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Will XenSource-Citrix Deal Hurt Xen, Open Source?

Will XenSource-Citrix Deal Hurt Xen, Open Source?Open Innovation...I guess I see this not as FLOSS projects/companies being made more closed, but traditionally closed companies recognizing that they need to become more open. Yes, this is a "mixed source" environment, but when you add up the mixture you are now...

Tags: Even Microsoft, FLOSS, Xen, Xen open source, XenSource Inc., Citrix Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-08-17

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Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goals

Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's ambitious push into cloud computing -- and the enterprise. Ubuntu is best known for its Linux desktop and there are several desktop improvements in this upgrade -- including a faster boot and login and enhanced audio and and 3G broadband connectivity. ...

Tags: Ubuntu, Eucalyptus, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Desktops, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-10-29

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

Red Hat becomes bona fide virtualization vendor

It's no surprise that Red Hat is taking pot shots at VMware and Microsoft these days. The Raleigh, NC company has always slammed Microsoft but is not just a Linux vendor anymore. By virtue of its acquisition of Qumranet and its release of Enterprise Linux 5.4 this...

Tags: Desktop, Hypervisor, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-09-04

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

News to know: VMWorld; Disney-Marvel; netbooks; Blackberry Storm; mobile banking; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Dan Kusnetzky: Doing the VMworld Dance, Day 1 Jason Perlow: Frugal Tech Show: Speaking with Centrify at VMWorld 2009...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Mobile, Mobile Banking, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Netbook, BlackBerry Storm, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Wiki, Hardware, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 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

Geek Sheet: Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2

cool.......:)ntAnd why Jason would anyone in their right mind want to do this?ntFor the same reasons...You'd do it in VMWare. The difference is that this solution is free. You want live migration or anything else VMWare does you'll have to pay for it. Hyper-V is an excellent hypervisor.Would you run...

Tags: Virtualization, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Server, Xen, hypervisor, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Linux, open source, Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Discussion threads 2009-08-09

Geek Sheet: Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2

It's been a while since we've had a hardcore Geek Sheet installment, and I promise that this one will be a real winner. Some of you may be aware that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 (Which is due...

Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux Distribution, Mouse, Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, SLES, LinuxIC, OpenSUSE 11.1, ENTER, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-09

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

Will Ubuntu remain a minor player

Will Ubuntu remain a minor playerWhat's novel here?Not the fact that you can try Ubuntu.It's the fact that you try any operating system.How is that happening? Most likely Click2Try is another open source hoster running Xen, much as Amazon Web Services, only they are moving ahead with easy 'on...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Only Problem, Ubuntu, minor player

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Red Hat's KVM-based virtualization platform moves into beta testing

It was a big day for Xen and a big day for the other open source virtualizatio hypervisor as well. Red Hat's KVM-based virtualization platform -- including a standalone hypervisor,  virtualization manager for servers and virtualization manager for the desktop -- moved into beta testing on Tuesday....

Tags: Hypervisor, Red Hat Inc., Xen, KVM, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-06-16

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

Higher Education With Virtualization

Burapha University is a leading public university in Thailand. The university has campuses located in the provinces of Chonburi, Chantaburi and Sakaew. Burapha University needed a stable server solution that would support its growing student enrollment numbers, and reduce server downtime and IT maintenance bills. With the help of Dell...

Tags: Education, Dell Computer Corp., Burapha University, Cloud Computing, Servers, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Processors, Hardware, Storage, Semiconductors, Components

Case studies 2009-06-01

What's Cloud Computing and What's Not?

What's Cloud Computing and What's Not?Cloud Computing Definition in 4 wordsOther people's virtual serversWhat is the Cloud? What....is computing? These two terms are definitive. We don't need someone trying to define something that is defined already by its terms.Cloud computing is accessing your IT resources through the cloud. The term...

Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-05-29

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

News to know: Microsoft layoffs, Kindle, NetSuite, Skype, Tedx

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come? Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer's layoff mail to the...

Tags: Google Inc., Layoff, Dana Blankenhorn, NetSuite Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Workforce Management, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Remote Access, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-05-06

Windows 7 RC (build 7100) not the same as build 7077

Windows 7 RC (build 7100) not the same as build 7077re: Windows 7 RC (build 7100) not the same as build 7077"There seems to be a fair bit of confusion and misinformation surrounding the leaked ..."This is the result of the "leaked" card being played once too many. What...

Tags: desktop virtualization, Operating systems, Open GL, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, XP Mode, Windows 7 RC, innotek VirtualBox, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Covetus the Sun installed base

The value of Sun’s Solaris installed base proved its worth once again this week as Oracle found it too tempting to pass up and pulled the trigger trumping IBM. A large percent of Oracle’s most profitable customers run their Oracle wares on Solaris and for them to fall further into...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Software, Hardware, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-04-20

Citrix ships free XenServer to fend off Vmware, Hyper-V and KVM

In a move designed to accelerate uptake of its open source virtualization platform, Citrix announced today worldwide availability of its free enterprise ready open source XenServer. The Ft Lauderdale company announced it February it would make XenServer software with hypervisor as well as features and functionality and...

Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, XenServer, KVM, Open Source, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-03-30