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- Server Virtualization
- (1) Running applications in separate, isolated partitions within a single server. The "virtual machine" method can run different operating systems simultaneously, whereas the "OS virtualization" method runs applications for...
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ZDNet Resources
- Virtual Iron Customer Profile: Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann, LLP
- I had the chance to speak with Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann's David Roden, a few questions about their use of Virtual Iron's virtual server environment. Thanks for spending time with me, David! Here are my questions and David's answers: Who are you and what...
- Tags: Virtual Iron, Server Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- FastScale Composerâ„¢ Suite
- I just spoke with Jerry McCloud, VP of Business Development of Fastscale Technology, about the newest release of their product, FastScale Composerâ„¢ Suite. This product is aimed at reducing the complexity of creating and maintaining virtual machine images. Previous versions of the product supported VMware's ESX Server. This version adds...
- Tags: Software, Environment, Image, Virtual Machine, FastScale Composer Suite Software Environment, Desktop Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Parallels Server for Mac (dmg)
- Parallels Server for Mac is an easy-to-use solution that provides the best value for organizations seeking to standardize and optimize their IT infrastructures. Parallels Server for Mac, as the industry's first server virtualization solution for Mac platform, helps organization maximizing the performance, efficiency, and flexibility of their IT investments. This...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Servers, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- On-demand Webcast: How to Implement Disaster Recovery for Complex IT Configurations
- How do you manage disaster recovery plans for complex IT configurations? Do you need to protect data stored on Windows and UNIX and perhaps replicate to a less expensive platform, such as Linux? Cluster configurations offer high availability, but how do you overcome the challenges of planning and managing a...
- Tags: Information Technology, On-demand, Virtual Server, Configuration, Computer Associates International Inc., Disaster Recovery, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Data Management, Servers, Hardware
- Webcasts 2008-05-28
- Splunk goes virtual, unveils broad IT search capabilities for Citrix XenServer
- Splunk, which provides indexing and search technology for IT infrastructures, this week made its move into the virtual realm with the announcement of Splunk for Citrix XenServer Management. The San Francisco company says this is just its first foray into search support services for virtualization and that...
- Tags: Network, Information Technology, Citrix Systems Inc., Search Technology, Virtual Machine, Splunk, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- MSDN Webcast: Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V Virtualization for Building Server Appliances (Level 100)
- The presenter of this webcast presents more about Microsoft Hyper-V, the new hypervisor-based virtualization technology included as part of Windows Server 2008 for Embedded Systems at no additional cost. With its built-in server virtualization technology, Windows Server 2008 for Embedded Systems enables Original Equipment Manufacturers OEMs to increase hardware utilization...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Server Appliance, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Webcasts 2008-05-20
- True Server Virtualization
- True Server VirtualizationCorrect Blog link for Tony Asaro's True Server Virtualization posthttp://blog.virtualiron.com/Virtual-Discourse/Tony Asaro's server virtualization blog post - correct linkhttp://blog.virtualiron.com/Virtual-Discourse/Thanks for the correctionHmmm. The link I included worked when I tried it. Oh well, that's the way it goes. Thanks for the correction.Dan K
- Tags: Virtualization, Tony Asaro, server virtualization, server
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Apani and Cross-Platform Server Isolation
- A while ago, I spoke with the folks of Apani about security in virtualized environments. Although this isn't a topic that is getting as much media attention as virtual machine software, virtual access software or virtual application environment software, it is a very important topic. Security risks still exist even...
- Tags: Software, Environment, Apani, EpiForce, Server Virtualization, Servers, Security, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Enabling Customer Choice: Sun Mainstreams Server VirtualisationEnabling Customer Choice: Sun Mainstreams Server Virtualisation
- The rapid spread of software-based server virtualisation on x86 platforms over the past few years is making virtualisation an important solution for hardware resource sharing and server consolidation.As virtualisation is being used more and more to increase utilisation within production workloads, server vendors are responding with platforms, management technologies, and...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2008-05-13
- Quad-Core Processors Bring Higher Performance and Lower Cost to Mainstream Computing
- This in-depth study shows how Intel has created a market-leading processor family built on quad-core technology with a first-to-market advantage. Leading hardware and software vendors have expressed and exhibited full support. Early tests by a significant cross section of end users have proven the value and efficacy of the architecture....
