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Interop: From Server Virtualization to Private Cloud

Panel discusses what's needed to help server virtualization succeed in the cloud era.


Tags: Cloud, server virtualization, private cloud, cloud computing, virtualization cloud, virtualization

How Red Hat Does Open Source: From GNOME to OpenStack

Red Hat's Mark McLoughlin currently holds the title as the top OpenStack developer in the world by volume of code commits, but he wasn't always a cloud guy.


Tags: open source, OpenStack, Cloud, cloud computing, OpenStack Grizzly, Red Hat

The Secret to OpenStack's Cloud Success? Gravity

The Executive Director of the OpenStack Foundation explains what it takes to build a platform ecosystem.


Tags: OpenStack Foundation, open source, OpenStack, cloud computing, OpenStack Summit, Cloud

Dell Partners with SUSE Linux for OpenStack

The new Dell SUSE Cloud Solution, Powered by OpenStack takes aim at private clouds.


Tags: cloud computing, open source, SUSE, Dell, PowerEdge, SUSE Linux, Dell PowerEdge, OpenStack, Cloud

Red Hat Launches Open Source OpenStack RDO

Linux vendor's new OpenStack distribution aims to make it easier to get up and running on the open source cloud.


Tags: OpenStack RDO, cloud computing, OpenStack, Cloud, open source, Red Hat

IBM PureSystems Turning One and Tackling Big Data

A year ago IBM entered the engineered server systems space - where are they now?


Tags: servers, IBM, PureSystems, IBM PureData System, big data, cloud computing, Cloud

OpenStack Grizzly Cloud Poised for Enterprise Release

Linux leader Red Hat details open source innovation in the latest OpenStack cloud platform release.


Tags: Cloud, cloud computing, open source, Red Hat, OpenStack Grizzly, OpenStack

Red Hat Taps Former Microsoft Exec as New Server Virtualization Chief

Radhesh Balakrishnan hired away from Microsoft to help spur Red Hat's role in virtualization and the cloud over the coming years.


Tags: Red Hat, Cloud, RHEV, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, cloud computing, virtualization, open source, Microsoft, OpenStack, server virtualization

Linux Adoption Continues to Grow

Study reports that Windows to Linux migration is growing, particularly when it comes to servers.


Tags: Linux server, Linux, mission-critical, Cloud, cloud computing

Blue Upgrade Coming to Windows Server, Too

Desktop and tablet users won't be the only ones to bask in Windows Blue upgrades, as Microsoft's upcoming update also has Windows Server in its sights.


Tags: Windows 8, Windows Blue, Windows Server, Windows Phone 8, Windows Server 2012, Microsoft, Cloud

The Cloud Application Hypervisor Has Arrived

You've heard of a hypervisor, and you've probably heard of a storage hypervisor. But here's a new one to add to the virtualization lexicon.






Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, virtualization, virtually speaking, Cloud Storage, hypervisor, hypervisor management, public cloud

Who Offers the Best Public Cloud Storage System?

A recent report from Nasuni ranks public cloud storage providers, but a closer look at one of their top picks highlights the pros and the cons of cloud storage right now.




Tags: Nasuni, virtually speaking, cloud computing, public cloud, Cloud Storage, virtualization, Cloud

IBM Opens Up to OpenStack for Enterprise Cloud Foundation

Big Blue tabs the open source cloud platform as the base for all of its cloud computing offerings.


Tags: OpenStack Foundation, OpenStack, Big Blue, IBM, cloud computing, Cloud, open source

HP's CloudSystem Improves Cloud Automation

The company's hybrid cloud development options grow with the latest CloudSystem release.


Tags: HP, cloud computing, Cloud, cloud automation, Cloudsystem, HP CloudSystem, PaaS

Red Hat Revs Up Enterprise Edition of OpenShift Cloud Platform

The Linux vendor launches what it claims is the first open-source, on-premise Platform-as-a-Service offering for enterprises.


Tags: Red Hat, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, cloud platform, PaaS, OpenShift, Cloud

Red Hat Previews OpenStack Folsom Enterprise Cloud Release

The Linux vendor rebases its enterprise cloud distribution with preliminary support for Folsom.


Tags: Red Hat, Enterprise, Linux, OpenStack Folsom, Cloud, OpenStack, Folsom, cloud computing

Nebula Aims to Deliver OpenStack Cloud Control

The CEO of the cloud computing startup explains why his company's approach will make it easier to get started with OpenStack and why contributing to open source is important.


Tags: open source, Cloud, Nebula, OpenStack, cloud control platform, IaaS

Apache CloudStack 4.0 Expands the Open Source Cloud

Citrix is no longer the only player in CloudStack as Apache processes take hold.


