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.
The reason why server virtualisation is slowly evolving towards cloud native environments
We discover how, in recent years, server virtualisation has given businesses the ability to abstract applications and the operating system from the underlying hardware.
News : Virtualisation software
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August 02, 2018
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Aug'18
NetApp AI storage packages OnTap all-flash FAS A800, Nvidia
NetApp follows Pure Storage's lead, adds Nvidia GPUs to its all-flash arrays to build a storage product designed for data scientists and others dabbling in artificial intelligence.
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June 25, 2018
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Jun'18
VM-aware storage pioneer Tintri on verge of bankruptcy
Recent first-quarter results by the VM-aware storage pioneer throw light on a fragile financial situation that needs new funds or a buyer to avoid bankruptcy by the end of June
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June 08, 2018
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Jun'18
Medical firm puts vTax and SAN to sleep to save £30,000 with Scale
Penlon replaces HPE servers and storage and VMware virtualisation to escape the high costs of licensing, and deploys Scale Computing hyper-converged appliances at two UK datacentres
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May 09, 2018
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May'18
Nutanix builds hooks to SDN and cloud with Flow, Era and Beam
Hyper-converged pioneer builds in functionality from acquisitions with Flow software-defined networking, Beam cloud monitoring and Era database provisioning and data protection
In Depth : Virtualisation software
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Data protection for containers: Why, and how to do Docker backup
Containers such as those from Docker are agile, lightweight, and can be shortlived, but they and their data often needs to be protected. We look at the key options available Continue Reading
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Containers and storage: Array suppliers’ container capabilities
We look at what the big five storage array makers – Dell EMC, Hitachi, HPE, IBM and NetApp – are doing to provide persistent storage for container-based deployments Continue Reading
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Storage in containers: The answer to persistent storage needs?
With compute requirements often fragmented, short-lived and bursty, traditional storage architectures can struggle to cope – so is storage in containers the solution? Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Virtualisation software
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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 : Virtualisation software
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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
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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
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Driving digital productivity in the UK
There is a need for British businesses to improve their adoption of digital technologies Continue Reading
Videos : Virtualisation software
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CW500: Roy Illsley, Principal Analyst at Ovum on virtualisation
In this CW500 video, Roy Illsley, Principal Analyst at Ovum, talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick about the next steps beyond virtualisation.
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CW500: Where next for virtualisation?
In this CW500 video, IT leaders share their views on the next steps beyond virtualisation.
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CW500 Video: Richard Gough, Punter Southall Group
In this video, Richard Gough discusses traditional IT as well as emerging agile methods, and how cloud will grow to mean “products run by someone else that allow us to be more flexible in what we do every day.”