Virtually Speaking: As more enterprises buy into virtualization technology, the biggest performance hit may be coming from the applications themselves.
Tags : Gartner, VMware, server virtualization, virtual server, virtualization technologies

Since it's not always easy for sales people to help customers imagine what an environment built around virtualization technologies would look like, VMware built one in an 18-wheeler and is sending it across North America.
Tags : desktop, VMware, virtualization, vSphere, virtualization technologies

Virtually Speaking: VMware, Intel and RSA have partnered to make cloud computing more secure, for the private cloud. Will anyone care?
Tags : Intel, VMware, security, RSA, private cloud

Virtually Speaking: With an acquisition, a maintenance release and a significant upgrade planned for later this year, VMware is gunning full throttle for the desktop virtualization market. But it's not the only vendor with desktop virtualization in its cross-hairs.
Tags : VMware, virtualization, desktop virtualization

Red Hat is laying the groundwork to beef up its virtual machine management software so it can compete with VMware on more equal footing in the future.
Tags : Red Hat, Hyper-V, VMware, KVM, live migration

Virtually Speaking: VMware is taking its virtualization message to the streets with its partners, while Red Hat is taking a quieter and more traditional approach.
Tags : Red Hat, VMware, virtualization, KVM

Vizioncore, a third-party supplier of tools for VMware's ESX hypervisor environment, has announced the 6.0 version of its virtual machine performance tracking software, vFoglight.
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Virtually Speaking: The rumor mill is in hyperdrive over speculation that VMware is buying Zimbra. What would the virtualization company want with a collaboration server vendor?
Tags : virtualization, Yahoo, VMware, Cloud, Zimbra

Gartner says recession-battered companies will hold server virtualization adoption steady in 2010, but that prediction could be proved wrong.
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Virtually Speaking: Virtualization isn't the new kid on the block anymore, but big changes are in store in the new year.
Tags : virtualization, Microsoft, VMware, 2010, predictions

Virtually Speaking: VMware is expressing renewed interest in the virtual desktop. Microsoft has arrived there, and Xen is increasing its presence.
Tags : Citrix, VMware, virtualization, Xen, desktop virtualization

Virtually Speaking: With IT budgets still in the dumper, the virtual desktop may give Windows 7 a sizable boost. VMware Workstation 7 is being positioned accordingly.
Tags : virtualization, VMware, Windows 7, desktop virtualization, operating system

If Red Hat is to be believed, its KVM virtualization technology is so advanced it will consign the Xen hypervisor to the technological scrap heap, altering the virtualization landscape completely.
Tags : virtualization, Red Hat, VMware, Xen, KVM

Virtually Speaking: In the face of Windows 7's approaching official release date and Snow Leopard's recent release, VMware Tuesday unveiled a new version of its desktop virtualization environment for Macs. Is it the glue to a heterogeneous client environment?
Tags : Apple, VMware, Fusion, Mac OS X, desktop virtualization

Virtually Speaking: With the OS and hypervisor converging, the phrase 'heterogeneous data center' may soon have new meaning.
Tags : virtualization, Linux, Hyper-V, VMware, OS

Virtually Speaking: As VMworld demonstrated, the fight for virtual domination is far from over. After the show came to a close, however, a new player entered the ring. The impact of Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the virtual landscape has yet to be felt, but one thing is clear. Red Hat’s commitment to KVM means it’s in it for the long haul.
Tags : Red Hat, VMware, Xen, KVM, VMworld

Virtually Speaking: The competition is crying foul over VMware's exhibit hall policies, but there has been no shortage of news out of San Jose this week. Starting with VMware itself.
Tags : Hyper-V, VMware, virtualization, Xen, VMworld

CA took advantage of the VMworld spotlight to unveil several virtualization management systems for private cloud and data center deployments, and it was hardly alone. Various storage and networking vendors also weighed in with their news.
Tags : virtualization, CA, VMware, VMworld

It's off to the races for VMworld 2009, as VMware and its ecosystem partners focus on all things virtual.
Tags : VMware, virtualization, BMC, VMworld, virtual machine

Virtually Speaking: As VMworld '09 comes closer, VMware annouces its intent to acquire two companies for the price of one, raising some questions about its latest directional shift.
Tags : middleware, VMware, virtualization, cloud computing, SpringSource