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Server virtualisation platforms and management

• October 10, 2012 10 Oct'12

  VMworld Europe: Horizon Suite to help IT manage corporate assets on Apple iOS

  VMware is launching a suite of products to help IT executives manage workspace apps on consumers’ mobile devices including on Apple iPhones securely

• October 10, 2012 10 Oct'12

  VMworld Europe 2012 kicks off in Barcelona

  VMworld Europe 2012 opens with updates from VMware on the cloud and new management suites

• October 10, 2012 10 Oct'12

  Complex and non-transparent Oracle licensing costing firms millions

  Companies virtualising Oracle databases with VMware platforms face millions in penalties over non-compliance

• October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12

  Case study: How to virtualise SAP and migrate from IBM onto x86

  At VMworld Europe Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores gave an overview of how it virtualised an SAP environment and migrated from an IBM mainframe to x86

• September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12

  Facebook engineer builds heatmap tool for datacentre troubleshooting

  A Facebook engineer has built a server-monitoring tool using heatmaps to assess the status of cache systems and fix datacentre problems

• August 15, 2012 15 Aug'12

  Virtualisation, backup and recovery tool helps firm beat data woes

  Virtualising IT was only half a battle won for an advertising agency. Selecting an apt data backup and recovery tool to optimise its virtual infrastructure was equally important.

• July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12

  Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: What features get users' thumbs up

  Admins who have downloaded Windows Server 2012 RC give thumbs up to the new version of Hyper-V, inclusion of high-end features in free Hyper-V, and shared nothing live migration.

• June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12

  VMware admins advised to apply patches to ESX, ESXi quickly

  IT pros are urged to install security patches that VMware has released to address critical vulnerabilities in virtualisation products such as ESX, ESXi, Fusion and Workstation.

• April 12, 2012 12 Apr'12

  Server virtualization architecture case study: Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturing

  Auto player Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturing Limited (MVML) reveals how server virtualization architecture helps it battle decentralization and save money.

• February 23, 2012 23 Feb'12

  KPIT leverages VDI solution’s success

  In order to reduce refresh cycle costs of 1200 desktops, KPIT Cummins opted for a VDI solution. We take a look at KPIT’s implementation journey.

• December 19, 2011 19 Dec'11

  Virtualisation technologies: hits and misses of 2011

  Amid a slew of virtualisation products and management suites that emerged in 2011, some products such as Spring platform impressed users, while others such as VMware MVP didn’t.

• December 07, 2011 07 Dec'11

  VMware vSphere 5 uptake slow among users

  VMware vSphere 5 boasts of cloud-based features and monster VMs, but its uptake is lagging because of user satisfaction with vSphere 4.

• November 25, 2011 25 Nov'11

  HDFC Bank’s server consolidation move for branch-level competitive edge

  Branch-level banking gets a boost with server consolidation at HDFC Bank, which wins for it the Best of vForum 2011 award for Outstanding Business Value.

• October 27, 2011 27 Oct'11

  VMware-based server consolidation yields long-term savings

  Avis achieved long-term cost savings and efficiencies with a VMware-based server consolidation. Its transformation won the Best Virtualisation and Server Consolidation Project award at VMworld Europe.

• October 21, 2011 21 Oct'11

  Winner's photo: iPod Shuffle

  A member of the audience wins an iPod Shuffle for attending the Best of VMworld User Awards