InformationWeek Virtualization Weblog http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/ Here you'll find observations, anecdotes, and analysis from our experienced staff of reporters and editors, with links to stories, surveys and other content that appear on InformationWeek.com, TechWeb.com, and many other points on the Web. We welcome discussion, and invite you to share your opinions and thoughts. Please participate with us! Copyright 2009 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:35:37 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Amazon Bids For Windows Developers On Eve Of Azure's Launch Charles Babcock Four days before Microsoft launches its Azure cloud platform to developers at a conference in L.A., Amazon has come up with a .Net software development kit to help Windows developers produce code that runs in Amazon's EC2. It's probably just coincidence. But let's see what they're getting with AWS SDK for .Net.



]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=83e21b98cce2717b8f7da473970b6618 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/11/amazon_bids_for.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/11/amazon_bids_for.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Cloud Computing Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:35:37 -0500 <![CDATA[InformationWeek's RSS Feed is brought to you by]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=83e21b98cce2717b8f7da473970b6618&p=4 83e21b98cce2717b8f7da473970b6618 ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:35:37 -0500 What's The Definition Of Cloud Computing? Charles Babcock What's the definition of cloud computing? I keep asking myself that question and hearing different answers. Despite the frequent use of the term, it still means different things to different people. That was evident at the Cloud Computing Conference & Expo this week in Santa Clara, where I thought I would find consensus.



]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=190830e843f82c7cde2c3add0bf88446 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/11/whats_the_defin_1.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/11/whats_the_defin_1.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Cloud Computing Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:20 -0500 InformationWeek SMB Virtual Event: Dealing With Data Centers Fredric Paul Whether your company's data center is a couple of servers stashed in a closet or a gleaming, state-of-the-art climate-controlled facility, you're still facing the same set of challenges: how to keep the IT lights on while controlling costs, take advantage of new technologies to stay competitive, and position your company for an economic recovery in the midst of the toughest times for IT that many of us can remember.

On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, help is on the way.



]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=9e8cbfc0fee20d910cd74a8a2db218ef http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/10/informationweek_10.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/10/informationweek_10.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Hardware Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:04:00 -0500 IBM Preparing Self-Service Software Infrastructure Charles Babcock IBM has been investing in cloud computing for several years, although Willy Chiu, VP of IBM Cloud Labs, acknowledges it may be difficult for those outside IBM to develop a picture of what its cloud initiative will finally look like.



]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=1fe7dc8fcf76d07c239d13b0c225ceed http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/09/ibm_preparing_s.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/09/ibm_preparing_s.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Cloud Computing Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:56:43 -0500 Simple API Is Part Of A Rising And Open Tide To The Cloud Charles Babcock What's notable about the open source project announced yesterday, Simple API for cloud computing, are the names that are present, IBM, Microsoft and Rackspace, and the names that are not: Amazon, for one, is not a backer, and let's just stop right there.



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]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=2c83d175a677d9d79bd03bf1b1fab066 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/09/vmware_feels_gr.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/09/vmware_feels_gr.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Virtualization Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:53:20 -0500 <![CDATA[InformationWeek's RSS Feed is brought to you by]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=2c83d175a677d9d79bd03bf1b1fab066&p=4 2c83d175a677d9d79bd03bf1b1fab066 ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:53:20 -0500 VMware's Hidden Ally, The Economic Downturn Charles Babcock It's no secret enterprises are making heavy use of virtualization in the data center. Market research shows their leading provider is VMware. With Microsoft offering virtualization in Windows Server 2008 and other free alternatives available, it's hard to see how VMware's grip will last. But VMworld offered a glimpse of why it may.



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]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=5e20126cfcca3c5cf45b4fb86d05920f http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/08/amazons_private.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/08/amazons_private.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Cloud Computing Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:28:53 -0500 VMware Got What It Paid For: A Vision Of The Future Charles Babcock VMware's acquisition of SpringSource is not a match made in heaven. It's going to take an effort by both parties to make this marriage work. Still, it looks like one of the few responses VMware could make to counter Microsoft's dangerous invasion of its turf.



