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virtualizationMay 21, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:08 PM/EST
Out of the Box with VMware vSphere 4eWEEK Lab's very first quick take on the VMware vSphere 4. Hot off the wire, I look at the just released vSphere 4--VMware's big deal upgrade for server virtualization. Billed as a cloud operating system, VMware intends this major revision of it's February 23, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009 6:16 PM/EST
Red Hat Is Getting Ready to Take On VMwareRed Hat has announced a family of four new virtualization products that are set to be released in phases over the next 12 months. The products take on a host of established players such as VMware and Citrix. February 9, 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009 2:54 PM/EST
'20 Tech Things About Me' Facebook RiffHere is a riff on the Facebook list of 25 random things about me: Following are 20 tech things about me. February 5, 2009
Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:38 PM/EST
How Long Will Application Virtualization Stand Alone?Will these tools be subsumed into virtual desktop offerings? February 3, 2009
Tuesday, February 03, 2009 7:08 PM/EST
VMware VDI Open-Source Client Released for Thin-Client MakersThe bottom line for IT managers is a likely increase in the number of thin-client devices from Wyse, HP and Sun. January 29, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009 6:46 PM/EST
CIRBA Virtual Machine Capacity Planning Tool Gets UpgradeFor those application workloads that stay in the enterprise data center, capacity planning (and from my early look this appears to be in the 30- to 90-day range; I'll let you know if my testing reveals the ability to forecast beyond three months) will regain the mundane but important role it had just a few short years ago when physical servers alone roamed the planet. January 13, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:29 PM/EST
No Need to Rush to VDIIn my recent overview of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure technology, which included a review of pacesetter Citrix XenDesktop 2.1, I said IT managers shouldn't be rushed into making use of VDI. A reader commented on the XenDesktop 2.1 review with an even sharper "VDI--No Thanks" posting that adds further detail to some of the drawbacks I pointed out in my story package. January 12, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009 1:34 PM/EST
Virtualization May Slow Windows Code Rot on PC SystemsHere's what I'm doing with VirtualBox to hopefully slow code rot on my Windows PC system. January 7, 2009
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:40 PM/EST
Virtualization Will Help with Acquisitions in 2009Up until now, virtualization--especially x86 server virtualization--has been pushed forward by the huge hardware and operational savings accrued from app server consolidation. Sadly, the consolidation of whole businesses will likely become one of the main drivers of virtualization in the year ahead. November 17, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008 11:47 AM/EST
IT in the Worst Economy Since the Great Depression2009 is going to be a year when struggling companies acquire even weaker competitors. IT's role in this scenario is to smooth the integration of business systems. This means boning up on consolidation skills. Work forces will be combined and shrunk. For the IT department at the acquiring company, this means getting immediate control of password management/access control systems. |
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