Virtualisation software

Virtualisation has been one of the hottest IT topics in recent years, with many IT managers seeing the benefits of reducing cost and improving systems management in their storage, server and desktop environments. Virtualisation is also an important step towards making the most of the opportunities offered by cloud computing. We examine the latest trends in virtualisation software and technology.

June 18, 2021 18 Jun'21
Vast Data will offer containerised storage software, but not yet

Vast Data sticking to its plan to provide no-tier “universal storage” via QLC flash and a 3D Xpoint read/write buffer that uses a containerised control plane
May 25, 2021 25 May'21
Valence brings storage virtualisation for the cloud era

Startup 22dot6 launches Valence, software-defined storage that throws a virtualisation layer over any backend storage via multiple nodes that split metadata and storage services
May 25, 2021 25 May'21
Oil and gas firm halves backup licence cost with Hycu move

Summit E&P made a strategic move to Nutanix hyper-converged and away from NetApp and VMware and wanted backup that could handle virtual machines and physical servers
May 13, 2021 13 May'21
Portworx gets container-native array management for Pure hardware

Container storage player Portworx builds in container-native functionality to allow discovery, provisioning and management from inside Kubernetes cluster, but only on Pure arrays so far

The beneficial (and frightening) implications of virtualising reality

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Where to run containers? Bare metal vs virtual machines

We look at the key differences between running containers in virtualised environments and on bare metal servers and focus in on the main trade-offs and decision points Continue Reading
Container-native storage: A definition, and what to ask suppliers

We look at container-native storage – aka cloud-native storage – what defines it, and its benefits as a way of bringing persistent Kubernetes storage to containerised applications Continue Reading

Quantum Machines in super position on superposition programming

Quantum computing is complex. So complex in fact that we spend a lot of time understanding the concept of quantum theory, the existence of qubits and the use of superposition to get us to a state ... Continue Reading
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

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
The digital opportunity for CIOs

CIOs have a unique opportunity to lead the digital strategy in their organisations, but they have to move quickly to make sure they have the right skills and infrastructure in place Continue Reading
Driving digital productivity in the UK

There is a need for British businesses to improve their adoption of digital technologies Continue Reading