Posted by Fraser Campbell
Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:12:00 GMT
The Register has to be one of my favorite web sites, yesterday they published their take on the Microsoft/Xensource agreement. I do like the following quote:
If Linux is full-blown cancer, then Xen has to be the equivalent of a colon polyp.
The premise of the article is that the Microsoft / Xensource agreement is just a means for Microsoft to hype Xen and hence detract from VMware. I would have to agree. Does Microsoft really care about Linux suddenly, I doubt it …
So what does Xensource get from this agreement? That is not entirely clear. I would hope there is more in this for Xensource than cheap publicity and hype.
My guess is that there must be some behind the scenes agreements about Microsoft assisting Xensource with providing a paravirtualized Longhorn or at least providing assistance with the creation of paravirtualized drivers to let Windows run more quickly on Xen/HVM.
Read Register article here.
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Posted by Fraser Campbell
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:33:00 GMT
Xensource and Microsoft have announced that they will cooperate in developing the capability for Microsoft’s Longhorn virtualization solution to run Xen enabled guests.
This should be a good fit for customers who are mostly Windows shops but see some need for Linux. Paravirtualized Linux on Windows Server, hmmm …
See full press release here.
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Posted by Fraser Campbell
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:15:00 GMT
Today ToutVirtual Inc announced the availability of VirtualIQ 525 as freeware.
VirtualIQ 525 includes monitoring, alerting and policy based automation for every VMWare product as well as the open-source Xen hypervisor.
The freeware version is available for up to 5 CPUs and 25 virtual machines, additional products are in the pipeline for this summer.
See full press release here.
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Posted by Fraser Campbell
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:45:00 GMT
Even the Wall Street journal is getting into virtualization. They have a good write up in regards to Microsoft’s recent Linux support announcement.
Here is one choice quote:
Considering how, not long ago, a top Microsoft executive was comparing the free Linux operating system to cancer, it was quite a switch. But two trends forced the company’s hand. The first was that, whether Microsoft likes it or not, Linux has become an accepted part of the technology mix used behind the scenes at thousands of big and small companies.
Read full article here.
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Posted by Fraser Campbell
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:57:00 GMT
Quoting press release:
CassattŪ Corporation, an innovator in providing enterprise software and services to enable agile IT infrastructures, today announced general availability of the Cassatt Collage™ Cross-Virtualization Manager (XVM). This product enables efficient and reliable server consolidation by providing unified, automated management for both physical and virtual machines (VMs). XVM helps customers rein in the growing problem of “virtual machine sprawl,” using a vendor-neutral architecture to automate control across virtual servers from multiple sources, including VMware, Xen, and Microsoft.
VMWare ESX and VMWare Server support is available today, Xen support is slated for June 2006 and Microsoft Virtual Server support is slated for second half of 2006.
Read full press release here.
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