Connection to VirtualizationBegan bundling Xen open-source virtualization products as well as those from Virtual Iron in 2006, positioning its version of SUSE Linux as a reliable operating system platform for virtual servers. www.novell.com Why It’s Significant In addition to developing and selling the Xen hypervisor with its own products, Novell has been a key ally of both Microsoft and VMware in the virtualization market. Its Linux-Windows virtualization-integration efforts and cross-platform management products have helped Microsoft keep its toehold in the virtualization market while waiting for the release of its own Hyper-V. Novell is one of the few virtualization vendors whose strategy clearly includes more than one OS. It made its big virtualization acquisition in February; but rather than buying a hypervisor developer, as Citrix did, it bought Toronto-based Platespin, which makes workload-management applications and tools to help companies migrate to virtualized data centers. VMware gives away similar migration tools, but some analysts believe Novell’s relative neutrality in a market increasingly polarized as Microsoft vs. VMware may serve it well as it focuses on management instead of platforms.Key Products SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ZENworks Orchestrator ZENworks Virtual Machine Management More on Novell Related content feature How Capital One delivers data governance at scale With hundreds of petabytes of data in operation, the bank has adopted a hybrid model and a ‘sloped governance’ framework to ensure its lines of business get the data they need in real-time. By Thor Olavsrud Jun 09, 2023 6 mins Data Governance Data Management feature Assessing the business risk of AI bias The lengths to which AI can be biased are still being understood. The potential damage is, therefore, a big priority as companies increasingly use various AI tools for decision-making. By Karin Lindstrom Jun 09, 2023 4 mins CIO Artificial Intelligence IT Leadership brandpost Rebalancing through Recalibration: CIOs Operationalizing Pandemic-era Innovation By Kamal Nath, CEO, Sify Technologies Jun 08, 2023 6 mins CIO Digital Transformation brandpost It’s time to evolve beyond marketing to create meaningful metaverse moments Insights on the results of the Protiviti and Oxford University survey: Executive Outlook on the Metaverse, 2033 and Beyond By Kim Bozzella Jun 08, 2023 6 mins Digital Transformation Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe