http://issj.sys-con.com/ Latest articles from Solutions Copyright 2008 VIRTUALIZATION JOURNAL Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:42:00 GMT VIRTUALIZATION JOURNAL 10 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://issj.sys-con.com/read/602183.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/602183.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:30:00 GMT Egenera announced that BroadRiver Communications Corporation has chosen the Egenera BladeFrame system and Egenera vBlade software for its new hosted virtual server offering. BroadRiver combines the best of both worlds -- a full selection of products and services that can be customized to customer needs with prices for bundled services that are competitively priced. The customer's solution contains just the services they need, without having to pay a premium for not fitting into an inflexible 'package.' This flexibility enables BroadRiver to effectively provide customized solutions to many customers of different sizes, sectors and lines of business. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/602754.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/602754.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT SoftLayer extends its solution set to include virtualization with the release of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. Hyper-V is a next-generation virtualization hypervisor that allows a single physical server to be separated into multiple virtual machines that can run independent operating systems - Windows, Linux and others. As with all SoftLayer services, Hyper-V can be ordered through the customer portal and provisioned automatically along with a server's operating system or systems. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/603106.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/603106.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT Trigence announced the appointment of Greg O'Connor as President and Chief Executive Officer. O'Connor, a software industry veteran, brings over 20 years of industry knowledge and technology vision to Trigence. O'Connor joins Trigence from Progress Software, where he was President and Founder of Sonic Software. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/603688.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/603688.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:30:00 GMT Apani announced that EpiForce VM is now shipping. EpiForce VM is a software-based solution that secures corporate networks, containing both physical and virtual servers, from a single platform. EpiForce VM is part of Apani's comprehensive security software product family and leverages the latest platform of the company's flagship product EpiForce 2.5. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/602071.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/602071.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:30:00 GMT Egenera announced three new members to the Egenera Assured Solution Alliances program: Axeda, Micron Technology and Transitive. The Egenera Assured Solution Alliances program leverages a technical assurance process designed to optimize the interoperability of third-party software solutions with Egenera virtualization solutions. The relationships forged between Egenera's support organization and each member's support team create highly integrated, seamless service standards for joint-customer engagements. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/602099.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/602099.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:30:00 GMT Egenera announced it has named Christine Crandell executive vice president and Chief Marketing Officer. A technology veteran with over two decades of marketing and strategy experience, Ms. Crandell will spearhead the company's efforts to build its high standing position in the fast growing global market of data center virtualization solutions. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/602755.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/602755.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:45:00 GMT McAfee announced that it is participating in the VMware Alliance Affiliate Initiative. As part of this initiative, McAfee is launching an enhanced channel partner offering to provide extra incentives to top SecurityAlliance partners who jointly sell McAfee security solutions with their VMware virtualization engagements. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/601920.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/601920.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:30:00 GMT DataCore announced that Alchemy Plus is using DataCore's SANmelody solution to provide a hosted server virtualization farm environment for small businesses under a 'Pay as You Use' utility computing framework. Alchemy Plus' data center is located in Dingwall in the Scottish Highlands. David Massey, Chief Technology Officer at Alchemy Plus, noted, 'We wanted to bring the power and efficiencies of virtualization to smaller organizations that typically were only running a single server or a couple of servers at most. We knew in order to succeed that we would have to develop a model that was as cost effective as it was functionality rich, using the principles of utility computing ? a concept where the customer only pays for what is used.' http://issj.sys-con.com/read/601751.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/601751.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:30:00 GMT Pano Logic announced that it has signed more than 150 customers since shipping the company's first flagship Pano Virtual Desktop Solution (VDS) in December 2007. The recent introduction of Pano VDS 2.0 has accelerated this growth, helping the company double its customer base. Pano Logic's customers come from a variety of industries including education, healthcare, government and technology, and comprise such organizations as Athleta, Bank of Montreal, Boise State University, CIBC, Embraer, Miles & Stockbridge, SanDisk, and University of Maryland, to name a few. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/601841.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/601841.