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Forrester Analyst: Storage Virtualization Is Overhyped
An interesting article at ITPro cites Forrester Research analyst Andrew Reichman claiming storage virtualization to be still a marginalized business despite being a hot topic for a few years now. Reichman told attendees of Compellent’s C-Drive customer conference in Minneapolis that just 17 percent of companies have virtualized their storage systems in some way, with another nine percent in the process of rolling out the technology, while 28 percent are interested in the idea.
8May2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedMagazine Feud: SYS-CON’s Virtualization Journal Blogger Mud Wrestles Virtualization Review Editor
We’re getting used to seeing mud slinging between virtualization vendors and their respective marketing & communication departments, which are often publicly available for all to watch through blogs etc. Now niche publishers covering the world of virtualization are getting in that particular game, too.
7May2008 | Robin Wauters | 2 comments | ContinuedNovell CTO Jeff Jaffe Outlines Strategic Roadmap (Including Virtualization)
Novell CTO Jeff Jaffe published a blog post earlier today outlining the company’s roadmap in seven areas: policy, identity, virtualization, Linux, orchestration, compliance and collaboration.
23Apr2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedYahoo Needs Your Virtualization Advice
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Over at
his own blog, Jeremy Zawodny of
Yahoo fame needs your advice on what virtualization software to use.
He has both a Windows machine and a Linux desktop he wants to use to run other virtual machines on.
What would your advice be?
Xen, VirtualBox , Qemu , VMWare? Or something completely different?
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17Apr2008 | Kris Buytaert | 0 comments | Continuedxkoto Presents New Management Team
Xkoto, a provider of data virtualization solutions that ensure availability and scalability for mission-critical data and applications, today announced it has strengthened its executive management team.
16Apr2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedReading Tip: “Do Hypervisors Need A Supravisor?”
Clive Longbottom asks himself and readers if there is a need for a ’supravisor’ on top of existing hypervisors, by which he means a way of providing a high-speed, ultra-transparent means of abstracting the abstraction layer, giving a fully standardized platform under which different hypervisors can operate.
14Apr2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedIllumita Renames Itself To Skytap, Launches Skytap Virtual Lab And Appoints Scott Roza As CEO
Seattle-based virtualization startup Illumita has changed its name to Skytap and unveiled details around its first product, dubbed Skytap Virtual Lab. The company was started as a project by University of Washington computer scientists.
10Apr2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedIntel Hearts Virtualization
In a piece on Channel Insider, Steve Dallman, Channel Chief at Intel, says he and the company’s channel partners are seeing incredible growth in the server market, despite the increasing use of virtualization technology which should help reduce the number of servers.
10Apr2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedIs Virtualization The Biggest Security Vulnerability In IT Today?
Joanna Rutkowska, the founder of security research firm Invisible Things Lab, reportedly described a new type of virtualization-based malware that could be used to take control of a machine running virtualization software. Because virtualization allows companies to store many virtualized software “images” of computers on a single physical machine, an attack like the one Rutkowska envisions would allow a hacker “not only to control a single machine but to siphon data from any virtual machine it contains”.
9Apr2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedVideo: Cisco Nexus 5000 And Virtualization
DataCenterKnowledge posted a video presentation today we would love to share with you too. It features Dante Malagrino of Cisco and Ed Bugnion of Nuova Systems with an explanation of how data center managers can use the new Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches to optimize their virtualization efforts.
9Apr2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedThe Present And Future of Xen
Over the past few months, a number of people have been vouching the idea that Xen’s development and adoption is slowing down because of the Citrix’ acquisition. Is it? A look at the present state and future of Xen.
7Apr2008 | Kris Buytaert | 0 comments | ContinuedGartner: Virtualization Wave To Cause Huge Market Disruption And Consolidation Through 2012
Gartner: “Virtualization will transform how IT is managed, what is bought, how it is deployed, how companies plan and how they are charged. As a result, virtualization is creating a new wave of competition among infrastructure vendors that will result in considerable market disruption and consolidation over the next few years.”
6Apr2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued
