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SWsoft Virtuozzo's Version 4 beta

SWsoft Virtuozzo's Version 4 betadriversI do not agree that SWsoft can actually be compared to VM Ware for example. The type of partitioning SW soft has one general architechtual problem many virtual machines are residing on general purpose OS that has not being designed to optimize the performance of many...

Tags: Virtuozzo, Parallels Inc., virtual machine, virtualization

Discussion threads 2007-09-12

SWsoft Virtuozzo's Version 4 beta

SWsoft is a company that I've been tracking for quite some time. They have a strong presense in the hosting market and a growing presence in large organizations. They offer operating system virtualization/partitioning, desktop virtualization, management for those environments and an increasing number of other things offering a high performance,...

Tags: Dan Kusnetzky, Parallels Inc., Virtualization, Virtuozzo, Beta

Blog posts 2007-09-12

SWsoft Once and Done Partitioning Software

An announcement from SWsoft just came to my attention. The company is offering a very simple way for small or medium sized organizations to deploy operating system partitioning or virtualization. It appears that the good folks over at SWsoft have thought long and hard about this and have come up...

Tags: Dan Kusnetzky, Managing virtualized environments, virtual machine software, virtual processing software, Virtuozzo, Parallels Inc., operating system, software

Blog posts 2007-04-24

The Advantages of Multi-Port Network Adapters in an SWsoft Virtual Environment

Every enterprise can benefit from improving the utilization of IT resources. Improved utilization not only helps reduce costs but can also simplify IT infrastructure, leading to reduced operations costs. A virtual computing infrastructure can provide the features that enable these benefits. At the same time, a virtual infrastructure can heighten...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtuozzo, Parallels Inc., Environment, Information Technology, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Strategy, Hardware, Management, Servers

White papers 2006-09-01

Virtuozzo Reigns in Server Management and Delivers Unmatched Performance

arvato mobile had been using an open source virtualization solution and was sufficiently satisfied until the number of servers grew and application availability became critical. The company needed to evaluate and control resource use inside their virtual environments. They also needed centralized control; with hundreds of servers it's really great...

Tags: Virtuozzo, Parallels Inc., Backups, Virtualization, Servers, Server Management, Performance, Hardware

Case studies 2006-07-17

SWsoft Virtuozzo Windows Virtualization on HP ProLiant Blade Servers

SWsoft Virtuozzo for Windows was validated on an HP ProLiant BL25p blade server. An introduction to the architecture and value of SWsoft Virtuozzo follows and is complemented by a bill of materials and a step-by-step installation guide which provides a reasonable solution proof-of-concept. SWsoft offers Linux support as well; this...

Tags: Virtuozzo, Parallels Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows, Blade Servers, Servers, Utility Computing, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Blade Server, HP Compaq ProLiant, Virtualization, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2006-07-01

Virtualizing High Network I/O Environments

Every enterprise can benefit from improving the utilization of IT resources. Improved utilization not only helps reduce costs but can also simplify IT infrastructure, leading to reduced operations costs. A virtual computing infrastructure can provide the features that enable these benefits. At the same time, a virtual infrastructure can heighten...

Tags: Network, Information Technology, I/O, Virtuozzo, Virtual Machine, Strategy, Management

White papers 2006-03-01

Virtualized-OS company makes 64-bit change

Virtualized-OS company makes 64-bit changeBe afraid...This is not certified by Microsoft. Furthermore, my rep has said this is malware and Microsoft is fighting this tooth and nail. My rep advised me to stay on Virtual Server 2003 and not hesitate to force Virtual Server down everyone else's throat. I have...

Tags: Server virtualization, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Virtual Server, Virtualized-OS, server, Virtuozzo, 64-bit

Discussion threads 2005-09-26

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Parallels Operating System Virtualization for HP Integrity Line

An announcement when out last week that Parallels and HP have chosen to collaborate and offer Parallels Virtuozzo Containers to HP Integrity server customers. The goal of this partnership is to help HP's customers make the most efficient use of the power of HP's Integrity line all the way up...

