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Virtualization Security Vendor Reflex Rebrands and Expands

"Our offerings have grown to include market-driven virtual infrastructure management capabilities as the virtual computing industry has matured," says Pete Privateer, CEO of Reflex Systems.

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Cloud Twist: Windows Azure's Hypervisor isn't Hyper-V

Microsoft's cloud computing platform will use a new Windows Azure hypervisor, not Hyper-V. Is this good or bad news for Hyper-V?

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Virtualization Management Standards: How Useful, How Soon?

The DMTF is hammering out virtualization management standards it hopes will show up in products next year. The standards address interoperability, portability and VM life-cycle management, with a nod to management standards such as the Common Information Model (CIM).

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Opinion: Give Us Virtual Machines for All Seasons

Divorce VMs from the syntactic details of specific languages. No more languages as platforms; imagine being able to program in the language of your choice and then choose from any of several different underlying engines to execute your code, depending upon the needs of your application. It could be the next major stage in the evolution of programming, and it's happening now.

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Five Questions to Ask Before Starting a Storage Virtualization Project

Industry experts and IT leaders share five key questions, addressing the main types of storage virtualization, complexity, exit strategies, and more.

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The Devilish Details of Desktop Virtualization

Desktop virtualization still hasn't won over enteprise IT the way that server virtualization has, but the pioneers are reaping the benefits.

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Five Tips for Going From 0 Virtual Machines to 1000

Most IT organizations start getting questions around 100 to 150 virtual machines. Here's advice for those ready to cross the tipping point and go from saving money on servers to creating a cloud-like infrastructure inside the business.

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VMworld: Desktop Virtualization Goes Much More Mobile

VMware's VDI technology gives way to an upcoming group of products called Vmware View. The big news: users can move with their VMs from the office to the laptop and back. Meanwhile, rival Microsoft does some guerilla marketing with VMworld attendees.

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How to Secure Virtualized Data Centers

Server virtualization operational and economic benefits are undeniable but virtualized platforms are less secure than physical servers. However, cross-platform virtual security enables organizations to fully embrace the transition to server virtualization while simplifying their security policy enforcement.

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Virtualization's Great Savior? Inside the Open Virtualization Format

New open standard promises simpler movement of virtual machines and better interoperability between virtualization management tools. Here's a look at how it coould simplify your work with virtualization technologies.

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