Posts Tagged ‘ HP ’

Is ‘VM Stall’ the Next Big Virtualization Challenge?

May 14, 2010
By Andi
Is ‘VM Stall’ the Next Big Virtualization Challenge?

There appears to be a challenger to ‘VM sprawl’ as the scourge of virtualization success - a problem I call ‘VM stall’. We know about ‘VM sprawl’ – because new virtual machines are so easy to deploy, organizations can end up with more VMs that they can handle, or even use. This has the potential...
Read more »

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in CIO, Cloud Computing, Virtualization | 20 Comments »

Is KVM a credible choice for x86 server virtualization?

January 12, 2010
By Andi
Is KVM a credible choice for x86 server virtualization?

The other day I saw someone post a poll question, “Is KVM a credible choice for x86 virtualization?” My immediate response was – “Is that even a credible question?” If you read my many contributions to TechTarget, you will know I am no great supporter of KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine). In my analysis, it...
Read more »

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Cloud Computing, Systems Management, Virtualization | 11 Comments »

Microsoft Acquires Opalis

December 11, 2009
By Andi
Microsoft Acquires Opalis

Today Microsoft Corporation (NASD:MSFT) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Opalis Inc., the leading independent vendor of IT Process Automation (ITPA) software. IT Process Automation (ITPA) is a Data Center Automation (DCA) discipline that EMA defines as “the ability to automate and integrate the workflow of complex, multi-discipline IT management processes.” This automation can replace...
Read more »

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Data Center Automation, Systems Management | 11 Comments »

HP & CIO Magazine’s New Virtualization Survey

November 23, 2009
By Andi
HP & CIO Magazine’s New Virtualization Survey

HP Software & Solutions recently conducted a global CIO survey with CIO Magazine on virtualization trends.  Shay Mowlem, Director Virtualization Strategy with HP, and Jim Malone, Editorial Director of CXO Media’s Custom Solutions Group, held a free webcast last week to cover the details of the survey.  If you missed it, you should certainly...
Read more »

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in CIO, Virtualization | 2 Comments »

Virtualization is not Cloud … but Cloud needs Virtualization

November 20, 2009
By Andi
Virtualization is not Cloud … but Cloud needs Virtualization

Surfing  a couple of blogs today, jumping from another analyst commenting that virtualization is not cloud (a fair, if unexplored, post), I came across William Vambenepe’s post from September on the confusion between virtualization and Cloud Computing. As he did on my blog recently, I started to post a reply to his site, and...
Read more »

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Cloud Computing, Virtualization | 6 Comments »