The Butler Group, a UK-based IT Analysis and Research organization, recently released a report focusing on Altiris' Software Virtualization Solution. If you're looking for an independent report to print out and innocently leave on your IT manager's desk, this might do the trick. Here's a snipp... Read More...

Politics was one of the hot topics at VMworld 2006, but the political talk had nothing to do with last week’s elections. Instead, it revolved around the internal issues faced by users of virtualization software, which can unsettle the balance of power within companies and their IT departments. Virtu... Read More...

Data storage and security provider Symantec has introduced a new server designed to work in clusters and supply native support to data centers running VMware's trendy virtual-server software. Veritas Cluster Server 5.0 for VMware ESX automates remote failover for disaster recovery and provides manag... Read More...

Virtualisation has long promised higher utilisation rates for storage, more effective distribution of network services and more efficient use of computing resources, and consequently reduced costs for those responsible for an IT infrastructure. While people have grown weary of the hype, two things h... Read More...

A favorite vignette during the December holiday season is a frenetic wife shopping for gifts as her hapless husband stands idly by. One by one, the wrapped packages pile up in his arms until only his hat is visible behind them. An icy sidewalk often comes into play, bringing all the packages crashi... Read More...

For most people, an appliance marketplace might suggest somewhere to buy a new refrigerator. But not in the virtual world. VMware, the leader in the market for virtualization software, said last week at its user group meeting in Los Angeles that it's launching Virtual Appliance Marketplace, a We... Read More...

EMC Corporation, the world leader in information management and storage, today announced version 7.0 of the Rainfinity(R) Global File Virtualization(TM) solution, extending EMC's market-leading capabilities in file virtualization and management to support enterprise archiving from heterogeneous fil... Read More...

Two rivals are mixing it up in the virtualization management space today. Opsware Inc. (Quote) and Egenera have created software that allows corporate customers to manage physical and virtual servers from the same platform, representing a new growth opportunity at a time when server sprawl threa... Read More...