• Oracle tries to ease concerns of Virtual Iron customers

  Oracle is trying to reassure customers of Virtual Iron, the virtualization company it bought in May, as rivals like VMware push discount offers in hopes of capitalizing on any uncertainty.

• VMware offering 'safe passage' to Virtual Iron users

  VMware is trying to exploit uncertainty among customers of Virtual Iron, the virtualization vendor recently acquired by Oracle, with a new "safe passage" plan that offers Virtual Iron users steep discounts on certain VMware products if they switch.

• VMware hypervisor still king for enterprise-class workloads, Burton Group says

  VMware is still the only virtualization vendor whose hypervisor meets every enterprise requirement, but rivals Citrix, Microsoft and Virtual Iron are closing in on that goal, according to research by the Burton Group.

• Oracle buys Virtual Iron, bolsters virtualization management lineup

  Oracle is continuing its spending spree with an agreement to buy Virtual Iron, an acquisition that will help Oracle enhance its Xen-based server virtualization software.

Whitepapers about virtual iron

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  A Guide to Staying Secure Amidst Gorwing Threats and the Expanding Digital Universe

  Security management needs to evolve to protect business, government, and individuals from growing cyber threats. This Paper outlines challenges facing security executives and teams and uses an “air traffic control system” analogy to show how advanced security management systems can deliver better security by providing a single point of visibility and coordination for physical, virtual, and cloud assets. Solutions are presented where business processes, policy, controls, and data work in concert to achieve the vision of an air traffic control system for information security.

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  Can you harness clouds without creating storms?

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  IDC whitepaper: Hold Down Data Centre Costs