Virtualization

Symantec upgrades for SSD, Hyper-V

Admins can now reclaim unused data blocks, return them to a pool

Novell grabs for big role in virtualization security

Novell tools to work across VMware, Microsoft, other virtualization platforms

Start-ups aim to tame IT management complexity

IT management newcomers tackle problems posed by cloud computing, virtualization and advanced applications in ways industry veterans haven't yet

Extreme unveils switching blueprint for virtual data centers

Plan differs dramatically from that offered by Cisco

Data virtualization masks what’s underneath

Why Benchmarking Cloud vs. Current IT Costs is So Hard

Top data center challenges include social networks, rising energy costs

Data growth will hit 650% over next half-decade, Gartner says

Desktop virtualization cheat sheet

A collection of articles, slideshows, multimedia content on desktop virtualization/virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

What Are You All Doing?

I offer my closing column of 2009 in "tweet" format.

New guide explains ins and outs of server virtualization