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Citrix Xen Server Enterprise VS VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3
VMware VI3 VS Citrix Xen Server Enterprise Introduction: Ok, decided on riding the virtualization boat and confused on the right product for your company. You are in the correct place as here we list the comparisons of most of the virtualization solutions. On this page we will compare the Xen Enterprise & VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.
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9 December 2008
Getting Real About Virtual Environments
There are few technologies that have the potential or ability to change the dynamics of an industry in such a way that it becomes a standard component of modern life. Decades ago, flying cross-country or across oceans changed the way people viewed transportation and opened up a new world of travel. In the 1990s, email and the worldwide web created a sea change in business communications and practices. Apple's iPod has changed how we listen and relate to music.
In the computing world, a dramatic shift is also taking place, enabling a new way in which IT departments manage services. Enterprises worldwide are embracing a flexible, digital work style that enables businesses to remain competitive in a global environment. This means collaborating across time zones and from any location. These trends place increasing pressure on IT departments to deliver connected capabilities, speedy access, and mobility. These changes require much more nimble capabilities for adapting IT infrastructure to meet the needs of business. As a result, more companies are turning to the new technology of virtualization.
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9 December 2008
Virtual server sprawl kills cost savings, experts warn
Virtual server sprawl can eliminate the cost savings so many IT shops covet when they embrace server virtualization, warns a Boeing IT professional who is leading a virtualization initiative at the company
"We're under the gun to try to find any kind of cost savings we can," says Jett Thompson, a Boeing computing infrastructure architect based in Washington state. "Virtualization has been one of the hot ones because there’s readily identified savings there."
"The next generation of Dynamic Infrastructure Solutions : Download nowBoeing developed a cost model to determine the savings that can be gained through virtualization, taking into account the cost of server and SAN hardware, operating system licenses, virtualization software and management tools, power and cooling, and labor costs.
"Thompson, giving a presentation at Gartner's annual data center conference on Thursday, could not reveal any numbers specific to Boeing. Instead, he detailed a hypothetical model based on the same methods he used to determine Boeing's potential cost savings."
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9 December 2008
The Rise of Virtual Appliances
Virtual appliances deliver focused services in a lightweight package. With all of the talk around virtualization being large system optimization, why single-purpose machines getting so much attention?
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ToutVirtual Announces Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Virtualization
Carlsbad, Calif. – October 27, 2008 – ToutVirtual, an emerging leader in optimization and performance-management software for virtual computing infrastructures, today announced that its VirtualIQ suite of products now also supports Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization.
The VirtualIQ suite of products is designed to support virtual server room operations through three stages of virtualization — design, deploy, and deliver stages — helping users make correct decisions for virtualization optimization along the way. The suite of products allows users to compare how various virtualization platforms, such as Hyper-V, perform running different applications and then provides visibility and policy-based control in managing the Hyper-V based environment. VirtualIQ suite of products supports multiple virtualization platforms for an apple-to-apple comparison and provides all essential decision-making data in a single, integrated web console that is simple to install and use.
ToutVirtual is partnering with Microsoft as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). Users of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V can get more information about ToutVirtual VirtualIQ at:
Microsoft Hyper-V Partner page
“We are pleased that ToutVirtual is delivering support for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V,” said Jim Schwartz, Director for Virtualization Solutions at Microsoft Corp. “ToutVirtual’s VirtualIQ products help our customers running Hyper-V assess and optimize applications for their environments, assisting them in making the right planning decisions.”
“ToutVirtual is excited to strengthen its relationship with Microsoft with the support of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V,” said Vipul Pabari, chief technology officer for ToutVirtual. “Hyper-V users can use our products to compare the performance of applications on multiple virtualization platforms. Whether the user is just getting started in the design phase or further along in deployment or delivering advanced services, VirtualIQ suite of products is simple and cost effective.”
12 November 2008
