http://www.infoworld.com/ The latest news from InfoWorld en-us Copyright (C) 2007 InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:07:23 PDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Kathy_Badertscher@InfoWorld.com webmaster@InfoWorld.com 40 http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/26/SWsoft-sees-future-in-multiplatform-management_1.html SWsoft, the company behind the Parallels Desktop virtualization software for Macintosh, expects to release a beta version of a server edition of the software in the next four to six weeks. It is also working on new management tools for the datacenter that will control other vendors' virtualization products. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:09:36 PDT Peter_Sayer@idg.com (Peter Sayer)http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/26/SWsoft-sees-future-in-multiplatform-management_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/14/37OPstorinside-virtualization-management_1.html The proliferation of VMs in today's datacenter has many IT professionals scratching their heads as to the true extent of virtualization's hold on day-to-day operations. Unfortunately, the complexity of virtualized environments, if left unchecked, could very well overwhelm those operations, hindering the enterprise's ability to make good on the promise of virtualization. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:00:00 PDT mailto:mario_apicella@infoworld.com,letters@infoworld.com (Mario Apicella)http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/14/37OPstorinside-virtualization-management_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/10/37FE-boss-platforms_1.html Open source cut its teeth on operating systems, earned its street cred on Linux and Apache, and never looked back, continuing ever since to extend the kingdom to databases, middleware, and newfangled platforms such as hypervisors for server virtualization. Our Bossies in platforms and middleware recognize a few old faces, and some fairly new ones. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:00:00 PDT abinstock@pacificdataworks.com;james_borck@infoworld.com;paul_venezia@infoworld.com (Andrew Binstock and James R. Borck and Paul Venezia)http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/10/37FE-boss-platforms_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/27/Pano-Logic-virtual-desktops_1.html A Silicon Valley startup claims to boost computing security and reduce electric costs with a virtual desktop PC that uses no software or processor. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:13:36 PDT Ben_Ames@idg.com (Ben Ames)http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/27/Pano-Logic-virtual-desktops_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/23/30OPeditor_1.html Consider your current computing situation. A few hardy souls reading this are squinting at their Blackberries, cell phones, or even iPhones and scrolling furiously from screen to screen. Most of you, though, are staring at a standard computer monitor, which is tethered to a conventional, full-featured PC -- of either the desktop or notebook flavor. Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:00:00 PDT steve_fox@infoworld.com,letters@infoworld.com (Steve Fox)http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/23/30OPeditor_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/23/30FEdesktopvirt_1.html Everyone wants to escape the horror of rising energy costs. So why not run fewer servers? That’s the no-brainer benefit of server virtualization and consolidation, which is already saving forward-looking companies big bucks in kilowatt hours of electricity, not to mention in hardware and server administration. No wonder so many enterprises are eying fresh virtualization territory: the humble desktop. Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:00:00 PDT paul_venezia@infoworld.com (Paul Venezia)http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/23/30FEdesktopvirt_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/09/28TCxens_1.html It seems all roads lead to virtualization these days. From every conceivable angle, computing resources are being collapsed into abstraction layers that enable greater flexibility, and storage, application, server, and desktop virtualization vendors are riding the wave. The biggest push and most appealing opportunity is server virtualization, and the biggest and most appealing vendor is VMware. VMware isn't just the biggest player, however; it's also the most expensive option. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:00:00 PDT paul_venezia@infoworld.com (Paul Venezia)http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/09/28TCxens_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/13/blogosphere-pans-praises-Safari-3_1.html Apple's just-released public beta of the Safari 3 Web browser -- the first version to run on Windows as well as Mac OS X -- is drawing fervent and sometimes heated reactions from early testers. The following is an unexpurgated sample of what bloggers, ranging from grumpy Windows users to Mac fanboys, had to say in the immediate aftermath of Monday's Safari 3 announcement: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:55:18 PDT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/13/blogosphere-pans-praises-Safari-3_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/06/23FEcto07-bernardin_1.html As the CTO and founder of software maker DataSynapse, Jamie Bernardin frequently finds himself trying to convince IT leaders and administrators to do something they've been hardwired not to: Stop thinking about managing their servers. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:00:00 PDT matt_hines@infoworld.com (Matt Hines)http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/06/23FEcto07-bernardin_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/14/hds-usp-v_1.html In a move aimed at the ongoing data deluge and datacenter I/O bottlenecks today's enterprises face, Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has revamped its storage virtualization strategy in the form of the Hitachi USP (Universal Storage Platform) V, adding thin provisioning to the mix. Mon, 14 May 2007 18:30:00 PDT jason_snyder@infoworld.com (Jason Snyder)http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/14/hds-usp-v_1.html