]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=a8fd4cf4909ca78dfc04321321fd1893 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/08/vmware_got_what.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/08/vmware_got_what.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Virtualization Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:30:54 -0500 VMware's Cunning Acquisition: SpringSource Charles Babcock Cloud computing and virtualization function hand in glove. We knew that. What we didn't know was that there are likely to be efficiencies if the application is built from the ground up for the cloud. The Spring Framework is one of those new development platforms that make it easier to develop Java applications--for the cloud.



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]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=224a54777ad084217170eb81296e8a5e http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/venture_capital.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/venture_capital.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Startup City Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:47:01 -0500 Firewall for Virtual Machines Adds Speed and an IDS Andrew Conry-Murray Startup Altor Networks launches a new version of its VM firewall that's built for speed and includes an intrusion detection engine from Sourcefire.



]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=db9bb3bb4b09b27456809ff4e30da860 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/firewall_for_vi.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/firewall_for_vi.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Security Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:33:27 -0500 U.S. Agencies Think About Establishing Cloud Nodes Charles Babcock Tim Grance, program manager for cyber and network security at National Institute of Standards, says standards are essential to cloud computing. And among those standards must be additional standards for moving virtual machines from cloud to cloud, something we still lack.



]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=88018a745c372c14e54c868b8f34cca2 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/us_agencies_thi.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/us_agencies_thi.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Virtualization Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:15:07 -0500 VMLogix Gets Ready For The Hybrid Cloud Charles Babcock Sameer Dholakia of VMLogix is not the most prominent spokesman for virtualization. But his firm's product, LabManager, supplies a strong core function--provisioning the virtual server. Furthermore, VMLogix doesn't care whether it’s a VMware, Citrix or Microsoft virtual machine, making Dholakia one of the few CEOs with a vision of a multi-hypervisor future.



]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=9fabf845a632865499cbbea7fc93b851 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/vmlogix_gets_re.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/vmlogix_gets_re.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Virtualization Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:53:23 -0500 VM Management For Fun And Profit Joe Hernick I chatted up a group of IT pros running full tilt towards virtualization. They all seemed to have left their management hats at home... How 'bout you? We'd love to get your view on VM management.



]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=18f30163367adf9e4d0e24c155e150d2 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/06/vm_management_f_1.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/06/vm_management_f_1.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Analytics Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:01:28 -0500 <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=18f30163367adf9e4d0e24c155e150d2&p=4 18f30163367adf9e4d0e24c155e150d2 ]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:01:28 -0500 Cloud Standards Will Emerge From Current Haze Charles Babcock What standards do you follow if you're interested in getting started in cloud computing? The short answer is, there are few clearly defined standards in what remains a loosely defined area. Nevertheless, the main outline is clear. Follow the leaders and follow the Web.



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]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=c0f079edfcea026f737709031a85ae13 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/05/desktop_deliver.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/05/desktop_deliver.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Analytics Mon, 04 May 2009 19:57:56 -0500 How Many Virtual Machines Is Too Many? Yesterday's Gains Will Be Trumped Charles Babcock Greg Scherer, CTO of the I/O device maker Neterion, explains a weakness buried in virtualization's hypervisor. When it comes to virtual machine I/O, the hypervisor has to deal with it through a software switch, and lots of I/O means frequent interruption of the hypervisor's main job, processing guest application needs.



]]> http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=26639dca634895c803357899cf5b4380 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/05/how_many_virtua.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/05/how_many_virtua.html?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL Virtualization Fri, 01 May 2009 20:32:58 -0500 Red Hat Sponsors Forum On Open Source In The Cloud Charles Babcock It's often seemed obvious to me that clouds and Linux go hand in hand. Amazon's EC2 started out running workloads under Linux in a modified open source Xen file format. So why couldn't the operation of the whole cloud be based on open source code?



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