Virtualization Review

What's New

• Automate for Efficiency

  Reduce IT operational costs with Veeam Backup & Replication 4. 03/01/2010 read more

• Change for the Better

  You might say that geeks are naturally disposed toward virtualization. In the early years of virtualization's adoption, you would've been correct. 03/01/2010 read more

• Application and Infrastructure Battle Lines

  For infrastructure administrators, there has always been a gray area where the infrastructure stops and the application teams take over. 03/01/2010 read more

• Keeping You on the Cutting Edge

  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." 03/01/2010 read more

• A Virtual Door Opens for SMBs

  Microsoft's maturing virtualization stack offers opportunities for partners with customers of all sizes, including the "S" in SMB. 02/01/2010 read more

• VDI VIP

  VMware's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is better than older versions, but not necessarily appropriate for virtualization beginners. 02/01/2010 read more

• Au Contraire -- I Beg Not to Differ

  If you want to pick a fight at any gathering of IT folks today, just question the value proposition of server-virtualization products. 01/07/2010 read more

• VMware View: A True End-to-End Solution

  Desktop virtualization is quickly changing how businesses are delivering desktops to end users. 01/01/2010 read more

• Things I'll Miss Most

  Parting is such sweet sorrow. 01/01/2010 read more

• Mastering Management

  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. 01/01/2010 read more

• XenDesktop: High Performance and Flexibility

  As our industry defines best practices for large-scale deployment of desktop virtualization, user experience has become the proving ground for IT and end users. 01/01/2010 read more

• Microsoft's Private Cloud Formation

  As CIOs largely reject the early crop of cloud services for business-critical apps, Redmond readies private and hybrid cloud platforms. 12/17/2009 read more

• 5 Steps to a More Secure Datacenter

  In the age of virtualization and cloud computing, administrators need a holistic approach. 12/09/2009 read more

• Making Desktop Virtualization Pay

  Common scenarios for rapid ROI 12/09/2009 read more

• Q&A: Microsoft Distinguished Engineer Yousef Khalidi Discusses Private Cloud Migration

  Yousef Khalidi talked about Microsoft's new Azure cloud services at the Interop trade show on Thursday. 11/20/2009 read more

• Swiss Army Storage

  FalconStor's Network Storage Server does far more than virtualize and serve up storage. 11/01/2009 read more

• Get Plugged In

  I started my journey with virtualization in late 2002, when I began using VMware Workstation. 11/01/2009 read more

• Oracle's Bold Strokes

  Virtual Iron and Sun acquisitions plunge Oracle deeper into virtualization waters, but the company still lags behind the leaders. 11/01/2009 read more

• vSphere Training: Pricey for the Market

  For anyone wanting to gain expertise in virtualization, a trip through some sort of VMware technology is a rite of passage. 11/01/2009 read more

• Cisco Gets into Heavy Metal

  The Unified Computing System aims to be a "cloud in a box" solution. But can Cisco transition from routers to servers? 11/01/2009 read more

• The 2009 Reader's Choice Awards

  Your picks for the best in virtualization. 11/01/2009 read more

• Lessons from VMworld

  What we learned and what VMware still has to do. 11/01/2009 read more

• Rain Clouds

  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. 11/01/2009 read more

• Workspace Virtualization Grows Up

  With vDesk 2.0, RingCube takes an innovative approach to desktop virtualization. 09/01/2009 read more

• The Great Car Debate

  When it comes to virtualization offerings, how can you get the performance of a Lexus at the price of a Honda? 09/01/2009 read more

• Citrix Delivers Essentials for Your Hyper-V Data Center

  Although expensive, this package greatly enhances the functionality and usability of an enterprise Hyper-V environment. 09/01/2009 read more

• Scattered Thoughts from a Disheveled Mind

  Virtualization is no longer cool, Keith thinks...and he's just getting started. 09/01/2009 read more

• Understanding Cloud Scenarios

  Sifting through the myriad of cloud offerings can be confusing, but not impossible. Here are five cloud services categories to keep an eye on. 09/01/2009 read more

• VMware vSphere: Evolutionary or Revolutionary?

  The new virtualization suite expands upon previous Virtual Infrastructure capabilities and adds some new showstoppers. 09/01/2009 read more

• Easier Physical-to-Virtual Migrations

  A guide for transferring user personalities from physical to virtual desktop environments 08/18/2009 read more