virtualization Tag Index

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.

Startup backs desktop virtualization approach that departs from traditional VDI deployments.

It's all about the cloud.

VMware updates vCenter Operations Manager, and introduces new vFabric Application Management and IT Business Management suites, while HP introduced HP Technology Consulting Services to help customers blaze a path to the cloud.

Configuration management tool gets new reporting user interface and  faster synchronization.

Effort to grow KVM adoption now has more than 200 members.

Microsoft knocks VMware's virtualization strategy. Some of it rings true but it doesn't seem to matter. Is this a sign of Microsoft becoming less relevant?

VMware positions itself for the post-PC era with new virtual desktop and gateway technologies for hybrid clouds.

AMD set out to prove that through collaboration with platform vendors and today's multi-core processors, virtualization doesn't necessarily mean a performance penalty.

Oracle looks to advance its server virtualization technology with new management capabilities and performance enhancements.

RHEV 3.0 hits beta, finally removing the dependency of prior versions that required users to run Windows.
Tags: virtualization, Red Hat, RHEV, KVM, server virtualization

Boca Raton-Fla.-based firm sets its sites on organizing mission-critical, unstructured data to help enterprises navigate through the chaos.
Tags: virtualization, application virtualization, Virtualization Management

Virtualization startup looks to help administrators manage capacity as it prepares to take on industry heavyweights.
Tags: VMware, performance management, virtualization, virtualization technology

V-Commander 4.0 software enables the development of self-service catalogs and rapid virtual machine provisioning.
Tags: server virtualization, private cloud, Embotics, virtualization, IaaS

Citrix formally announces the name and direction of their OpenStack open source cloud virtualization stack initiative
Tags: open source, OpenStack, Citrix, virtualization

Virtualization plays an ever more important role in Microsoft's long-term plan. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1 each brought a number of new features to the virtualization table from their respective sides, and the virtualization offerings don't stop there.
Tags: Windows Server 2008 R2, virtualization, TechEd, Hyper-V, Microsoft

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.
Tags: virtualization, cloud computing, security, hypervisor, cloud security

The first release of the open source Zimbra email collaboration software since leaving Yahoo debuts. What's new and what's different about VMware's spin on the popular open source software?
Tags: open source software, VMware, virtualization, Zimbra, mail server

The latest version of DataCore's SANsymphony looks to mitigate virtualization's impact on storage and simplify its management. Can it deliver?
Tags: virtualization, virtual storage, SAN

The introduction of gen six of NEC's scalable, fault-tolerant server helped make 2010 its best year in the IT Platform business in the United States in half a decade. See what the server hardware vendor has to offer.
Tags: virtualization, Fault Tolerant, blade server, NEC, buyer's guide

The latest version of the popular open source server OS was designed with enterprises in mind. With a strong focus on scalability and flexibility, as well as support for physical and virtual servers and cloud computing, there's something for every organization to get excited about.
Tags: server os, Red Hat Server, Red Hat, virtualization, open source server

With VMware's stock soaring to new heights, the future continues to look bright for virtualization. It's 2011 and virtualization no longer means just servers -- a recent CDW report finds desktop virtualization deployments on the rise.
Tags: virtualization, virtualization technology, CDW, desktop virtualization, VMware

With the recession officially over, many enterprises are ready to invest in their data centers once again. Caution is still in order, however, so assessing and deciding where to invest that slightly increased budget remains critical.
Tags: recession, virtualization, economic recovery, data center management, budget

InternetNews.com chose VMware CEO Paul Maritz to receive a 2010 CEO Vision Award. The leader of the virtualization king pin was selected for his leadership in continuing to push the technology's value proposition forward.
Tags: CEO Vision Awards, InternetNews.com, virtualization, Paul Maritz, VMware

Is virtualization really all that new to HPC?
Tags: HPC, virtualization, supercomputing, supercomputers, TOP500

