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News (123)

• Intel feeds virtualisation's need for speed

  With the first generation of Intel Virtualization Technology now being built into most of the chipmaker's products, Intel is turning its attention to improving its performance.

• Asia hungry for multicore processors

  Virtualisation and flexibility are two of the key factors driving demand for multicore chips in the Asia Pacific region.

• Licensing issues delay vPro solution: Symantec

  In a further setback for Intel's vPro platform, Symantec has delayed its virtualised security system until licensing issues around Windows CE can be worked out.

• Virtualisation rivals launch dueling products

  XenSource and Virtual Iron, two companies trying to profit from adoption of open-source Xen virtualisation software, announced free new versions of their products on Monday.

• Dell plans virtualisation-oriented server

  Any new x86 server can run virtualisation software, but Dell plans to release a model that's geared specifically to those drawn to the newly mainstream computing trend, our sister site CNET News.com has learned.

Blogs (3)

• What's the magic price point for SSDs?

  Ever since Anand Lal Shimpi described using SSD drives as the single most noticeable upgrade you can do to your computer, I've been looking for the right price point to follow his example and make the SSD move. But at what price?

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  Give me my IDE port back now

  I wish motherboard manufacturers wouldn't consign parallel ATA (PATA) hard drives and the IDE ports they require to the dustbin of history just yet.

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  Other shoe still hasn't dropped for Boot Camp

  There were some interesting responses to my analysis piece last week about Apple's new Boot Camp Windows-on-Mac software, but all the evidence still points in one direction...

Features and Case Studies (36)

• What's the best virtualisation suite?

  Virtualisation is a great way to thin down your datacentres (assuming you can keep VM creep under control). But what's out there? In the first part of this virtualisation feature, ZDNet investigates ...

• Microsoft's Hyper-V: why all the fuss?

  Microsoft's Hyper-V is the missing piece from the launch of Windows Server 2008. We examine its background, and predict how the hypervisor market is likely to develop.

• KVM steals virtualisation spotlight

  A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications.

• IBM: Virtualisation is the real deal

  IBM's head of virtualisation is on a mission to spread the word about a technology that is reshaping the structure of IT around the world.

• VMware shakes up virtualisation market

  VMware potentially changed the virtualisation software market by announcing that the upgrade to their GSX Server product would be made available for free to anyone that wants it.

Reviews (22)

• Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

  SCVMM 2008 R2 is a very competent product, neatly bringing Microsoft's virtualisation management offering in line with the competition at the same time as offering management of disparate platforms in the one product. The integration with the rest of the Systems Center suite makes the overall management and monitoring experience better than its rivals.

• Citrix XenServer 5

  Early releases of the Xen hypervisor showed promise but had lots of rough edges. Citrix's XenServer 5, however, is very much a production-class virtualisation solution with features that match, and in some cases exceed, what's available on rival platforms.

• Hyper-V

  Microsoft's Hyper-V is a solid virtualisation platform that's compatible with a wide range of modern server hardware.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

  Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there's a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes.

• Benchmarks: Intel Core i7 (Nehalem)

  Intel's new Nehalem architecture features an integrated memory controller and runs two threads per CPU core. Our extensive benchmark tests reveal how well the new quad-core processors perform in practice.

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