More Virtualization In Depth

Wes Wasson: As Citrix, We Would Worry The Day People Stop Talking About Us

Wes Wasson, SVP of Strategy at Citrix, talks about the virtualization major's latest advancements towards building a solid enterprise mobility portfolio, its plans for the Indian market, and its steps to ensure being relevant in a tough market.

Will fault-tolerant servers improve your virtualized environment?

Companies are turning to fault tolerant servers as a way to improve uptime without experiencing the downtime associated with high availability solutions. But fault tolerant technology may not be right for every enterprise.

Review: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 narrows the gap

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V combines easy setup and management with new features that lower the entry barrier to highly available virtualization clusters

Virtualization showdown: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 vs. VMware vSphere 5.1

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V brings advanced virtualization features to small shops, but VMware still reigns at the high end

Review: VMware vSphere 5.1 looms large

VMware takes virtualization higher and deeper with rich storage automation and more advanced virtual networking tools

DHL Express' move to virtual desktops

"It sounds like a clichA(c), but the information on the package is as important as the delivery of that package," says Praveen Sashi, Head of IT, DHL Express, as he explains that the IT department of the world's most successful logistics company is pivotal to how it operates.

How UST Global Achieved the Double Benefits of Extra Storage and Low Power Consumption

UST Global's expansion plans were threatened by a datacenter that had hit its power ceiling. Until IT came up with a two-pronged strategy and saved the day.

How Micro Inks Virtualized Core Apps and Got Rid of Downtime

Vapi-based ink-manufacturer Micro Inks dares go where few other companies do: It virtualizes its core apps and achieves business gains.

Companies take bold steps into desktop virtualization

Five organizations that have experienced the benefits, challenges and ROI of desktop virtualization offer tips for successful implementations. Insider (registration required)

Warnaco Asia bets on virtualization

POS virtualization takes Warnaco Asia on a rapid expansion path.Warnaco Asia, the retail distributor for Calvin Klein, took a bold move five years ago--it virtualized the POS system.

Cisco virtual router targets the cloud

The Cisco CSR 1000V router is designed for enterprise network managers who want to have a little piece of their Cisco infrastructure in the cloud.

Cisco brings server virtualization to the branch office

The Cisco UCS Express family is a new set of blades that add high-performance general-purpose Intel server capabilities to the ISR G2 series of routers.

Dexpot makes virtual desktops feel like a native part of Windows

Large desktop workstations often have more than enough screen real-estate: One or two 24-inch monitors afford plenty of room for a mission-critical application, plus several chat or email windows alongside. But if you're a laptop user squeaking by with a single 15-inch monitor (or perhaps something even smaller), a virtual desktop might be the next best thing to an extra monitor. Dexpot (25 Euros, which is $33 on 2/21/12; free for personal use) is a great way to get yourself one. Or five.

Review: Dell Cloud lets you have it your way

Dell's VMware-based cloud infrastructure provides all of the flexibility and complexity of the leading enterprise virtualization platform

Virtualization in 2013: Staying the Course

Virtualization was a top priority last year. It continues to remain so for partners and CIOs alike.

Review: The best network monitoring system on earth

ScienceLogic EM7 brings ultraflexible, ultrascalable, carrier-grade network monitoring to the enterprise

VMware one-ups Microsoft with vSphere 5.1

The race for virtualization dominance between Microsoft and VMware has become more interesting with VMware's recent release of vSphere 5.1. We obtained vSphere around the same moment as the final release of Windows Server 2012, whose newly included virtual switch and enhanced Hyper-V features were designed to clobber VMware.

Citrix: What kind of company is it anyway?

Citrix is many different things to many people. It's a cloud company, it's a virtualization player, it's a mobile technologies vendor and it's a collaboration products provider. But according to Mark Templeton, Citrix CEO since 2001, all of that blends together and fits with where enterprise IT shops are headed. Here, speaking with IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant, Templeton dishes on Citrix's overall strategy, its relationships with Cisco, Microsoft and Apple, its rivalry with VMware, and its controversial take on open source cloud computing.

Riverbed Granite takes iSCSI across the WAN

Granite Core and Edge appliances eliminate the gap between storage in the data center and servers in the branch

The cybersecurity needs of the borderless enterprise

As the traditional security perimeter dissolves in a virtualized environment, organizations need a new cybersecurity framework and architecture.