The cost savings that comes with virtualization makes an easy selling point, but there are other reasons the technology makes sense. Here are 10 reasons to consider virtualization that, although not top of mind, are worthy of consideration.
Tags: Top 10, virtualization, snapshots, server virtualization, infrastructure

Gartner sees cloud computing on its way to the Trough of Disillusionment, while IDC says cloud computing is the fastest growing IT segment.
Tags: cloud computing, virtualization, Gartner, IDC, private cloud

Cisco's virtual switches were designed for converged environments. For many early adopters, this means a smooth path to the cloud.
Tags: Nexus, Cisco UCS, Virtual Switch, virtualization, Cisco

With version 9 of its flagship product, Simpana, CommVault is taking a 'modern approach' to data management -- and the way it manages virtual machines is key.
Tags: storage virtualization, virtualization, deduplication, CommVault, server virtualization

Is government driving the cloud computing adoption bus? Limited budgets and expanding desktop computing costs made virtualization a popular choice among government entities, then the cloud beckoned.
Tags: virtualization, cloud computing, VMware, government, private cloud

Chip giant experiments with "cubicle cluster computing" as it looks to maximize efficiencies in its sprawling IT infrastructure.
Tags: Intel, VMworld, cubicle cluster computing, cloud computing, virtualization

Aiming to put the ARM architecture into the data center, ARM has announced virtualization and large physical address support.
Tags: virtualization, ARM server, ARM

The virtualization and cloud computing infrastructure consulting firm will enhance CA's services division.
Tags: Virtualization Management, virtualization, cloud computing, cloud strategy, CA Technologies

Companies like Concur Technologies stand with one foot over the threshold from virtualization to private cloud.
Tags: virtualization, cloud computing

In a world of virtualization there is more to consider than server form factor.
Tags: Intel, virtualization, server virtualization, server

The company will work with Intel to bring trust verification – at the hardware root – to virtual environments.
Tags: virtualization, Intel ESAA, hardware

The XenDesktop 4 Platinum Edition Suite meets Burton Group's server hosted virtual desktop (SHVD) evaluation criteria.
Tags: XenDesktop, Enterprise, Desktop Virtualization Technologies, virtualization

Storage budgets may not be on the chopping block, but storage professionals remain charged with cutting costs. One area where small businesses find potential for high return on investment is storage virtualization.
Tags: virtualization, storage vendors, storage virtualization, SMB

Quest will move into the virtualized server management market with the Surgient Automation Platform.
Tags: virtualization, server virtualization, server management

Firewalls and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) may not be enough to defend against malicious hypervisors.
Tags: server virtualization, server security, virtualization, security

Linux Integration Services 2.1 for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2 is now available free of charge from the Microsoft Download Center.
Tags: Linux Integration Services, Microsoft, Hyper-V, virtualization

Many customers are confused about the benefits of virtualization technologies on which cloud services would be built.
Tags: Virtual Cloud Management, virtualization, cloud computing

The mainframe supports a major upgrade that reflects a structural change at IBM.
Tags: management, virtualization, IBM, zEnterprise, mainframe

Five new virtualization applications are designed to simplify life for IT managers and ease the complexity of moving virtual data loads throughout the organization.
Tags: security, CA, software, virtualization, management

Server virtualization tips for small to medium-sized enterprise IT managers.
Tags: virtualization, application virtualization, server virtualization

Virtualization admins claim StorageVIEW is easier than VMware's vCenter and VKernel's licensed Capacity Analyzer tool.
Tags: StorageVIEW, vCenter, VMware, virtualization

Virtualization technologies and other trends have contributed to a to a three-year server replacement cycle.
Tags: lifecycle, virtualization technologies, virtualization, server

By leveraging immixGroup's government channel programs, Citrix gives federal customers streamlined access to virtualization technologies.
Tags: virtualization technologies, virtualization technology, government market, government, virtualization

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst recently stated that VMware was the open source software vendor's largest competitor.
Tags: cloud computing, Red Hat, VMware, open-source, virtualization