Tags: HP Integrity, Parallels Virtuozzo, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Operating System, Hardware, OS Virtualization, Virtual Machine, Virtual Machine Software, Desktop Virtualization, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Microsoft's Hyper-V and Spin Marketing - the Parallels view

Here's another take on Microsoft's announcement of Hyper-V. This time, the comments are coming from Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. Surguei appears to be taking a rather pragmatic view of the announcement and all of the surrounding hype. Here's what he had to say: ...

Tags: Marketing, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Parallels, Surguei, Serguei, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Parallels and Quest - a different approach to desktop virtualization

Parallels and Quest Software have teamed up to offer a different approach to desktop virtualization, one based upon operating system virtualization and partitioning rather than virtual machine software.  What was announced Here's what Parallels and Quest said about their joint announcement: Quest Software and Parallels...

Tags: Operating System, Virtual Desktop, Quest Software Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-06-26

ProxMox: The high-performance virtualization server for the rest of us

What sounds like a cross between a Ferengi mating practice and an  OREO cookie clone, but is actually the latest and greatest in Open Source turnkey virtualization servers? It's the ProxMox Virtual Environment,  a new open source project that has been flying under the hypervisor radar, but may pose a...

Tags: High-performance, OpenVZ, Server, VMware Inc., Virtual Machine, VM, ProxMox VE, Virtual Machine Setup, Virtualization, Linux, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-24

Parallels releases its Hypervisor -- on the Mac

Today, virtualization vendor Parallels released the first version of its Server hypervisor for x86 hardware. The surprising thing about it is that it chose to go to release with its Mac version first. Parallels first came to market with its desktop-based virtualization products...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Hypervisor, Parallels Inc., Parallels Server, VM, Virtuozzo Container, Windows Version, Virtualization, Linux, Desktops, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-17

Virtualization smackdown: Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 vs. VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2

Once strictly the domain of software developers and QA engineers, personal and small-business virtualization products are now becoming an attractive solution for entry-level systems consolidation and foreign OS compatibility applications. These solutions run on host operating systems which do not require the overhead or usual high entry cost of professional...

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Version, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., VMware Inc., Beta, Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 xVM VirtualBox, Linux Setup, VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2 VMWare Server 2.0, VMWare 2.0, Linux, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-05-21

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

If I were to design Windows 7

My colleague and fellow ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley continues to polish her crystal ball about Windows 7's delivery date in her last Friday's column, based on interpreting new statements from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates as well as the party line about the already stated 3-year release cycle. I've always...

Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-04-07

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

Deploying Application and OS Virtualization Together: Citrix and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers

As virtualization becomes more pervasive in the datacenter, organizations are deploying complementary types of virtualization technologies. Read this white paper to learn how blending application and OS virtualization using Citrix and Virtuozzo provides a stronger and more robust virtualization solution.

Tags: Parallels Virtuozzo, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, Operating System, Citrix Systems Inc., OS Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2008-03-21

Virtuozzo for Windows Capacity and Scaling

One of the keys to a successful virtualization project is the effective management of virtualized servers. Without proper optimization, your virtual infrastructure may experience performance and even stability issues. This white paper provides IT managers with the tools to plan and implement a Parallels Virtuozzo virtualization project,...

Tags: Parallels Virtuozzo, Microsoft Windows, Parallels Inc., Virtualization, Performance Management, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Storage

White papers 2008-03-21

An Introduction to OS Virtualization and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers

Virtualization and automation technology is a major advance in IT infrastructure management. By leveraging the capability to abstract software and data from hardware and treat hardware as a pool of resources, virtualization and automation technology: Reduces the complexity and cost of IT infrastructures Provides users with...

Tags: Parallels Virtuozzo, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, Operating System, OS Virtualization, Parallels Inc., Virtualization, Storage Management, Roi/Tco, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers 2008-03-21