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

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

Ubuntu 13.04 Linux Server Debuts. Should You Upgrade?

New Linux server provides improved OpenStack Grizzly cloud options and high-availability capabilities.


Tags: Ubuntu, cloud computing, Linux 3.8, Linux, OpenStack Grizzly, Grizzly, OpenStack, Ubuntu LTS, Linux server

VMware Sees OpenStack as an Opportunity as Revenues Grow

VMware expects continued growth in 2013 as it goes after a $50 billion total addressable market opportunity.


Tags: software-defined data center, OpenStack, cloud computing, software-defined storage, hybrid cloud, virtualization, VMware

Why Rackspace Uses Xen for OpenStack

Public cloud vendor sticks with Xen for server virtualization, still not thrilled about CloudStack.


Tags: Xen, cloud computing, virtualization, OpenStack, public cloud, CloudStack, server virtualization

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

Dell Partners with SUSE Linux for OpenStack

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


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

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

PayPal Picks OpenStack at VMware's Expense

What impact will PayPal's recent move to drop VMware have on the virtualization company's hopes of becoming a dominant player in cloud computing infrastructure?


Tags: cloud computing, Cloud Infrastructure, VMware, OpenStack, private cloud, PayPal, public cloud

IBM PureSystems Turning One and Tackling Big Data

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


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

OpenStack Grizzly Cloud Poised for Enterprise Release

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


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

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

Linux Adoption Continues to Grow

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


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

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

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

Handling Heterogeneous Hypervisor Environments with HotLink's SuperVISOR

What's the dominant hypervisor today? While VMware may be the obvious answer, HotLink's CEO has a different take on the matter.










Tags: server virtualization, virtually speaking, hybrid cloud, VM, hypervisor, hotlink, cloud computing, virtualization, VMware, private cloud

Red Hat Updates OpenShift PaaS

The Linux vendor releases OpenShift Enterprise 1.1 as plans for converged cloud server offerings continue to ramp up.


Tags: PaaS, Red Hat, OpenShift, OpenStack, cloud computing, open source

Piston Cloud Raises $12.5 Million for OpenStack Cloud Tech

Open source OpenStack cloud vendor gets a little help from Cisco in a new round of funding.


Tags: open source, cloud computing, VMware, Piston, hybrid cloud, OpenStack, Cisco

Fedora 18 Linux Improves Installation and Virtualization

New installation experience complements enhanced server virtualization and cloud computing capabilities.


Tags: Eucalyptus, Linux, OpenStack, Fedora 18, cloud computing, Fedora, server virtualization

Mirantis Raises $10 Million for OpenStack Services

Founder says he has turned down acquisition offers as his company continues to grow by helping others build OpenStack public clouds.


Tags: cloud computing, public cloud, public clouds, OpenStack

Tips from Experts on Building a Private Cloud

Launching a private cloud can put you on the road to a streamlined, efficient and flexible IT infrastructure.  Avoid potential pitfalls and learn how to make the most of your private cloud with these five tips.


Tags: private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, cloud computing, private clouds

Dell Aims for Global Server Dominance

Michael Dell wants to be the number one server vendor in the world, and the OpenStack cloud might just help him to get there.


Tags: cloud computing, Dell, OpenStack, servers, dell servers, Servers & Services

HP's CloudSystem Improves Cloud Automation

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


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

Red Hat Previews OpenStack Folsom Enterprise Cloud Release

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


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

Top 10 Reasons Not to Virtualize

We take a break from the norm of extolling the virtues of virtualization to shed some light on those situations when it's important to just say no.


Tags: cloud computing, virtualization, virtually speaking, hypervisor, server virtualization

vSphere 5.1: A Worthy Upgrade Admins Will Love

Managing a large number of VMs and all the associated networking and storage is no small feat, but new features in vSphere 5.1 make it possible to accomplish that job from literally anywhere you can connect to the network.