Live migration enables virtual machines (VMs) to be moved between Hyper-V hosts with no downtime.
Tags: Hyper-V, virtualization technologies, virtualization, migration

Finding your data center hotspots is one problem. Resolving them is another. Server virtualization may be part of the answer.
Tags: data center, virtualization, data center management, server virtualization

The computer giant takes the wraps off new rackmount and blade servers designed to require as little intervention and management as possible.
Tags: Intel, virtualization, Server Blades, ProLiant, HP

Virtualization technologies are not a new, in fact mainframes and non-x86 operating systems have been virtualized for a long time.
Tags: virtualization, virtual server, server, x86, physical server

DataCore announces successful deployment of its software for storage virtualization and Citrix XenServers for server virtualization.
Tags: virtualization, XenServers, Citrix

At TechEd the company offered details on System Center Virtual Machine Manager for server application virtualization.
Tags: server, virtualization, Server Application Virtualization

If you believe that virtualization is limited to Web, application and a few other "lightweight" services, think again.
Tags: database, virtualization, database virtualization, Oracle

The company's new tools can help make companies make the transition to a virtualized infrastructure much easier.
Tags: virtual, Hyper-V, virtualization

HP has become the market leader in bladed computers and plans to continue to push hard as virtualization takes off. It also has plans for 3Com in all of this.
Tags: Cisco, Unified Computing, blade server, virtualization, HP

Cloud computing does not center on any one technology - virtualization is simply one element of cloud computing.
Tags: Cloud, Cloud server, virtualization

Version 2.1 of the VMex virtualization system offers clustering, network, storage, virtualization management and monitoring capabilities.
Tags: SMB, business applications, Virtual Network, business continuity, virtualization

This blog posting analyzes which Xeon 5000 series chip is best for virtualization.
Tags: Intel, virtualization, HP, Xeon, server

POWER7 Systems Set Benchmark Records; Cut Software Licensing by up to 80%
Tags: server, blade, IBM, Power7, virtualization

Virtually Speaking: Cloud computing continues to find its way into some of the most unlikely places. The HPC community is beginning to embrace it. Is cloud poised to become the most ubiquitous technology of the 21st Century?
Tags: virtualization, cloud computing, ScaleMP, supercomputing, Microsoft

HP ProLiant G7 servers with AMD Opteron 6100 Series processors deliver more value, rapid return on investment
Tags: server, Xeon, HP, virtualization, x86

SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 with Service Pack 1, offering improved virtualization and more flexible maintenance and support.
Tags: enterprise linux, SUSE Linux, virtualization

The U.S. House of Representatives is saving money with virtualization technologies and server consolidation.
Tags: virtualization technologies, virtualization, server consolidation, server

More data centers require server deployments to be virtual unless there is specific need for a physical server.
Tags: data center management, server virtualization, data center, virtualization

The company is betting on customers wanting to move data to cloud providers.
Tags: virtualization, cloud computing, NetApp, storage server

As the hypervisor transforms enterprise computing, operating systems are wasting away.
Tags: operating system, application server, virtualization, hypervisor

Virtually Speaking: Both EMC and Citrix are holding their major trade shows this week, and both have positioned cloud computing front and center. Are enterprises biting?
Tags: virtualization, EMC, Citrix, cloud computing, Blue Coat

Through its government-wide data center consolidation effort, the federal government plans to increase server virtualization.
Tags: virtualization, data center management, consolidation, data center

The new 'diskless servers' are called virtualization blades.
Tags: diskless server, blade server, virtualization, blade virtualization

Here's a count-down of the top technologies that will have the most impact on servers in 2010
Tags: Nehalem EX, multi-core, server, virtualization

For many data centers, going green meant going virtual -- that is, the vast majority of power savings over the past two or three years has been the by-product of server consolidation.
Tags: server virtualization, server consolidation, green IT, virtualization

Microsoft announces the release candidate (RC) version of the integration services.
Tags: virtualization, Linux integration, Hyper-V