HP has announced support for the technology offered by Citrix StorageLink in Citrix Essentials for XenServer and Hyper-V.
The strategy in the world of Citrix virtualization is becoming increasingly complex. Citrix has announced the availability of the Express Edition of Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V.
The version of the popular open source hypervisor on which they are based, among others, virtualization solutions from Citrix and Oracle (including Sun and Virtual Iron) has publicly announced its latest release: Xen version 3.4.
On the occasion of the Synergy in Las Vegas, presented the new Citrix XenServer 5.5. Some of the features announced will be available in the free version of the product, while others will be reserved for users of Citrix Essentials.
Two months into the beta of Hyper-V 2, Microsoft has started the public beta test of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) and Hyper-V Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 R2. Continue the Read more ...
It is now known that the VMware EULA prohibits publishing benchmark metodoligia which has not been approved by VMware, why it is virtually impossible to find online comparisons of performance. But someone has done it ... Continue reading ...
Citrix continues to amaze: the first agreements and collaboration with Intel to develop a client hypervisor , then issuing a free version of XenServer with advanced features like XenMotion , rumors also announced a virtualization product for Windows and Mac OS X , which is also free.
Finally the announcement of the availability of the beta 2 of Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V.
The Project Virtual Reality Check was created by Ruben Spruijt (Solution Architect and CTO of cocietà PQR) and Jeroen van de Kamp (Enterprise Architect and CTO at Login Consultants company) and is aimed at providing an independent analysis (in fact there are no sponsors) performance of different virtualization platforms. Continue reading ...
In a virtual environment, the backup machine is always a topic of great importance. Even with Microsoft Hyper-V can handle the hot backup of virtual machines, but with some limitations. Continue reading ...
One of the major criticisms of Hyper-V is the need to load in the Parent Partition a rather heavy, be it Windows Server 2008 or Server Core version. Today Microsoft announced a major innovation. Continue reading ...
Currently, Microsoft's licensing terms allow for the possibility of moving a license from one device to another, but only after 90 days of inactivity of the license. In the case of virtual servers, migrate from one host to another, therefore, would require the purchase of two licenses. Continue reading ...
It 'a continuous series of news, rumors, and comments! Not long ago all terrified because Linux is going to give Xen (which continues to be developed by a thriving community of programmers, some of whom are also engaged in the development of the Linux kernel) and now returns to the shadow of KVM and Hyper -V of Microsoft. Continue reading ...
After a long wait, Microsoft has finally officially released Hyper-V, its hypervisor. Continue reading ...
Plan the migration of a large number of servers from physical to virtual is one of the most critical and delicate design of a virtual architecture: each server it may require very different resources even with the same operating system and services. Continue reading ...
Yesterday Microsoft announced the beta 1 of its hypervisor. Continue reading ...
