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
Microsoft's next virt push will be with this strong enterprise VM contender.
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.
VMware joined the Linux Foundation on Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. -- IBM made several announcements Tuesday at the annual LinuxWorld conference, introducing a new series of products, services and initiatives that the company says will "further expand IBM's commitment to Linux and open source by enabling the next generation of Linux."
- By John K. Waters
- 08/06/2008
In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position in this segment, VMware has announced a new initiative dubbed the System Builder Program
Virtualization heralds a brave new world of security. Here are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to securing a virtual infrastructure.
- By Joern Wettern
- 08/01/2008
Don't let its looks fool you -- give it time and Hyper-V will be a contender for hypervisor dominance.
Next week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Joanna Rutkowska promises to demonstrate how a malicious attacker, working remotely, could take control of the open-source Xen virtualization software.
- By Joab Jackson
- 08/01/2008
Skytap’s Virtual Lab service lets developers subscribe to virtual machines
(VMs) and provides a VM image library and a virtual lab-management app.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/01/2008
Just how favorably does Hyper-V compare to established products from VMware Inc., Virtual Iron Inc. and Citrix Systems Inc., to name a few? How serious is Microsoft about competing in the virtual space?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 07/30/2008
Qumranet's CEO Benny Schnaider discusses his company's open source technology and the future of the virtualization market.
VMware has launched its first counter-attack to Microsoft's pricing structure for its virtualization products, announcing that ESXi, its lightweight hypervisor, is going to be given away for free.