Virtualization

Networking Without Limits: SDN

Nov

18

2013

After nearly 40 years of creating enterprise software, there are few companies who have come to appreciate the importance of infrastructure in the quite the way we have at Microsoft. We recognize that to host great software and great apps, you need an equally great infrastructure for your datacenter. At Microsoft, we create and deliver ...

Canonical wants to make OpenStack less of a pain to deploy with Ubuntu Server 13.10

Oct

11

2013

SUMMARY:OpenStack may be on the rise, but its competitors often point to the complexity of setting it up. Ubuntu Server 13.10, due out next week, aims to eliminate that concern through the introduction of so-called charm bundles. Canonical will release version 13.10 of Ubuntu Server in a week’s time, not coincidentally in sync with ...

Look at virtualisation’s history for a map of its future

Sep

12

2013

Learn from the history of server consolidation. There has been such dizzying change and such rapid growth when it comes to virtualisation that it makes sense to take a step back and look at its history. If you want to get a hint as to where virtualisation may be heading, you need to look closely ...

VMware NSX brings advanced networking to virtualization: Is it enough?

Sep

3

2013

VMWORLD 2013 CONFERENCE COVERAGE This article is part of an Essential Guide, our editor-selected collection of our best articles, videos and other content on this topic. Explore more in this guide: 1. – VMWORLD 2013 NEWS: READ MORE IN THIS SECTION IT pros take a critical look at VMware’s software-defined vision Networking virtualization may be a ...

VMware splits vCloud Director into vCenter, vCloud Automation Center

Sep

3

2013

SAN FRANCISCO — VMware is reshuffling its cloud computing cards with a plan to split intellectual property currently in vCloud Director into new integrations with vCenter and vCloud Automation Center, the company said this week. Exact details on which features of vCloud Director (vCD) will go into which part of VMware Inc.’s vCloud Suite are not available yet, but ...

Vendors link hardware switches with VMware NSX network virtualization

Sep

3

2013

VMWORLD 2013 CONFERENCE COVERAGE This article is part of an Essential Guide, our editor-selected collection of our best articles, videos and other content on this topic. Explore more in this guide: 1. – VMWORLD 2013 NEWS: READ MORE IN THIS SECTION IT pros take a critical look at VMware’s software-defined vision Networking virtualization may be a ...

Amazon and Microsoft, beware—VMware cloud is more ambitious than we thought

Aug

27

2013

Desktops, disaster recovery, IaaS, and PaaS make VMware’s cloud compelling. vCloud Hybrid Service integrates with on-premises VMware deployments. VMware VMware today announced that vCloud Hybrid Service, its first public infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud, will become generally available in September. That’s no surprise, as we already knew it was slated to go live this quarter. What is surprising is ...

VMware re-virtualizes networks and storage to keep pace with the cloud

Aug

27

2013

Virtualization giant makes its case as Microsoft and OpenStack gain recognition. So much hardware to virtualize, so little time. Intel Free Press SAN FRANCISCO—VMware is still the big kahuna in virtualization, and the company is hosting its annual VMworld conference this week to show off the latest shiny bits of software that businesses can buy for ...

Could VMware’s new networking product show it the way toward openness and growth?

Aug

27

2013

SUMMARY:VMware’s counting on its Nicira purchase to help it take its virtualization credibility from servers to networks. The launch of an ecosystem and new features around the NSX controller show it’s getting serious. The big news out of VMworld this morning is its NSX networking controller and the ecosystem designed to support it. With the ...

A VMware-Amazon detente? A shipping VMware cloud? 4 things to look for at VMworld

Aug

27

2013

photo: (c) 2013 Pinar Ozger pinar@pinarozger.com SUMMARY:Will we see an Amazon-VMware team of rivals? Actual availability of the promised vCloud Hybrid Services cloud, a clarification of VCE status? Stay tuned for VMworld news. As VMware gears up its major cloud computing onslaught and revs up its software-defined data center mantra, here’s what I’ll be listening for ...