Virtualization
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Novell: Virtualization not for all servers
News Not all apps suitable for virtualized platforms, so infrastructure providers must make hybrid setups work as one, says open source company's cloud chief.
Tags: Virtualization, Cloud computing, Novell Inc., server virtualization, Hypervisor, CTO, service provider, Virtualization, Cloud computing, I/O
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
Indian IT market to regain 'normal' growth
News Planned large-scale projects in 2010 will help IT market in India bounce back from turbulent year to hit "new normal" growth rate of 15.5 percent, Springboard Research predicts.
Tags: IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Virtualization, India, Investment, desktop management, Information Technology, Small And Medium Business, Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
SQL Server 2008 R2 licensing changes requires planning
Techguide There are material changes to SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition licensing for certain per-processor options. Rick Vanover outlines these changes.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft SQL Server, Database, Virtualization, Information Technology, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, processor, data center
APAC firms eye green in outsourcing contracts
News As virtualization and server consolidation grow in region, businesses increasingly expect IT services providers to adopt energy-efficient IT, says analyst.
Tags: Green IT, Virtualization, Cost control, Business, Outsourcing, Asia, Asia-Pacific, Information Technology, Green IT, Australia
Looking back at M'sian tech developments
Blogs As the year winds down, I thought it good for me to recap what I believe to be a couple of developments in the technolog...
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, International Data Corp., Virtual Machine, Jason Pearce
Asia IT spend to increase in 2010
News Region not affected as badly as Western counterparts, and will see increase in IT spend as market rebounds, says new report.
Tags: IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Business applications, Business development/management, Virtualization, Asia, Asia-Pacific, Information Technology, Business applications, Cloud Computing
Yahoo sells Zimbra to VMware
News Zimbra is off to VMware for an undisclosed price, which is likely much less than the US$350 million that Yahoo paid for the open source e-mail company in 2007.
Tags: Acquisitions, E-mail servers, Open source, Yahoo! Inc., Open Source, Zimbra, Virtualization, software, Apple Macintosh, VMware Inc.
Cisco, EMC, and VMware make alliance official
News The three companies are forming a joint venture that will provide unified data center products to big corporate customers.
Tags: Data centers, Data Management, Virtualization, Cisco Systems Inc., networking equipment, EMC Corp., partnership, Storage, VMware Inc., Wall Street Journal
First win for Cisco's blades in Australia
News As part of move to refresh servers, the Catholic Education Network in Australia will partner Dimension Data to install Cisco System's blade systems.
Tags: Servers, Virtualization, LANs and WANs, Cisco Systems Inc., NetApp Inc., Cisco System, CENet, Australia, VMware Inc., provisioning
Hyper-V R2 vs. vSphere: A feature comparison
Techguide VMware and Microsoft are ramping up their virtualization games with relatively new releases. Scott Lowe compares and contrasts some of the major features in vSphere and Hyper-V R2.
Tags: Servers, Virtualization, Memory Overcommitment, vSphere, DRS, Virtual Machine, Microsoft Corp., Storage, Scott Lowe, VMware Inc.
APAC firms eye 2010 data center shakeup
News Over 40 percent of businesses based in Asia-Pacific expect "significant changes" in their data centers, including jump in number of apps to manage, survey finds.
Tags: Data centers, Virtualization, Cloud computing, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Hardware, Phone, Asia-Pacific, Midsize Business, Storage
Cloud to power research number-crunching
News More academic institutions will look to the cloud for compute power at a lower price, to drive research efforts, says Singapore university professor.
Tags: Cloud computing, grid computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cloud, Virtualization, SETI@Home, distributed computing, Computer, Nanyang Technological University, Xen
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
