If Red Hat has its way, the Big Three of virtualization will expand to be the Big Four. With RHEV 3, Red Hat may have taken a big step in that direction.
Citrix XenServer may not be the most advanced or robust server virtualization platform, but organizations with simple virtualization requirements or those looking for a supplementary virtualization solution will be more than satisfied with it.
Predicting the future of a hot technology is never easy, but one CTO weighs in on what he anticipates will go on in the server virtualization market next year.
Hyper-V may not be today's virtualization market leader, but don't count on it to play second fiddle forever. The virtualization platform is catching up fast, and its low price point makes it an increasingly easier sell.
VMware reigns as leader of the server virtualization market, offering a product range spans from simple server consolidation for SMBs to data center automation and fully fledged cloud computing environments for enterprises and service providers.
For large enterprises, choosing a management system typically parallels their choice of hypervisor vendor -- generally, VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat or Citrix. Smaller organizations aren't so lucky. Virtualization Manager from Solarwinds just may fill that gap.
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server virtualization, cloud computing, public cloud, hypervisor, Virtualization Management
With the capabilities of virtualization technology now exceeding those of the management systems most enterprises use to control their IT environments, a new set of of complexities has arisen. A recent survey commissioned by Veeam Software provides insight on what has happened and the impact.
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hypervisor, Veeam, Virtualization Management, server virtualization
When it comes to beefing up the security of your virtualized IT environment, to whom are you going to turn?
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virtualization technology, server virtualization, security, Security Advisory, hypervisor
A lack of understanding of security risks is one of the key factors hampering cloud computing adoption. Find out the five most overlooked threats to the technology.
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security, hypervisor, cloud computing, cloud security, virtualization
10 predictions based on server trends and server hardware evolution. How accurate will they be?
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hypervisor, 2011, SSD, OS, server hardware
Virtualization and cloud were key components of two recent OS releases: Fedora Linux 14 and Windows Server 2008 SP1. Suddenly, the OS isn't such a dinosaur after all.
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desktop virtualization, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, server virtualization, hypervisor, Fedora
ConVirt 2.0 Enterprise edition adds role-based VM access control for admins.
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hypervisor, KVM, hypervisor management, Xen
For a point release, vSphere 4.1 packs an awful lot of new features, functionality and improvements. And it's SMB friendly, to boot.
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VMware, cloud computing, hypervisor, vSphere, server virtualization
The company says support for Microsoft Windows XP as a guest operating system for Wind River Hypervisor is now available.
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guest operating system, Windows XP, virtualization technologies, hypervisor
As the hypervisor transforms enterprise computing, operating systems are wasting away.
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application server, operating system, hypervisor, virtualization
Citrix Systems plans to preview its bare-metal desktop and laptop PC hypervisor and update XenServer.
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XenServer, bare-metal, Citrix, hypervisor
Citrix CTO said he is unfazed by Red Hat's decision to drop the Xen hypervisor from its enterprise Linux software.
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hypervisor, Xen, Citrix, KVM, Red Hat
Will KVM will be the open source hypervisor of choice in the long term?
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hypervisor, KVM, open-source, Linux, Cloud
An update to the Xen hypervisor offers improvements to performance, memory usage and security.
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Xen, applications, virtual machine, hypervisor, VHD
Leading virtualization software vendors are behind in plans to ship bare-metal hypervisors for desktop PCs.
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virtualization, VMware, hypervisor, Citrix, virtualization technologies
The next step is integrated management that reflects the new way of doing things in the virtual world.
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virtualization, VMware, hypervisor, private cloud, next-generation
These ten virtualization companies went from a virtualization punch line to heavy hitter in a very short time.
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trends, virtualization, company, hypervisor
OS Roundup: Red Hat last week released its eagerly awaited Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager for Servers and the corresponding hypervisor. Exciting? Perhaps, but Red Hat users need not apply.
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KVM, Windows, Red Hat, virtualization, hypervisor
Virtually Speaking: Microsoft claims a 24-point increase in Hyper-V penetration, but exactly what and how it's measuring is unclear. VMware, meanwhile, may be suiting up to grow its high-end base.
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SMB, hypervisor, VMware, Microsoft, Hyper-V
Virtually Speaking: With POWER 7, Big Blue seeks to bridge the virtualization gap between x86 and the mainframe.
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hypervisor, virtualization, IBM, Power processor, POWER 7
The free version of Citrix's application is designed to simplify storage management in Microsoft-based virtual environments.
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Hyper-V, Citrix, virtualization, hypervisor
Rivals Microsoft and Xen will be there, but VMworld is VMware's show, so you can expect the current virtualization leader to unveil its latest strategy.
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virtualization, Hyper-V, Microsoft, VMware, hypervisor
