The open source hypervisor Xen has a new version, 3.3, that includes a number of upgrades and enhancements that make it more enterprise-worthy and start to move it beyond the datacenter.
Citrix Systems has upped the competitive ante by adding a new set of performance-related features to its flagship XenApp product.
Microsoft has made substantial changes to its virtualization licensing program, changes that will lower the cost of using virtualization for many customers.
Desktop virtualization player goes against the big boys.
OVF is more than just another open standard with lofty goals.
A look back and a few predictions on the state of IT virtualization.
Recent upheaval leaves industry bewildered.
Storage virtualization can address some of the problems associated with getting incompatible physical storage to live together.
- By Mark Ferelli
- 08/15/2008
An interview with VMware's senior director of desktop platforms and solutions.
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.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 08/15/2008
Build a solid and long-lasting virtual infrastructure around virtualization's many moving parts, including servers, storage, network, security and management.
You need to plan for virtual safety just as thoroughly as for physical protection. Here's how to get started.
- By Brian Koerner
- 08/15/2008
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."
Microsoft announced a launch event for its virtualization products, scheduled for Sept. 8, 2008 in Bellevue, Wash.
In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position in this segment, VMware has announced a new initiative dubbed the System Builder Program