F5 Networks has bought the intellectual property of Israel-based Crescendo Networks and will be hiring some of its engineering team. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Before you update that older vSphere, gain some insight into your licensing requirements for vSphere 5 with this nifty tool. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization management suite broadens scope of platform support by including Microsoft's hypervisor in the mix. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - 08/10/2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a move that strengthens its XenDesktop product against VMware View, Citrix announced its acquisition of the company that carved out market share with its vDesk solution set.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Version 2 of its NetWrix Change Reporter also adds real-time and snapshot reporting capabilities. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - 08/10/2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware listened to the growing din around its vSphere 5 vRAM entitlements, and announced an increase of vRAM limits in a blog Wednesday. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - 08/04/2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has continued interoperability support for Red Hat Linux operating systems running on its Hyper-V hypervisor. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In the recently posted "The World Runs on VMware vSphere" infographic, WiredCPU.com shows how just in the last 10 years (2001-2011) we have gone from virtually NO server virtualization in use to more than 50 percent of the servers in the world being virtualized (and over 20 million vSphere virtual machines running every day). 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Less than a month after its beta release, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.0 (MAP 6.0) became generally available on Monday. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    You and my clients have the same challenges and objectives in the pursuit of desktop virtualization. 
                    
			            - By Dave  Bartoletti
 - 07/14/2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    You can create some advanced virtual networks with this nifty tool. Have you tried it? Plus: Upcoming VMware Webinar July 12!
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    My list of the best that server virtualization has to offer over physical servers.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SolarWinds this week solidified its line of virtualization management tools, with new versions of its Hyper9 virtualizaztion management solution and SolarWinds Storage Manager. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - 06/09/2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Raxco adds new feature called Virtual Awareness, aimed at thwarting fragmentation in virtualized disks automatically.
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - 06/08/2011
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMHA via vSphere works most of the time, but sometimes you'll need to get at those scripts to fix something.