items tagged with Virtualisation
No surprise: Win 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are meant for each other
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-09 20:40:33
Although Microsoft is promising Windows 7 is a “major update” to Vista, which in many ways it is, the next version of Windows Server 2008 won’t be called Windows Server 7 but instead “Windows Server 2008 R2” in what is a case of slight mixed messages from Microsoft.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-09 20:40:33
Although Microsoft is promising Windows 7 is a “major update” to Vista, which in many ways it is, the next version of Windows Server 2008 won’t be called Windows Server 7 but instead “Windows Server 2008 R2” in what is a case of slight mixed messages from Microsoft.
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The hidden danger of virtual desktops
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-10-21 08:47:49
Do you operate a business? Do you know if your staff are running virtual desktops? Congratulations, and welcome to the minority...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-10-21 08:47:49
Do you operate a business? Do you know if your staff are running virtual desktops? Congratulations, and welcome to the minority...
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Virtualisation, schmirtualisation, it's old hat for IBM mainframes
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-10-17 04:55:38
While the likes of VMware and others talk up the benefits of virtualisation in server consolidation, this is really old news, according to Christopher O'Malley - in fact 37 years old. That's how long ago IBM first released VM on its mainframes says the GM of the mainframe business unit of CA.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-10-17 04:55:38
While the likes of VMware and others talk up the benefits of virtualisation in server consolidation, this is really old news, according to Christopher O'Malley - in fact 37 years old. That's how long ago IBM first released VM on its mainframes says the GM of the mainframe business unit of CA.
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x86 Virtualization showing signs of maturation: report
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-10-16 07:40:52
While virtualization market growth remains strong, latest research of license shipments shows that the sector is showing early signs of maturing, according to a new report. As far as vendor market share is concerned, the status quo was pretty much retained for the quarter.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-10-16 07:40:52
While virtualization market growth remains strong, latest research of license shipments shows that the sector is showing early signs of maturing, according to a new report. As far as vendor market share is concerned, the status quo was pretty much retained for the quarter.
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Demystifying enterprise IT, part 2 - IBM's Glickenhouse on SOA, virtualization, cloud computing ...
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2008-10-15 02:24:38
Alan Glickenhouse, a Worldwide Sales Executive and SOA Champion in IBM Software Group, in this iTWire podcast talks about SOA, virtualization, cloud computing, mainframe computing and related matters.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2008-10-15 02:24:38
Alan Glickenhouse, a Worldwide Sales Executive and SOA Champion in IBM Software Group, in this iTWire podcast talks about SOA, virtualization, cloud computing, mainframe computing and related matters.
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VMware boss believes clients are too fat
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-10-14 18:56:42
The head of virtualisation kingpin VMware believes that the current climate - both economic and physical - will force enterprises to put the desktops of employees on USB sticks. While this might not spell good news for the purveyors of fat clients like Dell, HP and Acer, VMware CEO Paul Maritz is adamant that it's a key way to cut costs and save the climate.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-10-14 18:56:42
The head of virtualisation kingpin VMware believes that the current climate - both economic and physical - will force enterprises to put the desktops of employees on USB sticks. While this might not spell good news for the purveyors of fat clients like Dell, HP and Acer, VMware CEO Paul Maritz is adamant that it's a key way to cut costs and save the climate.
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Is VMware's federated cloud all puff and no trousers?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-25 10:49:10
VMware has been puffing it's chest up and pulling it's stomach in to talk up the promise of stretching business applications across data centres in a federated cloud fashion. Of course, in the real world when you hold your tummy in your trousers fall down...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-25 10:49:10
VMware has been puffing it's chest up and pulling it's stomach in to talk up the promise of stretching business applications across data centres in a federated cloud fashion. Of course, in the real world when you hold your tummy in your trousers fall down...
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Windows HPC Server 2008 goes RTM
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-23 02:40:11
Windows HPC Server 2008 is the latest member of Microsoft's operating systems family to go into production. HPC - high performance computing - is aimed at customers with major number-crunching tasks.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-23 02:40:11
Windows HPC Server 2008 is the latest member of Microsoft's operating systems family to go into production. HPC - high performance computing - is aimed at customers with major number-crunching tasks.
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Cisco network management extended to VMware virtualised servers
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-16 23:02:20
Cisco and VMware have teamed up to embed Cisco networking software into VMware's server virtualisation software to enable the management of multiple virtual servers running on one, or several, physical servers to be integrated into the overall management of a data network.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-16 23:02:20
Cisco and VMware have teamed up to embed Cisco networking software into VMware's server virtualisation software to enable the management of multiple virtual servers running on one, or several, physical servers to be integrated into the overall management of a data network.
