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- New virtualization buddies - XenSource & Symantec
- XenSource, Inc. and Symantec have signed an OEM agreement. Symantec is going to work with XenSource to embed Veritas Storage Foundation into XenEnterprise™. The two companies are then going to collaborate on delivering enterprise-class HA/DR and backup technology to XenSource customers. Let's consider why these companies are joining together for...
- Tags: virtual storage software, virtual processing software, virtual machine software, Managing virtualized environments
- Blog posts 2007-07-23
- Why are there so many open source processing virtualization projects?
- The virtualization community has been hearing quite a bit about KVM or Kernel-based Virtual Machine since it was included in Version 2.6.20 of the Linux kernel. It was interesting that this technology was included in the kernel relatively shorty after it first emerged while Xen still has not been...
- Tags: virtual processing software, virtual machine software
- Blog posts 2007-07-19
- Why did Intel invest $218.5 million for 2.5% of VMware?
- It's been all over the media that VMware filed its IPO so that it could sell 10% of its stock to the public and that very quickly after that offer was made Intel Corporation paid $218.5 million to purchase 2.5% of VMware. This is not really a startling move. Intel...
- Tags: virtual machine software, virtual processing software
- Blog posts 2007-07-11
- Why is it so hard to understand Microsoft's virtualiztion vision?
- I've been trying to sort out how Microsoft plays in the rapidly moving world of virtualization technology for industry standard systems. I've spoken with over 50 different companies who are actively trying to carve out their niche in this world. I'm sure that there at least 50 more out in...
- Tags: virtualization, virtual processing software, virtual machine software, application virtualization, Access virtualization
- Blog posts 2007-07-10
- SWsoft - partitioned operating systems are better for hosters than virtual machines. Are they better for you?
- I had a chance to speak with Douglas Johnson, Director of Marketing for the Hosting market for SWsoft about the company's approach to partitioned operating systems, what the company calls "Operating System Virtualization." Thanks for taking so much time discussing SWsoft with me, Doug! During the discussion, Doug spent some...
- Tags: virtual machine software, virtual processing software, virtualization, Parallels Inc., operating system, software, virtual machine, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2007-06-18
- Xenâ„¢ 3.1 is launched bringing a 64-bit hypervisor, live relocation and XenAPI
- The good folks at XenSource announced Xen™ 3.1 today. This release is a wonderful demontration of a community effort. The list of contributors to Xen 3.1 include XenSource itself, Intel, IBM, Novell, VA Linux Japan, HP, Fujitsu, SGI, Red Hat, AMD, Sun, Unisys and the U.S. National Security Agency. Impressive...
- Tags: virtualization, virtual processing software, virtual machine software, Uncategorized, Green Computing
- Blog posts 2007-05-22
- Red Hat and Building the Open Source Virtualization Stack
- Since my conversation with the good folks at Red Hat (see Discussion with Red Hat’s Joel Berman and Nick Carr - 1st take) Ive been thinking about the companys strategy and how that plays out in the real world. Red Hat presents the notion that a stack of open source...
- Tags: virtualization, virtual storage software, virtual processing software, virtual machine software, virtual access software, Managing virtualized environments, high performance computing, clustering software
- Blog posts 2007-04-26
- Counter point to "Analysis: Can a Customer Be Too Small For Virtualization?"
- Virtualization technology is just that, a technology. An organizations requirements and budget must be considered before a specific technology is selected. A technological choice that is perfect for the needs of one organization might just be the wrong choice for another. That being said, Small to Medium Businesses SMB...
- Tags: virtual processing software, virtual machine software, virtualization, virtual storage software, virtual access software, clustering software
- Blog posts 2007-04-25
- 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
- Cassatt - moving virtualization up a notch
- Ive been following Cassatt for a number of years and have always thought that the company has taken a fresh, different view of the concept of virtualization in the implementation of its product "Collage". In an attempt to catch up with what the company is doing now, I spoke with...
- Tags: virtualization, virtual processing software, virtual machine software, Managing virtualized environments, clustering software
- Blog posts 2007-04-18
- Fault Tolerant and Fail Over is There a Difference?
- Fault tolerant FT solutions go beyond HA fail over solutions to present an environment that is never seen to fail not merely an environment that survives a failure. Some suppliers of FT technology call this "fail through" rather than fail over. I thought that was a well known concept...
- Tags: virtualization, virtual storage software, virtual processing software, virtual machine software, virtual access software, remote access software, clustering software
- Blog posts 2007-04-16
- Overview of Novell's views on virtualization
- I enjoyed a lovely conversation with an old acquaintance, Kim Kelly of Novell. We had spoken many times when he was with Red Hat and it was nice to chat for a while. The topic of our conversation was Novells overall strategy for virtualization technology. As with Red Hat, Novell...
- Tags: virtual processing software, virtual machine software, Managing virtualized environments
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Discussion with Red Hat's Joel Berman and Nick Carr - 1st take
- I recently had the opportunity to speak with Red Hats Joel Berman, Product Management Director for Virtualization products, and Nick Carr, Director of Public and Analyst Relations. First of all, thanks guys for generously giving of your time to bring me back up to date on Red Hats views of...
- Tags: virtual processing software, virtualization, virtual machine software, clustering software
- Blog posts 2007-04-09
Additional Resources
- Cloudworks shows the green side of managed services
- Here's a refreshing twist: An executive with an ostensibly "green" technology who really isn't willing to pitch it that way. I'm talking about Cloudworks founder and CEO Mike Eaton, who really cares more instead about the "overall convenience and efficiency" of his company's services. He's playing the economy card, rather...
- Tags: Managed Services, IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, Small Business, Cloudworks, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-26
- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux
- Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...
- Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly
- If you're in the Philadelphia area I'd like to invite you to attend the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meeting tomorrow at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We meet from 12 noon to 3pm over lunch and fine local beer. Want to debate my theory on...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Philadelphia, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Gaping holes in RealPlayer patched
- Gaping holes in RealPlayer patchedReal is feeling threatened by AppleReal doesn't want to lose its title of "Least Secure Media Platform Ever Released" to QuickTime. How anyone can allow either of these programs on their computer is beyond me. You are practically [b]begging[/b] to get pwned.People still use that piece...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Apple QuickTime
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP
- 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XPMy takeI don't count security patches, but I regularly have to clean malware from our XP machines but have yet to find anything on our Vista systems.RE: 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XPFile this in the "no...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista, secure, Microsoft Windows XP, VISTA IS
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Software makers may sue eBay
- Tired of being "stiff-armed" by eBay, the Software and Information Industry Association is signaling its ready to sue over pirated software sales on the dominant online auction site, PC World reports. SIIA has offered eBay several suggestions for stemming the sale of pirated software on...
- Tags: Software, Software Information Industry Association, eBay Inc., Tiffany, Tools & Techniques, Piracy, Sales Strategy, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Gaping holes in RealPlayer patched
- Digital media delivery firm RealNetworks has shipped a high-prority patch to cover four gaping holes in its flagship RealPlayer software, warning that the vulnerabilities could put users at risk of code execution attacks. The patch comes a few hours after Secunia released an advisory warning for one...
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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