Embotics adds granular policy control to virtual management
The software's new version increases the range of zones, or groups, for which IT managers can create and apply policies. Read more...

Microsoft releases Hyper-V for download

Microsoft expected to release Hyper-V Thursday

Veeam connects virtual and physical management tools

Security software makes virtual servers a moving target

Red Hat unveils new open-source virtualization initiatives

Parallels releases first Intel Mac server virtualization software

Microsoft highlights virtualization at Tech-Ed, week 2

Free tool secures VMware servers

VMware's ThinApp gets an upgrade

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Seven skills for IT fame and fortune
With the economic downturn on everyone's mind, everyone is re-examining his skills. Some skills are valued more highly than others, of course, and here are seven that could help you not only keep that job, but also secure an even better one.

Opinion: RTM edition of Microsoft Hyper-V adds speed
In one test, the virtual machine was able to saturate the hardware enough to achieve 97% of the storage performance of a physical server.

Q&A: VMware's CEO talks Microsoft, security
Diane Greene talks about how VMware has prepared for the upcoming battle with Microsoft, how the new VMsafe program will yield products over the next two years and the importance of being independent from even its corporate parent's influence.

Review: Microsoft's Hyper-V does the trick
Microsoft's virtualization software works well, but it's still pretty far behind the functionality of VMware in most areas, according to InfoWorld's reviewer. Still, Microsoft's tool is "good enough" for the vast majority of scenarios, or it will be soon.

Opinion: Virtualization security assessment guides inadequate
Virtual security assessment tools are absent or inadequate, Edward Haletky says; he gives you some tips about how to do the job anyway.

Hands on: Desktop virtualization pioneer runs into bugs
Among the problems: In VMware's Fusion, peripheral devices attached to USB and FireWire ports must be switched manually and custom-configured from virtual machine to virtual machine. Timing is everything, this implementer says.

IT departments waste energy, U.K. survey finds
Study finds 76% of U.K. companies surveyed have no targets for reducing power usage.

Opinion: So Symantec finally woke up to server virtualization
This week's Veritas Virtual Infrastucture announcement at Symantec's annual Vision conference puts Symantec back on the map.

Virtual infrastructure: Threats lurk near open doors
Edward L. Haletky suggests three methods that can be used to limit access to the VMware ESX host, and he advises using two at any given time.

Explainer: VMware's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
VDI consists of four basic components: a client to access the virtual machines, a broker to direct the clients to the appropriate VMs, the virtualization server and the VMs that are used as the desktop. Edward L. Haletky explains more.

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Computerworld Technology Briefing: An open-source path to optimal virtualization Looking for a virtualization strategy that offers both the flexibility and reliability to meet the demands of mixed-source environments? Look no further than the fast-emerging open virtualization approach backed by some of the biggest names in enterprise computing. Together they are pointing the way toward higher data center performance without higher costs. Download this briefing

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