InfoWorld Virtualization Report Podcast

IFW Virtualization 2008-05-10

David Marshall — 2008-05-10T14:09:43-08:00

InfoWorld Virtualization Report: If you haven't started down the path of adding virtualization into your datacenter, what's stopping you? There are so many different benefits offered by the technology, like server consolidation, disaster recovery & business continuity, migrations, and more. And if you aren't sure, just ask a services organization like GlassHouse Technologies or SunGard Availability Services. Listen to what these two organizations are up to at the moment. LISTEN!

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IFW Virtualization 2008-05-01

David Marshall — 2008-05-01T04:43:44-08:00

InfoWorld Virtualization Report: The whole notion of I/O in a virtual environment is becoming less and less of a mystery as more people are starting to realize that virtualization takes a hefty toll on the I/O of a system. Consumers will typically see this as they standardize on larger systems in order to achieve higher densities. At the same time, part of the important component of virtualization and I/O is the storage side itself. DataCore Software operates in this space and recently received a sizeable investment in their technology. LISTEN!

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IFW Virtualization 2008-04-22

David Marshall — 2008-04-22T16:26:22-08:00

InfoWorld Virtualization Report: AMD is certainly doing their part to help push virtualization technology. The company just recently released to market their quad-core AMD Opteron processors which give machines an added boost in CPU power. And Parallels is pushing forward with their long awaited Parallels Server product which has now reached Beta 3 stage. They've enhanced stability and performance, and also added a few new features. LISTEN!

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IFW Virtualization 2008-04-17

David Marshall — 2008-04-17T18:44:47-08:00

InfoWorld Virtualization Report: One of the hot topics that everyone loves to talk about is the datacenter and server virtualization, but the fact is, there are way more desktop machines out there than there are servers. And in some cases, those desktops could be small, shiny silver boxes brought to you by Pano Logic. HP is also looking to the desktop, and the company recently announced plans to support Citrix XenDesktop on its Proliant series and on their Compaq Thin Clients. LISTEN!

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IFW Virtualization 2008-04-08

David Marshall — 2008-04-08T17:19:40-08:00

InfoWorld Virtualization Report: Gartner recently said that virtualization will be the highest-impact trend, changing infrastructure and operations through 2012. But Gartner isn't alone these last two weeks coming out with new data and survey information that covers virtualization. Others have been collecting their own data and sharing it as well. And it looks like everyone agrees, virtualization is growing. Nothing new to us in the virtualization community, but it's always great to see new data like this. LISTEN!

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IFW Virtualization 2008-04-03

David Marshall — 2008-04-03T05:40:54-08:00

InfoWorld Virtualization Report: For years now, Infiniband technology has been trying to push its way into the datacenter. However, lately, it seems to be getting a name out there as a serious technology to help overcome some of the limitations that come with virtualization. One company making use of the technology is ScaleMP to help with their Versatile SMP architecture solution. Another company making announcements around the technology is Mellanox, a company that recently made available a 40 Gigabit per second Infiniband adapter. LISTEN!

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IFW Virtualization 2008-03-26

David Marshall — 2008-03-26T20:31:31-08:00

InfoWorld Virtualization Report: Virtualization capacity problems, such as planning and performance bottlenecks, are still an issue with many people in the virtualization world. To answer that problem, VKernel has a new virtual appliance coming out and it is currently in Beta. And people have also been exploring virtual desktop technology more and more. And now, Sun Microsystems has recently announced their own play in this market space - Sun's VDI 2.0. LISTEN!

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IFW Virtualization 2008-03-19

David Marshall — 2008-03-19T17:38:38-08:00

InfoWorld Virtualization Report: In case you hadn't already seen it, you should check out what InfoWorld found out about virtualization and security while speaking with a member of the NSA. Executive editor Galen Gruman wrote a really interesting article that you need to read called "Virtualization's secret security threats". And then, I’ll jump around a bit as I take a look at what some of today's hardware vendors are doing to mix it up with virtualization. LISTEN!

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IFW Virtualization 2008-03-10

David Marshall — 2008-03-10T18:00:56-08:00

InfoWorld Virtualization Report: Are VMware users unhappy with their current management tools? Yes, according to a recent survey from Netuitive. The company recently surveyed a number of VMware users, and the responses were extremely interesting. And what's going on with Cisco? They've invested big dollars into VMware, but is it true that they are using KVM virtualization in their routers? LISTEN!

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IFW Virtualization 2008-03-04

David Marshall — 2008-03-04T04:50:11-08:00

InfoWorld Virtualization Report: VMworld Europe 2008 took place in Cannes, France; and much like VMworld in the states, just before, during and after the event, it seems like virtualization news was coming from every direction. The European version of VMworld was much like the US version in that both CEO Diane Greene and Dr. Mendel Rosenblum both teamed up in order to present the keynote sessions on Day 1 and Day 2 respectively. In addition to the information from partners brought out on stage, the VMware co-founders were able to announce a number of new VMware technologies between them.

VMware has made available both of the keynote sessions via webcast for those of you who couldn't attend the show. You can register and watch them here, http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/static/europe-webcast.html. LISTEN!

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