Virtualization

News

• Rackspace Announces Plans To Create Global Cloud Network For Service Providers

  Added 16th Apr 2013

  Rackspace aims to build and run clouds for service providers, telcos and colocation firms

• Citrix Bequeaths Xen To The Linux Foundation

  Added 16th Apr 2013

  In an effort to attract a more diverse set of contributors, enterprise software vendor Citrix has donated its open source Xen hypervisor to the Linux Foundation.

• VMware Announces vExpert Program For 2013

  Added 9th Apr 2013

  The global program is open to the VMware-connected community including influencers, partners and customers.

• Oracle Brings Data Center Fabric To Sparc Systems

  Added 4th Apr 2013

  Oracle has extended its data center fabric to its Sparc-based Unix platforms, promising to let enterprises tie more servers and applications into the high-speed infrastructure.

• CloudSigma Goes All SSD In Its cloud

  Added 3rd Apr 2013

  CloudSigma is not the first to offer SSD cloud storage, but it is one of the first to convert its entire platform over to SSD.

• Network Administrators Look To SDN With Hope, Concern

  Added 3rd Apr 2013

  Some network operators say they need new tools to set up and manage connections in a virtualized world, even if that means adopting software-defined networking technology, which is still in its infancy.

• Worldwide IT Spend To Reach $US3.8 Trillion In 2013: Gartner

  Added 2nd Apr 2013

  Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $US3.8 trillion in 2013, a 4.1 per cent increase from 2012's spending of $3.6 trillion

• After SlideRocket, Will VMware Sell Other Enterprise Collaboration Products?

  Added 6th Mar 2013

  VMware has recently built up an enterprise collaboration software stack through acquisitions, has sold off one of those companies, but at least two analysts say it's unlikely VMware will retreat from that market.

• Mobile Carriers, Vendors Eager to Virtualize Networks

  Added 1st Mar 2013

  There has to be a sea change in how mobile operators build their networks and implement new services, and virtualization will make it possible, carriers and equipment vendors say.

• F5 Tries to Stay Ahead of the Curve with Moves into Security and Beyond

  Added 1st Mar 2013

  F5 Networks is best known for its high-end network management hardware, especially its BIG-IP line of load balancers. Those offerings have fueled annual revenue growth from $525 million to more than $1.3 billion since 2007, even in the face of the recent recession.

• EMC Greenplum Tackles Big Data With Hadoop Distribution

  Added 27th Feb 2013

  EMC Greenplum debuted a new Apache Hadoop distribution that will soon become the de facto standard.

• LifeSize Bets Big on Icon and Virtual VC

  Added 25th Feb 2013

  The new product simplifies the concept of video conferencing, wherein the users can easily manage it without any training.

• VMware Buying Virsto To Bolster Storage Virtualization

  Added 12th Feb 2013

  VMware plans to acquire Virsto Software, maker of a "storage hypervisor" that will be added to the popular virtualization lineup and licensed by EMC.

• What's Up With VMware?

  Added 5th Feb 2013

  Once the pre-eminent hypervisor company in a market it practically invented, analysts say a series of moves during the past 18 months have reset the dynamics of the market.

• Cyberoam Unveils Virtual UTM Appliances for VMWare and Hyper-V Platforms

  Added 4th Feb 2013

  Cyberoam will enable organizations to take control of their security infrastructure by giving them the ability to choose between individual and a mix of physical and virtualized environments.

• VMware To Cut 900 Jobs in 'Realignment' As Growth Slows

  Added 29th Jan 2013

  The company said it will still add 1,000 jobs as it shifts its focus to hybrid cloud and end-user applications.

• EMC VSPEX Optimized for Virtualized Microsoft SharePoint Environments

  Added 11th Jan 2013

  New EMC VSPEX Proven Infrastructure configurations for virtualized SharePoint environments accelerate deployment and adoption

• Virtualisation is a Software Licensing 'Ticking Time Bomb' claims report

  Added 9th Jan 2013

  The move to virtualisation is forcing UK businesses to review their software licensing strategies.

• HDS VP and CTO's Top 10 IT Industry Trends for 2013

  Added 19th Dec 2012

  Moving to 2013, big data will continue to be the primary concern for the IT industry. For example, exabytes will enter into planning discussions and petabytes will be the new norm for large data stores. A lot of attention will be focused on secondary data that is generated for copies and backups. The total cost of ownership (TCO) for storage will go through a major change as operational costs come down and capital costs begin to creep up.

• 11 Predictions for Enterprise Software in 2013

  Added 18th Dec 2012

  We shined up our crystal ball, rubbed our chin for a while, and sought opinions from industry analysts on what the future holds for the enterprise software market.