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From big iron to white boxes, Nationwide goes virtualFrom big iron to white boxes, Nationwide goes virtual While many IT shops see virtualization as a question of adopting EMC's VMware on servers running Windows or Linux, Nationwide Insurance has adopted the technology for both x86-based and mainframe-hosted servers. After all, notes Buzz Woeckener, the company's zLinux/Unix server manager, virtualization was invented for mainframes. Purdue pursues long-term cost savings Like other adopters of server virtualization, Purdue University was concerned that its datacenter would hit the wall, exceeding physical space, power, and cooling limits. The use of EMC VMware let it combine 140 physical servers into three Hewlett-Packard DL-585 servers, a 40:1 compression ratio, says Mike Rubesch, director of IT infrastructure systems. "It helps postpone the inevitable," he adds.  September 24, 3:00 a.m. PDT Pano Logic virtual desktops run without software A Silicon Valley startup claims to boost computing security and reduce electric costs with a virtual desktop PC that uses no software or processor. August 27, 9:13 a.m. PDT VMware Windows-on-a-Mac product close to launch VMware Inc. is pricing its upcoming new software to run Windows on a Mac similar to rival Parallels Inc.'s software announced last week. June 12, 5:17 a.m. PDT Parallels for Mac now plays 3-D graphics Parallels is upgrading its desktop virtualization software for running Windows on a Mac computer, adding, among other things, 3-D graphics capability. June 8, 6:33 a.m. PDT 2007 InfoWorld CTO 25: Jamie Bernardin 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. June 6, 3:00 a.m. PDT Trimming the Longhorn, threatening the Penguin Some weeks, the dog is man's best and fuzziest friend; others he's chasing you around the yard and snapping at your heinie — I'm having a real "Tom and Jerry" moment here. May 16, 3:00 a.m. PDT > Platforms |
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