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Red Hat

Red HatI guess none of these guys have heard of virtual iron.They are smaller than vmware, but offer essentially the same thing.Citrix's XEN architecture is not the same as VMWare, nore is MS's. They all do some of the same stuff, but its all done differently by each product.Have...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Virtualization, Neocleus, Red Hat Inc., server

Discussion threads 2009-02-24

Neocleus secure access

Neocleus secure accessNeocleus is not secureNeocleus security architecture is flawed at its basic level. The architecture uses a software mechanism to provide direct physical device assignment to virtual machines, such as graphics cards and wireless networks. It does not support hardware based direct I/O assignment or hardware based...

Tags: desktop virtualization, SECURITY, Neocleus, virtual machine, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Neocleus secure access

I'm doing my best to go through my VMworld notes and post on a few of the more interesting demonstrations seen there. While walking the trade show floor at VMworld, I saw an interesting presentation of how a type 1 hypervisor combined with isolated Windows virtual machine could add up...

Tags: Information Technology, Environment, Neocleus, Remote Access, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Telecommunications, Security, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Neocleus and Endpoint virtualization

Recently I've had the opportunity to speak with Ariel Gorfung, CEO, and Etay Bogner, CTO, both of Neocleus about their concept of "Endpoint Virtualization." At first I didn't understand how this differed from the various forms of desktop virtualization that others are speaking about. Now I understand that they're bringing...

Tags: Desktop, Hypervisor, Operating System, Physical Machine, Virtual Machine, Neocleus, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-31

Neocleus - A different take on desktop virtualization

Neocleus - A different take on desktop virtualizationSame Vibe Different LanguageNeocleus has a good approach to Virtualization, and one that is similar to companies like Citrix. The Virtualization market is vast and the increase in companies offering solutions is only going to rise. The great thing is that...

Tags: Virtualization, Storage management, Neocleus, desktop virtualization, desktop, Virtualization Market

Discussion threads 2008-05-28

Neocleus - A different take on desktop virtualization

Ariel Gorfung, CEO, Neocleus, and I had a fast paced, interesting discussion about the company's notion of "endpoint virtualization" and how that can change how organizations deploy and use desktop and laptop systems. At first I had trouble really getting to the heart of what they were doing. Their use...

Tags: Security, Desktop Virtualization, Information Technology, Environment, Xen, Neocleus, Xen Community, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-05-19

Additional Resources

MokaFive Suite 2.0: Granular approach to desktop management

Several suppliers, including MokaFive, Citrix, HP, Neocleus, VDIworks, Virtual Computer, VMware, Wyse and a number of others, have developed ways to allow both a locked down environment and a staff member's own sand box to be running on the same machine at the same time. MokaFive and Virtual Computer appear...

Tags: Desktop Management, Approach, Desktops, Channel Management, Hardware, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-09-24

Doing the VMware Dance Day 3

VMware Day 1 Summary The first official day of VMworld found me running from meeting to meeting. I did find a short time to walk the show area. This offered the opportunity to speak with several users of virtualized environments and various vendors who are part of the...

Tags: VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-09-02

RingCube vDesk Customer Profile

I find that speaking with actual users of a product or a technology brings out a different view of a company and its products. This time, I had a chance to communicate with a user of RingCube's vDesk (see RingCube vDesk for more information about vDesk.) Here's a summary of...

Tags: Team, PC, RingCube Technologies Inc., RingCube vDesk, Jeff B., Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Team Management, Virtualization, Hardware, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-06

View from Citrix Synergy

I'll be posting from time to time today from Citrix's Synergy and the Virtualization Congress that are being held in the MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas. I'll bre presenting a paper, Preventable Disasters, at the event. 9:00 AM Update It was very interesting speaking with attendees prior...

Tags: Environment, Citrix Systems Inc., Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-05-06

RingCube vDesk

Doug Dooley of RingCube introduced me to the newest version, version 2, of the company's vDesk product line. Doug also introduced me to a catch phrase the company is going to flog when talking up this product. The phrase is "virtual workspace." For those of you keeping...

Tags: RingCube Technologies Inc., RingCube vDesk 2.0, vDesk 2.0, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-05-01

Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0 - another take on desktop virtualization

Although the industry's attention has largely be focused on server virtualization and consolidation, there is a very dynamic market for desktop virtualization as well. From time to time I have the chance to speak with executives of companies focused on this market. This time, I had the chance to chat...

Tags: Environment, On-demand, Provisioning, Virtual Desktop, Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-03-30

Desktop virtualization according to Virtual Computer

Alex Vasilevsky, CTO of Virtual Computer, posted a tweet proclaiming that a milestone in the development of NxTop the other day (see The Launch of Virtual Computer, Inc. for more information). Since I've known Alex for quite a number of years, I just had to know what he was doing....

Tags: Desktop, Blade, Operating System, User Data, Client System, Virtual Machine, Computer, Virtual Computer, NxTop, Management System, NxTop Center NxTop Center, Desktop Virtualization, Data Centers, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-12-30

What's next after server virtualization? Desktop virtualization

There are a number of steps an organization could take after successfully executing a server consolidation strategy. One of them is to embark on the journey to client consolidation or desktop virtualization. The goal here is to reduce the costs of hardware, software and to reduce administrative and operational expenses....

Tags: Desktop, Environment, Citrix Systems Inc., Server, Supplier, Client System, Server Virtualization, Parallels, Channel Management, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Marketing, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-11

Quest desktop virtualization optimization

Prior to VMworld, the good folks at Quest briefed me on something they were going to present at VMworld. So many companies spoke with me prior to the event, that I haven't had the opportunity to post something on every conversation. Quest told me that they were going to show...

Tags: Optimization, Environment, Desktop Environment, Desktops, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Desktop virtualization on display at VMworld

One of the three pillars of Paul Maritz's VMworld Keynote address (see Notes from VMworld and Maritz: VMware’s Virtual DataCenter OS, VMware View is better next gen operating system than Windows and Hyper-V) focused on virtualizing the user desktop computing experience. He spoke of this like it was a new...

Tags: Solution, Thin Client, High-performance, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Thin Clients, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-17

News to know: Windows 7 Beta; Google; $2,000 PC; Gates & Seinfeld; iTunes 8 fix

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Secunia launches pay-as-you-go exploit shop Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC Gallery: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Apple Inc., Video, Beta, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Apple iTunes, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Wiki, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-09-12

Neocleus presents end-point virtualization use cases

I just read an interesting press release from Neocleus, in which they present the use cases that their product can address. It's a good start for a newcomer to the industry. The company appears to have looked at the issues everyone else is seeing and took a different approach to...

Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Information Technology, Environment, Use Case, Neocleus Use Case, Strategy, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-12

Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0

Last week Sun launched the newest version of xVM VirtualBox, its open source virtual machine software offering. Here's a quick review of the announcement. Snippet of Sun's press release: Here are a few lightly edited segments of the Sun release: Sun Microsystems,...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., xVM VirtualBox Software, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Operating Systems, Management, Software, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-10

Xen engine 3.3 released

On August 27th, the Xen engine version 3.3 was released on Xen.org, the site that houses the open source Xen project. In the words of the organization, "Xen 3.3 includes enhancements that further advance its position as a fast, scalable, secure virtualization engine for the industry’s broadest range of server...

Tags: Xen, Virtual Machine, Xen Client Initiative, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-03