February 2009
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February 26, 2009
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Feb'09
VMware outshines Hyper-V, et al. in hypervisor comparison
In a hypervisor comparison, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer and Virtual Iron all lack important features, according to a Burton Group report. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2009
26
Feb'09
VMworld Europe 2009 conference coverage
VMworld Europe 2009 takes place Feb. 24-26 in Cannes, France. SearchServerVirtualization.com is on hand to report on VMware news, releases and other happenings from the show floor. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2009
26
Feb'09
Balancing virtual machine workloads to improve security and performance
By balancing virtual machine workloads across virtualization hosts, you can create better host utilization, better performance and a more secure environment. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2009
25
Feb'09
Mobile phone virtualization
A VMworld Europe attendee wonders if mobile phone virtualization is really necessary. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2009
25
Feb'09
New protocol for virtualization
On day two of VMworld, an attendee's interest was piqued in the PC over Internet Protocol standard. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2009
25
Feb'09
Future cloud challenges
An attendee at VMworld Europe 2009 says that the major barrier to cloud computing is bringing resources from internal clouds into external ones. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2009
25
Feb'09
VMworld attendees demand, but don't get, vSphere details
VMworld Europe attendees want to know about vSphere, the next iteration of Virtual Datacenter OS, but VMware CEO Paul Maritz was wasn't forthcoming at his 'VMware Unplugged' session. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2009
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Feb'09
Data protection provider discusses virtualization's evolution
Igor Saulsky of esXpress talks about IT shops' clear evolution from early-adoption stage deployments to a more sophisticated data center-based virtualization architecture. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2009
25
Feb'09
Desktop virtualization makes splash at VMworld
An attendee says that large enterprises are primed to adopt desktop virtualization at the VMworld Europe 2009 show. Continue Reading
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February 24, 2009
24
Feb'09
VMware CIO puts kibosh on my VMware-as-cloud-provider suspicions
Ever since I learned last summer that VMware had leased a massive 100,000 square feet of data center space along the Columbia River in East Wenachtee, Wash., I’ve always assumed that they would ... Continue Reading
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February 24, 2009
24
Feb'09
New I/O virtualization switch uses PCI Express
VirtenSys' new I/O switch claims to be the first to market with an I/O virtualization product using PCI Express, and other news in brief. Continue Reading
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February 24, 2009
24
Feb'09
VMware's Maritz touts vSphere as 'software mainframe'
At VMworld Europe, VMware's CEO announced that IT shops and service providers will be able to build a software-based mainframe with the company's vSphere platform. Continue Reading
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February 24, 2009
24
Feb'09
VMware spawns new vShield Zones network security tool
At VMworld Europe, VMware threw network teams a bone with vShield Zones, which will enable them to preserve virtual machine security settings without using physical segmentation. Continue Reading
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February 23, 2009
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Feb'09
Oracle lags other vendors in VM-friendly licensing, expert says
While software vendors such as Microsoft have made virtualization-friendly licensing policy changes recently, Oracle's support policies are still designed for the physical world. Continue Reading
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February 23, 2009
23
Feb'09
Vizioncore donates PowerShell GUI to virtualization community: News in brief
Vizioncore's new VESI freeware tool uses PowerShell to script VMware; Citrix partners with VMLogix, Virtual Instruments analyzes virtualized I/O, and Veeam is VMware Ready Optimized. Continue Reading
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February 23, 2009
23
Feb'09
Users to VMware: Where's the VDC-OS beef?
On the eve of VMworld Europe, VMware customers hope the company will show evidence of its progress toward a solid and bug-free release of its VDC-OS platform. Continue Reading
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February 19, 2009
19
Feb'09
VMware Converter 4.0 does Linux: News in brief
In today's news in brief, version 4.0 of VMware's free Converter tool can now do physical-to-virtual (P2V) migration of Linux systems, Veeam Backup 3.0 designed to back up VMware from a single console without VCB. Continue Reading
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February 19, 2009
19
Feb'09
Introduction to Virtualization e-book
Introduction to Virtualization covers data center virtualization for IT professionals who want to learn more about the benefits of this important and evolving technology. This e-book outlines the basics of virtualization technology, including ... Continue Reading
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February 19, 2009
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Feb'09
Using P2V backup and restore in a disaster recovery strategy
With physical-to-virtual (P2V) disk files, you can create a disaster recovery strategy for physical servers, which can be difficult to back up after a disaster. An expert explains how to deploy a P2V backup and restore plan and why you need one. Continue Reading
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February 19, 2009
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Feb'09
Free Citrix XenServer missing advanced features
The free version of Citrix XenServer now includes live migration and centralized management, but users still have to pay for high availability, workload balancing and other Enterprise Edition features. Continue Reading