Virtualization & Cloud Industry News [02.04.09] April 2, 2009
Posted by Yves Peeters in Data Center Management, Server Virtualization, datacenter.Tags: ESX, Hyper-V, Intel, VKernel, VMware
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DMTF Releases OVF 1.0 Standard (more).
Intel releases new CPUs and NICs with nested page tables and I/O virtualization (more).
5nine Software today announced 5nine P2V Planner for Microsoft Hyper-V (more).
VKernel Ships Virtual Data Center Modeling Tool for VMware ESX Environments (more).
Virtutech Defines Full Systems Virtualized Development With Simics 4.2 (more).
Virtualization & Cloud Industry News [21.01.09] January 21, 2009
Posted by Roel Gydé in Application virtualization, Cloud Computing, Data Center Management, File Virtualization, I/O Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Virtualization & Storage, datacenter, desktop virtualization.Tags: Citrix, Independence, Intel, Qsan, Sun, VMware
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Citrix & Intel – Local Virtual Desktops [Project: Independence] January 21, 2009
Posted by Roel Gydé in desktop virtualization.Tags: Independence, Intel, XenDesktop
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Following our post yesterday on the joint-collaboration between Intel and Citrix on a Type-1 hypervisor, Citrix and Intel have announced project “Independence”, a solution for ‘local virtual desktops’. On the following page there are some demo’s of the solution.
The concept:
- Bare metal hypervisor with very low overhead
- Central managed image with central distribution & management of the image (updates, …)
- Local Virtual Desktop has access to local resources, interesting for 3D & resource intensive applications
- Offline use of corporate desktop
- Desktop ownership
- Buy-Your-Own-Computer reducing investments and TCO when it comes to desktop purchases
Availability:
Expected availability is not completely clear, however a new version of XenDesktop (in which the solution probably will be included) is probably foreseen for next month. I do not believe that this solution will already be included in this new version.
Virtualization & Cloud Industry News [20.01.09] [Additions] January 20, 2009
Posted by Roel Gydé in Uncategorized.Tags: AMD, Citrix, Cloud Computing, Egenera, Intel, Obama, PANmanager, processors, Replicate Datacener Analyzer, Replicate Technology, SaaS, SaaSPlex, XenCenterWeb, XenServer
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Intel cuts prices of its processors due to increased competition and econocom downturn (more)
Citrix releases XenCenterWeb-edition (more)
Obama envisions Federal Cloud (more)
Egenera releases PANmanager 4.2 (more)
Replicate Technologies announces Replicate Datacenter Analyzer 1.2
SaaSPlex have launched WorkClouds, the world’s first true SaaS Marketplace. WorkClouds is designed to enable small and medium sized companies to create a ‘cloud’ of SaaS applications to run their business (more)
Virtualization & Cloud Industry News [20.01.09] January 20, 2009
Posted by Roel Gydé in Application virtualization, Cloud Computing, Data Center Management, File Virtualization, I/O Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Virtualization & Storage, datacenter, desktop virtualization.Tags: Citrix, hypervisor, Igel, Intel
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Citrix is working together with Intel on a Type-1 hypervisor, the product is scheduled to be released in 2H2009 in two versions: an open source version to the Xen project and a commercial Citrix product. (more)
Earlybert pointed to us that it is an Type1 hypervisor and not a Type2, he is absolute correct, we have corrected the remark. Thanks Bert.
Igel Technology will release a new productline on January 28th, 2008 with increased flexibility and management.
Cisco Project California December 19, 2008
Posted by Roel Gydé in Data Center Management, Server Virtualization, datacenter.Tags: California, Cisco, HP, Intel, Nehalem, Nexus, RedHat, VMware
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As already posted on the 4th of december, Cisco is eager to enter the data center server market with ‘project California’. More details arise …
Cisco has developed a blade server chassis that combines an Intel-based server, a switch and virtualization management capabilities in an integrated system. The project will probably go live in the spring of 2009 and will contain the Nexus 5000 switch (for network and storage), blade servers with Intel Nehalem processors and a virtualization solution.
