server virtualisation
Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020
News A variety of measures for optimising servers are detailed in the report, including storage virtualisation and configuring virtual servers to reduce hardware and support costs and decrease energy requirements. [17 Jul 2008]
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 hypervisor architecture has gained the greatest... [17 Jul 2008]
HP Integrity gets Parallel virtualisation
News HP has said it will offer technology from virtualisation company Parallels to those customers who wish to virtualise Microsoft Windows and Linux workloads on HP Integrity servers. Serguei Beloussov, chief executive of Parallels, said: "Container... [03 Jul 2008]
Hardware defies economic gloom
News Gartner believes the continued growth will be spurred by companies buying servers for consolidation and virtualisation, and by strong emerging markets. Forecasts of economic gloom do not apply to the hardware market just yet, according to analyst... [02 Jul 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: A game of two halves
Comment Microsoft may be emerging as a force to be reckoned with in virtualisation. A key part of virtualisation is in managing the provision of applications to virtual servers. At the MMS event, discussion focused on an approach to virtualisation that... [30 Jun 2008]
Microsoft launches into virtualisation
News Outlining the benefits of virtualisation, Microsoft's general manager of Windows Server marketing, Bill Hilf, said: "Customers who buy Windows Server 2008 are not only getting the scalability benefits, the high performance, reliability and all the... [27 Jun 2008]
Oracle pumps up prices, BEA takes the hit
News Lock said he believes Oracle is risking a lot by going for above-inflation price rises, especially when virtualisation is proving popular with companies. Virtualisation means that customers expect more flexibility in their systems and in their... [24 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Energy shortages loom
Comment So an obvious solution is virtualisation and facility sharing. A case in question is the Docklands area of London where the electricity grid is operating at full capacity and companies are having to move server farms to new areas where there is... [16 May 2008]
Enabling Customer Choice: Sun Mainstreams Server VirtualisationEnabling Customer Choice: Sun Mainstreams Server Virtualisation
White Paper The rapid spread of software-based server virtualisation on x86 platforms over the past few years is making virtualisation an important solution for hardware resource sharing and server consolidation. [14 May 2008]
Proven Virtualisation Scalability With The Sun Fire X4600 Server
White Paper Consolidation requires virtualisation, and specifically high-performance, scalable virtualisation platforms that can host multiple guest operating systems and applications on the same server. This white paper looks at how organisation can... [14 May 2008]
THE SUN FIRE X4600 M2 SERVER AND PROVEN VIRTUALISATION SCALABILITY
White Paper Nearly every Information Technology organisation is using consolidation, or is considering using consolidation, as a way to reduce both capital and operating costs. IT organisations with a number of applications running on older, inefficient, and... [14 May 2008]
Quad-Core Processors Bring Higher Performance and Lower Cost to Mainstream Computing
White Paper Most server applications can already leverage the key quad-core attributes, and server virtualisation software with hardware assist makes application consolidation a key usage model. This in-depth study shows how Intel has created a market-leading... [14 May 2008]
Consolidation Through Virtualisation With Sun x64 Servers
White Paper It's straightforward with virtualisation technologies from Sun and its partners. Buying the right server for the job, yet adapting to change at a moments notice. But consolidate multiple applications and OS on the same server? [14 May 2008]
Server Consolidation Using Quad-Core Processors
White Paper The results show the strong potential of the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series for high levels of consolidation and virtualisation, particularly with CPU intensive applications. This resource looks at how Intel IT used the Quad-Core Intel... [14 May 2008]
SUN FIRE X4150 AND X4450 : SERVER ARCHITECTURE : Breakthrough Density Using Sun and Intel Technology
White Paper This Sun whitepapers looks at how many companies are turning to consolidation and virtualisation to improve resource utilisation and enhance business agility. In recent years, emerging applications and expanding Web services have fuelled an... [14 May 2008]
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