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Xen to get fault tolerance: News in brief
A new open source project strives to bring VMware-like fault tolerance to Xen hypervisor environments, and other news in brief. Article | 10 Nov 2009
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Is a Linux JeOS on VMware's roadmap?
VMware says it won't develop a general-purpose Linux distro, but it may have other tricks – such as a Linux Jeos virtual appliance -- up its sleeve. Article | 06 Nov 2009
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Xen hypervisor users defend virtualization choice
Citrix XenServer and Novell SUSE Xen proponents say these virtualization offerings give them what they need, at lower cost than VMware and with more features than Hyper-V. Article | 26 Oct 2009
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Avaya caves to virtualization for IP phone systems
Some virtualization pros laud Avaya's embrace of virtualization support in its unified communications server. But skeptics say the Xen-based platform is a nonstarter without VMware support. Article | 12 Oct 2009
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Microsoft, Red Hat complete virtualization quid pro quo
The two OS vendors have made good on a promise to provide joint certification and support for their respective OSes and virtualization platforms. Article | 08 Oct 2009
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Parallels bare-metal hypervisor takes on VMware
VMware and Citrix have pushed their wares to nascent cloud providers, but hosting provider Parallels wants in on the game. Article | 07 Oct 2009
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VMware, Hyper-V virtualization leave others in the dust
A recent survey on virtualization purchasing decisions shows that IT shops have coalesced around VMware and Microsoft hypervisors to the exclusion of all others. Article | 23 Sep 2009
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Xen vs. KVM: Verdict still out on dueling hypervisors
Red Hat has charged ahead with KVM virtualization, but analysts say the hypervisor must still prove itself in the marketplace. Article | 17 Sep 2009
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Oracle sweetens pot with templates but won't budge on VM licensing
Bundling key Oracle applications as Oracle VM templates may stoke demand for the virtualization platform, but the company's per-processor licensing policy remains a hurdle. Article | 12 Aug 2009
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Red Hat turning VMworld into KVMworld?
Red Hat will reportedly release its new KVM-based suite, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, during VMworld 2009. News | 30 Jun 2009