New research claims that UK SMBs are lagging behind their European counterparts for cloud adoption
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McAfee Intrusion Prevention System Goes Virtual
Virtual and physical internal network traffic can now be inspected in McAfee's Network Security Platform
AMD Aims Its Enterprise Chips At The Cloud
The trend toward cloud computing and virtualisation dovetails with AMD's enterprise strategy, according to Vladimir Rozanovich
VMware vSphere On iPad Is Just Eye Candy
It's a nice idea, but this iPad app to control VMware virtual machines lacks management muscle
Computacenter Adopts NetApp For Virtual Data Centres
Flexible architecture can save money and energy, according to infrastructure provider Computacenter
Microsoft Virtualises US Store Giant’s Workloads
Target uses Microsoft’s Systems Centre and Hyper-V technology to virtualise and manage business-critical retail operations
iPad Gets vSphere Control Application
VMware has released a SpringSource-developed vSphere iPad client allowing virtualisation admins to do at least part of their work on the tablet
Forrester: Virtualisation Use Grows Sharply
The server virtualisation market is maturing, with a spike in virtual servers, says Forrester
VMware’s WaveMaker Acquisition Is A Smart Buy
VMware’s acquisition of WaveMaker is the perfect move to help it find a place in the cloud akin to Microsoft and Google, says Darryl K. Taft
New Green Grid Guide Extends To Servers And Storage
In its Data Centre Maturity Model, the Green Grid adds servers and storage to its power and cooling concerns
Remote Working Presents Security Issues For IT
Remote access is becoming more popular, more complex and more risk-prone, forcing IT departments to get clued-up
VDI Can Give IT Managers A Strategic Advantage
The days of workloads running on a single, physical desktop are rapidly coming to an end, says Cameron Sturdevant
Racemi Migrates Across VMware, Xen And Hyper-V
DynaCenter automates movement of server images across or between different virtualisation hypervisors
Business Worried About Virtual Disaster Recovery
Hybrid virtualised environments are causing businesses backup and recovery concerns reports Acronis
Parallels Names New Boss And Discusses SMB Cloud Strategy
Parallels has named a new CEO and it outlined its strategy to bring the Cloud to the SMB market
Virtualisation Is Real Security Focus At RSA Conference
For Trend Micro, Symantec and Hewlett-Packard, virtualisation is a focal point at the RSA Conference
Scottish Council Uses Free-Air Cooling For ‘Listed’ Data...
A Scottish local authority is cutting servers and saving energy at a data centre in a listed building
Canonical And Cisco Welcome OpenStack’s Bexar Releases
Canonical and Cisco join the open-source OpenStack federated cloud initiative as new releases arrive
How To Automate IT Service Delivery
Automated IT service delivery can be crucial to provisioning resources, helping to fulfil strategic, operational and tactical demand
IBM Joins Crowded Market With Virtual Desktop Platform
IBM has released its long awaited virtual desktop package to provide anytime and anywhere access to PCs
Appliances Can Bring BI To The Masses
Enterprise software could take off in the SMB sector if it's packaged up in easy-to-use form, say Microsoft's Doug Leland and HP's Doug Small
Oracle’s VirtualBox Adds Resource Controls: Review
Oracle VirtualBox 4.0 has a cleaner user interface and more controls for desktop virtual machines, while keeping a low-cost position
Does Virtualisation Break Compliance?
Companies face increasingly stiff regulations for their IT. Peter Judge asks - if you virtualise your servers, will you fall foul of compliance rules?
Government To Cut Costs With Cloud Computing
The government will look to outsourcing and cloud computing to cut costs in 2011, predicts Ovum
Oracle’s VirtualBox Opens For Heavier Workloads
Open sourced VirtualBox 4.0 features an easier-to-use interface and improved virtual appliance capabilities
VMware Outlines Hypervisor Security Plans
VMware is to move antivirus and antispam processing off of virtual machines and insert it directly into the hypervisor
Why Do Virtualised Servers Need Real Support Staff?
Long term, virtualisation and the cloud will be less labour-intensive than today's IT, says Peter Judge. But in the short term users will need their hands held
HP Offers Real People To Support Virtual Servers
In HPs support package, customers get dedicated staff to help with their virtual servers
Virtualisation Leads Mobile Trends For 2011
The most significant enabler of mobile innovation in 2011 will be virtualisation, according to OK Labs' Steve Subar
Dell Bids £553m To Buy Compellent Storage Business
Dell and Compellent are working on a merger that would let Dell compete with EMC, HP and IBM