Hyper-V R2 Released: VMware’s Paul Maritz walks a thin line as Microsoft closes in!
By Tarry Singh at 31 August, 2009, 11:50 pm
Will he be able to pull off the trick. We VMware be able to make Microsoft’s Windows irrelevant? I seriously doubt that will happen in the next 10 years and seriously doubt if VMware will be the one to do it. Obviously they expect Google to upstage Microsoft and I’m sure with some minor exodus [...]
Read More >>VMworld sneak peaks: VMware goes after SMB with VMware Go; VMware vCenter on steroids; Googlers go to VMware
By Tarry Singh at 31 August, 2009, 2:49 am
VMware says that they have received an overwhelmingly positive response the latest generation of vSphere 4, with approximately 75 percent of customers planning to upgrade to VMware vSphere 4 within the next six months. VMware’s second product launch is targeted towards small to medium sized businesses. VMware Go is a free beta service that makes [...]
Read More >>Stratus shows availability-critical appliances for the cloud at VMworld; MSFT’s SharePoint, System Center demo’ed
By Tarry Singh at 26 August, 2009, 1:22 pm
MAYNARD, Mass., Aug. 26, 2009 – Stratus Technologies will be demonstrating cloud and virtual appliance solutions that support critical functions within these infrastructures at VMworld, the company announced today. Showcasing the just-announced line of Stratus® ftServer® systems and latest version of Stratus® Avance™ high-availability software with built-in virtualization, these availability appliances will include: * Microsoft [...]
Read More >>StorMagic Virtual SAN enables VMware HA for free!
By Tarry Singh at 26 August, 2009, 9:50 am
This is what I got to hear from the BDM at StorMagic. Check them out at VMworld for more details Has the cost and complexity of external shared storage restricted your VMware initiatives? High Availability has become a mandate for most IT organizations, even with the tough economic climate and strict budget allocations. The required [...]
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Swords are drawn: Microsoft, Citrix are not sponsoring VMworld 2009!
By Tarry Singh at 25 August, 2009, 4:33 pm
Update1 Aug 26th 2009: Citrix PR just contacted me with the following statement thus justifying that it was impossible for Citrix to sponsor with the rules VMware had imposed. Clearly VMware has been labeled a “proprietary vendor” while Microsoft, Novell, Redhat, Citrix and even Oracle (to some extent) are mixin’ and hashin’. Also noteworthy is [...]
Read More >>VMworld 2009: VMware! Shutting HP out, is it worth the risk?
By Tarry Singh at 27 June, 2009, 5:07 am
Update 2 28th June 2009: After the whole twitter world getting a bit fired up by this post I just want to say one thing of all the possible [and unrealistic, according to some, circumstances] that the following are the observations I can make now: 1. Cisco doing what it should be doing: Cisco is [...]
Read More >>Holy shite, VMworld no more the independent virtualization event?
By Tarry Singh at 29 May, 2009, 1:04 pm
With the blogosphere getting all mad about VMware’s attempt to make it a solo show where groupies and fanbois will go and hug each other and competitors will grope in the dark outside, VMware surely pulled some muscle and a lot of negative response from its trusted bloggers, some who also spent their precious time [...]
Read More >>VMware and Atos Origin’s vCloud session: Watch me speak!
By Tarry Singh at 12 March, 2009, 12:47 pm
Hope you guys enjoy the prezo Hopefully we’ll see you in Frisco, Moscone Convention Center as well. I was also captured in the wrap-up of the VMworld together with my pal, Verron Martina (Sr. Partner Advisor at NetApp) here.
Read More >>VMworld San Francisco 2009: Call for papers
By Tarry Singh at 7 March, 2009, 7:37 am
Submit your papers as soon as you can. VMworld 2009 is the must attend virtualization event of the year and will take place August 31 -September 3 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.. To attendees, its value is unmatched—in fact, past attendees say that getting actionable ideas to immediately help them in their [...]
Read More >>VMworld 2009 Videos ready: Savvis, TerraMark, Vizioncore and lots more
By Tarry Singh at 7 March, 2009, 5:24 am
The videos are all on the VMworld 2009 page, just click on the tab and start watching!
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