The Virtualization Room

November 2009

Red Hat virtualization: No Windows Server 2008, RHEL management
Colin Steele - Editorial Director 04 Nov 2009

The new Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers platform made its debut yesterday, with Red Hat touting it as a "standalone, lightweight, high-performance hypervisor" that "provides a solid ...

VMware: Hyper-V turns Windows into DOS
Colin Steele - Editorial Director 02 Nov 2009

The trash talk in the Microsoft vs. VMware feud once reached Reggie Miller vs. Spike Lee heights. The two companies rarely passed up the opportunity to disparage, make fun of or even spread lies ...

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Secure VMware environments with these tools and tips

VMware security relies on products such as AppDefense and NSX, as well as the vigilance of admins. Certain acquisitions bring ...

Test your VMware NSX-T, NSX-V knowledge

VMware's software, NSX, enables admins to stand up networking in a software-defined data center. Take this quiz to ensure you're ...

Examine the major vSphere 6.7 updates you'll see in U3

VMware's most recent update to vSphere -- vSphere 6.7 U3 -- supports several technologies such as Zen 2 processors and includes ...

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What's new with the Exchange hybrid configuration wizard?

The Exchange configuration wizard continues to evolve into a refined utility with enhanced capabilities that administrators ...

Top Office 365 MFA considerations for administrators

A complex password only goes so far to stop a breach. Implementing multifactor authorization can help, but make sure the product ...

October Patch Tuesday resolves 59 vulnerabilities

Microsoft attempts to stamp out printing issues that originated from a faulty out-of-band patch for an Internet Explorer zero-day.

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6 long-term plans to add to cloud cost optimization strategies

Short-term cost management tools are one way to improve cost efficiencies in the cloud, but to stay on track, you also need ...

IaaS vs. PaaS options on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform

Looking to shift your workloads to the cloud? Understand and compare the IaaS and PaaS options on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud ...

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5 Windows Virtual Desktop management tools to consider

Deep management capabilities are important, even in a cloud desktop implementation such as Windows Virtual Desktop. Discover five...

4 unforeseen challenges of running VDI in the cloud

VDI in the cloud is different than an on-premises deployment, even if you take the lift-and-shift route. Here's what to expect ...

DaaS brings GPU-accelerated applications within reach

Cloud-hosted virtual desktops allow organizations that require GPU-accelerated apps to have more scalability, higher ...

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Improve server rack physical security with ISO standards

Safeguarding information access is essential to data center operations. With ISO Standard 27001 and the right locking mechanisms,...

Essential private cloud migration steps

Executive buy-in, application evaluation and tool configuration are all important parts of cloud selection. With these steps, ...

IBM quantum computers' usefulness in sight -- using binoculars

IBM's Bob Sutor discusses Big Blue's new quantum systems and computation center, the realities of quantum computing today and how...