Virtualization News

When back in 2005 we asked our globe-girdling network of industry executives, enterprise architects, software engineers, technology evangelists, analysts, and VCs to pinpoint what they thought the Next Big Thing would be, only one respondent singled out Virtualization and that was software industry legend Mitchell Kertzman, of San Francisco-based VC firm Hummer Winblad. Here is what Kertzman, now managing director Hummer Winblad Venture Partners but still famous for having been the founder and CEO of Powersoft (which merged with Sybase in February 1995), predicted: "There will be more and more software products built not on traditional hardware/software platforms, but on virtualized platforms." Since then, of course, research firm IDC has stated that spending on virtualization software and services is expected to exceed $15 billion worldwide by 2011 - up from $6.5 b... (more)

An IT Admin's Dream Come True: The Promise of Desktop Virtualization

It’s 4 am in the morning and you awaken to the sound of your pager blaring… Joe CEO calling from halfway around the world after his computer crashed during an investor presentation. Another beep… The east coast team is plagued with a zero-day worm that will cripple their PCs for a week. Yet one more beep… Due to licensing issues, all 500 employees at your company need an updated service pack ASAP. Sound like an IT administrator’s worst nightmare? Join MokaFive co-founder and CTO, John Whaley, as he discusses desktop virtualization as a potential dream-come-true for IT administrat... (more)

Intel Accuses AMD of Defamation

After AMD's latest Intel-targeted broadside Thursday morning, Intel's corporate spokesman, the supremely tactful Chuck Mulloy, took off his pearl-gray diplomat's gloves and accused AMD of defamation. He said that a lot of the brickbats that AMD has flung at Intel in the last two years rise to slander or libel but that Intel is hogtied and can't charge AMD with defamation because of the "anything goes" environment surrounding the antitrust suit AMD lodged against Intel in 2005. "AMD is trying to damage Intel's reputation. It's determined that even if it loses the antitrust suit, i... (more)

VMware Sees Major Virtualization Growth in Small and Medium Businesses

"Virtualization is enabling companies of all sizes to reduce the cost and complexity of IT," said Ben Matheson, director of small and medium businesses at VMware, as the virtualization leader this week announced three new VMware Infrastructure product packages tailored for SMBs. The bundles are expected to be available later this year. "For SMBs," Matheson continued, "this means optimizing existing IT investments while providing enterprise-class benefits of virtualization such as disaster recovery, high availability, simplified IT management and reduced energy costs." "Deploying ... (more)

Kidaro CEO Explains Desktop Virtualization on SYS-CON.TV

Desktop virtualization is a need-to-know technology for 2008 that’s transforming the way organizations handle complex desktop computing challenges Provides hardware independence, enabling support for legacy applications while embracing new standards. Simplifies desktop management, reducing operational risk and support costs. Promotes security and data confidentiality using encryption and leak prevention techniques. Enhances mobility and disaster recovery planning, enabling employees to access corporate applications and data from anywhere, without requiring server farm and... (more)