Taking Ownership of VM fails, VM appears to be in use, stuck in state error

While working in Vmware workstation, I lost connectivity to a LUN where I’m hosting virtual machines for workstation. As it turns out, the VMs were powered on and after restoring the connection, I could not get into the VM (windows 7) or power it off/restart it. When trying to open the VM in workstation, it… Continue reading Taking Ownership of VM fails, VM appears to be in use, stuck in state error

Zend Partners with VMware to Run Enterprise Web Applications in the Cloud

Zend, the PHP company, today announced an integrated solution for VMware vFabric Application Director™ that makes it easy for enterprises to move their virtualized PHP applications to a fully-automated cloud environment. The integration of Zend Server, the #1 PHP application platform, with VMware vFabric Application Director equips enterprises to seamlessly deploy and manage enterprise-class PHP… Continue reading Zend Partners with VMware to Run Enterprise Web Applications in the Cloud

Dell, VMware ‘Double Down’ on Desktop Virtualization

oday at VMworld 2012, Dell and VMware announced the expansion of the companies’ joint efforts to simplify the delivery of world-class desktop virtualization solutions. As part of the companies’ expanded strategic relationship, Dell and VMware will deliver new, turnkey virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) bundles based on VMware View. The joint solutions will provide customers and… Continue reading Dell, VMware ‘Double Down’ on Desktop Virtualization

VMware Showcases Advancements in End User Computing at VMworld 2012

Today at VMworld® 2012, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, previewed the alpha version of the VMware Horizon™ Suite, a new platform that will offer a flexible corporate workspace in the cloud for mobile workers to connect from anywhere using any device. VMware also demonstrated how the combination of… Continue reading VMware Showcases Advancements in End User Computing at VMworld 2012

Actifio Launches PAS 20T, Radically Simple Copy Data Management for the Midmarket

VMworld US 2012 Actifio™, the radically simple copy data management company, today launched a new addition to its award-winning Protection and Availability Storage (PAS) portfolio: PAS 20T. Designed for zero-administration and zero-install, PAS 20T is a single, virtualized solution for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, test and development or any application that creates copies… Continue reading Actifio Launches PAS 20T, Radically Simple Copy Data Management for the Midmarket

Mellanox 40GbE Solutions Deliver Record Virtualization Performance Over VMware ESXi 5.1

VMworld US 2012 Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX) (TASE: MLNX), a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, today announced that its end-to-end 40GbE solution running over VMware ESXi 5.1 enables a new price/performance record for virtualized data centers. Benchmark results achieved a sustainable rate of more than… Continue reading Mellanox 40GbE Solutions Deliver Record Virtualization Performance Over VMware ESXi 5.1