Tags: Apache, Citrix, cloud computing, CloudStack, Cloud, Apache server, OpenStack, Apache Software Foundation

Cisco Expands UCS and Cloud Management Control

The company's UCS Central platform can now manage up to 10,000 physical servers.


Tags: cloud management, Cisco, server platform, cloud computing, Cloud, UCS

VMware Seeking Total Cloud Domination?

Like the infamous villains in James Bond flicks, VMware would very much like to rule the world -- the cloud world in this case.


Tags: cloud computing, hybrid cloud, VMware, vCloud Suite, vcloud, Cloud, vSphere

AMD Gets Ambidextrous for Cloud Servers with ARM

Seeing massive data centers as its opportunity for growth, AMD teams with ARM to roll out its next-gen servers.


Tags: ARM, AMD, Cloud server, data center, ARM server, Cloud

Solaris 11.1 Improves Performance for Oracle Workloads

New Solaris features will help to enable Oracle's cloud database.


Tags: Cloud, Solaris 11, Oracle, cloud database, Solaris, Oracle Database

Dell Active Infrastructure: Converged IT for Private Clouds, VDI

In the converged infrastructure game, Dell is going all in.


Tags: Dell, blade servers, private cloud, converged IT, Cloud, Dell PowerEdge, Dell Active System, VDI

What's the Real Story on KVM Usage?

While some surveys peg hypervisor usage of Red Hat's KVM at a meager 0.5%, support for KVM from vendors tells a different story.




Tags: virtually speaking, server, Cloud, KVM, hypervisor, server virtualization, servers, Red Hat, virtualization

Ubuntu 12.10 Linux Delivers OpenStack Folsom Cloud

The latest Linux release adds a variety of new cloud-focused server tools.


Tags: open source, Ubuntu Server, Cloud, Ubuntu, OpenStack, Ubuntu LTS, Linux

VMware vSphere Embraces OpenStack

VMware CTO Steve Herrod tells OpenStack that he want to join the party.


Tags: VMware vSphere, open source, Cloud, VMware, OpenStack, OpenStack Summit, cloud computing

OpenStack Open Source Cloud Distributions Take Shape

Ubuntu, SUSE and Red Hat explain how the nascent market for packaged cloud server distributions is beginning to shape up.


Tags: SUSE, distribution, Ubuntu, Cloud, OpenStack, cloud computing, Red Hat, open source

Ubuntu Helps Accelerate OpenStack Deployments

Mark Shuttleworth details what it takes to deliver OpenStack in production, in 3 minutes or less.


Tags: Mark Shuttleworth, open source, Ubuntu Server, Cloud, cloud computing, OpenStack, Ubuntu

Cisco Debuts Its Own OpenStack Distribution

The networking hardware giant releases a key open source cloud distribution.


Tags: Cisco, OpenStack, Cloud, cloud computing, open source

VMware Automates Management for the Cloud

The company's latest vCloud Suite update provides new automation capabilities.


Tags: virtualization, virtualization cloud, VMware, VMware vCloud Suite, VMware vSphere, cloud virtualization, Cloud

Oracle Solaris 11.1 Updates Unix for SDN and the Cloud

Oracle improves Solaris performance and cloud capabilities while also addressing the market trend towards Software-Defined Networking.


Tags: Unix, cloud computing, Cloud, Software-Defined Networking, Oracle, SDN, Solaris 11

Can OpenStack Overcome Its Cloudy Climate?

Will political in-fighting and dissent over open and closed cloud platform alternatives prevent cloud providers from helping make the cloud enterprise a reality?


Tags: Cloud Providers, VMware, OpenStack, Cloud, open source

What the vTax's Demise Means for Server Virtualization

Is VMware's elimination of the hated "vTax" a sign that the company is changing its focus to where the real money is?


Tags: Cloud, server, hybrid cloud, server virtualization, servers, virtualization, VMware

DH2i Targets SQL Server with Automated Load Balancing Tech

Application virtualization startup combats Microsoft SQL Server sprawl and lowers management overhead with an update to its DxConsole software.


Tags: SQL Server 2012, Cloud, SQL Server, load balancing

Lenovo Takes a Leap into Cloud Computing

The company's first software-only acquisition of cloud provider Stoneware should help jumpstart Lenovo's PC Plus initiative.


Tags: Cloud, stoneware, Lenovo, cloud computing

HotLink Hops on the Cloud with New Hybrid Express Solution

The company's latest product offering could have big implications for companies looking to make a facile move to the cloud.


Tags: virtualization, hybrid cloud, virtualization cloud, Cloud, virtually speaking

OpenStack Foundation Aiming to Advance the Open Cloud

The incoming Executive Director of the group responsible for overseeing OpenStack's development provides insight into the foundation's official launch and the challenges that lie ahead.


