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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VMware aims to simplify container-VM management

VSphere can now manage containers, as well as VMs, and adds Cloud Native Storage. This helps address certain inefficiencies that ...

For VMware, DSC provides ESXi host and resource management

You can now use DSC to manage VMware vSphere and ESXi hosts. Install or upgrade the module with a cmdlet, and then manage ...

The key VMware acquisitions and announcements in 2019

In 2019, VMware acquired Intrinsic, Carbon Black and others as it branched into new markets. It also improved its ...

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December Patch Tuesday resolves Windows zero-day

Microsoft delivers the final batch of security fixes for the year with a Windows zero-day vulnerability getting top billing for ...

What admins need to know about Azure Stack HCI

Microsoft put its branding on a relatively new hyper-converged infrastructure offering that capitalizes on the software-defined ...

How to manage Exchange hybrid mail flow rules

Duplicating your existing transport rule collection won't work when you move to an Exchange hybrid deployment. Learn how to set ...

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Get started with Azure tags

The more Azure resources an organization consumes, the harder it becomes to track those resources. Proper tagging can help manage...

Review these Azure Service Bus best practices

When applications talk, you need to listen. Learn about Microsoft's cloud messaging service, its main features, best practices to...

Instill cloud change management best practices

Automation is essential to change management in the cloud. Discover the best practices that ensure your IT team is in sync and ...

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Benefits of virtualization highlighted in top 10 stories of 2019

Based on our top 10 most-read stories of 2019, IT pros sought to learn the benefits of virtualization, as well as the drawbacks, ...

VMware vs. Citrix: VDI security showdown

When it comes to VDI, Citrix and VMware are the two biggest players in the market. But which platform offers more security? Find ...

Understand VDI market shifts from traditional VDI to cloud

As the VDI market shifts to cloud-based VDI and DaaS, it's important to understand the bigger picture. Understand the benefits ...

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Refresh your data center cooling lexicon

As the data center industry moves to improve energy efficiency, refresh your knowledge on the available cooling technology and ...

Comparing Linux distributions: Red Hat vs. Ubuntu

Before selecting a Linux distribution, compare Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu when it comes to features, ease of use, ...

Get eco-friendly with LEED data center certification

The U.S. Green Building Council helps companies make existing and new data centers eco-friendly. HVAC, lighting and monitoring ...