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Startup: Desktone Places a Big Bet on DaaS

Desktop virtualization player goes against the big boys.

Planning Primer: Benchmarking

An important part of your infrastructure planning is determining the impact of virtualization on hardware and software performance. Here's how to do it right.

The Promise of Open Standards

OVF is more than just another open standard with lofty goals.

Which Servers Should You Virtualize?

To combat the pain of PerfMon, there are a number of tools that help.

New State of the Market

A look back and a few predictions on the state of IT virtualization.

Reorganization: Greene out, Maritz in at VMware

Recent upheaval leaves industry bewildered.

Planning Primer: End Users

Virtualization should be about one thing: helping your users be more productive. Too often, though, that rule is forgotten.

Analysis: The Storage Management Gap

Storage virtualization can address some of the problems associated with getting incompatible physical storage to live together.

Q&A: Blurring the Virtual Dichotomy

An interview with VMware's senior director of desktop platforms and solutions.

Planning Primer: Architecture

You can't just slap your virtual infrastructure together -- you need to know where each piece lives in the production stack to get the most out of it.

UPFRONT: Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Stays on Track

Microsoft's next virt push will be with this strong enterprise VM contender.

VMware Threats

Here's what lies ahead for the once-invincible virtualization software company.

Planning Primer: Pitfalls

Build a solid and long-lasting virtual infrastructure around virtualization's many moving parts, including servers, storage, network, security and management.

Planning Primer: Security

You need to plan for virtual safety just as thoroughly as for physical protection. Here's how to get started.

Windows 7 Gets a Blog

Microsoft's team developing the Windows 7 operating system has come out with a new blog called "Engineering Windows 7."

VMware's Updates Cause Problems, CEO Apologizes

Yesterday, August 12, was a blow-out day for some users of VMware's ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 virtualization products, especially if they had applied the latest product updates called "Update 2."

WSUS Blocking: A Real Problem, Microsoft Says

Microsoft closed its investigation into an update blocking issue that affected users of Windows Server Update Service 3.0 or WSUS 3.0 Service Pack 1.

Microsoft's August Patch Brings 11 Security Fixes

Microsoft's August patch, slated to be the largest patch rollout since 12 bulletins hit users in February of 2007, came up short by one.

Microsoft Virtualization Launch Planned for Fall 2008

Microsoft announced a launch event for its virtualization products, scheduled for Sept. 8, 2008 in Bellevue, Wash.

Seven Critical Fixes Expected on Tuesday

IT Pros and system administrators will be mighty busy this month as Microsoft announced plans to release 12 patches.

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