virtualisation
RSS virtualisationVirtualisation to boom in recession gloom
News The EMEA market for virtualisation software is likely to be very robust in 2009, with the market for hosted virtual desktops leading the field, according to analyst company Gartner. Despite the recession, Gartner... [14 Apr 2009]
VocaLink makes virtualisation pay
Case Study ATM operator and payment processing company VocaLink is using virtualisation to improve flexibility and reduce emissions and costs. The company started its virtualisation programme as part of a project... [20 Apr 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
News Virtualisation? One of the most common examples of how companies use virtualisation is within datacentres. Virtualisation allows the number of physical servers to be reduced as the... [11 Nov 2009]
CIO Essentials: DIY IT, virtualisation and WFH
News Virtualisation gets trendy The growth of virtualisation products is akin to the rising of the sun. Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. [22 May 2007]
Windows Server 2008: Virtualisation is the key
News Virtualisation will be the key to the popularity of Microsoft's long awaited server operating system, Windows Server 2008, analysts have predicted. But analysts are predicting the virtualisation app -... [12 Jun 2007]
Virtualisation cuts carbon and servers
Comment Now virtualisation is mainstream, fears about putting too many apps on the same server are evaporating. It depends on what hardware you're consolidating," says Martin Niemer, senior product marketing manager for EMEA at... [21 Dec 2007]
Virtualisation race could risk security
News Companies have been warned not to rush into adopting virtualisation technology as hurrying could leave them at risk of security threats. If companies adopt virtualisation too quickly, the best security... [04 Apr 2007]
Virtualisation: Architectual Considerations and other Evaluation Criteria
White Paper In the past several years, server virtualisation technology has moved quickly and firmly into the IT mainstream. Of the many approaches to system virtualisation available in the market today, VMware's... [19 Sep 2008]
Virtualisation: Get the contract right
Comment Virtualisation promises many business benefits - but only if you structure the agreement correctly. Virtualisation offers enhanced ways to use redundant processing power but because of the inherent... [12 Aug 2009]
Virtualisation powers up council's cost and time savings
Case Study Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is rolling out a virtualisation strategy to reduce the council's power bills and deliver applications quicker. The council has created up to 45 virtual machines, with around 50... [05 Jul 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
Cheat Sheet Virtualisation? We're talking about virtualisation in terms of the creation of a virtual version of something - such as server or storage device. You probably know a little about... [04 Jun 2007]
Grid Computing Now! - Grid: Virtualisation
White Paper The whole concept of grid computing is predicated on the idea of virtualisation - and yet one is at Quocirca keep finding that the term means completely different things to different people. Is one talking here about... [21 Feb 2009]
Virtualisation: IT managers warned of security challenges
News Two major figures in virtualisation security have warned of challenges facing IT managers in implementing secure virtual environments. Crosby said: "Virtualisation can challenge an IT organisation's... [16 Apr 2008]
Virtualisation gets thumbs-up
News Businesses will increasingly turn to virtualisation technologies to get more out of their IT assets, according to the National Computing Centre (NCC). With Microsoft entering the virtualisation fray with... [29 Feb 2008]
Virtualisation gets trendy
Comment Virtualisation is not just about servers anymore. They released a desktop virtualisation product in 1999, followed by one for servers in 2001. Had you 'Rip van Winkled' your way through the first half of... [15 May 2007]
