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OpenVZ to support Ubuntu

OpenVZ, the open-source virtualization project, will be adding support for the Linux variant Ubuntu. An excerpt from TechWorld: OpenVZ users will be able to download and customize the templates, allowing the quick deployment of either desktop or server instances. For example, a Web server could be...

Tags: Ubuntu, OpenVZ, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Arun Radhakrishnan

Blog posts 2008-01-09

Which virtualization product is the best?

A new TechRepublic poll asks, "Which virtualization product line do you prefer?VMwareVirtual PC / Virtual ServerXenOther"Which virtualization products do you use in your organization, and why?I think it boils down to "it depends"I personally like VMware for a number of reasons, but at the same time I can say I...

Tags: virtualization product, virtualization, vmware, virtual pc, virtual machine, poll, vm, xen, VMware Inc., Jason Hiner, networking, operating system

Discussion threads 2006-04-14

Companies push Linux partitioning effort

SWsoft is trying to get OpenVZ virtualization made part of the mainstream Linux kernel, which would align it with rival operating systems that have the efficient-server technology. Acceptance into the kernel would likely bring major Linux backers to OpenVZ, but analysts say that the effort faces a number of challenges.Is...

Tags: virtualization, hardware, linux, openvz, Parallels Inc., server, kernel, server market, Sonja Thompson

Discussion threads 2006-01-17

Additional Resources

Capacity and Performance Overhead in Dynamic Resource Allocation to Virtual Containers

Off late enterprise data centers are shifting towards a utility computing model where many business critical applications share a common pool of infrastructure resources that offer capacity on demand. Management of such a pool requires having a control system that can dynamically allocate resources to applications in real time. Although...

Tags: Performance, Capacity, Allocation, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2007-04-24

SWsoft to change its name to Parallels

SWsoft, the software giant popular with Web hosting firms, has renamed itself Parallels after its new product line that lets Windows run on Intel-based Macs. The reason for this re-positioning is to deliver a "simple and unified vision," according to Chief Executive Serguei Beloussov. "We need...

Tags: Paul Mah, Parallels Inc., Software As A Service (SaaS), Ensim, Virtuozzo, Business Structures, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Hardware, Management, Servers

Blog posts 2007-12-11

VMware shakes up the virtualization market, find out why and what the impact will be

OnMonday of this week (February 6, 2006), VMware, long considered the market leader for virtualization software, potentially changed thevirtualization software market by announcing that the upgrade to their GSXServer product would be renamed VMware Server and made available for freeto anyone that wants it. The actions behind this announcement are...

Tags: Scott Lowe MCSE, server, virtualization, VMWare GSX, VMware Inc., Xen

Technical articles 2006-02-09

How scalable is your virtualization solution?

We already know that virtualization VM software can help us create scalable testing environments and server consolidations, but how scalable is the VM software itself? We take a look at the two top players in this field, Microsoft and VMware, and how their VM products stack up. This column...

Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Servers, Deb Shinder, Server consolidation, Tools & Techniques, Storage management, Utility computing, Desktop VM, virtualization, server, software, Microsoft Virtual PC, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Operating System, Product, Virtual Machine, Virtualization Software, Hardware

Technical articles 2006-04-10