Tags: vSphere 5.1, VMware, vsphere 5, virtualization, VMware vSphere, cloud computing

Apache CloudStack 4.0 Expands the Open Source Cloud

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


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

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, server platform, UCS, Cisco, Cloud, cloud computing

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, Cloud, VMware, vCloud Suite, hybrid cloud, vcloud, vSphere

VMware vSphere Embraces OpenStack

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


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

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, Red Hat, Cloud, distribution, Ubuntu, open source, OpenStack, cloud computing

Ubuntu Helps Accelerate OpenStack Deployments

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


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

Cisco Debuts Its Own OpenStack Distribution

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


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

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

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: stoneware, Lenovo, Cloud, cloud computing

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

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, ARM, x86, cloud computing, servers, OpenStack

Solving Virtualized Storage Problems with Thin Provisioning

While server virtualization and cloud computing can lead to storage problems, many of these can be eased by the sensible use of thin provisioning.


Tags: Virtualization Management, virtualization, server virtualization, thin provisioning, cloud computing, Storage

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

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, cloud computing

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 computing, Cloud, Cloud server, cloud security

Dell Closes on Cloud Computing Wyse Technology Acquisition

Dell looks to attain a leadership position in the thin client and cloud computing markets with the purchase.


Tags: Wyse, cloud computing, Dell, Thin clients, servers, thin client, Servers & Services

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 computing, SAP, Cloud, SAP AG

Red Hat: No Regrets About Moving to the Enterprise Model

New model changed the way server operating system software was acquired and deployed, as Red Hat celebrates 10 years of enterprise Linux.


Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, enterprise linux, Red Hat, RHEL, cloud computing, OpenStack, virtualization

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

IaaS Meets PaaS: Piston Brings Cloud Foundry Platform to OpenStack

A new open source project lets Cloud Foundry PaaS run on OpenStack IaaS.


Tags: OpenStack, Cloud Foundry, private cloud, cloud computing, PaaS, IaaS, hybrid 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: Canonical, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu LTS, Cloud, cloud computing, Ubuntu, Linux

Veeam's Management Pack Catches the Free Bug

The company is currently giving away its Management Pack for free, but there's a catch of course -- three, in fact.


Tags: public cloud, cloud computing, hypervisor, Hyper-V, server virtualization, private cloud, VMware, Hyper-V Cloud, Veeam

Puppet Configures OpenStack

Open source cloud platform now has open source configuration options.


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

OpenStack Essex Delivers Cloud Dashboard

Latest open source OpenStack release provides new management, security, storage and compute features.


Tags: OpenStack, cloud computing, Rackspace

Dell Pursues Cloud-Based Virtual Desktops With Wyse Buy

Dell buys desktop virtualization specialist Wyse Technologies in a bid to boost data center sales and expand its cloud VDI business.


Tags: desktop virtualization, Dell, cloud computing, Wyse

ElasticHosts Flexible, Pay-as-You-Go Cloud Hosting

British firm seeks to spread its on-demand computing model to North America, touting cost and efficiency savings of virtual server offering.


Tags: server virtualization, Cloud Hosting, cloud computing

The Truth About RHEV

VMware, Microsoft and Citrix are the Big 3 of server virtualization and public cloud. It may soon be time to add Red Hat and rebrand them the Big 4, however. With more mission-critical Linux servers being virtualized, more servers are running RHEV, and cloud providers are not exempt from this trend.


Tags: VMware, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, cloud computing, Red Hat, Microsoft, public cloud, cloud provider, server virtualization, red hat linux, RHEV

AMD Buys SeaMicro in a Bid to Capture Clouds

AMD to sell the startup's Intel processors-based cloud servers -- for now.


Tags: server hardware, SeaMicro, cloud computing, AMD

VMTurbo Seeks to Put Virtualization on the Fast Track

VMTurbo, a workload management system for virtualized environments, seeks to simplify and streamline. It's first stop -- hooking into VMware vCenter.


Tags: server virtualization, VMware, cloud computing, vCenter

PerspecSys Builds Bridge to the Public Cloud

For some enterprises, regulations rule out using the public cloud. This means some products, notably Salesforce.com, can't be considered. PerspecSys believes it has found the solution for those with this predicament.


