Latest virtualization news.
Virtual business, 10/10/07: So convinced are many IT pundits that Web 2.0 technologies are an irresistible force for businesses that they are now referring to the trend as Enterprise 2.0 or even CRM 2.0.
DataCore revamps channel ops, 10/11/07: Storage virtualization vendor, DataCore, has undertaken a local channel revamp.
Sun’s new servers powered for virtualization, 10/09/07: Sun is introducing new rack and blade servers Tuesday running its UltraSPARC T2 processors, pitching them as ideal for virtualization and energy efficiency. Also, Sun is developing a software suite that it says can virtualize both competitors’ systems and its own.
VMware adds muscle to virtualization offerings, 10/08/07: VMware on Monday unveiled a new version of its server-virtualization suite that provides increased automation, availability and performance, the company says.
Restoring Active Directory onto a virtual machine: Microsoft Subnet blogger Tyson Kopczynski reports: “After working with this tool called UMove, I thought it might be cool to share. … If you happened to have built your DCs on a VM to start with, you could also just copy the vhd over to the lab. However, be forewarned: DO NOT PLUG THESE MACHINES BACK ONTO YOUR PRODUCTION NETWORK. Bad things will ensue.”
What’ll be hot in 2008? Virtualization, high-speed server fabrics and unified communications: Every year at its annual Garter Symposium/ITXPO, analysts from the company impart some interesting and useful information. One of the highlights is Gartner’s take on what’ll be hot for the coming year. The list for 2008 includes more unified communications and server virtualization technology. High-speed server communications will also be on tap along with a bunch of new Web applications and social networking software.
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