Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage - News, Trends and Analysis

IBM, VMware Launch Hosted Client Infrastructure

Jeff Burt | October 19, 2005

Centrally located blade servers running VMware's virtual machine technology will house critical components and data, which desktop users can access from a desktop device via Citrix's Presentation Server.

Azul Adds Utility Pricing Capability to Appliances

Jeff Burt | October 18, 2005

Maker of massive data center appliances also opens UK branch to serve the European market.

3PAR Combines Server Storage, VMware for Flexible Provisioning

Karen Schwartz | October 17, 2005

The pay-as-you go model allowed by the new server product bundle offers users increased speed and efficiency.

VMware Eases Virtual Machine Management

Jeff Burt | October 17, 2005

VMware's ESX Server and VirtualCenter upgrades increase the availability and simplify the management of virtual machines.

BMC Begins Virtual Initiative

Paula Musich | October 17, 2005

BMC Software this week at VMworld in Las Vegas will finally weigh in as a late entrant in the virtualization race with a full range of automated provisioning and control offerings.

Compellent Advances Remote Data Replication

Brian Fonseca | October 17, 2005

The company's new midmarket replication tools improve disaster-recovery reliability.

Study Shows Enterprises Favor Concurrent-User Software Licenses

John Pallatto | October 12, 2005

Enterprises prefer concurrent-user software licenses over per-processor licenses despite the recent advent of multicore processors, according to a new study.

Microsoft Virtualization Policy Intrigues Users

John Pallatto | October 10, 2005

Attendees at the SoftSummit 2005 conference think Microsoft's virtual machine licensing policy is a good initiative, but they looked closely to see where the strings might be attached.