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		Thoughts on the 'top five' trends in virtualization Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 19 Dec 2007 NEWS - London-based TechNavio, creator of a Web-based research tool, recently released its top five virtualization trends. But do they all qualify as bona fide new trends?


		VMware's Rosenblum previews future products Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 14 Sep 2007 ARTICLE - VMware chief scientist Mendel Rosenblum regaled a VMworld audience with a sneak preview of up-and-coming VMware technologies.


		VMware pros predict rocky transition to embedded ESX 3i Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 19 Sep 2007 ARTICLE - Despite the benefits of the new embedded ESX Server 3i, VMware users and partners may find themselves at a loss without access to the old Linux service console.


		Sun slots Xen into server virtualization portfolio Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 04 Oct 2007 ARTICLE - Sun's Xen-based xVM hypervisor is just around the corner, as is xVM Ops Center framework for managing virtual as well as physical resources.


		Hitachi blades virtualize without VMware Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 02 Nov 2007 ARTICLE - Hitachi's forthcoming Intel Xeon BladeSymphony servers don't need VMware-style virtualization to run multiple guests. They can use embedded virtualization instead.


	APPLICATION VIRTUALIZATION from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		VMware's Thinstall acquisition yields ThinApp application virtualization software ARTICLE - The newly renamed ThinApp application virtualization product allows virtually any application to run on Windows, liberating admins from potential OS conflicts.


		Desktop virtualization benefits come at too high a price, users say ARTICLE - Citrix, VMware and others have pushed desktop virtualization, but users remain hesitant to deploy the technology given the upgrade requirements and cost.


		Virtualizing streaming video servers EXPERT RESPONSE - It's possible to virtualize streaming video, but deployment depends on network, storage I/O, and bandwidth requirements of the virtual host, says an expert.


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	EMERGING VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		VMware with FastScale dynamic provisioning amps Informatica's pre-sales demos ARTICLE - With FastScale and VMware, Informatica can dynamically provision application components on laptops for sales demos, enabling improved performance and more VMs to run per server.


		Red Hat intros VMware hypervisor alternative based on KVM ARTICLE - At Red Hat Summit, Red Hat touted its new KVM hypervisor -- a rival to VMware's hypervisor -- as well as its virtualization management and security tools.


		Open Virtual Machine Format to benefit users TIP - Virtualization vendors plan to adopt the Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF), which will make virtual appliances easier to deploy.


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	HARDWARE VIRTUALIZATION from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		Virtual SAN: Providing a SAN without a SAN TIP - This free Info-Tech report demonstrates how an iSCSI server can be used as a virtual SAN.


		Virtualizing streaming video servers EXPERT RESPONSE - It's possible to virtualize streaming video, but deployment depends on network, storage I/O, and bandwidth requirements of the virtual host, says an expert.


		Neterion et al. address virtualization bottlenecks, with skeptics in tow ARTICLE - Network interface cards and adapters from Neterion et al. improve virtual machine performance, but skeptics counter that the devices aren't necessary for most virtual environments.


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	HOST-BASED VIRTUALIZATION from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		Xen proponents question merits of Red Hat KVM hypervisor ARTICLE - Red Hat's new KVM-based hypervisor may be easier to install alongside Linux, but paravirtualized offerings like Citrix's Xen still trump the new hypervisor, say KVM detractors.


		How to virtualize server I/O TIP - With virtualization strategies for server I/O such as virtual LAN tagging, you can turn a complex mess into an efficient virtual environment that delivers I/O connectivity.


		Weighing hosted, bare-metal, OS and hybrid server virtualization TIP - Weigh the pros and cons of hosted, bare-metal, operating system and hybrid server virtualization.


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	OPERATING-SYSTEM (OS) LEVEL VIRTUALIZATION from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		Creating an OS virtualization architecture TIP - Creating an OS virtualization architecture


		OS virtualization: Virtualizing without the hypervisor TIP - OS virtualization provides a container-based alternative virtual environment, providing fast operating virtual machines by using less physical space than hypervisor-based products.


		Sun adds a connection broker to VDI offering NEWS - Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced this week it has added new features to its Virtual Desktop Infrastructure software, originally released at VMworld in September 2007, including Sun's Virtual Desktop Connector (VDC).


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	PARAVIRTUALIZATION from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		Xen proponents question merits of Red Hat KVM hypervisor ARTICLE - Red Hat's new KVM-based hypervisor may be easier to install alongside Linux, but paravirtualized offerings like Citrix's Xen still trump the new hypervisor, say KVM detractors.


		Novell modifies SUSE Linux to run faster on VMware ARTICLE - Novell's latest service pack for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server includes support for VMware's VMI brand of paravirtualization.


		Managing Software on Ubuntu Server Edition TIP - Ubuntu Server Edition's package management utilities can be intimidating but can be easily navigated at the command line and with Synaptic's GUI package manager.


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	VIRTUALIZATION AND THE HYPERVISOR from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		VMware's new CEO lays out strategy on Q2 earnings call ARTICLE - After announcing a lowered revenue forecast, VMware's new CEO laid out the strategy for competing with Microsoft and for bulking up the company's management software portfolio.


		VMware to give away ESXi for free ARTICLE - With VMware soon to offer ESXi for free, the hypervisor will officially become commoditized.


		Xen proponents question merits of Red Hat KVM hypervisor ARTICLE - Red Hat's new KVM-based hypervisor may be easier to install alongside Linux, but paravirtualized offerings like Citrix's Xen still trump the new hypervisor, say KVM detractors.


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