Virtualization


Citrix Gets Cloud Storage with ShareFile

The acquisition gives Citrix a foot in a crowded cloud storage segment competing with Dropbox, Apple and others.

Verizon Wireless To Virtualize Its Mobile Phones for Personal, Biz Use

Verizon said it's working with VMware to offer phones that can make the transition from home to work without hiccups or headaches for IT.

Update: 4 More Free Tools for vSphere

Not the same ol' "Free Tools" session; we cover new tools that have come out since VMworld.

How to Get Started with VMware's Socialcast

Socialcast is the "Facebook" for the internal communications crowd. And it's a VMware product.

Searching for Intelligent Storage for Virtual Workloads

There are no one-size-fits-all storage solutions, so I've come up with some basic questions to ask the vendors who will be trying to get your attention.

Microsoft Reaching Out to OpenNebula with Windows Server Hyper-V

In another example of Microsoft's outreach to open source communities and projects, the company announced on Tuesday it is collaborating with team members of the OpenNebula project to add Windows Server Hyper-V support.

Microsoft Partners Already Implementing Hyper-V 3 Virtual Switch

Microsoft's new extensible virtual switch in Hyper-V 3.0 for Windows Server 8 has already been implemented by 5nine, Broadcom, Cisco, inMon and NEC, among others.

VMware Workstation 8, VMware Fusion 4 Released

VMware has released upgrades to two virtualization platforms, VMware Workstation 8 and VMware Fusion.

Microsoft Opens Up on 'Cloud-Optimized' Windows Server 8 at Build

During his Build conference keynote on Wednesday, Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, called Windows Server 8 "the most cloud-optimized OS" being developed by Microsoft.

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Now at RC Stage

SCVMM 2012 RC includes many new features for hypervisor creation/management, resource optimization and service lifecycle management. It's also on a new schedule for general availability in early 2012.

VMware, Cisco Announce Virtual Extensible LAN for the Cloud

VMware and Cisco have debuted the new Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) architecture, which forms the basis of a scalable LAN for the cloud.

Hyper-V Not Disappearing from Windows 8, Microsoft Confirms

According to an announcement made today by Microsoft, Hyper-V hypervisor will be included in the company's next operating system.

End of VMworld Product Roundup

Trend Micro, SolarWinds, F5 demonstrate new and improved solutions around the VMware tool ecosystem

Failure, Fighting: Crosby's Keys to Success in the Virtualized World

The Bromium cofounder and former Citrix CTO views his public battles as an essential element in his strategy to bring technology to the people by making sure they understand it.

MokaFive Suite's Latest Lightens Admins' VDI Workloads

MokaFive Suite Release 3 BareMetal offers the unusual ability to update all workstations from a single image, while still allowing users to customize their systems.

OpenStack Aims to Please the 'Open' Cloud Crowd

Jim Curry, general manager of Rackspace Cloud Builders, is having a good time giving the people what they want.

The Ultimate Insider: An Interview with VMware CIO Mark Egan

The VMware CIO runs internal projects and test-drives new products.

5 Hot Virtualization Companies, Under the Covers

These virtualization vendors will be getting more than your attention in the coming months.

How to Run Your vSphere Infrastructure for Free

All three of the most popular virtualization hypervisors are available in free editions: Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, VMware vSphere Hypervisor and Citrix XenServer.

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