Hype-OR-Wiser: The benefits of virtualization can be real
As you read the blogs on this portal or visit most industry tradeshows, events or technology portals related to datacenter computing today, you will find it hard not to have noticed virtualization as a...
View ArticlePlanning Virtualization?
A common question that most IT managers are faced with while they mull on virtualization is what kind of a system should I use? Do I need a 2 socket system? a 4 socket system? Reality in my view, it is...
View ArticleUtility rebates/incentives for energy efficient datacenters
Many utility companies in North America are encouraging energy efficiency in datacenters in a big way. Some are offering incentives to non-residential customers for making energy efficient choices...
View ArticleSimply delivering to your virtualization needs
Intel's launch of Xeon 7400 processors this week marked yet another great product from Intel that simply delivers to basic virtualization infrastructure need of a datacenter. In my view, what sets...
View Article3D Graphics in Virtualization using Intel VT-d on Workstations
Below link showcases a demo done by Parallels on an Intel 5400 chipset based workstation at Intel Developer Forum recently. It highlights innovation in virtualization using I/O virtualization hardware...
View ArticleImplementing Virtualization
When it comes to implementing virtualization, the saying ‘if you fail to plan, you plan to fail’ is just simply true. Upfront and detailed planning for virtualization implementation in the datacenter...
View ArticleVirtualization 2.0: Solutions with Intel technologies for emerging usage models
Virtualization usage models continue to evolve and so does Intel technologies that support it. Consolidation is the foundation usage model of virtualization. This we term the basic virtualization 1.0...
View ArticleBetter Return on Investment virtually with no RISC?
Non-x86 RISC architectures, Power or SPARC, have been used in high end business critical virtualization solutions for a long while now. These come with a vertical stack of solution including the...
View ArticleScalable Virtualization Infrastructure: How Are You Driving ROI?
In the management practices of most datacenters I see IT driving more efficiency from their infrastructure by switching to virtualization. As they do so and develop confidence over the years, the types...
View ArticleSecurity in virtual environment
I have written in the past about key IT considerations while implementing virtualization. One of the key elements that change going from a non-virtualized environment to virtual environment is the...
View ArticleI/O innovations optimized for enterprise cloud
I and Sean Varley will be jointly presenting a session on ‘I/O innovations optimized for enterprise cloud’ at Intel Developer Forum (IDF). We are focusing on the I/O challenges in virtualization based...
View ArticleA blog on I/O I owed
I wanted to follow-up on the pre-IDF blog I wrote and what I and Sean conveyed regarding comprehensive IO optimization for enterprise cloud (based on virtualization infrastructure). A blog I owed to...
View ArticleMicrosoft RemoteFX on Intel Xeon
Today Microsoft is shipping RemoteFX. Microsoft’s RemoteFX, part of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and included in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, is designed to provide a complete, rich, local-like...
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