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- Microsoft's virtualization hypervisor needs Red Hat support, too
- Microsoft and Novell announced today the opening of a 2,500 square foot lab in Cambridge, Mass. where engineers from both companies will code and test interoperability of their respective virtualization technologies. The news comes a day after Microsoft announced imminent availability of the first test version...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Linux, Hypervisor, Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, Microsoft Corp., XenSource Inc., Dana, Viridian APIs Microsoft, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2007-09-12
- Microsoft firms up its Viridian hypervisor rollout plans
- Microsoft firms up its Viridian hypervisor rollout plansMore expensive because what?????What do you mean when you say that VMware is more expensive because you have to buy another OS? VMWare Infrastructure 3 runs on a customized version of Redhat Linux, but you don't pay Redhat for that, it comes...
- Tags: Virtualization, Sun Solaris, Servers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, VMware Inc., hypervisor, Viridian, server, hypervisor rollout plan, Microsoft Corp., rollout plan, Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-11
- Microsoft firms up its Viridian hypervisor rollout plans
- As Microsoft officials confirmed last week, Microsoft is planning to make a first test version of its hypervisor technology available simultaneously with Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate RC 0. This week, David Greschler, Microsoft's Director of Integrated Virtualization Strategy, also confirmed that a beta version of Viridian...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-09-11
- Microsoft postpones 'Viridian' virtualization features
- Microsoft postpones 'Viridian' virtualization featuresDOAntAgileAgile programming supports the move Microsoft just made. For old timers who haven't been exposed to this notion, software development no longer involves prototypes which may or may not be utilized in an actual product but rather involves functional code that may not be fully featured....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Data centers, Utility computing, Storage management, Agile Programming, Running Process, Microsoft Corp., virtualization, Viridian, Agile, operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- Microsoft postpones 'Viridian' virtualization features
- Microsoft has postponed a handful of its "Viridian" hypervisor features in order to maintain its goal of delivering the technology as an add-on to Longhorn Server within 180 days of Longhorn Servers shipment. In a May 10 blog post, General Manager of Virtualization Strategy Mike Neil, acknowledged that Microsoft...
- Tags: Corporate strategy, Virtualization, Windows server, Windows Server Longhorn
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
- VMWare may be fueling EMC's growth, but for how long?
- VMWare may be fueling EMC's growth, but for how long?Xen is on SuSE also....Why the neglect, Dave?...SuSE is the other leading "enterprise" distro.Implication of Microsoft's own virtualization sofeware on XenMicrosoft is developing its own version of virtualization code-named Viridian. Viridian will be ready shortly after the next version of the...
- Tags: Utility computing, Storage management, Xen, virtualization, Viridian, EMC Corp., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-23
- Intel, AMD spar over virtualization
- Intel, AMD spar over virtualizationGreen?Viridian is from the Latin [i]viridis[/i], meaning green. Most people will probably think of "virility" though. Not sure I'd have gone with that name.Does virtualization give anyone else a chubby?maybe its just me....- JoeOf Course.....A virtual chubby.ROTLMAOmultiple simulaintious chubbys to in order to fully...
- Tags: Utility computing, Storage management, virtualization, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Viridian
- Discussion threads 2006-02-07
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- Microsoft: It's time to consummate the marriage with Citrix already
- The relationship between Microsoft and Citrix is much like that of a man who has been serially dating the same woman for 15 years, but never seems to be able to consummate the deal. He's afraid of commitment, or perhaps like that old expression goes, why...
- Tags: Citrix MetaFrame, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-13
- VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long one
- Microsoft's Hyper-V--that long awaited virtualization effort from Redmond--is off and running and the analysis on it falls into three generic buckets: Hyper-V is spin; it's a real virtualization player; and Microsoft is going to crush VMware or be crushed by the incumbent. While those of us in...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Dan Kusnetzky, Paula Rooney, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- 20 things you should know about virtualization
- Virtualization has been a major buzzword in the IT world for a few years. Now the buzz is getting bigger, with the release of Windows Server 2008 and the impending integration of the Hyper-V virtualization component formerly called Viridian. Of course, Microsoft already has Virtual Server and Virtual PC, as...
