Oracle gets aggressive in virtualization with Virtual Iron purchase!
By Tarry Singh at 13 May, 2009, 10:39 am
Update 1:
10th March 2009 we told you that Oracle had snapped Virtual Iron. So truly believe what I am saying, seeing and hearing
We did cover this sometime back stating that Oracle had bought Virtual Iron. This El Reg article confirms that news, no matter how belated it may come out.
Oracle put out a [...]
Oracle acquires Virtual Iron!
By Tarry Singh at 10 March, 2009, 4:09 am
We are assuming that the (in bold) statements from the Oracle exec are being channeled out from Oracle’s corporate HQ.
Oracle’s recent move to acquire server virtualization company Virtual Iron clearly indicates its intention to complete its data management portfolio by introducing indigenous virtualization.
Speaking to IT Examiner, Anand Mohan, former general manager for technology channels at [...]
Oracle tight-lipped about Virtual Iron acquisition bid
By Tarry Singh at 4 March, 2009, 8:27 am
Well before we talk about this bid somethings I will just state here:
- Oracle should do more than just buy a virtualization outfit, they should be in VMworld and other events
- They should start doing something in Cloud Computing (With Amazon they are onto it already)
- They should do more around virtualization
- They should also [...]
Boston Lawyers choose Virtual Iron above VMware, Citrix and Microsoft
By Tarry Singh at 6 February, 2009, 11:25 am
Roden looked at all of the major vendors in the virtualization market, including VMware, XenSource, and Microsoft, and chose Virtual Iron. “There’s no denying that from a price standpoint, there’s more bang for the buck,” he says. Even better, “you don’t need to do any sort of installation on the nodes.” Each node on the [...]
Read More >>Virtual Iron CEO: " VMware is killing the Storage Industry"
By Tarry Singh at 1 June, 2008, 12:31 pm
Ed Walsh wonders why VMware introduced yet another layer called VMFS into the storage.
Read More >>A happy Virtual Iron customer’s story
By Tarry Singh at 17 May, 2008, 11:14 am
“We deployed VI in January and migrated 12 of our servers onto the platform. In the past four months, each node has locked up once, taking the virtualized servers on it down, as well, with no automatic move to a different node - VI is still trying to figure out what happened.. Aside from that, [...]
Read More >>A happy Virtual Iron customer’s story
By Tarry Singh at 17 May, 2008, 11:14 am
“We deployed VI in January and migrated 12 of our servers onto the platform. In the past four months, each node has locked up once, taking the virtualized servers on it down, as well, with no automatic move to a different node - VI is still trying to figure out what happened.. Aside from that, [...]
Read More >>A happy Virtual Iron customer’s story
By Tarry Singh at 17 May, 2008, 11:14 am
“We deployed VI in January and migrated 12 of our servers onto the platform. In the past four months, each node has locked up once, taking the virtualized servers on it down, as well, with no automatic move to a different node - VI is still trying to figure out what happened.. Aside from that, [...]
Read More >>A happy Virtual Iron customer’s story
By Tarry Singh at 17 May, 2008, 11:14 am
“We deployed VI in January and migrated 12 of our servers onto the platform. In the past four months, each node has locked up once, taking the virtualized servers on it down, as well, with no automatic move to a different node - VI is still trying to figure out what happened.. Aside from that, [...]
Read More >>Virtual Iron on "Virtual Monopoly"
By Tarry Singh at 26 March, 2008, 12:12 pm
All of the ecosystem partners will continue to help further VMware’s success because it is a symbiotic relationship—right now, everyone is making money. But in so doing, there is a big risk that over time, VMware will marginalize most, if not all, of its ecosystem partners.VMware is in a position to deliver more and more [...]
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