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BlueBear Says Kodiak and Koala Can Unchain Virtualization from Data Centers
We’re going to let you discover what the company BlueBear is trying to do with Koala (”the world’s smallest, most powerful virtualization-ready server”) and Kodiak (”the industry’s only application that’s both hypervisor-agnostic and cross-platform”) for yourself on their fun and informative website.
16Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedDiane Greene’s Departure from VMware: The Week After
It’s been exactly a week since word got out that VMware co-founder and acting CEO Diane Greene was leaving the company to be replaced with former Microsoft executive Paul Maritz, who prior to the move headed EMC’s cloud computing division. These are our thoughts and observations.
15Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedExclusive Video: VMware In A Nutshell, By Product Marketing Manager John Gilmartin
So what’s VMware all about now on a technology level, now that their stock is tumbling and their CEO has been replaced? John Gilmartin, Group Manager, Product Marketing at VMware answered our questions on virtualization in general and their strategy and product portfolio in particular.
8Jul2008 | Toon Vanagt | 0 comments | ContinuedBreaking: Diane Greene Leaves VMware, Paul Maritz To Become CEO and President
VMware co-founder Diane Greene is no longer in position as president and chief executive of the company and will be replaced by former Microsoft executive Paul Maritz (we reported on him joining EMC earlier this year), effective immediately.
8Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 6 comments | ContinuedEMC Shares Up On VMware Spin-out Rumors
Financial analyst Thomas Curlin of RBC Capital Markets upped his rating on the EMC stock to “Outperform” from “Sector Perform”, even as it trimmed the stock’s price target from $21 to a more modest $19. The focus of his call: the prospects for a spin-out of the company’s stake in VMware.
8Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedVMware and Parallels Are Not Hyperventilating on Hyper-V Launch by Microsoft (video interviews)
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Last week we happened to be at
VMware’s headquarters when
Microsoft launched Hyper-V, Redmond’s much anticipated built-in hypervisor for Windows Server 2008. So we got our camera rolling to capture VMware’s reaction on Microsoft’s free hypervisor offering. Straight after that exclusive interview, we flew from Silicon Valley to New York to collect more video feedback [...]
What’s Up At Virtugo Software?
Virtugo Software seems to have closed shop after one of the co-founders, Chris Dickson, left the company to become a VP at Computer Associates.
2Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedHP To Embed Parallels Virtuozzo In Integrity Server Line
eWeek reports that HP will start selling and supporting Parallels’ container virtualization technology, Virtuozzo, with its Integrity server line-up, starting today.
2Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedQlusters Shuts Down
Qlusters, the company formerly behind the openQRM project shutters only about a year after it raised $10 million in a Series C round. The last 30 employees of the company were informed earlier this week of the company’s decision.
1Jul2008 | Kris Buytaert | 3 comments | ContinuedMicrosoft Eats Own Hyper-V Dog Food, Deploys Homegrown Hypervisor In Its Global Datacenters (Video Interview)
A brief video interview with Arne Josefsberg, General Manager Online Infrastructure at Microsoft, about Hyper-V adoption in their own global datacenters.
30Jun2008 | Toon Vanagt | 2 comments | ContinuedMicrosoft Shipping Hyper-V Tomorrow? (Update: Yes)
Hyper-V, Microsoft’s proprietary hypervisor is currently in Release Candidate mode, but the final, nonbeta version could be shipping tomorrow, according to SearchWinIT. That would be well before the company’s projected release date (which would be in about 2 months).
25Jun2008 | Robin Wauters | 3 comments | ContinuedDavid Coyle, Gartner Researcher: The 7 Side Effects Of Lousy Virtualization
David Coyle, research VP at Gartner, detailed the seven side effects at the research firm’s Infrastructure, Operations and Management Summit, which drew nearly 900 attendees. While virtualization promises to solve issues such as underutilization, high hardware costs and poor system availability, the benefits come only when the technology is applied with proper care and consistently monitored for change, Coyle explained.
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