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.
Infographic: S/4HANA viewed positively by SAP Users
SAP has recognised that customers will face challenges and costs when they upgrade to S/4 Hana. It has set out a roadmap to simplify integration, in a bid to lower the transition cost of moving from ECC to the S/4 platform. This infographic shows why most SAP users have positive impressions of SAP S/4Hana.
News : Virtualisation software
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January 14, 2021
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Jan'21
VVOLs and Pure win VM storage beauty parade for French chain
VMware Virtual Volumes and a move from NetApp to Pure Storage saw cosmetics retailer Beauty Success make performance gains and eliminate bottlenecks in ordering and logistics
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December 21, 2020
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Dec'20
Top 10 container storage stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 container storage stories for 2020, when providing persistent Kubernetes storage, backup and disaster recovery became a key challenge for many organisations
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December 10, 2020
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Dec'20
Cato boosts network management with SASE cloud API
GraphQL-based API designed to extract security and networking information globally with a single request allows enterprises to automate provisioning and management of SASE deployments from third-party platforms
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November 12, 2020
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Nov'20
Winners of female-only data hackathon announced
Several firms banded together to run a virtual female-only hackathon to encourage data analysts to use Covid-19 data to solve pandemic-related problems
In Depth : Virtualisation software
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Robin.io aims its Kubernetes storage at databases and big data
Cloud-native storage runs in Kubernetes and pools storage media to present it to application persistent storage needs, including snapshots and backup on top Continue Reading
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Five hyper-converged infrastructure use cases to watch
We look at workloads ripe for hyper-converged infrastructure deployment. These include virtual servers and desktops, SMEs/remote offices, Kubernetes, and analytics and machine learning Continue Reading
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Intel Optane Persistent Memory aims to fill the gap DRAM can’t
We look at Optane and its PMem product that Intel believes will fill a big gap between memory and storage that DRAM technology just cannot deal with Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Virtualisation software
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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
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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.”