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:30:00 GMT Q-layer announced the Q-layer Delegation Manager, a solution that turns virtual server environments into a true cloud computing platform. This release of Delegation Manager provides complete support for VMware Infrastructure 3 environments, including the VMware ESX Hypervisor, with future support for additional Hypervisors including Xen, Sun Microsystems' xVM VirtualBox and Microsoft Hyper-V. The Q-layer Delegation Manager enables fast browser-based provisioning of data center assets for helpdesk, technical end-users and non- technical end-users, with integrated credit-based charge-back capabilities, reporting and easy to use flash-based management controls. Q-layer's Delegation Manager is installed in minutes through the VMware Virtual Center as a Virtual Appliance and builds on Q-layer's VPDC and Datacenter Abstraction Layer (DAL) technology. It enables model-driven orchestration capabilities for data centers, including workflows to cohesively orchestrate virtual servers, networks and storage. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/592426.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/592426.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:30:00 GMT Symantec announced its Veritas Virtual Infrastructure, a solution offering advanced storage capabilities for virtual server environments that effectively manage storage in large scale, x86 production environments. Expected to be available in the fall, Veritas Virtual Infrastructure combines new, advanced storage management capabilities from Veritas Storage Foundation with the flexible, high-performance Citrix XenServer virtualization technology from Citrix Systems. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/599261.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/599261.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT IT and data center managers are starting to envision the benefits of virtual environments. The widespread interest in virtualization today has companies that are intent on cashing in on the advantages of virtualization technologies eager to reduce the financial and physical footprint associated with racks of computers. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/588714.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/588714.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:30:00 GMT There is no lack of evidence of the pain of provisioning, maintaining, and using traditional PC desktops. User satisfaction is low; maintenance costs high; and stories of lost data, hacked networks, and virus, worm, and DoS attacks are reported almost daily in the press. As Credit Suisse noted recently in a report on Desktop Virtualization, 'What began as a useful tool that boosted productivity has grown into a bloated device requiring constant upgrades and maintenance due to compatibility issues associated with patches, new hardware, and software releases.' http://issj.sys-con.com/read/572404.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/572404.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:30:00 GMT The jury is in. All indicators show that the ubiquitous nature of virtualization in the enterprise is a sure bet. The virtualization software market is projected to grow from $810M in 2006 to $1.8B in 2009, and server virtualization adoption is expected to reach 65 percent in 2009. The key drivers for this aggressive adoption of virtualization among enterprises are well understood. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/577574.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/577574.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:30:00 GMT Data center architects naturally seek to employ server virtualization to maximize the use of their hardware systems. However, one factor - often overlooked - carries real potential to undermine this goal. That factor is data connectivity. This article examines the importance of data connectivity in a virtualized environment, and the need to take an intelligent approach to data access to truly reap the benefits of your virtualization strategy. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/594881.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/594881.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:15:00 GMT Parallels announced that Parallels Server for Mac, a server virtualization solution for Intel-powered Apple systems, is now available. Parallels Server for Mac is a powerful and easy-to-use hypervisor solution for server virtualization that provides a great value for cost conscious organizations seeking to standardize and optimize their IT infrastructures. It can run on any Intel-powered Apple hardware, including the Xserve and Mac Pro, running OS X Leopard Server and comes to market after a successful worldwide beta testing program involving Mac, Windows and Linux server professionals. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/594014.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/594014.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:45:00 GMT ScaleMP announced that its patent-pending virtualization software, vSMP Foundation Standalone, is available for the IBM iDataPlex system. vSMP Foundation Standalone aggregates multiple x86 systems into a single virtual x86 system, enabling them to share a common operating system and memory. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/592614.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/592614.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:45:00 GMT NEC announced a partnership with SYNNEX. The partnership underscores NEC's commitment to expanding the delivery of dynamic IT infrastructure solutions in North America. NEC's extensive portfolio of IT products and international recognition for quality give SYNNEX VARs across North America the ability to partner with a single brand to meet a wide variety of customers' data center needs. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/593815.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/593815.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:15:00 GMT Lanamark announced limited availability of its flagship software solution Lanamark Suite. The company also announced a Lanamark Early Access Program (LEAP) for value-added resellers, consultants and system integrators. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/593952.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/593952.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:15:00 GMT Tresys announced the availability of Tresys VM Fortress - a patent-pending secure desktop virtualization technology for organizations seeking strong security and operational integrity. VM Fortress gives organizations with high-end security needs the ability to utilize desktop virtualization without compromising protection by strengthening the guest operations system and the virtualization software itself to withstand the most threatening of compromises. VM Fortress provides a level of security high above most conventional requirements, which enables mission-critical organizations to leverage desktop virtual machine (VM) technology. