Virtualization


Are You Getting Your Money's Worth with vSphere?

I've spoken to a number of organizations that have upgraded to vSphere, and I've seen that many of them haven't enlisted all of the new features.

Microsoft Releases Service Pack 2 for App-V 4.5

Microsoft this week released Service Pack 2 for its App-V 4.5 application virtualization solution.

Report: Windows 7 Gaining Corporate Adoption

A report issued on Wednesday by Forrester Research chronicles the declining use of Windows XP, as well as Internet Explorer 6, as staples of the corporate desktop.

My Story: How I Used Technology To Improve My Son's World

Read how IT pro Kirk Foutts used virtualization, Windows 7 and other technologies to create a reliable yet robust touchscreen device for his injured son.

Shavlik Blasts Patch Management Into the Cloud

Patch-management pioneer and long-time Microsoft partner Shavlik Technologies LLC revealed this week new cloud offerings that the company will use to distribute patch data and IT-management applications rapidly to customers.

Citrix Extends Client Virtualization

Citrix takes wraps off new XenClient, the first bare-metal client hyper-visor.

Microsoft Issues Hyper-V Tools

Microsoft late last month released a few tools for IT shops that use Hyper-V virtualization.

Microsoft Offers Evaluation Kit for 2010 Products

Microsoft is offering a kit designed to streamline the evaluation process for orgs considering its new software products.

Novell and the Cloud: Taking on the Goliaths

Novell aims to tackle big competitors with its cloud-computing offerings.

Citrix in Sync: Thriving Among the Virtual Competition

Citrix cashes in on its Xen offerings even as it competes and cooperates with its rivals.

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Virtualization

Virtualization is rarely as simple to implement and manage as it has been made out to be. Here's what to look out for when planning your organization's next virtualization project.

Private Cloud Automation

Up and running in 30 days wih Surgient Cloud Express.

VDI Display Protocols -- Why They're Important

Although there are many critical VDI components to consider in your implementations, the choice of display protocols should never be taken lightly.

A New Way to Back up Your Cloud-Based Web Services

Backupify provides daily and weekly backups.

Virtualization Management Tools & Strategies

Enterprise-wide management platforms meet best-of-breed tools.

TAKE FIVE: Why I Like Citrix

Here's a situation where the nice guy finishes as President and CEO.

Microsoft Offers Under-the-Covers VDI

How Microsoft can give its VDI solution, Remote Desktop Connection Broker, much-needed credibility.

Back in the U.S.S.R.

The memories of working in the IT industry in a post-Cold-War Russia remain vivid for Virsto CTO Alex Miroshnichenko.

On Desktop Virtualization: The Protocol Is Not a Panacea

Five key parameters for benchmarking desktop virtualization platforms.

VMFS Volume Extents Decision Factors

Planning your storage architecture in a VMware environment is one of the most critical design elements. Even more critical: sizing of VMFS datastores.

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