VMware will virtualise Google OS
21 July, 2009 by Alex Barrett
VMware will soon allow the virtualisation of Google's Chrome operating system. Is VMware starting some Linux-based mischief?
SNIA's Scroggie on virtualisation
20 July, 2009 by Craig Scroggie
Virtualisation has strong ties to cloud-computing, ones that could influence how you use the technology.
SSD and 2.5" HDDs better for virtualisation
20 July, 2009 by Chris Mellor
The 3.5 inch HDD I/O channel is fast becoming a bottleneck, particularly given its use in virtualisation projects,
Two alternatives to server virtualisation
17 July, 2009 by John Burke
Learn about two virtualisation techniques that you can use instead of server virtualisaiton.
Ease VM admin with Hyper-V snapshots
16 July, 2009 by Robert McShinsky
Hyper-V's snapshot feature may not be that useful as a backup plan, but they can help administrators cope with the pains of virtual machines.
How Cisco UCS affects virtual storage
14 July, 2009 by Marc Staimer
Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) has ramifications for data stored on virtual servers. This tip explains what UCS changes and how to cope with it.
Virtual backup explained
13 July, 2009 by Anthony Adshead
Roy Illsley, analyst at Butler Group explains the bigges problems that arise when backing up virtual machines, and what you can do about them.
Tracking down your virtual machines
09 July, 2009 by David Mortman
Before you can secure your virtual environments, you must be able track down your machines.
Pay heed to security when going virtual
09 July, 2009 by Ron Condon
Organisations are leaping head first into virtualisation, given the technology's purported benefits. But those that do it without considering security are taking wild risks.
EMC takes on cloud vendors with Ionix
09 July, 2009 by Simon Sharwood
EMC's rebranded management line - now known as "Ionix" - is aimed directly at cloud vendors such as HP, CA and IBM.
Using Cluster Shared Volumes in Hyper-V R2
08 July, 2009 by Greg Shields
This guide explains how to use Hyper-V R2's new Cluster Shared Voumes feaure.
Storage additions for Hyper-V R2
08 July, 2009 by Todd R. Weiss
Hyper-V R2 includes hot-add and remove capabilities.
Does virtualisation really beat a fleet of mainframes?
07 July, 2009 by Bridget Botelho
Some very big name enterprises are taking their entire server farm into the realm of virtualisation. But some pundits maintain that mainframes still have their place.
Sourcefire has plans for virtual security
06 July, 2009 by Ron Condon
The company behind the intrusion prevention tool, Snort, will soon launch a virtualisation security product.
Making virtualisation play nice with application delivery
02 July, 2009 by Jim Metzler
While virtualisation eases many common IT pains, it makes delivering applications over the network much harder. We explain how to cope.