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/572328.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/572328.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:45:00 GMT Ericom announced that PowerTerm WebConnect, Ericom's presentation virtualization and desktop virtualization (VDI) solution, now provides centrally managed access to virtual desktops running on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, a hypervisor-based virtualization platform. PowerTerm WebConnect provides anywhere, anytime access to Windows Terminal Services, including Windows Server 2008, Virtual Desktops, Blade PCs and legacy hosts. Ericom's solution centralizes the management and delivery of virtual desktops and server-based applications -- adding productivity, flexibility and agility to organizations' IT environments. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/584861.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/584861.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:15:00 GMT There is a lot of hype today about server virtualization. You wouldn't know it, but the reality is the technology is still only deployed on about 6-8 percent of the installed x86 server base worldwide. To take this penetration rate to a more meaningful level requires that we in the industry find a way to gain adoption in the small and medium-sized enterprises. To date, these organizations have been largely shut out of the market by the high cost and complexity of available solutions. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/582070.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/582070.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:30:00 GMT Ceedo announced Ceedo Enterprise, a complete virtualization product that allows IT administrators to create, deploy and remotely manage desktop workspace environments enabling a number of cost-effective scenarios including: application portability, remote management, business continuity and disaster recovery. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/581605.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/581605.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:15:00 GMT VMware unveiled a new integrated desktop solution offering superior performance, especially over wide area networks (WANs), that leverages VMware's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure platform with Sun Microsystems' Sun Ray Software and virtual display clients. Ideal for use with remote users, enterprise branch offices, and offshore developers, this solution beats the competition in performance and user experience, according to customers. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/580101.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/580101.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:15:00 GMT Acuo Technologies announced the integration and certification of IBM's Grid Medical Archive Solution (GMAS) as well as the addition of IBM to Acuo's Elite Partner Program. By adding the Acuo Technologies middleware software to the IBM GMAS solution, the medical imaging industry has the ability to procure a strategy that enables the customer to gain control of their data as well as manage it in a manner that provides flexibility and lower the total cost of ownership. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/579353.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/579353.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 11:30:00 GMT The latest headlines say that the earth's climate is rapidly changing. Numerous think tank studies, along with recent reports of collapsing ice shelves in Antarctica, provide proof that the earth is getting warmer. Regardless of your opinion about why the earth's climate is changing, it makes good sense as both a global citizen and a corporate citizen to take actions that will help reverse this potentially catastrophic trend. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/578503.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/578503.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT The flexibility, efficiency, and reduced cost of ownership virtualization provides makes it extremely compelling to large and small organizations alike. Increasingly IT organizations are contemplating virtualization across all platforms. As this trend makes its way deeper and deeper into the data center, organizations are starting to leverage the fact that virtualization also lifts many of the constraints that govern which platform an application needs to run on. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/577047.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/577047.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT Building on its new solutions and services-led technology strategy announced in February, Unisys expanded its family of real-time infrastructure solutions. These new solutions and services embody Unisys 'less is more' approach to IT infrastructure, freeing IT organizations to deploy a simplified, more easily managed IT infrastructure that allows them to spend less time on routine management activities and more on strategic initiatives that advance the business. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/577478.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/577478.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT DataCore announced that Integral Networks will deliver its storage virtualization solutions. Integral Networks provides total network consulting, IT management, outsourcing and computer service to companies nationwide. The real draw that Integral Networks had to DataCore was the fact that DataCore's SANmelody serves as the backbone of an organization's IT infrastructure. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/576238.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/576238.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 21:45:00 GMT eG Innovations announced the availability of version 4.1 of its eG Enterprise Suite with support for monitoring of VMware ESX 3i and Solaris Containers. Later in the year, eG Enterprise plans to include monitoring of servers and desktops running the Citrix XenServer virtualization platform. Support for virtual environments from Microsoft, IBM, and others are planned as part of eG Innovations' commitment to being a single-source supplier of management software for all popular virtualization environments. