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| Week of 08 Mar 2010 |
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Citrix XenApp6 to offer more centralised management for virtualised applications: News Roundup
Red Hat JBoss for Camden Council; VMware shops now eligible for free SpringSource tc Server licenses; and more news of the week.
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VMware shops now eligible for free SpringSource tc Server licenses
Hoping to entice more customers to run tc Server Spring Edition with VMware virtualisation, SpringSource is giving it away.
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Data centre disaster recovery gets tougher in tough times
Data centre disaster recovery plans fall apart without strong executive support, say AFCOM attendees. But there are some tricks of the trade for making the business case in a down ...
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In a virtual data room, the physical design matters
When implementing a virtual platform, the physical data centre design is often overlooked. Before you begin, consult this list of virtual data room rules.
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| Week of 01 Mar 2010 |
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HP unveils Cloud Design Service despite customer caution
HP says it can help IT shops plan for the cloud, even if it's not on their roadmap just yet.
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Virtualisation causing server memory allocation issues in x86 processors
IT pros welcome x86 processors' new memory management features for virtualised data centres, but the added complexity can cause problems.
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Gradwell solves downtime issues with HP blade servers and VMware revamp
After an IT system failure, telephony service provider Gradwell turned to HP to regain the confidence of its customers and avoid future outages.
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How to find alternative virtualisation technologies
There are other virtualisation solutions out there beyond the obvious big vendors. Find out why it might be beneficial to do some independent research of your own.
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| Week of 22 Feb 2010 |
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VMware acquires products from EMC's Ionix IT management business: News Roundup
VMware acquires products from EMC's Ionix; bare metal hypervisor for Apple and new cloud vision from Parallels; and other news of the week.
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Building a virtual test lab to boost VMware skills
Building a home lab is a great way for virtualisation administrators to gain valuable, hands-on VMware environment training.
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Hyper-V Linux Integration Components support Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Microsoft and Red Hat have made nice with new Hyper-V Linux Integration Components. RHEL will now run better as a guest on Hyper-V.
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Misuse of VDI: Citrix explains why one size does not fit all
Citrix drops the marketing hype and explains which virtual desktop strategy works best for which type of user, along with why the term VDI should be buried.
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Comparing VDI solutions: VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop
When choosing a virtual desktop infrastructure solution, consider the technical and licensing features in VMware and Citrix's offerings for the virtual data centre.
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| Week of 15 Feb 2010 |
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RES Software offers VDI management suite: News Roundup
RES Software launches suite of management features to aid virtual desktop deployments; Veeam backup and replication increases speed of virtual servers at The Pensions Trust; Overla...
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The value of DC power in data centres still in question
New initiatives among data centres will weigh whether direct current power is more energy efficient -- and worth the risk -- than alternating current power.
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Virtual desktop trials soar as technology improves
Better technology has sparked vigorous virtual desktop proof-of-concept activity. But will trial spur adoption? Gartner predicts end-user uptake to reach 5 million this year.
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Six virtualisation predictions for 2010
What's the next big thing in virtualisation management? Vizioncore's vice president of EMEA explains what's hot and what's not.
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| Week of 08 Feb 2010 |
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IBM rolls out first Power7 Unix servers
IBM hopes to stem the Unix decline with four IBM Power7-based systems.
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Explaining the features of VMware Site Recovery Manager
While VMware Site Recovery Manager was created as a virtual disaster recovery tool, the future might see its focus turn to site management.
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Nottingham council tackles server sprawl with VMware
VMware vCluster, Dell and NetApp reduce Nottingham council's physical servers from 42 to 10, saving £10,000 a year in electricity bills.
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