Virtualization

Fri, February 10, 2012 - Google is rumoured to be on the verge of launching a new cloud-based storage product, which has been described as the search giant's answer to Dropbox.

Mon, February 06, 2012 - The server-based flash cache will come in bigger cards, SSDs and less expensive media later this year, the company says

Mon, February 06, 2012 - One of the most anticipated debuts of a startup company happens today when Nicira, a maker of network virtualization software, comes out of stealth mode.

Fri, February 03, 2012 - The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools, each with different strengths and weaknesses.

Wed, February 01, 2012 - Microsoft appeared interested in maintaining support for Hyper-V in OpenStack, but developers decided to remove the buggy code

Wed, February 01, 2012 - Riverbed today announced the release of updates to its Steelhead network performance products as well as its Granite product line, which is based on the edge virtual server infrastructure approach that Riverbed is pushing. Whereas the former aims to boost network performance for the customers that are concerned about application delivery, the latter may attract more attention from the infrastructure management industry.

Wed, February 01, 2012 - VMTurbo has upgraded its operations management suite to support the three major virtual environments and to improve its capacity-planning tool.

Fri, January 27, 2012 - Logica has described cloud computing as "the railway of the 21st century", claiming that the community clouds it is building with Microsoft will help to promote sharing and collaboration among like-minded companies.

Mon, January 23, 2012 - From the cloud to the new wireless edge, conversations in the IT department are revolving around what the network will do next. One technology that has managed to escape much of the spotlight -- while still transforming IT --- is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

Fri, January 20, 2012 - Micron Technology on Friday announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Virtensys Ltd., a U.K.-based provider of PCIe-sharing products. No financial details on the deal were released.