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The software maker believes it has the tools and the right price point to beat VMware in the battle for the virtualisation market. Microsoft has a three-pronged strategy to beat VMware in the virtualization market, according to the company’s senior director for virtualization product management, Zane Adam. …
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At this year’s VMworld conference, the talk was all about the free release of Microsoft’s hypervisor product, and how much of a threat the software giant may pose to virtualization leader VMware The talk of this year’s VMworld conference in Las Vegas was how much of a competitive threat…
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As the technology goes mainstream, competitors such as Microsoft are eager to dislodge VMware from the top of the virtualization tree. Most of the servers installed next year will be virtualized from the outset, experts have said. But, as the technology goes mainstream, will moves by Microsoft…
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Setting out the roles of the two hypervisors it is working on, Red Hat has predicted virtualization will be included in all operating systems for free Red Hat has predicted that virtualization will be included in all operating systems for free, while setting out the roles of…
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The world’s largest machine will switch on for the biggest scientific experiment of the 21st century on Wednesday morning. Early Wednesday morning, scientists at Cern turned on the Large Hadron Collider for the first time. Within one hour, a particle beam had been successfully circulated through the machine. …
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Analysts have welcomed the release of the hypervisor, but rival VMware claims Hyper-V has been a long time coming and lacks functionality. Microsoft has announced that its Hyper-V hypervisor is finally available, but analysts have questioned whether large enterprises will adopt the product as their sole virtualization…
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Virtualization so far has found a home within pre-production and less-than-critical use–and has yet to find its way into more business-critical area, says OpTier’s Motti Tal. Commentary–There?s no doubt about the great potential of virtualization to cut IT hardware and management costs, and utilize…
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Despite the naysayers, virtualization is showing some extremely compelling ROI and transforming the way corporate IT provisions and administers not only the data center but also the user desktop experience, says Fortisphere’s Chris Farrow. Commentary–News flash! Virtualization is here to stay. Despite…
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Company discusses its product road map following the acquisition of virtualization vendor XenSource. Six months after spending $500 million to buy virtualization specialist XenSource, Citrix has finished a rebranding exercise to pull together products from both companies under a single identity. In an announcement on Monday to…
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Fewer and fewer IT organizations are asking whether they should virtualize systems. The focus is now on how should do it acoording to CiRBA CTO Andrew Hillier. Commentary–Fewer and fewer IT organizations are asking whether they should virtualize systems. The focus is now…
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The U.S. remains No. 1 in the world in high-performance computing, but IBM’s Dave Turek examines whether it can maintain its current domination. When it comes to high-performance computing, the U.S. enjoys a position of unparalleled dominance in the field of supercomputers. But there’s little guarantee that today’s…
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Resellers are expressing doubts over the move, saying they might go elsewhere if they can’t get the IBM badge. IBM has licensed its xSeries server technology to Lenovo so the Chinese manufacturer can make its own Intel-based servers, but resellers are expressing doubts over the move. Lenovo…
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Software maker buys Calista Technologies, broadens partnership with Citrix in aim to better compete with virtualization leader. Microsoft has acquired a start-up company called Calista Technologies and expanded its alliance with Citrix Systems, targeting VMware’s early lead in virtualization technology. Microsoft unveiled the news on Monday as part…
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The company hopes new chassis and blades will increase market share. Dell on Monday introduced a new blade server with new chassis and blade design, and updated connectivity options. The PowerEdge M-Series server was developed over two years and 55,000 man hours, the “most extensive R&D program we’ve…
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With 3D scanners and high-speed cameras, scientists studying the biomechanics of sport can detect subtle differences that can push athletes to the top of their game. Three-dimensional images, which helped to show that double amputee Oscar Pistorius receives considerable advantages from carbon fiber blade attachments, have become a…
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