Virtualization News & Articles

Google will soon offer users a new cloud storage service called Drive to rival Apple's iCloud, Microsoft's SkyDrive, Amazon's Cloud Drive and Dropbox, plus the other online file service specialists as it looks to ensure your files live on Google servers, within easy reach of its other services.

At a technology level, there seems little to stop widely dispersed workers from collaborating in real time on many projects. But there are problems. According to a recent white paper from the Sand Hill Group and Citrix, the key to collaborative work is communications skills and supportive tools.

With Virginia Rometty now installed in the cockpit of IBM, one of the things that many are waiting to see is whether she is going to continue the buying spree that appeared reinvigorated at the end of last year. The announcement that Big Blue has just bought UK-based Green Hat seems to suggest she will.

In October, Gartner published its list -- or rather a list -- of top ten strategic technologies. At the Gartner conference that is just finishing in Australia today, Michele Caminos of Gartner outlined 10 top trends and how they will affect infrastructure and operations.

Now in its third year and with twice as many conference streams as last year, Cloud Expo Europe is already the longest running cloud computing-focused event in Europe.

IBM is back again this week, this time with the launch of a new bunch of SmartCloud services and software that aims to give its customers more choice when it comes to migrating their existing processes and data onto IBM’s PaaS, as well as more options when it comes to setting up private clouds.

No matter how much cash companies rake in from the private sector, everyone knows the big bucks are with the government. So, Amazon's new higher-level security pass will let it waltz right up to the pork barrels as .gov goes cloud.

Virtualization used to focus on moving the desktop and your apps between PCs. Now, the industry led by VMware is looking away from the PC entirely at its big Las Vegas show.

Earlier in the week, Microsoft talked up a storm about its Dynamics CRM Online as well as cash incentives to take it up. But the tough talk was only part of a wider piece from Microsoft about its cloud strategy. Could it be that Microsoft is finally nailing down the nuts and bolts of what it wants to do in the cloud?

Could mobile apps offer a solution to the inherent risks that your business faces when moving its data and functions to cloud-based applications or services? 

Google's Chromebook launched with much fanfare at Google I/O this May, and since we've seen mixed reviews. But with Google announcing better support for integration conscious and Windows-dependent buyers will Chromebooks now pique the interest of enterprise IT? Let's have a look.

China is known for its tight security when it comes to online services and content. Dubbed the "Great Firewall of China," the country's data filters prevent access to any domain or service deemed to potentially contain illegal or subversive content. Computer scientists have, however, found a way to get past China's data filters by embedding censored data within approved traffic.

With companies such as IBM and Oracle now targeting the Big Data space, it seemed like Microsoft had been dragging its heels. Not so. Duriing the week at its Research Faculty Summit in Redmond, it announced a set of tools and services built around the Azure platform that will redress the balance.

Citrix's (news, site) move from heavy servers to the virtual world continues as it purchases Cloud.com for around US$ 250 million.

MIcrosoft (news, site) clearly has major plans for Windows 8, and Hyper-V could see a big shakeup in how businesses and users run legacy and alternate systems.