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June 2006 - Posts
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Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), the most trusted name in storage networking connectivity, today announced that the Emulex LightPulse(r) family of HBAs , including the latest 4Gb/s PCI-X and PCI Express models, are fully supported as part of the new VMware Infrastructure 3. VMware Infrastructure 3 is ... Read More...
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Server virtualization and automation software company, SWsoft, has developed HSPcomplete 3, scheduled for release to market in July 2006. New features contain over 100 new capabilities that are built into a more modular and scalable architecture.
According to the company, integration with the la... Read More...
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PD Tweaker is an Application Enhancer (APE) plugin that addresses a few shortcomings in Parallels Desktop 1.0 for Intel-based Macs. Parallels Desktop for Mac gives Apple users the ability to run Windows alongside Mac OS X in a secure, isolated virtual machine.
PD Tweaker has two major features wh... Read More...
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Parallels Compressor, released today, is a powerful, easy-to-use, universally compatible management tool that helps companies using almost any server and workstation virtualization platform conserve valuable hard disk resources and optimize the performance of their virtual workstations and servers b... Read More...
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Check out OZ VMS dot com's latest article, Overview of VMWare DRS - Distributed Resource Scheduler.
Overview of VMWare DRS - Distributed Resource Scheduler
VMWare DRS is a new technology that will automatically move Virtual Machines around your cluster of ESX 3.0 servers to their optimal locat... Read More...
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DataCore Software today announced that its virtualization technology is a critical part of the virtualization infrastructure at next generation, Japanese hosting vendor IMJ Networks/Tailback Inc. This success has been documented in a recently published case study and solution brief by Intel that fea... Read More...
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Imagine walking up to a friend running Windows on a laptop and asking to borrow the machine for a moment. You plug a pendrive into its USB port, open a window that boots into Linux, log on to a Web site, and download a file, then close the window, remove the pendrive, thank your friend, and walk awa... Read More...
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Transitive Corporation has announced the first two products in a series of new QuickTransit products that are being developed as part of its new Solaris/SPARC Migration Initiative.
The products are:
- QuickTransit for Solaris/SPARC-to-Linux/Xeon and
- QuickTransit for Solaris/SPARC-to-Linux/Ita... Read More...
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NeoPath Networks, a startup provider of file storage virtualisation, has announced it received $11m in a funding round that includes Cisco Systems and previous investors August Capital, DCM-Doll Capital Management, and Gabriel Venture Partners.
NeoPath indicates it will use the funds to continue ... Read More...
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As server virtualization gains traction and becomes more common, more and more organizations are reaping the significant benefits that can be realized by making better use of cheap x86-based servers.
If you're considering "virtualizing" some of your various Windows servers to cut down on costs, ... Read More...
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Virtualization's recent explosion coincides with the trend of consolidating systems on fewer, but more powerful, hardware. Consolidation makes cost-effective sense by reducing management overhead and creating more efficient hardware utilization. Virtualization does have a weak link, however, and a d... Read More...
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PARALLELS SYSTEM FOR MACS STILL BEST: About two months ago, I saluted what is now Parallels Desktop for Mac as a stunning achievement of "virtualization," the ability to create a "virtual [computing] machine," or "VM," inside another computer. The idea is to be able to run another operating system a... Read More...
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Virtinium enters the virtualization arena with a few products of their own up their sleeve. The company is focused on creating products that extend and enhance the management of virtualization technologies. They have announced two products, Nirvana VSAN and VM Manager. Both of these products are ... Read More...
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More than 380 industry executives joined IDC this year for the inaugural Virtualization Forums in New York and San Francisco. Today, IDC announced that an additional Virtualization Forum has been scheduled on September 12, 2006 at The Pantages Suites Hotel and Spa in Toronto, Canada.
Designed to... Read More...
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A company that specializes in bringing remote access capabilities to the health care industry is looking to use virtualization technology to give businesses an easier and more cost-effective alternative to such traditional methods as VPNs and Web portals.
Sentillion on June 26 is rolling out v... Read More...
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Enterprise management tools specialist Altiris last week announced the integration of Wise Package Studio software with its recently launched Software Virtualization Solution (SVS).
Altiris acquired Wise in 2003. Previously, Wise Package Studio tools were available as a standalone system to repac... Read More...
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Mike Laverick continues to help us out, last week, he gave us his upgrade guide for ESX 3.0 and VC 2.0.
This week, Mike offers us a step-by-step process to upgrade/patch ESX 2.x remotely using a tar ball and perl script from VMware. He notes, "We must change the boot process to make sure the VM... Read More...
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Let's all be thankful for insomnia, or we might not have this great article! If you want to get another interesting look at how to P2V, head on over to OZ VMS dot com and check out his latest post.
Because he couldn't sleep (sorry about that by the way, I hope you eventually were able to catch... Read More...
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If you haven't upgraded yet, check it out. VMware has released Virtual Server RC2 on 6/22/06, build 27828.
With this release, VMware has increased their host and guest operating system support:
Full support for SUSE Linux 10.1 as host and guest operating systems.
Full support for 32-bit Ubu... Read More...
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Hewlett-Packard, IBM and others announced separate efforts Thursday to cash in on virtualization technology, a fast-growing segment that promises to cut costs and make companies more flexible.
HP previewed advanced virtualization features it's set to announce next week for its high-end Integrity ... Read More...
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