- Tags: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Download resources 2008-05-01
- Delivery of Microsoft's Virtual Machine Manager beta adds credibility to virtual story
- On April 16, 2006, I wrote in another unnnamed tech pub about Microsoft's plans for a virtual machine management platform , then code-named "Carmine," which was being designed for Microsoft's much touted virtulization hypervisor under development, then code named "Viridian." These product promises were downright ethereal at a time when market leader VMware was printing...
- Tags: Hypervisor, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Beta, Virtual Machine, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, prooney
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Near-final test build of Microsoft's Hyper-V in the wings
- Some of my testing sources are buzzing that real soon now -- as in tomorrow, March 19 -- Microsoft will release a feature-complete Release Candidate RC test build of its Hyper-V hypervisor for Windows Server 2008. Update on March 19: Those pesky sources were spot-on. Microsoft is...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- Hyper-V isn't the only Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution that's lagging
- Microsoft has taken its lumps for the fact that its built-in Windows Server 2008 hypervisor won't be available in final (non-beta) form until the third quarter of this year. But it's not just Microsoft's own Hyper-V that isn't quite ready for prime-time. Several other virtualization products from...
- Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-27
- Review: Microsoft's Hyper-V puts VMWare and Linux on notice
- After his last foray into the “Linux guy reviews a Microsoft product†space, Jason Perlow is back -- this time to take a look at Microsoft’s Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based virtualization solution built into the newly released Windows Server 2008. Although Hyper-V is still in beta and isn't slated to ship...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Disadvantage, Operating System, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Xen, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, News, VMWare ESX, Hyper-V, Jason Perlow, Virtualization, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Hardware, Software, Storage, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Microsoft and Google stalk the Internet operating system
- Microsoft and Google stalk the Internet operating systemIn the long run, Live services...will not make the big splash everyone is hoping for. Individual consumers may find it useful but Enterprises will move the services back in house. Especially with Open Source providing more and better services that can...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Game players, Internet, Yahoo! acquisition, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, cloud computing, Google Inc., computing, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-12
- Citrix strays far from XenSource's original open source mission
- In 2005, hot new startup XenSource was positioning itself as the open source alternative to VMware and Microsoft Virtual Server. Then came a controversial pact in 2006 between the powers that be at the Palo Alto virtualization software company and Microsoft. The mail goal, XenSource executives...
- Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, XenSource Inc., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- Microsoft to release Hyper-V virtualization beta
- Microsoft is set to deliver a downloadable beta release of Hyper-V, its virtualization product, on December 13, according to sources close to the company. Hyper-V is Microsoft's hypervisor that allows customers to virtualize multiple operating systems on a single server. Microsoft's plan of record...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
- Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Product Overview: An Early Look
- Windows Server 2008 includes Hyper-V formerly codenamed viridian, a powerful virtualization technology that enables businesses to take advantage of the benefits of virtualization without having to buy third-party software. This white paper introduces Hyper-V as a key component of the Microsoft datacenter-to-desktop virtualization strategy. It shows how new and enhanced...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Disaster Recovery, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Storage, Data Management
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Microsoft to ship Windows Server 2008, over time, in eight flavors
- Microsoft is readying eight SKUs of Windows Server 2008, only some of which will include Hyper-V (the new name for Microsoft's hypervisor that was code-named "Viridian"). According to ActiveWin.com, which is reporting from the TechEd IT Forum in Barcelona, Microsoft has finalized the WIndows Server 2008 line-up...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., ActiveWin, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- Red Hat
- Last week Red hat made a number of announcements that indicate the company is following the trends in virtualization from the large to the small by gathering up features provided by others in the open source community and bringing them under the company's umbrella, err, big Red Hat. ...
- Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Network, Open Source, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
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