Spotlight on hybrid cloud infrastructure Spotlight on hybrid cloud infrastructure

All-in cloud might be your ultimate goal, but hybrid is the reality for many enterprises, at least for the foreseeable future.

So how do you efficiently manage both your cloud and on-premise infrastructure? How do you build a unified hybrid cloud platform?

For those with more advanced needs, how do you optimise your hybrid environments? What are your next steps in building software-defined data centre?

iTnews will provide some answers to these questions in our Spotlight on Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, coinciding with VMware’s vFORUM 2016 in Sydney on 9-10 November.

This Spotlight is supported by StorageCraft.

Sun open sources Mac OS X virtualisation tool

Sun open sources Mac OS X virtualisation tool

Sun Microsystems has unveiled a useful update to its xVM VirtualBox, open source desktop virtualisation, which now has support for both Solaris and Mac OS X.
Sylvie Barak May 12 2008 7:45AM Software
Dell’s building-block approach to virtualisation needs software support

Dell’s building-block approach to virtualisation needs software support

Dell has launched two new servers that have been designed to simplify virtualisation.
Liz Tay May 7 2008 12:01AM Hardware
Protecting the IPTV/VoD infrastructure

Protecting the IPTV/VoD infrastructure

To ensure the success of their new IPTV/VoD services, providers must build into their networks a comprehensive, network-centric security strategy right from the start.
Scott Heinlein, Juniper Networks, Inc. Apr 28 2008 12:17PM Security
VMware first quarter revenue up by 69 percent

VMware first quarter revenue up by 69 percent

Virtualisation vendor VMware has released its first quarter revenues for 2008. The strong financial results are attributed to increased adoption of server virtualisation as the technology gains momentum in the global market, claimed VMware.
Leanne Mezrani Apr 23 2008 3:58PM Software
Poor infrastructure holding back software services

Poor infrastructure holding back software services

Outdated network infrastructure is holding back the development of software-as-a-service (Saas), according to security vendor Check Point..
Iain Thomson Apr 16 2008 2:28PM Networking
Amazon beefs up cloud computing storage

Amazon beefs up cloud computing storage

Online retailer Amazon is to add persistent storage features to its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) hosted service, making it more reliable.
Gareth Morgan Apr 16 2008 11:59AM Storage
Asia-Pacific markets take to virtualisation

Asia-Pacific markets take to virtualisation

Virtualisation software and service vendors will be making US$1.35 billion a year in the Asia-Pacific region within two years, analysts report..
Simon Burns Apr 8 2008 7:54AM Networking
Hot or Not: Virtualisation Security

Hot or Not: Virtualisation Security

What are the potential security implications of virtualisation? The answer is: they are considerable.
Amol Sarwate, Apr 8 2008 3:21AM Security
VMware tools provide virtual lifecycle controls

VMware tools provide virtual lifecycle controls

VMware today announced the general availability of its Lifecycle Manager tool, which provides users with cradle-to-grave control over the deployment of virtual machines.
IT Week Apr 2 2008 3:38PM Networking
Bulletproof offers clients ability to control time with VMware

Bulletproof offers clients ability to control time with VMware

Australian hosting provider, Bulletproof Networks, is offering clients the ability to control time on their virtual machines (VM) with the launch of dedicated virtualised hosting.
Lilia Guan Apr 1 2008 3:32PM Software
Citrix and HP team up on virtualisation

Citrix and HP team up on virtualisation

Remote access firm Citrix has teamed up with HP to integrate an enhanced version of Citrix XenServer into 64-bit HP ProLiant servers..
Staff Writers Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Networking
Marathon launches fault tolerant server virtualisation software

Marathon launches fault tolerant server virtualisation software

Marathon Technologies will next month release what it claims is the first fault-tolerant, high-availability software for server virtualisation.
Dave Bailey Mar 26 2008 1:58PM Networking
Citrix and HP team up on server virtualisation

Citrix and HP team up on server virtualisation

Systems giant HP and application delivery vendor Citrix have teamed up to provide virtualisation on 64-bit HP ProLiant servers.
Dave Bailey Mar 25 2008 4:07PM Networking
Emerson and Digital Sense pioneer first Australian high-density data centres

Emerson and Digital Sense pioneer first Australian high-density data centres

Digital Sense has chosen Emerson Network Power Australia to provide infrastructure to build two of Australia’s highest-density data centres located in Brisbane.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 18 2008 2:01PM Hardware
VMware betas virtual management toolkit

VMware betas virtual management toolkit

Server virtualisation pioneer VMware has started beta testing its Virtual Infrastructure (VI) Toolkit for Windows, which allows administrators to automate many of the management processes for virtual environments.
IT Week Mar 18 2008 1:59PM Software
Symantec and ChangeBase offer virtualisation testing

Symantec and ChangeBase offer virtualisation testing

Symantec has teamed up with software developer ChangeBase to provide a platform to reduce testing costs and times for software virtualisation compatibility..
Clement James Mar 7 2008 7:16AM Software
DiData: “Virtualisation is nothing special”

DiData: “Virtualisation is nothing special”

Dimension Data Australia believes virtualisation has swept the industry, but customers are still struggling with data management issues.
Trevor Treharne Mar 3 2008 2:50PM Hardware
VMware releases API that simplifies securing virtalised environments

VMware releases API that simplifies securing virtalised environments

On the day that Microsoft jumped into the burgeoning virtualisation market, VMware -- the pioneer and industry leader in this technology -- has announced a new product that significantly enhances and simplifies securing virtual machines.
Jim Carr Feb 29 2008 9:41AM Security
VMware takes aim at virtualised security

VMware takes aim at virtualised security

VMware has unveiled a security technology that protects applications running in virtual machines in ways previously not possible in physical environments..
Staff Writers Feb 29 2008 7:22AM Security
VMware embeds ESX 3i hypervisor into x86 servers

VMware embeds ESX 3i hypervisor into x86 servers

VMware has announced deals with almost every major server manufacturer to embed its ultra-thin ESX 3i hypervisor software into blade servers..
Ian Williams Feb 28 2008 4:07PM Networking

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