Microsoft's first effort at enterprise-level virtualization is a good start, but lots of rough edges remain.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sanbolic's chairman Bill Stevenson sees clustered file systems as a key technical piece in the virtualization puzzle.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Every type of hardware -- from chips to PCs to wireless LANs -- is evolving to support new enterprise demands for mobilization, virtualization and conservation.
                    
			            - By Joanne  Cummings
- 05/01/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    mValent Inc. recently expanded its mValent Integrity product with the addition of the Virtual Automation Module.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- 04/29/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Vizioncore Inc. today announced it has launched vCharter Pro, a monitoring tool designed for enterprise virtualization deployments running on VMware's ESX Server. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT execs are focusing on cutting costs rather than investing in technology this quarter, according to a report by research analysts at IDC. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    "Greyhound" comes to a screeching halt in the virtual world.
                    
			            - By Greg  Shields
- 04/28/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft Windows operating system has become unwieldy and is choking on the amount of code that needs to be maintained.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With the release of Hyper-V, is VMware in danger of becoming the new Netscape?
                    
			            - By Robert  Mullins
- 04/10/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    When it comes to infrastructure and operations, research firm Gartner says that virtualization will be the most significant trend through the next four years.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to a recent study by Dublin-based Research and Markets released today, virtualization and virtualization-related services spending will reach $1.35 billion (U.S.) by 2010.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization technology imposes costs and management stress on datacenter managers in addition to boosting the complexity of installations, according to senior IT managers. But those same executives also have learned that overcoming virtualization headaches ushers in a brave new world of datacenter performance.
                    
			            - By Wilson P. Dizard III
- 04/02/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    AMD, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based CPU chipmaker, announced its collaboration efforts with Microsoft leading up to Microsoft's big launch yesterday. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Redmond officially rolls out Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 in Los Angeles event.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    European Union fined Microsoft  899 million Euros for failure to comply with the EU's 2004 finding that Redmond was engaged in monopolistic practices.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 02/27/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Double-Take Software has released Double-Take for VMware Infrastructure 3.0, a software solution that protects virtual machines running on VMware ESX Server, a component of the VMware Infrastructure software suite
                    
			            - By James E. Powell
- 02/26/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Today at VMworld Europe in Cannes, France, VMware announced that within the next 60 days ESX 3i hypervisor will ship embedded in servers from its partners Dell, IBM, HP and Fujitsu-Siemens.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM today announced the debut of its new System z10  mainframe computer for enterprise data centers. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Here's how you can back up files inside running Virtual Server VMs.