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McAfee Looks To Solve Virtualisation Security Fears
McAfee has announced its MOVE platform, which the security vendor believes will provide stronger and optimised security controls for virtual environments
SmartDeploy Eases Windows 7 Migration: Review
Prowess’ SmartDeploy Enterprise uses a combination of virtual machines and other technologies to migrate from XP to Windows 7
Citrix Reveals Self-Service Desktop Virtualisation
Citrix XenClient, coming out later in 2010, is designed to supply virtual desktops for mobile corporate workers
HP And Dell Add Citrix Desktop Virtualisation Support
New laptops from Dell and HP support Citrix’s XenClient hypervisor technology, expanding desktop virtualisation in the mobile space
Video: Open Source Is Key To Cloud Innovation
Open source is critical in realising the benefits of the cloud and allows for greater strategic flexibility, says Red Hat's Scott Crenshaw
Managing Virtual Resources: A Practical Guide
Amid economic pressures and technological advances, keeping up with the market becomes an issue. The answer is good management, says Cameron Sturdevant
Security Still Being Ignored In Virtual Environments
Enterprise adoption of virtualisation is still going strong, but security for those environments is not
Virtualisation Tops Enterprise Wish-list, IDC Finds
More and more virtualised servers are being shipped, with businesses concentrating on virtualisation ahead of all other technologies, says IDC
eG VDI Monitor Ends Virtual Desktop Hell: Review
eG Innovations brings order to the chaos of virtual desktop infrastructure management and keeps administrators in “the know” with eG VDI Monitor
What’s The Story Behind IBM’s Storage Surge?
IBM’s general manager for storage, Brian Truskowski, tells eWEEK about Big Blue’s momentum in the storage space and how the company is outperforming its competition
Windows 7 Helps Boost Microsoft Revenues
Microsoft reported an uptick in revenues during its third-quarter earnings call on 22 April
Microsoft Dumps Itanium As Business Shifts
Changes in its business and consumer focus suggest that Microsoft could be moving out of the Dark Ages and preparing a comeback
Report Points To Growing Importance Of Virtual Desktops
Researcher Jefferies & Co. reports that there is high interest in virtualising corporate desktops
Cloud More Of A Priority For SMBs Than Apple iPad
Small to medium businesses are more concerned about moving to the cloud and reducing their dependence on hosted services, rather devices like Apple's iPad
HP Focuses On Desktop Virtualisation
HP is rolling out new services to make it easier for businesses to evaluate desktop and notebook environments
Oracle User Group Reveals Key Virtualisation Problems
Independent Oracle Users Group members reveal the thorniest issues involved in transforming an older data centre or building a new one
Green Grid Pushes PUE As Global Data Efficiency Metric
Industry group Green Grid is pushing for an international agreement on data centre standards
Microsoft Discontinues Intel Itanium Support
Microsoft plans to end support for Intel's Itanium processors, citing the high-end scalability and reliability of new x86 chips from Intel and AMD
AMD Launches 12-Core ‘Magny-Cours’ Opteron Chip
AMD is rolling out its 12-core Opteron chip a day before Intel unveils its eight-core “Nehalem EX” Xeon processors for four-socket servers
Transfer Your IT Problems To The Cloud
Virtual infrastructure is set to move workloads to the most cost-effective platform but, while applications exceed the ability of cloud providers, the situation is not static, says Cameron Sturdevant
Businesses Heedless Of ‘Risky’ Clouds
A quarter of businesses are willing to use cloud computing, despite security concerns - but tight budgets are often holding them back
Desktops Resurgent With Windows 7, New iMacs
Desktops are making a major comeback in 2010, thanks in part to adoption of Microsoft’s Windows 7, new Apple iMacs and stabilising prices, says new report
Microsoft Partners Citrix For Desktop Virtualisation
Microsoft and Citrix Systems have announced a partnership designed to promote the companies' end-to-end solutions for virtualisation
VMware Offers Discount On vSphere Essentials
Virtualisation solutions company VMware announced a 50 percent discount on its vSphere Essentials solution, aimed at cost-conscious businesses
CA Has Head In the Cloud With 3Tera Acquisition
Another CA cloud buy will integrate 3Tera’s AppLogic with other technologies to provide cloud management tools as part of overall enterprise IT environment
Salesforce.com Follows Twitter Trend With Chatter
Salesforce Chatter preview promises to make social networking features available for developers to build enterprise social apps
Intel Xeon 5600 Launch Targets Data Centre Upgrades
New Westmere-based server chip range aims at single-core server refresh lifecycles, touting a 15:1 server consolidation ratio and 5-month payback
IBM Banks on Latest Chip Development For System x
The next generation of IBM System x servers are banking heavily on Intel's Nehalem and IBM chipsets. The plan is to shake up mid-range servers
Poll Finds Local Gov’t CIOs Want Less Central Control
The looming election has focused local government minds on the negative influence of central government IT procurement and project management strategies