Depending on the sources, the virtualization layer might be VMware or even RedHat, other sources indicate that California could be OS-agnostic.
Hewlett-Packard, meanwhile, is preparing its own two-in-one system, one that combines a ProLiant server and ProCurve switch, sources say. It’s expected to appear early in 2009. HP recently moved its ProCurve networking arm into its Technology Solutions Group to more closely align those businesses
Industry News [05.12.08] December 5, 2008
Posted by Roel Gydé in Cloud Computing, Data Center Management.Tags: Cloud Computing, Google, Hitachi, Intel, SSD
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- Google has slowed down the construction of its 4 datacenters in Oklahoma and Georgia
- Intel & Hitachi cut their SSD partneship
Virtualization Industry News [18.11.2008] November 18, 2008
Posted by Roel Gydé in Application virtualization, Cloud Computing, Data Center Management, Server Virtualization, Storage Virtualization & Storage, desktop virtualization.Tags: AMD, Arista, Citrix, Embotics, EMC, Foundation Community, i7, IBM, Intel, LynuxWorks, LynxSecure, Netapp, PlateSpin, Symantec, Tideaway, Transitive Corporation, Verari System, Virtual Computer, Yahoo
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Product-news:
- IBM announced it plans to acquire Transitive Corporation a specialist in cross-platform virtualization and a pioneer in developing technologies that allow applications written for one type of microprocessor and operating system to run on multiple platforms.
- Arista a nnounced interoperability with host adapters from industry leading vendors: Chelsio Communications, Intel, Mellanox Technologies, Myricom, Neterion, NetXen, and ServerEngines
- NetApp releases 2 new systems to the midrange storage FAS3160 and V3160,furthermore it will support 8Gb FC
- VMware, Intel dismiss AMD cross-platform live migration plan (more)
- LynuxWorks has announced the immediate availability of LynxSecure 2.0, a next-generation separation kernel and embedded hypervisor for high assurance systems (more)
- CA and VMware Expand Relationship with Integrated Management Solution for Enterprises and Cloud Service Providers (more). CA and VMware have signed an agreement to make CA Data Center Automation Managerinteroperable with VMware Stage Manager
- Microsoft will be using SCVMM and Visual Studio 2010 for Lab Automation
- Intel has reveiled the i7 CPUs with Intel Virtualization Technology
- Tidewaylaunched the beta version of Tideway Foundation Community Edition
- Verari Systems Incorporates Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors in BladeRack 2 X-Series Platforms
- EMC Updates Storage Management Software (more)
HR-news:
- Stephen Pollack, founder of PlateSpin joins Advisory Board of Embotics
- Symantec CEO, John Thompson, will retire at the end of the fiscal year in March
- Yahoo CEO, Jerry Yang is stepping down, a new CEO has not yet been found (more)
- Rick Faulk joins Virtual Computer
Bringing it all together … IDC, HP, Intel, Citrix … invitation November 13, 2008
Posted by Roel Gydé in Application virtualization, Cloud Computing, Data Center Management, Server Virtualization, Storage Virtualization & Storage, desktop virtualization.Tags: Citrix, HP, IDC, Intel
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Virtualisation has become a pillar for implementing greater flexibility, delivering better utilization rates, faster integration of new servers and services and higher availability whilst striving to reduce CAPEX and OPEX costs. In some countries, virtualisation has already become the standard platform for deploying new workloads. As virtualisation has matured and become more pervasive in companies, the effective management of virtual as well as integrated virtual and physical environments will be the focus for the next phase in virtualisation initiatives.
