Microsoft Virtual Server
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IBM System x3455
Reviews This is a good choice for compute-intensive applications, but restricted storage and availability options limit its use when it comes to general hosting duties.
Physical to virtual transition the easy way
Techguide Josh Hoskins reviews UBDR Gold, a new backup and imaging solution designed to ease physical to virtual migrations, along with providing an image-based backup system for disaster recovery.
Tags: Storage, Data backup, disaster recovery, Storage software
Europeans don't care for virtualization
News Awareness of virtualization has increased in Europe, but recent figures show that fewer companies are using the technology.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux
DirectX targeted in Microsoft security updates
News Microsoft Patch Tuesday preview shows that one of six security updates slated for next week will target critical hole in DirectX.
Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Windows, Web sites, Security, ActiveX Control, DirectX, Microsoft Virtual PC, Video, Microsoft Windows, Security Update
Microsoft plugs critical DirectShow, Video ActiveX holes
News Latest Patch Tuesday updates plug nine holes in Windows, Office, ISA, Virtual PC and Virtual Server, including several holes that have been targeted in attacks.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Microsoft Windows, Security, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Virtual PC, Vulnerability, Internet Security, Video, Microsoft Windows
VMware, IDC play virtualization hardball
News VMware disputes recent findings by IDC about the growth of a competitive product from Microsoft. IDC says "confusion and misinformation being sown" by VMware.
Tags: Virtualization, Analyst reports, Microsoft Corp., International Data Corp., VMware Inc., Server, server virtualization, Microsoft Virtual Server, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, blog
Speed test for virtualization under way
News An industry group has begun working on a way to determine whose virtualization software is fastest.
Tags: Software
Microsoft fixes 14 flaws in 9 patches; 6 are critical
News Microsoft today released its August 2007 security bulletin, which includes nine updates: Six are designated as "critical" by the software giant and three are deemed "important".
Tags: Security, Software, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft makes its way to 64-bit chips
Techguide Future products Exchange 12 and Longhorn server will be available only on x86-compatible 64-bit processors.
Tags: Hardware, Components, Processors, Servers, x86-standard servers
Microsoft: Virtualization customers in AP to double
News The software giant says more customers in Asia are using its server virtualization software. Rival VMware says it's no big deal.
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Server consolidation, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, App servers
Microsoft makes its way to 64-bit chips
News Future products Exchange 12 and Longhorn server will be available only on x86-compatible 64-bit processors.
Tags: Processors, x86-standard servers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Server 2003, Longhorn
Cassatt management tool gets virtual
News New module lets Collage product govern virtual machines as well as physical machines.
Tags: Servers, Server consolidation, Software
Microsoft appoints Linux interoperability chief
News Tom Hanrahan, formerly of the Linux Foundation, will head up Microsoft and Novell's jointly run Interoperability Lab.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Leadership
Replicating your infrastructure in a lab
Techguide Learn two ways to replicate your current environment for testing and evaluation of new server platforms.
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows, Server platforms
Microsoft, Novell talk up 'meat' of technical collaboration
News Microsoft and Novell have fleshed out the technical aspects of their corporate partnership, saying that the two firms are committed to optimizing their respective products in the years to come.
Tags: Linux, Utility computing, Open source
