Virtualization

Skytap automates cloud deployments

Adds software features to ease replication of in-house environments for the cloud

HotLink aims to ease managing mixed virtual environments

Its SuperVISOR for VMware integrates natively with vCenter to manage multiple hypervisors

Data center surprises

VMware backpedals on price changes after customer criticism

VMware doubles virtual RAM allocated to vSphere enterprise licenses

Xen Developers Conference Showcases the Future of the Virtualization and the Cloud

2011 XenSummit Features Keynote from Amazon Web Services

Google, data centers using less power than expected

Recession, virtualization and fewer physical servers lower energy consumption

EBay attacks server virtualization with 100TB of SSD storage

Online auction site sees a 5-fold boost in I/O performance

OS X Lion requires Windows 7 for Boot Camp

But upgraders running Boot Camp 3 can migrate their XP or Vista installations

H&R Block Shifts from PCs to Virtualized Thin Clients

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