Server Virtualization
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Windows 7 catalyzing desktop virtualization
News Falling cost of deploying virtual desktops, coupled with enterprise migration to Windows 7 is fueling interest in desktop virtualization, says VMware exec.
Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Desktop, Storage, Microsoft Windows 7, VMware Inc., Server, server virtualization, Microsoft Windows, desktop
Demand for virtualization management heats up
News Driven by server virtualization management software, revenues for global virtualization software are set to increase by 43 percent this year, says Gartner.
Tags: Virtualization, Server consolidation, Software, Small And Medium Business, software company, Gartner Inc., Hypervisor, Server, server virtualization, TCO
Do virtual servers really mean lower costs?
Insight perspective Assumptions about virtualization cost savings need to be put on a firmer footing, says Gartner analyst.
Tags: Servers, Virtualization, Investment, Environment, Server, server virtualization, virtual server, Virtualization, Benefit, Servers
HP and VMware team up on server management
News Companies have jointly released a vCenter-based console that promises to simplify the management of virtual server systems and their physical counterparts.
Tags: Business applications, Servers, App servers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Gartner Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Server
Gartner: Low-cost PCs to go big by 2012
News Research firm says 30 percent of mobile PCs will be priced below US$300 by 2012, with telcos finding new revenue streams in these systems.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Handhelds, 3G (Third Generation), Data services, Hardware, Mobile, Telecommunications, Cell Phone, Wireless, Gartner Inc.
Is Cisco fattening its wallet for acquisitions?
News Cisco Systems said this week it plans to raise US$4 billion in cash to fill its coffers, leaving many industry watchers to speculate about potential acquisitions.
Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, Investments, Skype Technologies S.A., Linksys Inc., eBay Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., VMware Inc., Scientific-Atlanta Inc.
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
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
Get ready for virtualization to affect you, too
News VMware is pushing its software for use on PCs and mobile phones. There is plenty of room for expansion, but watch out for that cloud.
Tags: Virtualization, VMware Inc., computer, Server, Virtualization, PC
Gartner sees boom for virtualization in slump
News While virtualization software will take a knock from the downturn in Europe, Middle East and Africa, the market should bounce back, research firm predicts.
Tags: Virtualization, Virtual Desktop, EMEA, Gartner Inc., Hypervisor, Server, Germany, recession, U.K., revenue
S'pore firms investing more on innovative tools
News CIOs in the country will increase investments on Web 2.0 technologies and emerging business management tools this year, according to IDC survey.
Tags: Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Business development/management, International Data Corp., Tool, Singapore, CIO, business intelligence, business management
Sun plugs open standard into VirtualBox upgrade
News New features in version 2.2 of the virtualisation software include support for the Open Virtualization Format standard, support for Mac OS X 10.6 and performance improvements.
Tags: Virtualization, Innotek VirtualBox, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Apple Mac OS X, VMware Inc., operating system, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, performance
Virtualized storage, servers go hand-in-hand
News Real savings in data centers can only be realized by tapping on a combination of server and storage virtualization, says NetApp CEO and Chairman Dan Warmenhoven.
Tags: Storage, Virtualization, Data centers, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Storage, Server, Symantec Corp., asset, data center
Google: The cloud is cheaper
News In response to McKinsey report, search giant says companies should consider application stack in addition to hardware when weighing costs of cloud.
Tags: Cloud computing, Cost control, Budgeting/cost control, Software, Cloud, Virtualization, Google Inc., McKinsey & Co., Small And Medium Business, Cloud computing
Getting the IT department ready for 2009
News The Corporate IT Forum says its most senior members are planning to invest in IT with careful budgeting and trimming discretionary spending as key priorities.
Tags: Virtualization, Green IT, Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Green IT, Outsourcing, Business, cost savings, Quocirca
