virtualisation in news
Mass layoffs as Sun cuts 15 per cent of staff
News The Systems Platform group will be led by John Fowler and include Solaris Virtualisation and systems management software. Sun Microsystems announced on Friday a restructuring that involves layoffs of 15 per cent to 18... [14 Nov 2008]
VMware gets into mobile virtualisation game
News VMware has announced a major push into the mobile market with a new virtualisation platform tailored for handheld devices. The company's president and chief executive, Paul Maritz, in a statement: "By abstracting the... [11 Nov 2008]
Four types of tech in demand during a downturn
News In a report called ICT Opportunities in an Economic Downturn, Frost & Sullivan predicts belt-tightening will increase investment in sustainable technology initiatives - such as virtualisation, videoconferencing, thin... [28 Oct 2008]
Credit crunch storm looms for IT security
News He said that this pressure would be exacerbated by security challenges posed by technologies such as VoIP and virtualisation - such as how to follow a data trail in a virtual environment. Industry is facing the looming... [28 Oct 2008]
Canonical readies its latest Ubuntu Linux for launch
News On the server, 8.10 includes better support for Xen virtualisation, the Landscape console for managing and deploying Ubuntu, software for building customised virtual machines, and support for software-based Raid to... [28 Oct 2008]
Virtualisation: At risk from attack
News Virtualisation, with its rapid pace of adoption, is becoming a frontier for attackers, but not all businesses are aware of, or act on the risks adequately, according to market observers. Graham Titterington, principal... [20 Oct 2008]
Top 10 strategic techs for 2009
News Analyst house Gartner has tipped its top 10 strategic technologies and trends for next year, with virtualisation, cloud computing and social networking all making the grade. Virtualisation Not just... [15 Oct 2008]
Is going green still a priority in credit crisis?
News Click here for all there is on Green IT, from Freecycle to virtualisation. A survey conducted by the organisers of Storage Expo 2008 has concluded that IT budgets are getting tighter because of the credit crunch but that... [15 Oct 2008]
IBM offers training incentives for business partners
News The scheme involves incentives for IBM partners to improve their knowledge in three specific areas: virtualisation and consolidation; energy efficiency; and business resiliency. IBM, which expects to unveil... [13 Oct 2008]
Symantec CEO on weathering the credit storm
News Thompson said the company will continue its strategy of acquisitions, pointing to how its $13.5bn acquisition of Veritas had established Symantec in the storage virtualisation market. Speaking at the Symantec Vision +... [10 Oct 2008]
Pay per use software coming soon?
News Virtualisation could end expensive long-term software licensing in favour of a pay per use model, according to Symantec. Ken Berryman, VP of endpoint virtualisation at Symantec, said: "You can detect... [08 Oct 2008]
HP buy plays into the hands of virtualisation
News Privately held LeftHand will fill out HP's virtualisation offerings as the tech giant targets midsize companies and corporate branch offices trying to keep costs under control as their data storage needs expand. [02 Oct 2008]
VMware virtualisation tech adds iPhone, Linux to arsenal
News The next version of VMware's flagship virtualisation management software, VirtualCenter Server, will work with Linux and the iPhone, the company's chief technology officer announced to applause at the VMworld conference... [19 Sep 2008]
Sun goes for virtualisation x-factor
News Sun Microsystems has launched an open source virtualisation platform for servers under the banner xVM Server. Sun already offers the desktop virtualisation system xVM VirtualBox and the virtual desktop... [11 Sep 2008]
Microsoft reveals more Hyper-V for free
News Microsoft began a major virtualisation push on Monday, with the introduction of new virtualisation tools and by making its core hypervisor product free of charge. The software comprises Hyper-V itself... [08 Sep 2008]
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