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The Red Hat and Microsoft pact: A nice win for mixed source shops; Frenemies vs VMware

The Red Hat and Microsoft pact: A nice win for mixed source shops; Frenemies vs VMwarePlease get it right!It's "the enemy of my enemy is my *ally*."*Big* difference...MS interoperable with Linux?If you believe that MS will guarantee Linux interoperability then I've got some bottom land to sell youMicrosoft has the...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, xVM, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 and VMWare 2.0 Server

The two latest and greatest free commercial host-based virtualization products from Sun and VMWare by Jason Perlow

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, VMware Inc., Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow, vmware, xvm, virtualbox, virtualization, linux, windows, macintosh, solaris

Image galleries 2008-05-16

Sun launches xVM virtualization platform

Sun launches xVM virtualization platformSomething's strange hereOracle has no plans to certify on xVM. See my blog post:http://scottmace.typepad.com/imanager/2007/11/suns-announceme.htmlScott MaceWell of courseWith Oracle about to ship their own VM, why would they want to certify on an enemies VM?InteroperabilitySun's xVM will work cooperatively with Red Hat and Microsoft VMs....so there is...

Tags: Storage management, Utility computing, xVM, virtualization platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., virtualization, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-14

Additional Resources

Yes, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 will run on Linux

This solidifies my decisionI currently have a cluster of a dozen RHEL 5.3 Cluster Suite servers. They have been a nightmare to use, maintain, and keep working right. Red Hat's clustering software is horrendously buggy. I never have gotten virtualization to work properly with the whole mess.After...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Linux, UEC, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, kvm, cluster, Red Hat Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

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

Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0: Virtual Developer's Delight

Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0: Virtual Developer's DelightIt works!You're right about little fanfare. I have a system that is plenty fast, but not able to run the Windows XP virtual disk inside of Windows 7. I need to upload data to a site that works with Windows Vista and IE...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0, Sun xVM VirtualBox, Sun xVM, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0

Sun Microsystems' latest Open Source desktop virtualization software. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Desktop, Sun Microsystems Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Sun Micrososystem, virtualbox, virtualization, sun, server, development, open source, Jason Perlow

Image galleries 2009-06-30

Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0: Virtual Developer's Delight

Windows 7 Ultimate RC 64-Bit Edition virtualized on Fedora 11, 64-Bit using Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0 With little fanfare, Sun Microsystems released version 3.0 of xVM VirtualBox, the Open Source and multi-platform desktop virtualization tool for Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac. The new...

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Developer, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenGL 2.0, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Hardware, Virtualization, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-30

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The TimeWatch Out Microsoft: Coming at ya from all sides!Nobody can tell me otherwise, OpenSolaris is a thing of beauty--ZFS, ZFS Slider, Dtrace, Containers, GNOME Nimbus interface, xVM Hypervisor LDOMS, and new CrossBar Network Virtualization.There's some serious $hit going on here I wish were in...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, OpenSolaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, software, Getting Better

Discussion threads 2009-06-07

Oracle enhances VM management with Virtual Iron acquisition

The rumors are true. Oracle has finally announced that its intent to acquire Virtual Iron for its virtual server management capabilities. It's a nice fit for Oracle, which has its own Xen-based virtualization platform called Oracle VM. Up until now, Virtual Iron has been selling its management...

Tags: Acquisition, Oracle Corp., Xen, Virtual Iron, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Servers, Storage, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Are any open source projects too big to lose

Are any open source projects too big to loseAn enemy of an enemy...It seems clear that these "crown jewels" are continuing sources of vexation to MS. So why would MS arch-enemy Oracle do anything to reduce this effect?On the other hand, might MS counter-move by buying some open source...

Tags: OpenOffice, Databases, UNIX, Oracle Corp., open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source project, MySQL, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Is Oracle serious about hardware?

Is Oracle serious about hardware?The tech landscape is starting to look like the oil industryWhere 3 or 4 companies own it all. Its not all bad as long as innovation continues. But i hate to see open source products whenever they get popular get sucked into the mix....

Tags: Oracle Corp., hardware, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

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

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

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

Microsoft and Red Hat agreement and the next generation datacenter

Microsoft and Red Hat have come to an agreement allowing virtualization technology from each company to support virtual machines containing the others operating environment. My colleagues Mary-Jo Folley see Microsoft and Red Hat sign virtualization pact and Paula Rooney (see It’s true: Microsoft and Red Hat cooperate on virtualization) have...

Tags: Data Center, Red Hat Inc., IBM z/OS, Agreement, Microsoft Corp., IBM OS/400, IBM Corp., Generation Datacenter, Virtualization, Data Centers, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, Apple Mac OS, Storage Management, Servers, Open Source, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Software, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-02-18

Sun releases VirtualBox 2.1

Andy Hall, Sun's Sr. Product Manager of VirtualBox, spent a while filling me on VirtualBox 2.1 the other day. He wanted to let me know that some significant milestones had been reached and tell me a bit about the new release. Significant Milestones First,...

Tags: Software, Innotek VirtualBox, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Virtual Machine, Desktop Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-12-22

News to know: E-voting security; Salesforce.com; NetSuite; SAP; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: Linux: The Joe Sixpack Strategy Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Big Brains: Brad Lovering Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after all...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Security, Facebook, Larry Dignan, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., E-voting, Sales Force Management, Data Centers, Government, Sales, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2008-11-04

Sun xVM Ops delivering on promises

As I pointed out in the post Sun xVM Ops Center, Sun is one of the few companies that has offerings in every category of the Kusnetzky Group Model (see Sorting out the different layers of virtualization if you don't remember the different layers of virtualization technology in the KG...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Ops Center, Enterprise Datacenter, Virtualization, Storage Management, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-04

Harnessing a multicore future

Harnessing a multicore futureThe Java Response?It is certainly going to be interesting to see how the Java community responds to the need to abstract away the complexities of parallel processing from programmers. If the community doesn't do it right, developers will be jumping ship like crazy to .Net.The desktopYour 10th...

Tags: Processors, Games, CPU, multi-core, desktop, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-03