Virtualization


Microsoft RTMs System Center Essentials, Data Protection Manager

Microsoft on Monday released to manufacturing two new products in its System Center suite -- System Center Essentials 2010 and Data Protection Manager 2010.

Citrix Takes Virtualization, Conferencing Tools to iPad

Citrix has released versions of its GoToMeeting and Receiver applications for iPad.

Hyper-V's Missing Feature

Windows Insider has returned to Redmond -- and it feels good to be home!

Terracotta Acquires Quartz Job Scheduler

Java clustering infrastructure provider Terracotta has acquired the popular Quartz open-source job-scheduling software, filling a gap in its ability to support scaleout in virtualized environments.

Ozzie Quizzed on Cloud Strategy at PDC

Microsoft officials briefed financial analysts on the company's cloud computing strategy at its Professional Developers Conference on Wednesday.

Cybersecurity Alliance Aims at Network Protection

Thirteen leading technology companies including Microsoft have joined with Lockheed Martin to form a new cybersecurity technology alliance.

Citrix Launches Open Desktop Virtualization Program

Citrix has launched a program aimed at accelerating enterprise virtual desktop deployments using the company's XenDesktop.

VMware Announces VMware View 4

Earlier this week VMware announced VMware View 4, the latest version of its desktop virtualization product.

Cisco, EMC, VMware Partner for Virtualization, Private Clouds

Cisco, EMC and VMware on Tuesday kicked off a new Virtual Computing Environment "coalition" to promote datacenter virtualization and private cloud deployments.

Swiss Army Storage

FalconStor's Network Storage Server does far more than virtualize and serve up storage.

Get Plugged In

I started my journey with virtualization in late 2002, when I began using VMware Workstation.

Oracle's Bold Strokes

Virtual Iron and Sun acquisitions plunge Oracle deeper into virtualization waters, but the company still lags behind the leaders.

vSphere Training: Pricey for the Market

For anyone wanting to gain expertise in virtualization, a trip through some sort of VMware technology is a rite of passage.

The 2009 Reader's Choice Awards

Your picks for the best in virtualization.

Cisco Gets into Heavy Metal

The Unified Computing System aims to be a "cloud in a box" solution. But can Cisco transition from routers to servers?

Lessons from VMworld

What we learned and what VMware still has to do.

Rain Clouds

VMworld 2009 has come and gone-in a puff of cloud, you might say. It was a good show, still valuable, but not a great show like last year.

IT Shops Still Spending Despite Downturn

A recent study from IT staffing specialist Robert Half Technology suggests that CIOs plan to invest in new IT initiatives over the next year, in spite of a bad (and possibly worsening) economic climate.

VMware vSphere 4 Now Available

VMware on Thursday announced the general availability of the vSphere 4 family of virtualization products.

Microsoft Adds Virtualization to Unified Communications

Microsoft continued its foray into unified communications (UC) with an announcement last week of support for a virtualized topology in Microsoft Office Communications Server R2 (OCS R2).

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