- Tags: Performance, Quad-core, Quad-core Processor, Computing, Processors, Server Virtualization, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Servers
- White papers 2008-05-13
- True Server Virtualization
- I see that Tony Asaro, Chief Strategy Officer over at Virtual Iron, recently presented some interesting comments about what makes up true server virtualization in his blog. In his post, he points out that "The hypervisor is important and is useful for consolidating servers. But true server virtualization isn't just...
- Tags: Environment, Server, Virtual Machine, Tool, Server Virtualization, Virtual Machine Software, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86
- The newest version of Sun's xVM Virtualbox adds support for Apple's OSX. (Mac ad satire from Jazebski.Pl in Poland.) The new version is dubbed Version 2.6 and was released during last week's CommunityDays event. This is the first open source virtualization to support the...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, Sun xVM Virtualbox, Virtualization, Desktops, Server Virtualization, Hardware, Servers, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- University Improves Security and Access to Information for Campus Community
- The University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 in France wanted to improve access to applications for students and employees while strengthening security. To meet these goals, the university is implementing a solution based on Windows Server 2008. Users will be able to more easily connect to multiple applications while on campus...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Access, University, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Terminal Services, Virtualization, Microsoft Office, Databases, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Office Suites, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Cisco Nexus 5000 and Emulex LP21000
- Data Center managers are challenged to keep pace with continuous growth while managing capital, operational and facilities costs. Organizations have turned to server virtualization as a means of reigning in the costs by consolidating applications on virtual servers. Increases in SAN attachment have gone hand in hand. Fibre Channel over...
- Tags: Emulex Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Data Center Manager, Fibre Channel Over Ethernet, Data Centers, Server Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Servers
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Automotive Giant Boosts Efficiency
- Magna International is the third-largest automotive supplier in the world. The company needed to streamline its procurement processes and consolidate its server infrastructure to help increase productivity, optimize business processes, and avoid wasted hardware resources and unnecessary energy consumption. Using the Dell Premier Pages service, the company built a customized...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Procurement, Magna International, Purchasing & Procurement, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Portals, Ip storage, Servers, Business Operations, Hardware, Internet
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Hosting Webcast Series: Windows Server Virtualization
- The presenter of this webcast explains the virtualization solution - how Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager can be leveraged by service providers.
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Server Virtualization, Hardware, Storage, Servers
- Webcasts 2008-04-15
- Oil Company Improves Branch Office Infrastructure With Server Virtualization
- Caspian Pipeline Consortium CPC runs an oil pipeline system that extends between Kazakhstan and Russia's Black Sea coast. CPC is expanding rapidly and needs to upgrade its IT infrastructure to support business growth. Branch locations often managed their own servers, but space constraints and limited power supplies in remote areas...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Virtualization, Servers, E-mail Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Online Communications, Enterprise Software
- Case studies 2008-04-01
- Marathon Technologies launches everRun VM
- I recently spoke with a couple of folks from Marathon Technologies, Steve Keilen, VP of Marketing, and Michael Bilancieri Director of Products, about a new product they were launching everRun VM. I've posted about Marathon a couple of times in the past. For those interested in a trip down memory...
- Tags: Marathon Technologies, Virtual Machine, everRun VM, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Hardware, Servers, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
- Top Ten Considerations for Choosing a Server Virtualization Technology
- This Parallels white paper is a valuable decision-support resource that offers guidance for evaluating competing server virtualization solutions. It opens with a review of the three types of virtualization technologies available today: hardware virtualization, para-virtualization, and OS virtualization. The paper explains the basic concepts behind each approach and provides a...
- Tags: Parallels Inc., Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Servers, Storage
- White papers 2008-03-21
- Real-time Remote Workforce Enablement
- Cox Communications was looking for a way to deploy and manage the IT requirements of its decentralized customer support team comprised of over a hundred people. With only four IT staff designed to support the technical need of the customer support team, Cox required a flexible and high-performance solution that...
- Tags: Virtual Server, Parallels Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Workforce, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Team Management, Leadership, Servers, Hardware, Management
- Case studies 2008-03-21
White Papers and Webcasts
"Collaboration: Transforming the Way Business Works", a new study from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Find this informative report along with free videos podcasts and more, availibe courtesy of Cisco.
At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, Todd Glass of Heller Ehrman moderates a discussion, among tech execs, on the various solar technologies making a difference in the green movement.
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