In-Depth Features


Brave New World: VDC-OS

VMware wants to own your data center. The key? The Virtual Datacenter Operating System.

The Disappearing Desktop: How VDI Is Changing the Game

Will desktop PCs in their current incarnation fade from view as they become increasingly virtualized?

Marketplace: Microsoft's Non-Hyper-V Hypervisor

Almost no one paid attention when MS divulged details on its cloud-based Hyper-V. Here's what you need to know so far.

HP: Upping The Ante in the Protocol Wars

RDP lags behind ICA in terms of the VDI user experience. But HP intends to narrow the gap for its client virtualization offerings.

Netuitive Pushing Adaptive Learning for Virtualization Management

As data centers undergo increasing virtualization, a more holistic approach to managing VMs across organizational boundaries may be needed.

Citrix, Apple Working on iPhone Integration

Integration with XenApp and XenDesktop expected to be available early next year.

The Ultimate Virtualization Buyers Guide

The industry's first print guide to virtualization products.

Back to the (Virtual) Future

With the upcoming Virtual Datacenter Operating System, new VMware CEO Paul Maritz wants to virtualize every bit and byte of your data center.

The Telecom Market: Ripe for Virtualization?

VMware's acquisition of Trango is drawing mobile virtualization into the spotlight.

Startup: SIMtone Pushes 'Mass Market' Thin-Client Vision

Can telecom carriers offer low-cost computing on a broad scale?

Surveys: Endpoint Virtualization a Key Technology for 2009

Data center is getting lots of attention, but companies are finding much virtualization business at the endpoints.

Up Front: Virtualization Pioneer

An interview with VMware's new CEO Paul Maritz.

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.

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.

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