• ODCA: Virtual machines inching to portability

  While some progress has been achieved in getting virtual machines to run across different types of hypervisors, more work is still needed to bring them to the level of portability that enterprises are seeking, according to a study released by the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA).

• Citrix bequeaths Xen to the Linux Foundation

  In an effort to attract a more diverse set of contributors, enterprise software vendor Citrix has donated its open source Xen hypervisor to the Linux Foundation.

• Hewlett-Packard expands service virtualization palette

  Hewlett-Packard has updated its service virtualization software, giving developers a broader palette upon which to test their programs.

• New TPC benchmark compares virtual workloads

  Extending its testing methodologies to the realm of virtualization, the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) has introduced a benchmark that allows organizations to determine the responsiveness of database systems operating in virtual environments.

• Red Hat RHEV gets storage savvy

  Less than a year after a major update to its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEL) package, Red Hat has upgraded the software to offer more advanced storage capabilities.

• Burning questions: Virtualisation

  Virtualizing x86 infrastructure isn't just a one-step process -- as servers change, the whole data center must change as well. While server hypervisors such as VMware's ESX, Microsoft's Hyper-V and Xen can make IT more efficient and cost-effective, many of the virtualization advantages can be canceled out when data centers rely on technology and processes that haven't been updated for the virtualization age.

• Quiz highlights benefits, limits of server virtualization

  Server virtualization through the use of software products such as VMware has been implemented to varying degrees in corporate IT, with some successful and some not-so-successful outcomes. This year, the virtualization trend promises to continue apace.

Whitepapers about Server Virtualization

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  Bringing Virtual Machine Lifecycle Management to the Network

  The increasing adoption of server virtualization in the data center is driving greater consolidation, reducing power usage, and increasing both availability and resiliency. However, server virtualization brings with it a set of operational challenges on the networking side: from dealing with configuration challenges around Virtual Machine (VM) switching to managing virtual machine mobility in the network, to providing virtual machine location and inventory in the network. Today, there are few tools available to the network administrator that provides visibility, control and insight into the virtual machine environment.