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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

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2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel.": July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...; Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Virtual Iron Customer Profile: Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann, LLP: I had the chance to speak with Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann's David Roden, a few questions about their use of Virtual Iron's virtual server environment. Thanks for spending time with me, David! Here are my questions and David's answers: Who are you and what...; Tags: Virtual Iron, Server Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-23
News to know: Yahoo; VMware; Apple; DNS vulnerability: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug Dancho Danchev: Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., App Store, Banking, Vertical Industries, Domain Names, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Human Resources; Blog posts 2008-07-23
VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale: updated: VMWare, whose recent headlines have included an ousted CEO and a re-pricing of its employee stock options, reported second-quarter earnings of $92 million, or 23 cents per share, up from $52 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were $456 million, an...; Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-22

VMware and common performance myths: Rich McDougall and Scott Drummand, performance gurus over at VMware, presented a fantastic review of some of the performance testing VMware has been doing at the VMware analyst day. I posted something about the findings of that research in the post, Is VMware busting the virtualization tax myth. I've just...; Tags: Virtualization, Performance, VMware Inc., Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-22
News to know: Google, Microsoft; AMD; Cybercrime arrest: Notable headlines: Earnings wrap: Larry Dignan: Can Dirk Meyer save AMD? News.com: AMD's Ruiz steps off the roller coaster Google earnings fall short; says it can thrive in down economy. Techmeme Sam Diaz: IBM: Big Blue beats expectations Microsoft: $60 billion...; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Keyboards, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Asset Management, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Components, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-18
VMWare employees to receive new pricing on underwater stock options: The last thing any employee wants is stock options that are "under water." But that's exactly what some VMWare employees who were issued options after the August IPO are stuck with. After the IPO, VMWare's stock climbed and climbed - from $57.71 on its first day to about $125 in...; Tags: Stock Option, Employee, Stock, VMware Inc., Pricing Strategy, Investment, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-17
DaaS solves schools' Internet parity problem with help from IBM and Desktone: The broad affection for the term "cloud computing" and all that sticks to that nowadays will mean broad affection too for desktop as a service. Desktone has its sights set on helping service providers ramp up DaaS offerings, but enterprises will be in this one too. Citrix, VMware and Microsoft...; Tags: Classroom, Computer, IBM Corp., DaaS, Desktone, Productivity, Internet, Desktops, Venture Capital, Hardware, Finance, Financing Startups, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Hands on with the XO Sugar OS: Haven't heard much from these guys lately. This is me, not caring, while I'm on vacation. However, is the lack of news after their vaporware announcement of the next gen XO a sign of impending doom? I'll read what you think when I get back. For...; Tags: Operating System, Kid, Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Citrix and Xen not versus Xen: Simon Crosby, CTO of Citrix's Virtualization Management group, contacted me after reading the post, Citrix versus the Xen community, to clear up some misconceptions that he thought were the basis of my post. After reading his message, it's clear that what he had to say was very persuasive. Thanks Simon...; Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-17
New hybrid delivery security architecture: Secure Computing's Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service SaaS, virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. “In the past, CIOs deployed their own self-contained application architectures on their own servers and storage systems. This old model is giving way to a hybrid...; Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Platform, Information Technology, Advantage, Hardware, Model, Service, Architecture, Organization, Delivery Security Architecture, IT Security Professional, Delivery Platform, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Management, CIO, SaaS, virtualization, IT appliances, service delivery, IT management, Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing; News items 2008-07-16
Citrix's "Kensho" Open Virtual Format tools will drive hypervisor interoperability, Microsoft Hyper-V: Citrix's "Kensho" Open Virtual Format tools will drive hypervisor interoperability, Microsoft Hyper-Vgreat good stuff.. except for the fact that citrix COST A FORTUNE!People think MS is expensive.. yea.. buy some citrix or vmware stuff.; Tags: Virtualization, PRODUCTIVITY, hypervisor interoperability, Kensho, Open Virtual Format, Microsoft Hyper-V, hypervisor, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., tool; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Citrix's "Kensho" Open Virtual Format tools will drive hypervisor interoperability, Microsoft Hyper-V: Citrix will ship in the third quarter a technical preview of Open Virtual Machine format tools that will allow developers and IT pros to create virtual, portable application workloads that run on XenServer and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. Oh, and yes, add VMWare ESX to that list ...; Tags: Interoperability, Hypervisor, Citrix Systems Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tool, OVF, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Productivity, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Citrix versus the Xen community: As the virtual machine software competition heats up, one would expect representatives of each of the suppliers to take shots at one another in the media. I've seen a recent example of this.Two of the proponents of Xen, Citrix and Virtual Iron, appear to be having at it in the...; Tags: Community, Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, VMware Inc., Technology, Virtual Machine, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-15
VDIworks, Microsoft System Center and You?: VDIworks, formally the software arm of ClearCube, has announced that they're going to provide their virtual access technology, connection broker technology Senral and management software to organizations who plan to deploy Microsoft's Hyper-V virtual machine software. VDIworks already offers its technology to organizations using other popular virtual machine software. For...; Tags: Software, ClearCube Technology, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, VDIworks, Desktop Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-14
Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thing: Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thingYahoo's open source bet is a long run thingBad for Google, great for everyone else!"In the long run we're all dead......and for a long time."RE: Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thingIs there anything open source at all about what...; Tags: MS API, Open sourcing, open source, Darwin, Apple Inc., Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-10
Dianne Greene out, Paul Maritz to lead VMware: Dianne Greene out, Paul Maritz to lead VMwareMost likely outcome"How do you think VMware will change?"My guess is that M$ will try to squeeze VMware out, as it did for Netscape. Hyper-V on its own has been announced at $28. As M$'$ VM management suite matures it will be bundled...; Tags: Storage, Storage management, VMware Inc., EMC Corp., Dianne Greene; Discussion threads 2008-07-10
Diane Greene out, Paul Maritz to lead VMware: While working in San Francisco, I received quite a number of telephone calls from journalists around the world. Since I was "off the grid" for the project, I had no idea what was going on. I finally returned to my hotel room and could read my messages, I learned that...; Tags: Board, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Paul Maritz, Corporate Governance, Desktop Virtualization, Open Source, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-10
News to know: Midori; Yahoo; iPhone; VMware: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: On the road to Midori: RedHawk, MinSafe and Sapphire Next Microsoft enterprise instant messaging/VOIP server: Think 2009 Microsoft to push XP SP3 via Auto Update on July 10 Microsoft to deliver SQL Server 2008 in August...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Open Source, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., VMware Inc., Phishing, 3G, Cyberthreats, Hardware Upgrade, Spam, Strategy, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-10