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- Virtualization
- An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used.Hardware VirtualizationPartitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates...
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- Why bother with desktop virtualization?
- The proponents of making proper use of desktop virtualization technology including access virtualization, application virtualization and VDI the combination of access virtualization and processing virtualization do their best to make it sound like the best things since pockets. Aren't today's laptops, desktops and handheld devices good enough to get the...
- Tags: Desktop, Worker, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- BriefingsDirect Insights analysts examine HP-Oracle Exadata, 'extreme' BI, virtualization and cloud computing
- BriefingsDirect Insights analysts examine HP-Oracle Exadata, 'extreme' BI, virtualization and cloud computingSun already HAS a DW ApplianceDana,Actually, Sun already has a data warehousing appliance: the Sun Data Warehouse Appliance, as it's named, based on Greenplum and Sun's Thumper. It's been quite successful, with several large commercial deployments and some...
- Tags: Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Sun Microsystems Inc., BriefingsDirect Insights, Exadata, cloud computing, virtualization, business intelligence, Oracle Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server
- Microsoft was kind enough to let me know that the Hyper-V Server, that is a dedicated, minimal Windows 2008 Server platform dedicated to being a bare metal, type-1 hypervisor, is now available. It joins products of this type available from VMware, Citrix and several Linux distributions. ...
- Tags: Industry Standard, Supplier, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Server Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Channel Management, Desktop Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- BriefingsDirect Insights analysts examine HP-Oracle Exadata, 'extreme' BI, virtualization and cloud computing
- I think that Oracle is going to have a cloud offering, IBM is going to have a cloud offering, Sun is going to have a cloud offering, and it's going to be the big talk in the big industry over the next two or three years. I think they are...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Cloud Computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtualization, Oracle Corp., Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Citrix desktop virtualization
- I've been thinking about a virtual desktop demonstration Citrix presented at its analyst day a few weeks ago. I posted a bit about my experiences see Mark Templeton shares his vision at Citrix event, but haven't been able to post reviews on everything I saw there. Their desktop virtualization demonstration...
- Tags: Desktop, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtual Desktop, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Student Technology Day: what it's all about
- It's not often I can say this but already, I'm surrounded in a room of 300 odd fashion unconscious, sweaty, unattractive idiots. Nevertheless, it's quite fun listening to some of the banter going around and about the place; some people work as interns at Microsoft, some at IBM and a...
- Tags: Student, Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Public Relations, Productivity, Entrepreneurship, Virtualization, Game Players, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Management, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Improved insights and analysis from IT systems logs helps reduce complexity risks from virtualization
- We seem to be at a tipping point in terms of everyone doing virtualization, or wanting to do it, or wanting to do even more. IT managers experimenting with virtualization are seeking to reduce costs, to improve the efficiency in use of their assets, or for using virtualization to address...
- Tags: Information Technology, Server, Analysis, LogLogic, Logs, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- It's still good to be green, whether it's accidental or not
- One of the IT services companies that closely partners with IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems, released an interesting survey earlier this week that confirms what I've believed for some time: IT managers don't really care about being green in the environmental sense as much as they care about saving money....
- Tags: IT Manager, Survey, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Marketing Research, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-09-28
- Worth Watching: Steve Ballmer in the heart of Silicon Valley . . .
- There was quite a bit of excitement Thursday evening prior to Steve Ballmer's appearance at the Churchill Club Annual Dinner in the heart of Silicon Valley and just a stone's throw from Yahoo! There was who's who crowd gathered at the event. There was no dancing on...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Steve Ballmer, Ann Winblad, Virtualization, Corporate Communications, Cloud Computing, Performance Management, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Storage, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- Ballmer's battle with VMware
- At a Churchill Club event in Santa Clara, Calif., Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks to Ann Winblad, a partner at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, about Microsoft's move into virtualization with its new Hyper-V technology. He also shares his thoughts on increasing the overall market and how his company differs from...
- Tags: Steve Ballmer, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Churchill Club, Microsoft
- Videos 2008-09-26
- 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
- Red Hat beats estimates
- Red Hat, the largest provider of Linux software, posted its 2009 second quarter earnings, beating Wall Street's estimates. Revenue was $164.4 million, up 29 percent from the same quarter a year ago. Subscription revenue was $135.7 million, up 24% from last year. It reported a profit of...
- Tags: Revenue, Red Hat Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Hardware, Storage, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Taking a Bott beating
- Taking a Bott beatingOut-of-Band may be slower.But I find that it's much, much safer. It is my preferred method when recovering crashed Windows boxen.I've never really had to worry about anyone doing a system migration like your friend. My experience has always been more along the lines of 'My computer...
- Tags: cloud computing, Utility computing, Storage management, PC Migration, Bott, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Taking a Bott beating
- My colleague Ed Bott, who writes the Windows column for ZDNet, takes issue with the problem solving approach that I used when I went about migrating my friend Christine's old PC over to Vista. From the nature of the talkbacks to that original post, I would...
- Tags: PC, Ed Bott, USB, Christine, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- VMware vs Microsoft: Place your bets
- At this year's VMworld conference, the talk was all about the free release of Microsoft's hypervisor product, and how much of a threat the software giant may pose to virtualization leader VMware The talk of this year's VMworld conference in Las Vegas was how much of a competitive threat...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Brett Winterford ZDNet Australia, VMware, Microsoft, virtualization, hypervisor
- News items 2008-09-22
- Microsoft refers to its anti-Linux playbook to attack VMware
- In a move reminiscent of its "Get the Facts" anti-Linux campaign, Microsoft is waging war on VMware with a customer-focused Web site that provides the Redmondian spin on how its products stack up against the competition. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Virtualization: The race is on to corner the market
- Virtualization: The race is on to corner the marketYou're a bit wrong about RedHatKVM isn't just in the kernel distributed by RedHat it's been folded into the official Linux kernel so what RedHat is doing is extending and adding control software above what is already present in the standard kernel.In...
- Tags: cloud computing, OPEN SOURCE, Storage management, Utility computing, Red Hat Inc., kernel, virtualization, KVM
- Discussion threads 2008-09-20
- Will VMWare go open source without legal pressure?
- Will VMWare do the right thing open source what the GPL has already touched without legal pressure being brought to bear on it? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Hypervisor, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Open Source, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Celio Redfly - access virtualization using smartphones
- Celio Redfly - access virtualization using smartphonesRDM+::Remote Access ToolsCorrect me if I am wrong--Redfly appears to be a Windows O/S mobile device solution.Personally, I use [url=http://www.rdmplus.com/]RDM[/url], it's client works on any Java-enabled smartphone, like my Nokia N95, including Blackberry, Palm, iPhone, iPod and very well over an EDGE connection!!A...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, RDM, smart phone, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Virtualization: The race is on to corner the market
- As the technology goes mainstream, competitors such as Microsoft are eager to dislodge VMware from the top of the virtualization tree. Most of the servers installed next year will be virtualized from the outset, experts have said. But, as the technology goes mainstream, will moves by Microsoft...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Server, Xen, VMware Inc., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Peter Judge ZDNet.co.uk, virtualization, VMware, Microsoft, Hyper-V
- News items 2008-09-19
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