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Security Lacking in Most Virtualized IT Environments, Survey Says

November 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Enterprises are embracing virtualization but security is still lagging behind as managers dont implement security strategies to protect the hypervisor, according to a survey by CA Technologies. – A report on virtual security management underscores the
wide gap between what needs to be done to secure virtualized environments and
what IT managers are actually doing, said CA Technologies on Nov. 29.
Business and IT executives across 15 countries reported
serious security
concerns about dat…

Private Cloud, Virtualized Data Centers Need Specific Security Plans: Gartner

November 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Gartner analysts say security must evolve as organizations move away from virtualized servers in the data center towards private cloud computing environments. – Security principles will remain fundamentally the same
across virtualized data centers and private cloud environments, but how
security services are provisioned and delivered will have to change, said
Gartner analysts on Nov. 8.
Most organizations will first virtualize servers in the
data cente…

Extreme X460 Switches Aimed at Virtualized Data Centers, Cloud Environments

October 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Extreme Networks is rolling out a family of Ethernet switches designed to give enterprises greater flexibility in such areas as the campus core, virtualized data centers and cloud computing environments. – Extreme Networks officials are aiming for versatility and
scalability in a new family of Ethernet switches that can be deployed anywhere
from the edge of the network through campus environments and into virtualized
data centers.

The Summit X460 family of Gigabit Ethernet switches, unveiled Oct…

Newcomer Delphix Launches First Virtualized Database Platform

September 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Delphix is now shipping the first server that can create virtual copies of databases to run concurrently on disk. This opens up a whole new world for database sadministrators. – Servers, storage, routers, applications — even I/O — have been virtualized for data center systems and are now providing IT managers huge improvements in administration and production quality.

But not until startup Delphix officially emerged Sept. 14 at the DEMO Conference in Santa Clara, Calif…

Xsigo Moves Virtualized I/O into Ethernet World

August 31st, 2010 | No Comments

The startup’s I/O Director appliance now works on Ethernet connectivity common to data centers with x86-based servers and storage arrays. – SAN FRANCISCO — Storage controller vendors and network adapter card makers may be a little more uncomfortable after upstart Xsigo Systems’ news was announced Aug. 31 during VMworld 2010 here at the Moscone Center.

The 6-year-old I/O virtualization startup has taken the wraps off its most relevan…

VMware Upgrades Its Virtualized Desktop Lineup

August 31st, 2010 | No Comments

Project Horizon products showcase new, user-centric application and data delivery architecture that enables use of legacy applications as needed. – SAN FRANCISCO There’s
no question that virtual desktop deployments or planned deployments are ramping
up in IT enterprises everywhere. Increased bandwidths and newer, more
efficient infrastructures are improving performance, and people are tiring of
the often-difficult-to-deal-with client-to-de…

Understanding Virtualized Network Infrastructure A New Way of Thinking Posted By : SukhdeepSingh

July 8th, 2010 | No Comments

There was once a time that a network consisted of hardware devices to push bits of data around a network. Now, however, virtualization means that network personnel have to think differently about how networks are set up. The pace of change never ceases in the technology world, and the ultimate goal of this new technology is to make networks better and more powerful. The key thing is making sure that those who administrate the network have a clear understanding of the direction virtualization wil

Managing Capacity in Virtualized Environments

June 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Balancing the demands for resources in a virtualized environment requires a new approach to capacity management. For example, over-allocated virtual machines (VMs) represent wasted capacity, which needs to be identified and reclaimed. And poor VM placement can decrease utilization and cause resource contention. This video discusses capacity management challenges introduced by using virtualization and approaches to take to make optimal use of resources.
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Citrix to Make Virtualized Desktops ‘Self-Service’

May 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Citrix XenClient, coming out later in 2010, is designed to supply virtual desktops for mobile corporate workers and provide the benefits of virtualization in a way that non-IT people can deploy themselves.
– SAN FRANCISCO Citrix
Systems on May 12 revealed that it is readying a new bare-metal, client-side
hypervisor that enables centrally managed virtual desktops to run directly on
any corporate laptop or PC even if they become disconnected from the network.

The announcement of the product’s first …

10 Ways to Ease the Pain of Managing Virtualized Applications

April 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Any data center manager who tells you software licensing isn’t becoming more treacherous to handle is blowing smoke straight at you. Virtualization has thrown the SAM (Software Asset Management) space into a spin, thanks to the proliferation of virtual machines and the applications that run on them in sometimes-far-flung corners of the world. Jeff Greenwald, director of Enterprise Product Management for Flexera Software, lives and breathes this topic daily, and he shares his expertise with eWEEK readers in this slide show. Flexera makes products that include InstallShield, AdminStudio and InstallAnywhere and has more than 80,000 customers in the SAM space.
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IBM eX5 Servers Scale Memory for Virtualized Environment

