP1 Roadmap for Windows Server 2008 R2 Unveiled

  Microsoft on Monday announced virtualization and other improvements coming with Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. 06/07/2010 read more

• Report: Worldwide Server Market Earnings Finally on Upswing

  Server market earnings grow on the back of strong sales in the bladed market sector. 06/03/2010 read more

• Impressions from Our Reader Survey

  Awhile back, we did a reader survey that I've used as a guideline for the way we shape our editorial product -- the goal being to supply you, the readers, with the content that you find most interesting and useful. 06/01/2010 read more