Server virtualisation platforms and management
Get news and technical advice on virtualisation platforms, virtualisation management and strategy. Our resources weigh the pros and cons of virtualisation platforms (VMware, Hyper-V and XenServer) in light of your datacentre requirements and offer step-by-step guidance on virtualisation management tasks, such as installing Hyper-V or VMware, monitoring, troubleshooting and securing virtual machines, P2V, V2P, V2V migration, desktop virtualisation strategies, and more.
VMworld 2018 Europe: What you missed and what you need to know
Download our VMworld 2018 Europe recap to discover everything you missed, including how VMware has changed the face of IT and what the company have in store for the future.
News : Server virtualisation platforms and management
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February 18, 2019
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IT Priorities 2019: Cloud migrations emerge as top investment area for IT decision-makers
This year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities research shows a growing appetite among UK IT leaders to move more of their IT estate and applications to the cloud
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February 13, 2019
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Feb'19
Lenovo offers enterprises access to on-premise datacentre kit on cloud-like pay-as-you-go terms
Chinese PC maker Lenovo wants to make it easier for enterprises to access on-premise datacentre resources without needing to invest huge sums of money in purchasing it
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February 07, 2019
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T-Systems cuts size of datacentre estate by 85% through technology refresh
The IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom has culled the number of datacentres it operates from 89 to 13, but claims to have seen its compute capacity increase by 25%
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January 31, 2019
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Hyper-converged infrastructure gains acceptance in APAC
A top Nutanix executive claims that migrations to hyper-converged infrastructure in the region are under way, fuelled by growing interest in hybrid cloud
In Depth : Server virtualisation platforms and management
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Docker management at scale: What enterprises need to know
Docker adoption within enterprises often starts at grass roots level, with developers leading the way, but as deployments scale and become larger in size, problems can occur Continue Reading
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Why VMware is betting big on containers, edge computing and IoT
With the server virtualisation game won, VMware is having to diversify into new areas, with cloud-native computing emerging as a top area of interest for the firm Continue Reading
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Intel Cascade Lake vs AMD Rome: Who will rule the datacentre roost in 2019?
Intel and AMD are both making a renewed push into the enterprise datacentre market in 2019, with both set to release new processors. We take a look at what they have to offer Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Server virtualisation platforms and management
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How To Save IT From Drowning In Its Own Self-Containerised World (and other stories)
Anyone out there right now could be more than excused for thinking we're drowning in security start-ups; too many "me too" vendors trying to resolve the same perceived problems - niche or broad. ... Continue Reading
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The Express Route to a hybrid Azure platform
The recent launch of Microsoft's Azure Stack platform provides a means for organisations to create a far more flexible and consistent hybrid private/public cloud environment. However, unless the ... Continue Reading
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Desktop virtualisation dilemmas: Solving the VDI blame game
In this guest post, Kevin Cooke, product director at desktop virtualisation software provider Liquidware Labs, explains how CIOs and IT departments can avoid playing the blame game when working out ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Server virtualisation platforms and management
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The rise of the ODMs: Should the branded hardware suppliers be worried?
The use of ODM datacentre hardware makes good economic sense for the hyperscale providers, but what about everyday enterprises? Continue Reading
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Multi-cloud management: Making it work for the enterprise
As the hype surrounding multi-cloud infrastructure continues to grow, what do enterprises need to do to make the model work for them? Continue Reading
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HPE's Simplivity purchase keeps hyper-convergence in the spotlight
Hyper-converged infrastructure is well and truly mainstream. 451 Research finds hyper-converged all set to become the number one platform for core datacentre workloads Continue Reading
Videos : Server virtualisation platforms and management
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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the APAC converged/hyper-converged market
Find out what converged/hyper-converged initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
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Why Fitness First consolidated onto Nutanix
Fitness First has migrated its traditional datacentre installation to a Nutanix converged infrastructure
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Video interview: Richard Godfrey, Peterborough City Council on local government IT challenges
Peterborough has become a big user of software as a service for council services. We speak to its head of IT, Richard Godfrey on going cloud first