March 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

At the CeBIT show, IBM is unveiling x86 servers with the latest generation of its X-Architecture technology. Key to the eX5 servers is the decoupling of memory from the chip, enabling IT managers to scale the memory in their data centers without having to buy entire new servers. The new systems will increase memory scalability by 600 percent and cut in half the number of servers needed for given workloads.
– IBM is unveiling a new family of x86
servers designed to enable enterprises to scale the memory of their virtualized
data center environments without having to buy new systems.
At the CeBIT show in Germany
March 2, IBM is announcing the first of its
eX5 servers sporting the vendors new fifth-ge…

3Com Enhances Network Security in Virtualized Data Centers

February 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

3Com is rolling out network security and performance offerings to help enterprises make the move to virtualized data centers. The new TippingPoint and H3C products are part of 3Com’s larger Secure Network Fabric initiative.
– 3Com is expanding its Secure Network Fabric initiative with offerings
designed to help large enterprises migrate to more virtualized data centers.
The new offerings, announced Feb. 22, bring more centralized
policy management to enterprise data center security and networking operations,
paving t…

How to Manage Capacity in Virtualized Environments

February 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Virtualization introduces a new capacity management paradigm, forcing IT administrators to reassess how they currently plan and manage data center capacity. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Rob Smoot discusses various capacity management methods, explaining why capacity management is important, and how it differs in the physical world versus a virtualized one.
– With virtualization, data center resources are shared in an adaptive, large communal pool of dynamic capacity. Because capacity is shared, there is a ripple effect in the data center cluster; when one application or virtual machine zigs, others must zag in response since capacity is finite. As a res…

Extreme Networks Unveils Scalable Switches for Virtualized Data Centers

January 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Extreme Networks new BlackDiamond 8900-xl and Summit X480 switches are a key part of the companys larger strategy for highly virtualized data centers and cloud environments, offering enterprises and managed hosting businesses the performance and scalability as they rapidly increase the number of virtual machines.
– Extreme Networks officials are pushing forward on their strategy
for the data center of the future, rolling out two new high-end switches that
they say will offer the performance and scalability necessary for highly
virtualized environments.
The new BlackDiamond 8900-xl modules and Summit
X480 …

How to Secure Privileged Information within Virtualized Infrastructures

January 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Ensuring the security of proprietary data within a virtualized environment is more important than ever, yet the standards established to protect companies against damaging threats continue to confound many. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Robert Grapes explains how companies can build privileged access management into the virtualization implementation process to ensure that the benefits of the virtualized environment outweigh the risks.
– Driven by the potential cost reductions gained through server consolidation, the virtualization movement has delivered multiple benefits and proven deployments over the past few years. Yet, without proper security planning, virtualization could come at a cost that greatly outweighs the potential sav…

Dell Offers Virtualized Desktop Solution, Services for Health Care

November 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Dells Medical Clinical Computing solution is designed to make it easier for hospital personnel to gain access to the information and applications they need. The client virtualization offering keeps the information and data stored in the data center, and lets physicians and other health care professionals access them through such devices as laptops, handhelds and thin clients. Dell is leveraging its acquisition of Perot in developing this offering.
– Dell is moving quickly to expand its services capabilities in the wake of its $3.9 billion purchase of Perot Systems,
rolling out a health care solution designed to make it easier for
hospital personnel to quickly access patient medical records.
Dell is unveiling its MCC (Medical Clinical Computi…

New IBM VMControl Eases Management of Virtualized Environments

October 20th, 2009 | No Comments

IBMs VMControl software for enterprises is aimed at giving businesses greater control of their data centers. The software, combined with IBMs Tivoli products, brings together physical and virtualized resources from servers to storage to networking devices into a single pool, which can then be easily allocated depending on the workload demands. The resource pool can be managed from a single point, and can include virtualized systems from other vendors.
– IBM is unveiling software designed to give IT administrators a single point through which to manage their data center infrastructure, from servers to storage systems to networking devices.
IBMs VMControl product for enterprises, announced Oct. 20, can be used in conjunction with the vendors Tivoli …

Avaya Offers Virtualized UC Solution Aura

October 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Avaya’s virtualized unified communications solution, Aura, is aimed at businesses with less than 2,400 employees.
– Unified communications company Avaya has released a single-server virtualization UC solution for companies with up to 2,400 employees. Aura, a real-time virtualization technology, enables unmodified versions of Avaya Communication Manager, voice messaging, SIP enablement services, application enabl…

Avaya Offers Virtualized UC Solution Aura

October 13th, 2009 | No Comments

NetScout Gives Visibility into Virtualized Environments

October 7th, 2009 | No Comments

NetScout is rolling out its nGenius Virtual Agent, which gives businesses greater visibility into the applications running within their virtualized environments. Virtualization has made it more difficult to monitor, analyze and troubleshoot applications, which can reside within virtual machines on a single physical system and can be moved between virtual machines. The new NetScout technology gives businesses real-time visibility into those environments.
– NetScout Systems wants to give IT administrators greater visibility
into their applications that are running in a virtualized environment.
NetScout Oct. 7 unveiled the nGenius Virtual Agent, software
designed to enable IT professionals the same packet-flow monitoring and
analysis capabilities th…