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VMware to Get Java Web Developer SpringSource for $362M

August 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Virtualization king will add the next-generation Java application platform to its cloud infrastructure offerings. VMware CEO Paul Martiz said: We need to have both the virtualization talent and the application-facing talent inside the company and working very closely together.
– VMware will suddenly become a lot more quot;application aware, quot; according to President/CEO Paul Maritz, when it incorporates web application developer SpringSource in several weeks.

The world’s largest virtualization software provider announced Aug. 10 that it will acquire SpringSource for…

Do Hyper-V’s Improvements Make It a Stronger VMware Rival?

August 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

Hyper-V, part of the Windows Server 2008 R2 platform, provides some improvements that were absolutely necessary for Microsoft to even think of competing with VMware’s latest offerings. Are they enough? eWEEK Labs’ early look at the new Hyper-V shows that Microsoft still has a lot of ground to cover.
– Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 R2 with a newly improved version of
Hyper-V. Even so, VMware is still miles ahead in terms of the features and
innovation that lay the foundation for sustainable virtualization for midsize and
large enterprises.
In fact, I think VMware with its just-release…

CA Expands Offerings for Virtualized Data Centers, Private Clouds

August 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

CA said support for VMware vSphere 4 and Cisco Nexus 1000V will help its customers achieve lean IT by providing model-based management using CAs integrated infrastructure availability, performance and automation management solution.
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IT management software
company CA announced a strategy for optimizing IT services by improving
the management of next-generation virtualized data centers and private clouds.
CA said its solution for unified business service assurance and automation
would involve coupling comprehe…

Intel Online Calculator Measures Server Performance, Efficiency

July 31st, 2009 | No Comments

On its Website for IT professionals, Intel has introduced a calculator that customers can use to determine the performance and power efficiency of their servers. The calculator takes into account everything from the age of the server to the number of cores on the processor to the energy consumption at both idle and full utilization. Many technology vendors, including Sun, AMD, VMware, HP and Dell, offer online calculators that help businesses measure everything from energy consumption to ROI.
– Intel has introduced a new calculator on its Website for IT administrators
that lets them determine the performance and efficiency of their servers.
The tool, on the Intel Premiere IT
Professional site, also lets IT folks find out what their server
performance and efficiency could be if they mad…

EMC Profits Fall 43%

July 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Storage giant EMC’s earnings dropped to $205.2 million from $360.1 million in second-quarter 2008, EMC reports. Overall income was down 11 percent to $3.26 billion. However, CEO Joe Tucci is optimistic, saying he believes a return to higher numbers may not be far away.
– Storage giant EMC, which had enjoyed
double-digit profits for 21 quarters up until this year, reported July 23 that
it lost ground in the second quarter of 2009 as its profit fell 43 percent from
a year ago.

The company’s virtualization subsidiary, VMware,
reported a 36 percent drop in profi…

VMware Profits Down 36.5% but Execs Optimistic for Rest of 2009

July 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

Storage virtualization software maker VMware reports profits of $33 million or 8 cents per share, compared with $52 million or 13 cents per share a year ago. Overall revenue was flat at $456 million, but VMware’s CEO and CFO are optimistic that good numbers lie ahead.
– Enterprise virtualization software kingpin VMware on July 22 reported
a 36.5 percent falloff in its second-quarter profit from the same period a year
ago, but CEO Paul Maritz and his fellow executives remained
optimistic about the company’s prospects for the next six months.

VMware, which is …

Labs Gallery: Putting VMware vSphere 4 Host Profiles to the Test

July 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

The host profiles feature is one of the most significant additions to the VMware vSphere 4 platform. A host profile can automatically configure network, storage, security and other features on a physical host system running ESX 4.0 or ESXi 4.0. The host profiles feature also enables IT staff to check host systems for configuration compliance, and to easily remedy systems that have drifted out of compliance. This feature should significantly reduce operations costs associated with large vSphere 4 installations, although it does not lessen the need for VMware expertise; crafting a host profile requires expert virtualization knowledge to ensure that hosts created using a host profile will operate as expected.
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REVIEW: VMware vSphere 4 Host Profiles Feature Eases Configuration, Compliance Chores

July 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

As part of its ongoing testing of the VMware vSphere 4 platform, eWEEK Labs puts the new host profiles feature to the test. Host profiles streamlines the configuration of new ESX hosts, and makes it easier for administrators to check for compliance.
– New in VMware vSphere 4 is the ability to streamline the configuration of new ESX hosts. As part of my ongoing testing of the vSphere 4 platform, I put the new feature through its paces in the lab.
Host profiles help to solve the finicky problem of ensuring uniformity among the groups of physical E…

REVIEW: Citrix XenServer 5.5 Is a Good Choice for Cash-Strapped Organizations

July 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Citrix’s no-cost XenServer 5.5 compares well with VMware’s ESXi. Upgrading to the Essentials or Platinum editions puts XenServer 5.5 in VMware vSphere 4 territory.
– Citrixs no-cost XenServer 5.5 stacks up well compared with VMware’s freely
available ESXi; adding the $2,750-per-server Enterprise edition or the $5,500
Platinum edition bumps XenServer 5.5 into vSphere 4 territory.
The Essentials pack provides high availability, dynamic workload management
and …

A Switch from VMware Is a Tough Sell

July 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Would you rather fight than switch from VMware vSphere to Hyper-V or Xen-based implementations? eWEEK Labs compares the benefits and drawbacks of current virtualization platforms.
– When I reviewed VMware vSphere
4 in June, I gave it an eWEEK Labs Analysts Choice. I clearly think the platform,
formerly called VMware Infrastructure, is solid, and so do the many
organizations out there that have implemented it.
Recently, eWEEK Labs Executive Editor Jason Brooks
asked me what…

Google Engineering Director Leaves for VMware

July 14th, 2009 | No Comments

According to published reports, Mark Lucovsky, an engineering director at Google, has left the search giant for a new position at VMware. The man who allegedly made Microsoft’s CEO so upset that he threw a chair is now going to work for VMware with former Microsoft cronies.
– According
to published reports, Mark Lucovsky, an engineering director at Google, has
left the search giant for a new position at VMware.
Despite having been hard at work over the last several years helping Google
develop and deliver on its Google APIs strategy, Lucovsky is perhaps best known
a…

VMware Builds Out vCenter Virtualization Management

July 13th, 2009 | No Comments

VMware is growing the application management capabilities of vCenter with the introduction of AppSpeed, which will make it easier for IT administrators to manage the applications that are running on VMware virtualization environments. In addition, the new vCenter Chargeback feature will give IT administrators and businesses a greater view into the use of their virtualized data center resources and their associated costs.
– VMware is putting new capabilities into its vCenter virtualization management product.
VMware July 13 unveiled the AppSpeed and Chargeback features for vCenter, which are designed to help data center administrators automate the management of their virtualized environments.
Enterprises are continui…