NetApp, Microsoft Team Up To Streamline Data Center Management and Accelerate Cloud Computing

Demonstrating continued momentum just six months after announcing its three-year strategic alliance with Microsoft, NetApp (NTAP) today announced tight integration with Microsoft(R) technology to enable the growing number of joint customers and service providers to better optimize and evolve their infrastructure while dramatically reducing costs, streamlining management, and increasing business agility.

VMware Update 2 Released for ESX 4.0 and vCenter Server 4.0

Vmware has released update 2 for its virtualization software ESX 4.0 and vCenter Server 4.0. Below are some of the key enhancements for each product. Be sure to check the Vmware compatibility guide for supported hardware. VMware ESX 4.0 Update 2 Release Notes The following information provides highlights of some of the enhancements available in… Continue reading VMware Update 2 Released for ESX 4.0 and vCenter Server 4.0

Composite Software Creates Industry’s Most Complete Data Virtualization Platform

Composite Software, Inc., the leader in high performance data virtualization, today introduced the newest version of the Composite Information Server Data Virtualization Platform, to address the escalating demand by global enterprises with complex and disparate information systems for more agile, cost-effective data integration solutions.

Citrix XenClient Delivers Virtual Desktops “To Go” for Millions of Mobile Workers

Citrix Systems announced the first public release of Citrix XenClient, a new client-side virtualization solution, developed in collaboration with Intel, that allows centrally managed virtual desktops to run directly on corporate laptops and PCs, even when they are disconnected from the network. Representing a major milestone in the industry, XenClient is designed to provide the highest levels of performance, security and isolation through its bare metal architecture and integration with Intel® vPro hardware virtualization technologies.