Tags: Salesforce.com, cloud computing, regulation, public cloud

InMage Looks to Unify Backup, Disaster Recovery

Data protection firm touts a unified approach for a variety of enterprise platforms, server and storage configurations.


Tags: disaster recovery, cloud computing, server virtualization, backup, Cloud Storage

Why the Ideal Virtual Infrastructure Is 'Boring Business as Usual'

Adopting virtualization technology  often leads companies to carry out security, backup and other day-to-day activities in new and different ways. This often adds unnecessary costs and complexity. Symantec's solution? Keep it simple.


Tags: Storage, server virtualization, security, cloud computing, Symantec

HP Floats Raft of Cloud Computing Options

From hardware and software to partner programs to training HP has launched a trajectory to the cloud.


Tags: Cloudsystem, HP, server virtualization, cloud computing

Oracle Brings WebLogic 12 to the Cloud

First major release of Java middleware server in two years, advances scalability, Java EE 6 and Java SE 7 features.


Tags: Oracle, Java, WebLogic, middleware, Java EE, cloud computing

Predicting 2012 Server Virtualization Mega-trends

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.


Tags: server virtualization, hypervisor, VMware, cloud computing, vCenter

The Battle for the Cloud Rumbles On

In the battle of the clouds, public cloud vs. private cloud vs. hybrid cloud, which model is best positioned to win?


Tags: private cloud, server virtualization, cloud computing, public cloud, hybrid cloud, virtual machine

OpenLogic CloudSwing PaaS Tracks Costs

Multi-language and enterprise features debut in latest entrant in the Platform-as-a-Service space.


Tags: open source, PaaS, cloud computing

Meet the New Citrix

It's all about the cloud.


Tags: virtualization, cloud computing, Citrix XenServer, Citrix

VMware, HP refresh Cloud Computing Offerings

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.


Tags: HP, server virtualization, vFabric, VMware, cloud computing, virtualization, vCenter

Zend Debuts PHPcloud

New cloud service for PHP developers takes flight with tools to help build and test cloud applications.


Tags: open source, cloud computing, Zend, PHP

Ubuntu 11.10 Ocelot Heads to the Cloud

New Ubuntu release builds in OpenStack, Juju and updated Unity interface on the desktop.


Tags: Linux, Ubuntu, cloud computing, Juju, OpenStack, Unity

Slogans vs. Substance--Finding Your Way Through the Cloud Computing Jungle

As enterprises embrace cloud computing, the vendors are turning up the noise, both in the features they provide and why they are vastly superior to their competitors.


Tags: Google Cloud Connect, public cloud, Salesforce, cloud computing, VMware, server virtualization

Rackspace Opens Up OpenStack With Planned Foundation

A new open source foundation is set to take shape.


Tags: OpenStack Community, cloud computing, Rackspace, OpenStack

Engine Yard Brings JRuby to Cloud

Java on Ruby implementation takes a big leap forward enabling deployment of production supported cloud.


Tags: Java, cloud computing, Ruby on Rails, open source

Piston Computing Secures OpenStack

A new take on OpenStack debuts with automated deployment and security baked in.


Tags: cloud computing, open source, OpenStack, KVM

Build a Data Center Cloud Utopia With Cloupia

VMware's data center management tools too high for your organization. The out-of-the-box cloud management and automation solutions from Cloupia offer provisioning, dynamic resource allocation, discovery and monitoring, metering and chargeback, analytics, orchestration, a self-service catalog and more.


Tags: server virtualization, cloud computing, cloud management, cloud management tools, VMware

OpenStack Diablo Open Source Cloud Platform Accelerates High-Availability

Identity, networking, management and high-availability get a boost in new release of open source cloud platform.


Tags: high availability, cloud computing, open source, Rackspace, OpenStack

Syncplicity Looks to Upend File-Server Management

Startup seeks to help businesses plug into the cloud to adapt to new apps and proliferation of mobile devices amid dramatic shifts in how people work.


Tags: mobile device, cloud computing, file server