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Oracle VM and other virtualization technologies News

April 10, 2012 10 Apr'12
Oracle releases new Intel x86 servers against market headwinds

Oracle launches new x86 servers based on latest Intel Xeon chip a month after its release. Some analysts doubt Oracle can win HP and IBM customers.
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.
August 24, 2011 24 Aug'11
Is Oracle VM 3.0 finally ready for prime time?

New scalability and management features in Oracle VM 3.0 make it a more serious contender, experts say, but the jury’s still out on whether users will consider OVM as a primary hypervisor.
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.

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How to install Oracle VM Server for x86 and Oracle VM Manager

With Oracle VM Manager, not only can you easily manage VMs, you can also set up server pools, define your own networking and connect to different types of storage. Continue Reading
VMware alternatives offer users opportunity to change

VMware isn't the right fit for everyone, so what's the next step? There are options, like cloud, if you want to move away from VMware. Continue Reading
Hosted virtualization hypervisors and use cases: The complete guide

Bare-metal virtualization isn’t the only thing out there. There’s also hosted virtualization, which is great for small infrastructures or testing environments. Continue Reading

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Compare the top 5 bare-metal hypervisors

Hypervisors such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Hypervisor, RHV and Oracle VM Server for x86 provide value to enterprise-level data centers in different ways. Continue Reading
Evaluate Oracle VM Server as a potential hypervisor

Oracle VM provides useful features such as high availability and live migration, but it's important for admins to size the server for the workloads it's intended to host. Continue Reading
Turbonomic virtualization management: A closer look

Turbonomic -- formally known as VMTurbo Operations Manager -- is a multi-platform virtualization management and monitoring tool that supports Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware, Red Hat Linux and Citrix. Continue Reading

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Comparing the best server virtualization management software

Read as expert Brien Posey details what server virtualization management software package would benefit your organization the most according to key criteria. Continue Reading
Q&A: Cross-platform virtualization management

More data centers are running multiple virtualization platforms, but with this approach, virtualization management can get complicated. Continue Reading
Oracle virtualization 101: Installing Oracle VM Server and Manager

Hop in and take a test drive with Oracle VM. The Oracle virtualization platform is easy to install, but it involves three different components. Continue Reading

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Creating virtual machines with Oracle VM VirtualBox 4

In Oracle VM VirtualBox 4, creating virtual machines is simple, and you have several options for hardware settings, memory and virtual NICs. Continue Reading
Oracle VM VirtualBox 4: An overview

It’s easy to overlook Oracle VM VirtualBox, with all the other hosted virtualization products out there. But your small environment can take advantage of many VirtualBox features. Continue Reading
Application support policies hinder virtualization

Some software vendors have restrictive application support policies to keep customers from virtualizing on competitors' platforms -- not because the technology won't work. Continue Reading