Data center is getting lots of attention, but companies are finding much virtualization business at the endpoints.
An interview with VMware's new CEO Paul Maritz.
Making a data center dynamic is about more than moving VMs around. How do the "big three" stack up?
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 11/01/2008
VMware's challenge is to convince current and potential customers that "good enough" virtualization solutions aren't. Is it up to the task?
Microsoft on Tuesday showed off a pre-beta version of Windows Server 2008 R2 at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.
Microsoft released System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM 2008), the second major component of its virtualization strategy.
Migration to virtualization won't be the quick transition that some technology evangelists have predicted, according to recent surveys by two IT security companies.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/07/2008
Seattle-based application delivery networking vendor F5 Networks Inc. has announced several new products for its file virtualization portfolio.
Technology executives are turning to virtual systems to lower costs and reduce energy costs, but issues with the technology remain, according to a survey which also found companies struggling with service and power consumption issues.
- By Kathleen Hickey
- 09/25/2008
IBM has unveiled a new storage solution designed to help organizations take advantage of cloud computing technology in order to significantly reduce their virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) storage needs.
- By Chris Riedel
- 09/23/2008
In an announcement at VMworld last week, VMware unveiled plans to deliver a portfolio of solutions intended to turn virtualized desktops into "universal clients." The initiative, dubbed vClient, begins with a series of products called VMware View.
- By Chris Riedel
- 09/22/2008
LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 18 -- VMware announced a number of initiatives this week at VMworld, but gave few specifics on products and availability. The company has revealed, however, that all the technologies to implement that vision will be available by the end of next year.
VMware CTO Stephen Herrod adds texture and detail to CEO Maritz's Tuesday keynote.
On the first day of VMware's VMworld conference happening in Las Vegas this week, Citrix Systems -- a competitor of VMware that's also at the conference -- announced the release of XenServer 5, the latest version of its server virtualization solution.
The annual VMworld user conference gets underway today in Las Vegas, with the event's host betting big on a new strategy that redefines its market-leading virtualization management products.
- By John K. Waters
- 09/15/2008