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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

KVM and Xen cofounders engage in war of words

Xen cofounder and project lead Ian Pratt said predictions about his virtualization hypervisor’s demise to the newer kernel-based virtual machine KVM technology are unfounded, a by-product of his competitors’ imaginations. “There’s no evidence for it. The Xen community is alive and well. Xen is a true...

Tags: Linux, Hypervisor, Linux Kernel, Xen, KVM, Xen Community, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-08

Novell offers virtual machine driver pack

Novell offers virtual machine driver packClarification from NovellA clarification from Holger Dyroff, vp of SUSE Linux product management at Novell...The SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack includes two sets of drivers --one set of drivers for Linux systems and another set of drivers for Windows operating systems. All...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, virtual machine, Xen community, Xen, Novell Inc., XenSource Inc., SuSE, Linux, open source, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux

Discussion threads 2007-06-21

Additional Resources

Yahoo pays its 'technical debt' with IT overhaul

Yahoo had a lot of "technical debt"---systems that most companies would call legacy infrastructure---and has it just about paid off. Sam Pullara, chief technologist at Yahoo, walked developers through its infrastructure changes over the last three years. The talk could have come from any enterprise that finds...

Tags: Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Sam Pullara, HBase, YQL, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Open Source, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Microsoft lover Citrix as heroine of the open source cloud

Nobody "walked" from VMworld - that's a mythNeither Citrix nor Microsoft "walked" from VMworld. Citrix is there exhibiting and drawing crowds that overwhelm the puny 10x10 booth to which VMware has restricted it, and despite not being allowed speaking slots on the main program, are speaking in Intel's and AMD's...

Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft-lover, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Xen.org: Stop the forking. Forrester: About time

Xen.org, the open source community behind the leading IaaS cloud computing hypervisor finally made a bold move today by stepping up to the plate of delivering a complete open source virtual infrastructure for cloud platforms. Prior to this release, Xen.org had been content to manage and maintain the core Xen...

Tags: Hypervisor, Xen, About Time Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Xen.org, Linux, Virtualization, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-08-31

Is Microsoft's GPL2 support really a big deal?

Is Microsoft's GPL2 support really a big deal?Doesn't this prove that MS patent claims against Linux were a scam?If it really violated their patents, why would they release code for it?RE: Is Microsoft's GPL2 support really a big deal?Microsoft is simply acknowledging that which most "pundits" such as Ms Rooney...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., GPL 2, Linux, big deal, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

Sun VirtualBox 3.0

Sun Microsystems released VirtualBox 3.0 today. One goal of this release is supporting workloads, such as database management systems, some collaborative applications and many web-based applications that rely on multiple processes running simultaneously. Another is offering support for high performance graphics for desktop applications. Here's...

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Hypervisor, Sun Microsystems Inc., VirtualBox 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-30

JumpBox for the MoinMoin Wiki 1.1.10 (Windows)

MoinMoin is an advanced, easy to use and extensible Wiki Engine with a large community of users. It's written in Python and has a clean easy to understand user interface. Since it's a Python program it's not one of the most popular wikis, but that's a shame as it has...

Tags: Server Software, Microsoft Windows, JumpBox, MoinMoin, Wiki, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Backups, Servers, Online Communications, Hardware, Storage

Software downloads 2009-06-24

Another view on Red Hat's Virtualization Portfolio

Red Hat just trumpeted that its Virtualization Portfolio was just about cooked and ready to serve. While that announcement see Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Beta Draws Industry Interest did gather some industry comment, including that made by my colleage Paula Rooney (see Red Hat's KVM-based virtualization platform moves into beta...

Tags: Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-22

JumpBox for the MoinMoin Wiki Software 1.1.10 (Mac)

MoinMoin is an advanced, easy to use and extensible Wiki Engine with a large community of users. It's written in Python and has a clean easy to understand user interface. Since it's a Python program it's not one of the most popular wikis, but that's a shame as it has...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Server Software, JumpBox, MoinMoin, Wiki, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Backups, Servers, Online Communications, Hardware, Storage

Software downloads 2009-06-17

Why did Citrix invest in Vyatta?

A short while ago, Vyatta announced that it had completed its series C round of funding and that that the round was lead by Citrix Systems more information about this round can be found here. Since I've watched both companies for quite some time, I spent a bit of time...

Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Yvatta, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Citrix C3 â€" Where are the partners?

Citrix put some significant new meat on the bones of its Citrix Cloud Center (C3) offering last week but left behind one crucial element. Who are the partners delivering this offering? At its annual customer get together, Citrix Synergy 2009, the company fulfilled our prediction of the true...

Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Internet Service Provider, Service Provider, Internet Service, Citrix C3 Strategy, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Internet, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-05-11

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish

At first glance, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED 11) is virtually indistinguishable from the company's Free/Open Source and community supported Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.1. But does SLED 11 have the extra polish and the value add to justify its position as Novell's premier enterprise...

Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-23

Virtualization: What Does It Mean for SAS?

SAS groups virtualization into four categories: Hardware Virtualization, Presentation Virtualization, Application Virtualization, and Storage Virtualization. Hardware Virtualization (VMware, Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V) and Presentation Virtualization (Windows Terminal Server, Citrix XenApp,) are technologies being used by SAS users today. Application Virtualization (Citrix XenApp, Microsoft App-V) is a newer technology for application...

Tags: SAS Institute, Application Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware

White papers 2009-03-09

Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free XenServer

Parallels' CEO, Serguei Beloussov, has published his opinion regarding Citrix's recent announcement that they were making a free edition of XenServer available see Citrix launches a free version of XenServer and Citrix Essentials for more information. Let's hear what he has to say and review his comments. Here's what...

Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, XenServer, Parallels, Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-02-24

Red Hat and Citrix ratchet up open source virtualization relevancy

The open source hypervisor landscape got a lot more interesting today after the latest announcements from Red Hat and Citrix. Both were shots across the bow of VMware’s juggernaut, but Red Hat’s volley may have overshot and struck Xen.org in the stern. Citrix, the flag bearer for...

Tags: Hypervisor, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, KVM, Virtualization, Hardware, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-02-23

It's official: Citrix aims to blow up enterprise virtualization pricing

Citrix officially launched a free version of its XenServer and Essentials virtualization software in a move that is designed to take aim at VMware. Separately, Citrix extended its long-running partnership with Microsoft to cover virtualization.  The news was expected given slides of Citrix's presentation surfaced last week....

Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., VMware Inc., Pricing Strategy, Dan Kusnetzky, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Business Structures, Hardware, Storage, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-23

VMware launches open source virtual desktop software; Assessing the fallout

  VMware on Tuesday launched an open source client for virtual desktops in a move that mixes a little bit of offense and defense.  In a statement, the company said its VMware View Open Client would allow compnaies to host virtualized desktops in the...

Tags: Software, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., Open Source, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-03

JumpBox for Liferay 1.1.1 (Mac)

Liferay Portal provides a virtual space for team oriented information sharing and collaboration along with a platform for the display of information from across your organization, the internet and different applications. Liferay uses "portlets" to display and manage information and allows you to create a dashboard for the management of...

Tags: Portlet, Apple Macintosh, JumpBox Inc., Liferay Portal, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

Software downloads 2009-01-13