Tags: hybrid cloud, open source, Cloud, OpenStack, OpenStack Foundation

The State of Linux in 2012

Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation, explains how Linux has become fundamental to modern technology, from servers to the cloud and beyond.


Tags: LinuxCon, Cloud, Linux server, Linux Foundation, servers, Linux

IBM Targets Clouds, Analytics with Its Latest System z Mainframe

Big Blue is out to prove that big iron can float secure clouds and make quick work out of data analytics workloads.


Tags: system z, IBM, Data Analytics, Cloud, mainframe, hybrid cloud, Big Blue

Piston's Airframe Arrives for OpenStack Private Cloud Systems

The company looks to stand out by making it easier for organizations to jump on the OpenStack bandwagon.


Tags: private cloud, Cloud, OpenStack, cloud platform, Piston

Apache Deltacloud Hits Open Source Cloud Server Milestone

Different cloud server technologies all come together and get abstracted in Deltacloud 1.0.


Tags: Cloud, deltacloud, open source, Red Hat, Cloud server, Apache, Apache Deltacloud

Rackspace Finally Goes Public with OpenStack Cloud Servers

After more than two years of promoting the open source OpenStack project, Rackspace is finally ready to deliver it for its own cloud customers.


Tags: cloud computing, OpenStack, Rackspace, Cloud, open source

Open Source OpenStack ARMs the Cloud

The cloud will no longer be confined to just the realm of x86 servers as OpenStack turns two.


Tags: cloud computing, OpenStack, x86, Cloud, ARM, servers

Open Source OpenStack Moving Forward as Folsom Nears

Is it officially the summer of OpenStack?  Work on governance as well as technology continues to accelerate.


Tags: cloud computing, OpenStack, Folsom, OpenStack Foundation, Cloud, open source

Big Switch Relieves Virtual Machine Mobility Migraines

Big Switch Networks offers a solution that should make life a little easier for any company involved in server virtualization or cloud computing projects.


Tags: Cloud, virtual machine, Big Switch Networks, virtually speaking, virtualization, server virtualization, Nicira

Pano Logic Delivers New Cloud and Chrome-Based Thin Client Server

Is a browser-based thin client server model all you really need for running applications?


Tags: Google Chrome, server, Pano Logic, Cloud, thin client

Red Hat Puts a Price on Open Source OpenShift PaaS

After months of free for all access, Red Hat starts the process of making money from its PaaS platform.


Tags: OpenShift, PaaS, Cloud, open source, Red Hat

NASA Ditching Open Source OpenStack? Not So Fast

While Amazon boasts that NASA is saving $1M by moving to AWS, the truth is a bit more complex.


Tags: Piston, Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Amazon, OpenStack, open source, NASA, servers, AWS

The Oracle Cloud Has Arrived

He may have made fun of the term "cloud" back in 2009, but today Larry Ellison is singing a different tune.


Tags: Oracle, Oracle Cloud, social CRM, cloud computing, Cloud

HP Aims for Cloud Convergence

New enhancements in HP's CloudSystem provide burstable cloud access.


Tags: hybrid cloud, HP, virtualization, HP converged cloud, HP CloudSystem, HP cloud services, Cloud, public cloud

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Reaches RC

While Windows 8 has been receiving the overwhelming majority of attention from the media, enterprises may be more interested in Microsoft's server OS entering its final phase prior to an official debut.


Tags: server os, Windows Server, windows server 8, Windows Server 2012, server, Microsoft, Cloud

CloudPassage Looks to Lock Down Cloud Servers

The two-year-old startup provides a security platform to protect cloud users' virtual machines, targeting an area of cloud computing the firm says remains widely misunderstood.


Tags: CloudPassage, Cloud, cloud security, Cloud server, cloud computing

SAP Acquires Ariba, Gains Cloud Business Commerce

The acquisition establishes SAP as the leading business network, adding business-to-business collaboration to its existing solutions. 


Tags: Cloud, cloud computing, SAP, SAP AG

New Version of Oracle VM Server for x86 Improves Storage Availability

Release 3.1 of Oracle VM Server for x86 offers enhanced ease of use for virtualization administrators and improves storage availability.


Tags: Virtualization Management, virtualization, Oracle VM Server, server virtualization, Cloud, Oracle, Oracle VM

HP Qualifies Netlist 16GB HyperCloud Memory for ProLiant Servers

The HyperCloud memory modules are a good fit for complex enterprise data center scale-out computing applications.


Tags: HP, virtualization, Cloud, server memory, HyperCloud

Eucalyptus and Mellanox Partner to Smooth Cloud Deployments

Having lined up its ducks on the software side, Eucalyptus is looking to tackle cloud infrastructures -- and IT workers' cloud deployment fears -- by partnering with Mellanox.