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/577297.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/577297.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT ScaleMP announced an enhancement of its vSMP Foundation virtualization platform to support the Mellanox ConnectX 40Gb/s (QDR) InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter (HCA). Both vSMP Foundation Embedded, targeting integrated system solution providers, and vSMP Foundation Standalone, a software-only product used to build an affordable four-socket solution, are now supporting Mellanox ConnectX adapters. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/576236.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/576236.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 13:30:00 GMT EMC announced it has expanded its solution portfolio for mission critical applications with new proven solutions that simplify the implementation of business continuity, backup, recovery and information protection of Exchange Server and SQL Server running on the VMware platform. Customers have access to fully tested and validated reference architectures and best practices to accelerate time to deployment, deliver predictable results, and achieve improved application-level performance, backup and recovery, remote replication, high availability and manageability. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/576130.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/576130.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT Verari Systems and Xsigo Systems announced a high-density blade solution that offers fully virtualized network and storage connectivity. Available immediately and sold through Verari Systems, the new solution integrates Verari's BladeRack 2 X-Series computing platform with Xsigo's VP780 I/O Director to deliver up to ten times the I/O connections per blade as compared to other solutions available in the market today. By offering high compute and I/O density, Verari and Xsigo are providing IT managers with the capacity to deploy twice as many virtual machines per blade and double data center efficiency. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/576227.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/576227.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 12:45:00 GMT Parallels announced the Parallels Certification Program, which enables software vendors to test their products and certify their compatibility with Parallels virtualization software. Product certification provides assurance to end users that popular ISV applications are supported and compatible with Parallels virtualization solutions. Certification is available for software vendors that want to assure compatibility with Parallels virtualization products, including Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, Parallels Desktop for Mac, Parallels Server and Parallels Workstation. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/576036.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/576036.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 16:00:00 GMT NetApp announced that the Hillsborough County Library Services (HCLS), located in Tampa, Florida, has solidified its disaster recovery capabilities and streamlined its overall storage environment thanks to its recent installation of the NetApp S500 storage solution. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/576038.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/576038.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 16:00:00 GMT It's no secret that the rapid adoption of data center virtualization, while providing the clear cost savings of server consolidation, creates a much more difficult environment for the management of performance and availability of virtualized applications. While other management vendors tout their ability to capture metrics from virtual environments, their tools still require massive amounts of manual effort to solve performance problems and simply cannot scale in a virtualized environment. Integrien is taking a new approach to virtualization management by automating much of this manual effort in today's dynamic and complex virtualized environments. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/576402.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/576402.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT Silicom announced that its quad-port Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapters have been selected by a storage company as a standard component in its state-of-the-art new virtualization appliances. Silicom's robust adapters will be used to enhance the throughput of the appliance as required in high-traffic and mission critical environments, and to prevent I/O bottlenecks at the appliance level. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/576131.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/576131.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 13:45:00 GMT Citrix announced a strategic partnership with Datacraft Asia to accelerate the adoption of end-to-end virtualization in the Pacific region. In line with the agreement, Citrix will expand its existing relationship with Datacraft's Microsoft Practice to help businesses manage applications, desktops and servers efficiently on the Windows platform, offering world-class application delivery solutions that are comprehensive and well-integrated with the Microsoft environment. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/549476.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/549476.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 13:30:00 GMT There's no question that advances in server virtualization technology are becoming popular among corporations that want to save money by consolidating resources and improving operational efficiency. Virtualization enables a dramatic increase in cost savings in ongoing maintenance and the cost required to keep physical assets afloat. http://issj.sys-con.com/read/554818.htmhttp://issj.sys-con.com/read/554818.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT The discipline of systems management is composed largely of managing the computing endpoint. The 'endpoint' is traditionally a computer that takes the form of an application/process server or an end-user desktop/laptop. This definition doesn't cover all endpoint types or devices but does represent a large enough population size for the purposes of this discussion.