New industry group to bring Web-scale cloud tech to the enterprise
Some of the biggest names in IT and online services have banded together to standardize the way applications are run in the cloud. Organized by the Linux Foundation, the Cloud Native Computing...
View ArticleGoogle releases a cloud manager ready for the enterprise
Now enterprise administrators can catch a bit of the magic that Google seemingly uses to smoothly run large Web scale applications. The company has released a production-ready version its Kubernetes...
View ArticleWhat’s behind Linux’s new Cloud Native Computing Foundation?
Yesterday a group of 19 companies, led primarily by Google, created a new open source foundation that aims to specify how clouds should be architected to serve modern applications.To read this article...
View ArticleXen patches new virtual-machine escape vulnerability
A new vulnerability in emulation code used by the Xen virtualization software can allow attackers to bypass the critical security barrier between virtual machines and the host operating systems they...
View ArticleContainer wars: Rocket vs. Odin vs. Docker
Containers have taken the networking world by storm, offering a lightweight, more flexible alternative to the traditional virtual machine. The major difference between a container and a VM is that a...
View ArticleRed Hat readies OpenStack for the enterprise
Red Hat has polished the open source OpenStack cloud hosting software so that it can be more easily deployed within enterprises. The latest edition of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform,...
View ArticleFree download: A get-up-to-speed guide on VDI
Virtual desktop infrastructure, better known as VDI, is undergoing a new life. A few years ago, it was plagued by lackluster user experiences and cost overruns. Now, thanks to an injection of new...
View ArticleNew Windows 10 virtual machine images let anyone test Microsoft's Edge browser
Web developers who want to make sure that their sites and apps run well on Microsoft's new Edge browser can now download a virtual machine that works with popular virtualization software on Mac OS X,...
View ArticleParallels Desktop 11 lets Mac users say 'Hey Cortana'
Mac users will soon be able to say "Hey Cortana" and have Microsoft's virtual assistant talk back to them from OS X, thanks to new functionality included in Paralells Desktop 11. The new version of...
View ArticleMicrosoft buddies up to Docker with Windows Server Containers
Move over, Docker, and make room for Microsoft in the emerging market for software containers. Microsoft has released a technical preview of the first publicly available version of Windows Server...
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VMware updates desktop virtualization software for Mac and PC
VMware has released new versions of its desktop virtualization products for the Mac and PC that bring support for Windows 10 and an enhanced graphics engine. The company's Fusion line of software that...
View ArticleReview: VirtualBox 5.0 vs. VMware Workstation 11
Oracle VirtualBox and VMware Workstation have been duking it out for several years now. VirtualBox occupies the “free and open source” corner of the ring, while VMware Workstation is a proprietary...
View ArticleGoogle's container management service exits beta, gets uptime guarantee
Google is the latest cloud service provider to rally behind containers, an emerging type of virtualization technology that adherents claim can streamline the process of running workloads in the...
View ArticleThe SDN network as a competitive advantage
While service providers such as AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon have long touted the capabilities of their networks, many of the large Web-scale providers are now openly disclosing their internally...
View ArticleVMware rounds out data center virtualization stack
VMware has updated its stack of data center virtualization software, rounding out capabilities that allow an organization to run an entire data center operation and related cloud services as a single...
View ArticleVMware CEO hits on network virtualization, the Cisco feud and the EMC...
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View ArticleVMware touts container management and live migration of virtual machines
VMware executives demonstrated new virtualization technologies designed to run in the data centers of the future at the company's annual VMworld conference.VMware showed off a new capability of moving...
View ArticleVMware pitches network virtualization for better security
VMware is making a case that network virtualization can improve security in the enterprise. VMware, one of the biggest proponents of virtualizing the entire data center, says CIOs concerned about...
View ArticleMicrosoft bulks up Azure virtual machines
Responding to customer hunger for bigger virtual machines, Microsoft has bulked up its most powerful VM with more storage and higher throughput, paving the way for running large-scale, database-driven...
View ArticleWhen will Apple set OS X free?
Virtualize With iOS leading the charge Apple has become an enterprise company. Enterprises naturally want to migrate to Macs (why else do they ask IBM to sort this out for them), but equipment budgets...
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