Hypervisor
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IBM System x3650 M2
Reviews IBM remains a solid choice of server vendor, and this IBM/Lenovo server is a good rack-mount platform, albeit not quite as good as some of the competition.
Tags: IBM Corp., Intel Xeon, Hypervisor, Server, remote server, Lenovo Group Ltd., processor, Fujitsu Ltd., USB port, disk
Sun Fire X4270/4275
Reviews Better known for its RISC-based servers, Sun's Xeon 5500-based Sun Fire X4270 and X4275 look set to give the competition a good run for its money.
Tags: Intel Xeon, Motherboard, VMware Inc., Hypervisor, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, processor, Sun Fire
HP ProLiant DL380 G6
Reviews The 2U rack server of choice continues to impress, and the latest G6 implementation looks set to carry the crown for some time to come.
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Storage, Hypervisor, HP Compaq ProLiant, PCI, Server, processor, console, monitor, disk
Red Hat adds virtualization, cloud to RHEL
News Red Hat launches RHEL 5.4, the first version to include the standard Linux KVM hypervisor.
Tags: Cloud computing, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Intel Xeon, Red Hat Inc., Virtual Machine, Hypervisor, Cloud computing, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux
Red Hat hypervisor tools to run on Windows only
News Open source company's desktop and server hypervisor management tools will initially be available only for Microsoft Windows-based systems.
Tags: Cloud computing, Open source, Red Hat Inc., host machine, Tool, Hypervisor, Cloud computing, Microsoft Windows, desktop, Open source
VMware hits back at Microsoft cost criticism
News Company has responded to comments by Steve Ballmer, saying while cost comparisons of virtualization products are complicated, Microsoft may be more expensive.
Tags: Business applications, Virtualization, Steve Ballmer, Operating System, EMEA, Microsoft Corp., operating system company, server operating system, Business applications, VMware Inc.
Citrix XenServer now available free of charge
News The virtualization software joins Microsoft's Hyper-V and VMware's ESXi in being available at no charge, which Citrix hopes will help boost the platform's adoption.
Tags: Server platforms, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Open Source, Tool, Storage, VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Hypervisor
Xen.org to build open standards cloud platform
News Xen Cloud Platform will form part of wider initiative aimed at bridging private clouds with public cloud services such as those offered by Amazon and Rackspace.
Tags: Cloud computing, Security, Virtualization, Xen, Novell Inc., Hypervisor, Xen.org, Cloud computing, network, Rackspace
Wind River launches embedded hypervisor
News Wind River Hypervisor for embedded systems promises to let multiple operating systems run side by side on a single or multicore chip.
Tags: Virtualization, Intel Corp., Hypervisor, operating system, Wind River Systems Inc., device manufacturer, processor, Virtualization, car, multi-core processor
Card security rules hinder virtualization
News Current guidelines for security card payment need updating as they conflict with virtualization practices and may hamper adoption of the technology, say industry experts.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Security, Virtualization, Jason Pearce, bank, International Data Corp.
Oracle launches tool for virtual appliances
News Database specialist has released a template builder that taps into JeOS to help developers build virtual appliances for Oracle VMs.
Tags: Business applications, Databases, Content management, Database, Tool, software company, VMware Inc., Hypervisor, Oracle Corp., Enterprise Linux
Citrix and Intel collaborate on virtualization
News The companies say they will deliver desktop virtualization based on Intel's vPro and the Xen hypervisor.
Tags: Virtualization, Processors, Desktops, Acquisitions, Citrix Systems Inc., Intel Corp., Intel vPro, Xen, Hypervisor, Environment
Red Hat ties virtualization future to KVM
News The enterprise open-source software company is moving away from Xen towards its own KVM technology, as part of its virtualization strategy.
Tags: Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Virtual Machine, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Hypervisor, Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, strategy, desktop
Red Hat begins testing virtualization line-up
News Beta tests begin on the new line of virtualization products based on Qumranet's KVM, which put Red Hat into direct competition with the likes of Citrix, Microsoft and VMware.
Tags: Linux, Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Hypervisor, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Xen, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Enterprise Linux, Virtualization, Linux
Citrix offers cut-down XenServer for free
News The company plans to give away the XenServer hypervisor, but will hold back certain key management features.
Tags: Virtualization, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Tool, VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Hypervisor, XenServer, Server
