You might say that geeks are naturally disposed toward virtualization. In the early years of virtualization's adoption, you would've been correct.
For infrastructure administrators, there has always been a gray area where the infrastructure stops and the application teams take over.
- By Rick Vanover
- 03/01/2010
Early in my editorial career, I'd occasionally cross paths with a well-known, well-connected and highly paid consultant who once declared, "Once the trade press stops writing about a technology, users start to use it."
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Just in case you haven't caught one of my blogs, please allow me to introduce myself as the new editor in chief of Virtualization Review.
I started my journey with virtualization in late 2002, when I began using VMware Workstation.
For anyone wanting to gain expertise in virtualization, a trip through some sort of VMware technology is a rite of passage.
- By Rick Vanover
- 11/01/2009
What we learned and what VMware still has to do.
VMworld 2009 has come and gone-in a puff of cloud, you might say. It was a good show, still valuable, but not a great show like last year.
When it comes to virtualization offerings, how can you get the performance of a Lexus at the price of a Honda?
Virtualization is no longer cool, Keith thinks...and he's just getting started.
Sifting through the myriad of cloud offerings can be confusing, but not impossible. Here are five cloud services categories to keep an eye on.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 09/01/2009
vSphere allows automatic upgrades during power on.
- By Rick Vanover
- 08/01/2009
Microsoft's hypervisor is stable and solid, but the vulnerability of the underlying operating system requires vigilant updating.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 07/14/2009
Remote Desktop Services and XenApp are much more efficient solutions than traditional VDI -- by a large margin.
Despite contrary perceptions, virtualization doesn't have to be expensive.
Procedural approach for conversions can aid conversions of any type.
- By Rick Vanover
- 06/30/2009
ESXi isn't the end of the line for our beloved command line.
- By Rick Vanover
- 05/01/2009
Virtualization continues to shine amid economic distress in other IT segments.
WANem makes it easy to simulate low bandwidth and latency conditions.