I've spoken to a number of organizations that have upgraded to vSphere, and I've seen that many of them haven't enlisted all of the new features.
- By Rick Vanover
- 06/01/2010
Although there are many critical VDI components to consider in your implementations, the choice of display protocols should never be taken lightly.
- By Rick Vanover
- 05/01/2010
Here's a situation where the nice guy finishes as President and CEO.
How Microsoft can give its VDI solution, Remote Desktop Connection Broker, much-needed credibility.
The memories of working in the IT industry in a post-Cold-War Russia remain vivid for Virsto CTO Alex Miroshnichenko.
Planning your storage architecture in a VMware environment is one of the most critical design elements. Even more critical: sizing of VMFS datastores.
- By Rick Vanover
- 04/26/2010
Windows Insider has returned to Redmond -- and it feels good to be home!
- By Greg Shields
- 04/01/2010
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."
Since becoming editor in chief of Virtualization Review in October, I've discovered that, from a journalistic perspective, there's a lot to like about virtualization because the industry -- if not the baseline technology -- is new and emerging.
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