News
Microsoft Hyper V management
- April 10, 2013
10 Apr'13
Heterogeneous virtualization shops aim to simplify management
Tools that plug in to native consoles can help VMware and Hyper-V shops tackle the challenges and complexities of multi-hypervisor management.
- August 09, 2012
09 Aug'12
VMware and Hyper-V management tools generate buzz for different reasons
VMware and Hyper-V management tools top the news for very different reasons. While a VMware acquisition could bolster vCOps, new Hyper-V features won't be available until System Center 2012 SP1.
- August 02, 2012
02 Aug'12
Hyper-V 3.0 tools won't emerge until System Center 2012 SP1
Windows Server 2012 becomes available on Sept. 4, but the software necessary to manage the newest version of Hyper-V remains at the pre-beta stage.
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- June 19, 2012
19 Jun'12
VMware vs. Microsoft: Cloud management is the new battlefield
For an accurate view of the competition between these industry titans, it’s best to look at the big picture in private and public cloud, experts say.
- April 19, 2012
19 Apr'12
Top five Hyper-V 3.0 features that will excite IT pros
New Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 features will streamline virtualization tasks and make things easier on IT pros. Here are the ones you should get excited for.
- February 22, 2012
22 Feb'12
Hyper-V SMB shops seek System Center 2012 alternatives
Some small Hyper-V shops look to third-party Hyper-V monitoring and reporting tools as an alternative to the new mammoth Microsoft System Center 2012 bundles.
- December 20, 2011
20 Dec'11
VSphere 5, Xen top list of biggest server virtualization news stories
Part two of our top 10 server virtualization news stories of 2011 covers the release of VMware vSphere 5, the vSphere 5 licensing controversy and Linux support for Xen.
- December 20, 2011
20 Dec'11
Top 10 server virtualization news stories of 2011
New technologies, new products and new controversies made headlines in 2011. Find out which made our list of the top server virtualization news.
- December 09, 2011
09 Dec'11
QuorumSoft adds file-level restore for XenServer: News in brief
Actifio scores funding, expands in North America; DataCore melds software with Microsoft SCOM; EMC Iomega, StorMagic certified for vSphere 5.
- September 23, 2011
23 Sep'11
Open Virtualization Alliance adds members: News in brief
The OVA has grown to more than 200 members, NASA adopts Vblock, VMware Labs presents a new fling called VPT, and more news in brief.
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- September 22, 2011
22 Sep'11
Hyper-V 3.0 shared-nothing live migration a boon for small shops
Shared-nothing live migration in Hyper-V 3.0 will improve small IT shops’ planned maintenance prospects, but the technology comes with some limits.
- August 29, 2011
29 Aug'11
VSphere 5 generally available: VMworld 2011 news in brief
VMware is kicking off its annual conference by shipping out its latest release; F5 supports Metro vMotion; VKernel rolls out vOperations Suite 4; VCE adds new Vblock for VDI.
- June 24, 2011
24 Jun'11
Xangati beefs up free VMware monitoring tool: News in brief
Netuitive adds Hyper-V support; Syncsort offers 10 minute P2V through NetApp; Oracle releases Oracle VM for x86 version 2.2.2; HP adds VAAI support to entry-level disk array.
- June 23, 2011
23 Jun'11
Citrix ceases sale of Essentials for Hyper-V
Citing Citrix Essentials' overlap with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012, Citrix says it will focus its development efforts elsewhere.
- May 26, 2011
26 May'11
Citrix focuses on choice with XenServer 6.0, Project Olympus
In a sign of more mixed virtual environments, Microsoft System Center will manage XenServer 6.0, and two new Citrix cloud initiatives will support both Hyper-V and VMware.