SMB Virtualization

SMB Virtualization focuses on delivering the benefits of virtualization to SMB’s, and SME’s in a cost effective and easy to manage manner.

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    Why is Application Performance Management so Screwed Up?

    October 11, 2011
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    Less than 5% of the applications that matter to enterprises world wide are under management by an APM solution that can help ensure application response time, application availability and the integrity of the critical transactions within the application. This is because first generation APM solutions have been too expensive to purchase, too limited in their…

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    VMworld EMEA, IPExpo, The ExecEvent, Citrix Synergy, oh my!

    October 10, 2011
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    VMworld EMEA, IPExpo, The ExecEvent, Citrix Synergy, oh my!

    This month (October 2011) there are a slew of conferences on virtualization and cloud technologies being held in Europe. The question becomes which to attend! If you are in the United States, this could be expensive considering the current Euro to Dollar exchange rate but if you are already in Europe one of these events…

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    Virtual Environments on a Shoe String

    October 7, 2011
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    Whether you are building a new or adding to an existing virtual or cloud environment on a shoestring budget, whether for work or for home use, there is quite a bit to consider before you purchase anything and it all boils down to your requirements which will dictate the technology you need for your virtual…

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    Taking a Look at VMware Feature Limitations

    September 29, 2011
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    Since the introduction of virtualization there has been sheer joy and excitement when having to work with application owners on the amount of resources they will need and not what they really think they want. I have seen all kinds of minimum, maximum, and special recommendation for all kinds of application over the years. In…

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    Citrix VDI-in-a-Box vs XenDesktop – does size matter?

    September 1, 2011
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    Citrix VDI-in-a-Box vs XenDesktop – does size matter?

    The challenge for Citrix is to position their VDI portfolio effectively. At the very least there should be a standardised license plan and migration path from (or to) the grid and non-grid solutions. There is potential to remove the reduced functionality versions of XenDesktop. Most importantly - to have a license model that allows organisations…

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    News: Virtual Computer Turns VDI on Its Head with NxTop 4

    August 30, 2011
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    Virtual Computer have redefined virtual desktops delivery with their latest release, NxTop 4. In NxTop4 Virtual Computer have aimed to further improve their client-side hypervisor desktop management solution and to better harness the power of end-point PCs for local execution rather than requiring major investments in virtual machine server farms.

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    Your VMworld 2011 Enterprise Private Cloud and IT as a Service Short List

    August 25, 2011
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    Your VMworld 2011 Enterprise Private Cloud and IT as a Service Short List

    Choosing a Private Cloud platform involves trading off the scale of the environment, the types of applications running on the environment and compatibility with public cloud platforms with each other. VMware, DynamicOps, Gale Technologies, Abiquo, Platform Computing and Cisco offer the most compelling enterprise focused production application platforms. However other use cases and markets are…

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    vSphere 5 Licensing – The Role of Cross Platform Management Tools and the Hotlink SuperVISOR

    August 12, 2011
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    vSphere 5 Licensing – The Role of Cross Platform Management Tools and the Hotlink SuperVISOR

    So you are a loyal VMware customer. You have licenses for vSphere 4 and you are about 40% virtualized. Based upon the revised vRAM entitlements in the revised vSphere 5 licensing, you think you are going to be OK as you progress through the more demanding business critical purchased and custom developed applications that lie…

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    Impact of Latest vSphere 5 vRAM Licensing Model upon Data Center Virtualization and Virtualization Management

    August 4, 2011
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    VMware has updated the vRAM pricing for vSphere 5 to address certain customer issues, and deserves a great deal of credit for acting this quickly and decisively to the feedback that was generated by the initial announcement. However, even with the new vSphere 5 vRAM pricing the question is now raised as to whether competing…

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