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Virtualization vendor comparisons


How do you know whether to choose VMware vs. Hyper-V vs. XenServer vs. other platforms, such as Red Hat KVM or Oracle VM? This section on virtualization technology comparisons sorts out the various pros and cons of available hypervisors, management tools on the basis of performance, reliability, interoperability cost and more.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (30) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (27) , VIDEO (5) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (1) , WEBCASTS (1) , DOWNLOADS (4)

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 30
Standardized virtualization environments preferred, survey says
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 04 Nov 2009
ARTICLE - A recent survey indicates that respondents want to standardize virtualization environments on one hypervisor, but VMware's high cost and growing cloud use may force heterogeneity.
Xen hypervisor users defend virtualization choice
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 26 Oct 2009
ARTICLE - Citrix XenServer and Novell SUSE Xen proponents say these virtualization offerings give them what they need -- at a lower cost than VMware and with more features than Hyper-V.
Virtualization Decisions 2009 Purchasing Intentions Survey results
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 29 Sep 2009
SURVEY - VM deployments are on the rise, VMware and Microsoft have pulled away from the competition in the server virtualization market, and desktop virtualization is still catching on.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 27
Analyze server virtualization software pros and cons
29 Oct 2009
TIP - This exceprt compares vendor-neutral overviews of server virtualization software from an application and performance perspective.
Linux virtualization trends: Xen, KVM vendors vie for corporate market
Submitted By: SearchServerVirtualization.com | 04 Aug 2009
TIP - The virtualization market has four options: VMware, Citrix's Xen, Linux KVM and Microsoft's Hyper-V.
Virtualization infrastructure monitoring: Eating your veggies
Submitted By: SeachServerVirtualization.com | 23 Jun 2009
TIP - Monitoring for virtual machine sprawl, security risks, and bottlenecks ensures virtualization environment health. An expert outlines key VM monitoring tasks.
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  VIDEO: 1 - 3 of 5
Tester talks about competition at VMworld 2009
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 04 Sep 2009
VIDEO - Rick Moy, president of NSS Labs, talks about competing messages on the the VMworld 2009 show floor.
Attendee compares VMworld 2009 with European show
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 04 Sep 2009
VIDEO - Editor Hannah Drake talks with an attendee who compares VMworld 2009 with VMworld Europe.
Brian Madden TV No. 17: From the VMworld floor
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 03 Sep 2009
VIDEO - At VMworld 2009, Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth discuss vendor announcements, show virtualization product demos and talk about VMware's plans.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 1 of 1
Will open source virtualization software help Citrix vs. Microsoft, VMware?
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 12 Nov 2009
ADVISORY BOARD - As XenServer becomes open source virtualization software, our Advisory Board members weigh in on how it will affect Citrix vs. Microsoft and VMware in the virtualization market.
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 1 of 1
Components of Virtualization: What to Consider and What to Buy - Expert Podcast

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PREMIERED:   10 AUG 2006, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   As virtualization becomes more common-place to both the business and mission critical aspects of today's technology infrastructure, it is essential for IT professionals and financial decision makers to understand how this revolutionary technology can benefit their environment.
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  DOWNLOADS: 1 - 3 of 4
VMware View 4 release coming as ESX dominates for VDI back end
Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com | 13 Nov 2009
PODCAST - The VMware View 4 release targets the desktop virtualization market, and VMware ESX is the dominant server virtualization platform for VDI.
Microsoft software licensing approach puts kibosh on VM live migration
Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com | 25 Sep 2009
PODCAST - Microsoft licensing restricts live migration of virtual machines. But hopefully that will change with the release of Hyper-V R2.
VMware, Citrix, Microsoft earnings: Mixed bag for server virtualization market
Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com | 30 Jul 2009
PODCAST - The recent VMware, Citrix Systems and Microsoft earnings reports show some bright spots but also a lot of uncertainty in the server virtualization market.
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VMware conference coverage, VMware management tools, VMware administration and how-tos, VMware virtualization, Microsoft Hyper-V and Virtual Server, Oracle VM and other virtualization technologies, Microsoft Hyper-V management, Open source virtualization, Citrix XenServer



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