"virtualization" news, interviews, and features

Slideshows about virtualization

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  IN PICTURES: Windows 8 - A visual tour of what we now know

  Wrapped in ribbons and enhanced virtualization features, Microsoft's forthcoming version of Windows is worth a closer look

  IN PICTURES: Windows 8 - A visual tour of what we now know

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News about virtualization

• Docker Content Trust steps up container security

  Docker Content Trust seeks to provide a standard security framework for Docker images, via open source key-sharing

• Red Hat readies OpenStack for the enterprise

  Red Hat has packaged OpenStack to make it easier to deploy for hosting mission critical jobs

• NFV a hit for OpenDaylight

  Almost 3/4 of users adopt it for virtualized functions; enterprises find NFV appealing too

• Google releases a cloud manager ready for the enterprise

  With Kubernetes, Google wants to help enterprises adopt a container-based micro-services architecture

• New industry group to bring web-scale tech to the enterprise

  The Cloud Native Computing Foundation will develop software for creating a 'micro-services' architecture

• Oracle unwraps VM VirtualBox 5.0 with focus on security

  Disk-image encryption is now included in the virtualization software

Interviews about virtualization

• Early user of VMware NSX net virtualization tool extols fine grain controls

  Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently sat down with WestJet technologist Richard Sillito to talk about its broader NSX plans.

• F5, VMware & Cisco: One happy family?

  Key executives explain how the relationship is structured

• F5 execs: We're blasting virtualisation beyond Layer 3

  Synthesis promises to speed application rollouts and simplify deployment of other Layer 4-7 services

• Dell Software CIO says BYOD is not about devices

  How Dell handles BYOD in its corporate network

• Q&A: Austereo CIO Ross Forgione

  What does an average work day involve for you at Austereo? The average day at Austereo is an adventure. It's a combination of managing daily ...

• Cisco's McCool sees growing data-center role

  Midsized enterprises are embracing the company's UCS server platform more than expected, he says

Features about virtualization

• Contain yourself: The layman's guide to Docker

  As Docker grows in popularity, a question burns: What is it, and why do you need to care about containers?

• VMWorld 2014: Winners and Losers

  Mobile computing, OpenStack and containers win, NSX, vCloud Air details too thin at VMware show.

• Virtualizing Oracle software: Don't pay for what you don't need

  Moving Oracle databases to virtual infrastructure may not result in software savings. Here's why, and what you can do about it.

• The Open Source Rookies of the Year Awards

  Black Duck picks the top 10 open source projects launched in the past year.

• Foiled! How to beat software vendors' sneaky price increases

  Between complex licenses and the cloud, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP have lots of ways to hike up prices. Here's how to fight back

• Where do SDNs fit in the datacentre?

  The true value of SDNs may be for managed service providers (MSPs) and for enterprises with multiple branch offices,