Get the insight how IDC together with HP, Intel and Citrix see a fully integrated mangeable virtualized data center on December 3th, 2008 from 3PM till 4PM CET. Subscribe here, spaces are limited, free entrance
Citrix XenServer on Intel Xeon 7400 November 3, 2008
Posted by Roel Gydé in Server Virtualization.Tags: Intel, XenServer, Xeon
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Did you know XenServer leverages the full value of Intel’s newest chipset and completely supports both the 4- and 6-socket editions? With this increased level of support and interoperability, Citrix is currently conducting additional testing with Xeon and anticipates success in supporting their 8-socket platform in the very near future.
Lou Shipley, filmed onsite at the Citrix office in Bedford, MA, discusses the relationship between Citrix and Intel and the value of Citrix XenServer working with latest Xeon processor. Click here to view the video: http://www.intel.com/references/isv/video/Intel_Donnington_Citrix.wmv?iid=isv_sols+body+citrix_vid
McAfee teams with ProCurve, Intel and VMware November 3, 2008
Posted by Roel Gydé in Uncategorized.Tags: Intel, McAfee, ProCure, VMware
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McAfee at its FOCUS 2008 Security Conference announced that it is teaming with industry leaders HP ProCurve, Intel Corporation and VMware Inc. The cooperation is designed to deliver best-in-class security for HP ProCurve networking products, Intel business PC platforms and the VMware platform.
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Protecting Macs that run Windows using VMware Fusion is just one of the efforts McAfee and VMware are developing to enhance the security of virtual environments. In September, McAfee unveiled McAfee Total Protection for Virtualization suite, a complete and scalable security solution spanning physical and virtual servers, desktops and networks, optimized for the VMware platform. Earlier this year at VMworld Europe 2008, McAfee was the first security company to adopt and publicly demonstrate VMware VMsafe.
Virtual Service Oriented Grids June 18, 2008
Posted by Roel Gydé in Uncategorized.Tags: Grid, Intel, Management, SOA, virtualization
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Imagine if you take virtualization, combine it with SOA and add some grid computing … you get ‘virtual service oriented grids’.
With virtualization you can increase the load on your physical server, with SOA yoiu enable the system to be agile and align with the business. When adding grid computing you get the most flexible, adaptive datacenter that responds to the requirements from the business. That is what IT should be about, adapting IT to the business.
Intel will be publishing a book on how ‘Virtual Service Oriented Grids’ will be changing the enterprise. You can find an abstract here. A must read for late summer.
Symantec and Citrix XenServer … [II] June 11, 2008
Posted by Roel Gydé in Uncategorized.Tags: Intel, Symantec, Veritas Virtual Infrastructure, XenServer
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Roger Klorese just posted an article on the collaboration between Symantec and Citrix Xenserver on the level of storage: Veritas Virtual Infrastructure. Especially that last phrase is interesting …
“As for the future, and how some of Symantec’s capabilities will be available to Citrix’s own XenServer users… watch this space”
Can this be interpretated as … Citrix will OEM some backup functionality?
Addition Channel-V – 13.06.08 ♦ Veritas Virtual Infrastructure brings a number of key storage management capabilities to the Citrix XenServer platform. The system provides a number of tools not available to file-based virtualization systems (such as VMware’s Virtual Machine File Systems), including direct control of block storage from a guest virtual server, mirroring capabilities across heterogeneous arrays, and improved data availability through SAN multi-pathing. Shipments are expected by this fall at a price of $4,595 per two-socket server.
One of the interesting side stories to the VVI platform is the fact that the original XenSource was planning to add Symantec’s storage management to the Xen hypervisor interface before the company was bought out by Citrix. Even though that deal never materialized, Symantec was still eager to take on VMware, and by extension EMC, so it decided to host the Xenserver hypervisor inside the Storage Foundation interface. The combo provides the same management toolset for virtual machines that is available for physical ones.
VMware isn’t sitting still when it comes to storage, however. The company is setting its sights on improving specific functions, such as adding snapshot capability to VMFS to aid online backup and archiving. And new tools like VMotion provide for live migration of disk files from VMs to multiple storage arrays. The goal is to increase the ability to provision new storage with each server refresh to take advantage of the most up-to-date technology.