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Red Hat out virtualises ESX with purchase of Qumranet, ready to take on Microsoft
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-09-13 03:54:15
With KVM Virtualisation now under their banner, Red Hat is ready to take on the other company that owns virtualisation as well as operating system technology, Microsoft.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-09-13 03:54:15
With KVM Virtualisation now under their banner, Red Hat is ready to take on the other company that owns virtualisation as well as operating system technology, Microsoft.
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Want Linux under Windows? Microsoft and Novell hype it up!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-11 01:05:50
The hype around Hyper-V, Linux and Windows continues building as Microsoft and Novell jointly announce full support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Edition as a guest operating system under Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-11 01:05:50
The hype around Hyper-V, Linux and Windows continues building as Microsoft and Novell jointly announce full support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Edition as a guest operating system under Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
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IBM's Rich Lechner explains sweeping storage initiative - iTWire podcast
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Pod Casts
2008-09-10 00:07:29
Listen to IBM executive Rich Lechner describe the reasons behind Monday's extensive storage hardware, software and services announcements, explaining the information challenges they address in the movement of data from institutions to individuals and “clouds.”
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Pod Casts
2008-09-10 00:07:29
Listen to IBM executive Rich Lechner describe the reasons behind Monday's extensive storage hardware, software and services announcements, explaining the information challenges they address in the movement of data from institutions to individuals and “clouds.”
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Virtual systems causing real-world problems for IT managers
Written By: Ian Grayson
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-09-08 18:09:14
The increasing use of virtual servers might be saving companies money, but it’s also spelling trouble for their disaster recovery plans, a new global survey has found.
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Written By: Ian Grayson
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-09-08 18:09:14
The increasing use of virtual servers might be saving companies money, but it’s also spelling trouble for their disaster recovery plans, a new global survey has found.
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Microsoft gives away Hyper-V Server 2008
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-08 15:26:23
Microsoft wants you to 'Get Virtual Now' and in order to help things along will let you have a copy of Hyper-V Server 2008 absolutely free...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-08 15:26:23
Microsoft wants you to 'Get Virtual Now' and in order to help things along will let you have a copy of Hyper-V Server 2008 absolutely free...
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Sun boosts virtualisation performance with VirtualBox 2.0
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-07 22:12:18
Sun has rolled out a major update to the open source and commercial versions of its VirtualBox virtualisation software.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-07 22:12:18
Sun has rolled out a major update to the open source and commercial versions of its VirtualBox virtualisation software.
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VMware ESX qualifies under Microsoft virtualisation support program
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-04 02:17:29
When Microsoft eased its datacentre software licences to accommodate the needs of customers using virtualised environments, it also promised better technical support for third-party virtualisation products. The first hypervisor has now been qualified under the program.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-04 02:17:29
When Microsoft eased its datacentre software licences to accommodate the needs of customers using virtualised environments, it also promised better technical support for third-party virtualisation products. The first hypervisor has now been qualified under the program.
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Virtualisation: widely adopted but largely untapped, says HP
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-04 02:09:03
HP has released the results of commissioned global research claiming it shows virtualisation widespread but only in the early stages of exploitation for business advantage.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-04 02:09:03
HP has released the results of commissioned global research claiming it shows virtualisation widespread but only in the early stages of exploitation for business advantage.
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Majority of British business planning to go virtual
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-03 08:53:34
A new survey reveals that 38 percent of British business has already adopted virtualised infrastructures, and of those who have not some 52 percent are planning to do so.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-03 08:53:34
A new survey reveals that 38 percent of British business has already adopted virtualised infrastructures, and of those who have not some 52 percent are planning to do so.
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Microsoft eases datacentre software virtualisation rules
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-08-19 21:33:06
Microsoft has relaxed its licensing restrictions on datacentre software to allow for the growing use of virtualisation. Significantly, Microsoft has chosen to drop its previous 90-day reassignment rule, allowing server software to be moved around a server farm as often as necessary. The change is especially significant for customers running virtualised environments.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-08-19 21:33:06
Microsoft has relaxed its licensing restrictions on datacentre software to allow for the growing use of virtualisation. Significantly, Microsoft has chosen to drop its previous 90-day reassignment rule, allowing server software to be moved around a server farm as often as necessary. The change is especially significant for customers running virtualised environments.
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VMware foul-up causes premature licence expiry
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-08-17 20:50:20
An embarrassing blunder has forced VMware to issue a second version of ESX 3.5 Update 2 and ESXi 3.5 Update 2 to fix a bug that caused licences to incorrectly expire. The problem arose because a time limitation from a beta version of the virtualisation software was incorrectly left in the code that was shipped.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-08-17 20:50:20
An embarrassing blunder has forced VMware to issue a second version of ESX 3.5 Update 2 and ESXi 3.5 Update 2 to fix a bug that caused licences to incorrectly expire. The problem arose because a time limitation from a beta version of the virtualisation software was incorrectly left in the code that was shipped.
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