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Archived IT - Virtualization Articles
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06 May 2013
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Hyper-V and VMware vSphere Architectures: Pros and Cons [30994]
ServerWatch, May 5th, 2013
"Both VMware and Microsoft have been in the server virtualization scene for a number of years -- VMware for more than a decade now, while Microsoft entered into it relatively recently.
It is imperative for IT workers or organizations to understand the differences between the Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere architectures as well as the advantages and disadvantages each technology offers before they propose the virtualization solutions to their customers or employees -- or before using it in a production environment..."
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06 May 2013
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Storage Problems Are Holding Back App Virtualization, Survey Finds [30995]
GCN, May 5th, 2013
"The overall cost of storage and performance issues appear to be the two most significant storage-related barriers preventing agencies from virtualizing more of their mission-critical workloads, according to a survey of 477 IT professionals from industry and government conducted by DataCore Software.
Storage continues to be the biggest chunk of the investment in server and desktop virtualization projects, respondents said in the Third Annual State of Virtualization Survey released by DataCore, a developer of storage virtualization software. Fifty-two percent of those surveyed said storage accounted for more than 25 percent of their virtualization budget..."
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29 Apr 2013
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Virtual Machines Inching to Portability [30907]
PCWorld, April 29th, 2013
"While some progress has been achieved in getting virtual machines to run across different types of hypervisors, more work is still needed to bring them to the level of portability that enterprises are seeking, according to a study released by the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA).
"There's the greatest intent in the industry for interoperability, but we're still a ways off," said Das Kamhout, who is the ODCA technical workgroup advisor as well as the head of Intel's cloud operations. Achieving such interoperability is vital because "IT shops want to be able to move virtual machines, between private and public clouds and between different private clouds."
Overall, the study concluded, VM interoperability is still at an early stage. Vendors are modifying their hypervisors to meet the specifications for VM portability, though much work still needs to be done..."
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22 Apr 2013
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Virtualization showdown: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 vs. VMware vSphere 5.1 [30807]
InfoWorld, April 24th, 2013
"Any comparison of Microsoft's Hyper-V versus VMware's vSphere has to take into consideration a number of different factors. First, there's the target customer and the feature set for different sizes of deployments. The needs vary widely depending on the number of virtual machine instances, and these requirements should drive the architecture and configuration choices. Second, there is the topic of management, which is also tied closely to the size of the installation. Beyond these considerations are a number of other issues, including cost, performance, scalability, and usability..."
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22 Apr 2013
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Making Storage the VDI Solution, Not the Problem [30614]
Storage Switzerland, April 9th, 2013
"Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) has found a niche in call-center types of environments where very large numbers of workers run essentially the same desktops. But in the broader market VDI hasn't seen the same success, a fact typically blamed on the high cost of supplying storage performance that's adequate to deliver a satisfactory user experience..."
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22 Apr 2013
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Is a Fully Virtualized Infrastructure a Good Idea for Your Business? [30615]
SearchServerVirtualization, April 8th, 2012
"When it comes to server virtualization, there seems to be an endless debate over whether it is better to virtualize all of an organization's servers or to leave some running on physical hardware. While there is no definitive answer, there are a number of points to consider when determining whether a fully virtualized infrastructure is a good idea for you..."
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