Tags: Cloud Migration, Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, AWS, Mellanox, Eucalyptus, migration, Cloud

Cloud Sidekick Extends Community Edition with Storm Deployment Automation

Storm is a new declarative provisioning feature that enables cloud developers to create AWS CloudFormation compatible deployment configurations.


Tags: cloud computing, hybrid cloud, Cloud Sidekick, private cloud, AWS, Cloud

Network Virtualization Poised for Primetime?

Significant signs are starting to emerge that network virtualization is a technology whose time is about to arrive.


Tags: public cloud, network virtualization, hybrid cloud, Hyper-V Cloud, private cloud, virtualization, hypervisor, Hyper-V, Cloud

Ubuntu 12.04 Linux Aims Precisely at the Cloud

The open source operating system server adds cloud orchestration, Metal-as-a-Service and OpenStack in its latest Long Term Support release.


Tags: Ubuntu, Ubuntu LTS, Cloud, Ubuntu Server, cloud computing, Linux, Canonical

Rackspace Cloud (Just) Now Moving to OpenStack

While Rackspace helped to found OpenStack, the company is only just now beginning to adopt the project for its own cloud services.


Tags: private cloud, Rackspace Cloud, Cloud, OpenStack, public cloud, cloud services, Rackspace

HP Certifies Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu 12.04 gets its first major server vendor certification, but HP admits Ubuntu is still not yet at the same level as either Red Hat or SUSE.


Tags: Cloud, Ubuntu LTS, virtualization, Ubuntu, certification, HP, Linux server, Canonical, Linux, Ubuntu Server

VMware: OpenStack Is Immature

VMware's CEO emphasizes his company's strength in both private and public cloud infrastructure as revenues continue to grow.


Tags: VMware, Rackspace, public cloud, OpenStack, hybrid cloud, VMware vSphere, Cloud, private cloud

Windows Server 8 Now Officially Windows Server 2012

Microsoft settles on Windows Server 2012 to mark the imminent launch of its forthcoming "cloud-optimized" server OS.


Tags: private cloud, server os, Windows Server, windows server 8, Windows Server 2012, server, operating system, Cloud

Puppet Configures OpenStack

Open source cloud platform now has open source configuration options.


Tags: infrastructure management, Puppet Labs, cloud computing, open source software, Puppet, Cloud

Virtustream Offers "True Consumption-Based" Cloud Platform

The company's xStream platform is billed as a versatile solution for complex, large-scale deployments, offering support for public, private and hybrid clouds.


Tags: virtualization cloud, public cloud, Cloud, hybrid cloud, IaaS, virtualization, managed service, private cloud

Boundary Delivers Monitoring in the Cloud

Startup aims to deliver monitoring as a service in real-time.


Tags: Cloud, server, monitoring, monitoring tools, Service Cloud

ActiveState Expands Platform-as-a-Service Cloud Tech for Perl

Perl cloud vendor run by a 15 year old entrepreneur gets snapped up.
Tags: ActiveState, perl, Cloud, cloud computing

Grid vs. Cloud: What's the Difference?

Cisco's CTO for the cloud explains why 'cloud' isn't just another name for grid.
Tags: grid computing, Cisco UCS, Cisco, cloud computing, Cloud

Rackspace Looks to Bring Order to 'Cloud Chaos'

The purchase of Cloudkick means Rackspace Hosting can offer what it calls a cockpit for navigating complex environments.
Tags: Rackspace, Cloud, OpenStack Community, cloud computing

CloudShare Program Encourages Surgient Customers to Switch

The company is offering a risk-free migration program for Surgient customers.
Tags: Cloud, migration, cloud services, cloud computing

GoGrid Continues Open Source Cloud Push With Partner Program

A new partnership program is expected to help the company deliver open-source cloud computing to the masses.
Tags: open source, SaaS, Cloud, cloud computing

NetApp Integrates with Microsoft for SMB Cloud Services

The Toolkit provides code and guidance for building cloud services powered by Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V.
Tags: Dynamic Data Center, Microsoft, Cloud, NetApp, SMB

Is There a Place for Windows Small Business Server in the Cloud?

There is a buzz about Windows Small Business Server gaining new cloud computing capabilities.
Tags: Cloud, Windows Small Business Server

The Planet Server Cloud for Channel Partners

The Planet is offering channel partners the ability to sell cloud-based virtual server architectures.
Tags: server, Cloud, The Planet

Virtual Cloud Management Challenges

The cloud presents a whole new set of virtual management challenges.
Tags: Virtual Cloud Management, Cloud