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About benchmarking
As far as I know, VMware still does not allow 3rd parties to benchmark their product. Fortunately, VMware has benchmarked their own product and made the results publicly available. Here (http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2007/02/a_performance_c.html) and here (http://www.vmware.com/pdf/hypervisor_performance.pdf) you can find a comparison of ( Read more... ) -
SWsoft - Parallels relationship unveiled
Many of you have probably seen the article in Fortune magazine - http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/19/technology/fastforward_parallels.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007012206 - about SWsoft and Parallels. I would like to make few comments about this:
· With Parallels server products coming soon, SWsoft now provides a full range of server ( Read more... ) -
Comparing Isolation in Hardware and OS Virtualization
In our recent discussions with customers and analysts, the question of isolation has come up again. The reason is that whenever an article in the press needs a one-sentence explanation of OS virtualization it is something like ’OS virtualization provides better density and performance but cannot run different operating systems simultaneously and ( Read more... ) -
Virtuozzo gets praised by analysts
First, IDC (http://www.swsoft.com/en/news/id,11213) recognized Virtuozzo as the fastest-growing among all vendors - 98 percent - in the super hot server virtualization market.
Now, Gartner Group, in the report “Predicts 2007: Brace Yourself for the Next Wave of Server Technology,” says:
“By 2010, mainstream virtualization technology will embrace I/O ( Read more... ) -
Vote for Virtuozzo
We encourage everyone to go to Enterprise Open Source Magazine (http://linux.sys-con.com/general/readerschoice.htm) to participate in the Reader’s Choice awards. There are about a dozen categories that include Best Virtualization Solution, Best Open Source Product, and Best Linux Distribution. It will take you about 10 minutes to register and vote ( Read more... ) -
Which OS will matter?
A few weeks ago, TechTarget‘s Server Virtualization published this interview with Diane Greene titled “The operating system should not matter”. After reading it there is very little doubt that VMware has decided to take on Microsoft and provide an alternative platform. This Infoworld article simply calls VMware an OS - “The lab is built mainly on ( Read more... ) -
VMware to start new OS war
I believe it is now obvious that VMware is trying to become an OS vendor, or a platform vendor - if you think that OS has a too narrow definition. Here is why:
1. Virtual appliances - With virtual appliances, VMware is sending a clear message to ISVs - you develop for, run on, deploy on and service your applications on VMware - not on Windows or ( Read more... ) -
Virtuozzo more scalable than ESX Server?
This question is posed here (http://www.virtualization.info/2006/10/virtuozzo-more-scalable-than-esx.html) on virtualization.info with an open invitation to hear from readers about their experience with large implementations of SWsoft Virtuozzo and VMware ESX Server. We encourage our users to contribute and write a comment.
If you follow my blog, ( Read more... ) -
Microsoft introduces unlimited virtualization
4-Oct-2006
(from our CEO Serguei Beloussov)
We know that the implications of virtualization technology on software licensing are huge. I wrote about this in an opinion column, http://news.com.com/Rethinking+software+licensing/2010-1012_3-6110449.html.
Just recently, Microsoft took a step in the right direction for the users of virtualization ( Read more... )
