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Symantec announces ApplicationHA and VirtualStore for VMware virtual infrastructures

Virtualization Software — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:53:13 +0000

Earlier this week Symantec announced two new products for VMware virtual infrastructures dubbed ApplicationHA and VirtualStore. ApplicationHA, powered by Veritas Cluster Server technology, monitors applications and virtual machines health. It can restart both: applications by direct intervention, and VMs by coordinating with vCenter Server. Plus, the product can be fully operated from the vCenter Client and supports VMware HA and DRS. VirtualStore instead is powered by Veritas Storage Foundation and is a virtual NAS that has a couple of specific capabilities for VDI environments. The first one, called FileSnap, allows to rapidly clone and provision thousands of virtual machines in minutes through vCenter. The second is a page caching system that Symantec claims able to eliminate the performance bottlenecks when multiple users concurrently power their virtual desktops. ApplicationHA will be available in September, at $350 per VM. VirtualStore instead will be released in November with a per-server pricing model. Labels: Disaster Recovery , Releases , Symantec

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VMware’s New Certification Program: VMware Certified Advanced Professional

Virtualization Software — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:12:20 +0000

VMware recently announced a new certification program, VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP), to allow IT professionals to deepen their knowledge and expertise of VMware virtualization solutions. This advanced level of certification will enable organizations to transform IT environments through virtualization to help them better realize the greater value from flexible, agile… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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VMware releases Desktop Reference Architecture Workload Simulator 1.1

Virtualization Technology — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:26:17 +0000

VMware developed a workload simulator to test VDI environments with View and Windows virtual desktops called Desktop Reference Architecture Workload Simulator (RAWC). The company recently released version 1.1. which introduces Windows 7 workload simulation along with Windows XP, Office 2007, Windows Media Player and other technologies that are common in today’s Windows desktop environments. Unfortunately the very interesting tool is not available for end-users but just for VMware Partners. Thanks to Yellow Bricks for the news.

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Veeam Launches Custom Partner Program for Managed Service and Cloud Providers

Virtualisation — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:21:44 +0000

Veeam technology, provider of data protection, disaster recovery and systems management solutions for VMware virtual datacenter environments, has launched a customized partner program for service providers and cloud computing providers that specifically aligns to the way they do business. Veeam’s ProPartner Service Provider (PSP) program will help these providers create new revenue opportunities… This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]

Sourcefire Extends Intrusion Prevention Capabilities to the Xen Platform

Virtualization Technology — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:19:56 +0000

Sourcefire, the creators of Snort and a provider of cybersecurity solutions, today announced the expansion of the Sourcefire 3D System to support the Xen 3.3.2 and 3.4.2 virtualisation platforms. Now supporting the two leading virtual environments – Xen and VMware – Sourcefire is enabling customers with diverse virtual platforms to further protect these investments, while also leveraging these… This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]

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New VMware ThinApp 4.5 App virtualisation Solution Speeds Migration Time to Win7 by as Much as 40%

Virtualisation — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:06:27 +0000

VMware has announced the availability of VMware’s ThinApp 4.5 application virtualisation solution. ThinApp 4.5 enables rapid adoption of Microsoft Windows 7 in the enterprise by providing compatibility for legacy and custom applications across multiple Windows operating system environments. This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]

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Virtustream Unveils xStream Platform

Virtualisation — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:23:00 +0000

Virtustream, a privately held infrastructure services firm, today announced xStream, the first truly hybrid enterprise cloud platform that delivers cost and resource savings through flexible internal (private) and external (off-premise) cloud environments. xStream is available as a dedicated or multi-tenant platform, managed or unmanaged, on and off premise, and it has the flexibility and… This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]

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Elastra Launches Trial Version of Enterprise Cloud Server for VMware vSphere 4 Customers

Virtualization Technology — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:15:54 +0000

Elastra Corporation, provider of application infrastructure automation technology, today announced the availability of a free trial version of Elastra Enterprise Cloud Server (ECS) for VMware vSphere 4 customers. In this offering, ECS lets customers compose, orchestrate and deploy application infrastructure to virtualisation environments managed with VMware vSphere 4. This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]

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Release: Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition

Virtualization Technology — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:26:26 +0000

Parallels, today announced that it is extending its server virtualisation offerings for Apple environments with the introduction of the world’s first bare metal hypervisor solution for the Apple Xserve: Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition. The new edition offers greater performance for applications running in virtual machines on the Xserve, enabling businesses to standardize on the Apple… This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]

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Real-World Security in a Virtual Infrastructure – Part 7

Virtualisation — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:39:03 +0000

Network stability is a concept most system administrator instinctively know about: however, no organization actually had any need to willingly enforce it or even care about until recent years. It’s only with the huge rise of mobile devices and their penetration inside enterprise environments that network – or better, infrastructure – stability has indeed become an issue. What do we mean with infrastructure stability? Stability is a property of any system behaving in a consistent, somehow foreseeable way.

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