The impact of virtualisation on storage and backup
23 March, 2009 by Andrew McCreathGlasshouse Technologies' Andrew McCreath explains how server virtualisation changes how you must approach backup and storage design.
Cisco's UCS explained
18 March, 2009 by Shamus McGillicuddyWriter Shamus McGillicuddy explains just what all the fuss surrounding Cisco's new platform is about,
Five assumptions about storage virtualisation - and why they're wrong
18 March, 2009 by Simon ElishaThere are some myths surrounding storage virtualisation that are thrown around quite often. Simon Elisha from Hitachi sets the record straight.
Case study: supermarket chooses XenServer over VMware
17 March, 2009 by Alex BarrettAccording to the director of a large UK supermarket chain, XenServer was almost half the cost to deploy compared to the equivalent VMware system.
Disaster recovery in virtual environments will be costly
10 March, 2009 by Bridget BotelhoIf you want continuous availability in virtual environments, you'll likely have to buy almost all of your chosen vendor's product range.
Upcoming virtualisation changes to PCI DSS
06 March, 2009 by Michael CobbWriter Michael Cobb explains how the Payment Card Industry's upcoming changes to its DSS will affect virtualisation.
Virtualise NAS devices to ease management
04 March, 2009 by Ann SilverthornDespite its promises, NAS by itself proves to be a hassle to manage. Overcome these problems by virtualising your NAS devices.
Virtual desktop infrastructure explained
02 March, 2009 by Carol SliwaA desktop virtualisation deployment will require some changes in the data centre. This article explains.
Oracle too expensive for virtualisation users
24 February, 2009 by Bridget BotelhoAccording to analyst firm Burton Group, Oracle's prices and support policies aren't suitable for users of virtualisation,
Celerra gets de-dupe, virtualisation plugins
23 February, 2009 by Simon SharwoodA product refresh means EMC's latest batch of Celerra models will include deduplication and VMware plugins.
Red Bee Media slashes desktop numbers with virtualisation
19 February, 2009 by Simon SharwoodTricky network security issues demanded that Red Bee Media give each employee four separate desktop machines. But desktop virtualisation has changed all that.
Support issues continue to slow virtualisation deployments
16 February, 2009 by Jo MaitlandAt IDC's Virtualization Forum, users reported that support issues have slowed down their deployments.
Melbourne IT improves services with virtualisation
14 February, 2009WebCentral — a key brand of leading global domain name and online services provider, Melbourne IT — has deployed virtualisation technology to provide ‘on demand’ services to its customers.
Finsia outsources applications and infrastructure
14 February, 2009Following the sale of a business unit in 2007, the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) revamped its entire IT infrastructure, ultimately settling on a set of managed IT services.
NZ university automates virtual machine backup
13 February, 2009 by Simon SharwoodAuckland University has automated the backup of its virtual environments, resulting in a DR window of 2 hours.
