Virtualization
VMware names virtual firewalls as first workload it will offload to SmartNICs
Stateful L4 and L7 protection coming ... eventually
17 Nov 14:59 | 5
Virtualization
Webcast
Remote workers connected but not exactly productive? Let’s bring the office to them…
Time to take another look at VDI this month
02 Nov 06:00 |
Virtualization
Time for a virtual love affair: ESXi-Arm Fling flung onto the web for peeps to test drive with Raspberry Pi 4, other kit
Totally not-safe-for-production 64-bit Arm hypervisor port released for evaluation, sell the SmartNIC idea, etc
07 Oct 06:31 | 6
Virtualization
XCP-ng starts thinking long-term, for support, UEFI, storage and more
Properly FOSS version of XenServer promises at least five years of support for next release, maybe more
02 Oct 04:56 | 1
VMworld
US-China trade war worse for tech business than COVID-19, says VMware's Asia boss
Buyers aren't super-keen to jump through geopolitical hoops
01 Oct 07:30 | 6
Virtualization
Xen Project officially ports its hypervisor to Raspberry Pi 4
'We were about to embark on an adventure deep in the belly of the memory allocator and Linux address translation layers'
29 Sep 13:31 | 37
VMworld
ESXi-on-Arm is real and VMware will use it to run networks, storage, and security on SmartNICs
Even third-party software could run there one day, managed by vSphere
29 Sep 12:15 | 5
Virtualization
VMware drops hints that ESXi on Arm is about to become a proper product
Also looks to have security and SaaS news in store for next week’s VMworld
24 Sep 06:31 | 4
Virtualization
Dying software forces changes to VMware’s vSphere Clients
Imminent demise of IE 11 and Angular JS means upgrades are incoming
21 Sep 04:27 | 18
Virtualization
Microsoft submits Linux kernel patches for a 'complete virtualization stack' with Linux and Hyper-V
Linux on Azure might no longer need Windows
15 Sep 12:43 | 39
Comment
Who cares what Apple's about to announce? It owes us a macOS x86 virtual appliance for non-Mac computers
Shift to Arm processors will maroon some users – and Hackintoshes are problematic
15 Sep 11:29 | 134
Virtualization
VMware staff in Silicon Valley can leave a pandemic, wildfire-ridden zone – if they're willing to accept less pay
What's that? You want to breathe clean air? Tough luck then
12 Sep 00:12 | 47
Sponsored
VDI is back to solve your remote-working woes
Lower costs, easier management, happier staff – what’s not to like?
27 Aug 17:00 | 1
Sponsored
Digital this, digital that – but don’t forget the employee experience
Working remote should be no different to sitting in an office
24 Aug 17:00 |
Virtualization
VMware gives its desktop hypervisors the power to spawn local K8s clusters
Fusion and Workstation just got rather more useful for containerised CI/CD pipelines - and also rather cheaper
21 Aug 07:38 | 7
Virtualization
VMware 'rebalances' with layoffs that converge hyperconverged team
Also hosed out many Datrium staff on day one
13 Aug 05:54 | 8
Virtualization
Can't decide which OS to run today? Why not Linux inside Windows inside macOS?
Parallels desktop upgrade enables nested virtualization and adds a dash of automation
12 Aug 10:40 | 27
Virtualization
VMware gets into apps with Bluetooth-pinging COVID-safe-office tools
And expands its Horizons VDI into new clouds
07 Aug 07:38 | 2
Virtualization
Xen and the art of hypervisor introspection: Bitdefender donates meditative tech to open-source virty outfit
And its lightweight virtualized RAM and CPU project, Napoca, too
30 Jul 14:01 | 9
Virtualization
Microsoft delivers CouchOps capability with Android TV upgrade to Remote Desktop app
Also adds Windows Virtual Desktop support and two-factor authentication
30 Jul 04:06 | 9
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Software
Bloated middle age beckons: Windows 1.0 turns 35 and is dealing with its mid-life crisis, just about
Red trousers and a Porsche or respectable middle age for Windows?
Security
Manchester United working with infosec experts to 'minimize ongoing IT disruption' caused by 'cyber attack'
No data leaked, says football club
Software
Linus Torvalds worried Linux kernel might get messy around Christmas
LTS release 5.10 is currently unruly and looks like colliding with the holiday season
Bootnotes
'Unmute' named one of Oxford Dictionary's words of the year
Stop doomscrolling through Blursday and take a Workation
Software
China offers world its COVID QR Code movement passport at G20 Leaders' Meeting
Declaration puts a handbrake on global digital currencies, includes usual 'let's use the internet and AI to make the world a better place' stuff
Who, Me?
It's always DNS, especially when a sysadmin makes a hash of their semicolons
Remember the days when 'we made it up as we went along'?
Software
The GIMP turns 25 and promises to carry on being the FOSS not-Photoshop
Image Manipulation Program spawned GTK, which begat GNOME
Promo
Head thumping, heart racing? Here’s how not to panic when you’re under cyber attack
No incident response plan? We can help you there…
Policy
USA and Taiwan make semiconductors their top trade priority at first-ever 'Economic Prosperity Dialogue'
Do you see what I TSMC?
Artificial Intelligence
Pretty fly for a SharkEye: Salesforce sponsors AI drones to spot sharks before they attack California swimmers
Plus: A new web app from Google to generate AI monsters
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Virtualization
Brave takes step closer to sensible business model by building subscription VPN into the iOS version of its browser
Relying on ads in software designed to block ads is an uphill struggle
28 Jul 08:03 | 11
Virtualization
No, boss, I'm not playing Minecraft. Minecraft is where I run VMs on the desktop now
Game mod pipes VirtualBox into virtual blockputers
27 Jul 04:57 | 35
Virtualization
Xen upgrade brings open-source hypervisor to Azure, future AMD EPYCs, rPi 4, and even Nvidia AI development kit
Team suggests grabbing it now
24 Jul 16:02 |
Virtualization
VMware's flagship vSphere now in never-ending beta, if you're up for it
Go forth and test code that may never become a product if you dare
24 Jul 06:02 | 9
+Analysis
Dell ‘exploring’ VMware spin-off, insists they must keep their special relationship
Financial bod suggests this will go nowhere, which is just what Dell's share price is doing, dammit!
16 Jul 02:54 | 8
Virtualization
If you have Microsoft 365 and Windows Virtual Desktop, do you need Citrix? Apparently
Redmond's Azure-based system pals up with virty dinosaur
14 Jul 18:01 | 11
Virtualization
That's infotainment, that's infotainment: Android Automotive OS goes virtual with new reference platform
The screech of brakes and lamplights blinking... Google and pals tackle heterogeneous hardware subsystems
07 Jul 13:30 | 13
Virtualization
After three leisurely years, Citrix releases second long-term-service hypervisor
Version 8.2 supports bigger hosts, improves network security and bins old Windows versions as guests
26 Jun 06:41 | 5
Virtualization
Dell reportedly considers new VMware-related financial contortions
We’re not buying the idea it could buy Virtzilla, but selling a stake could work
24 Jun 04:03 |
Virtualization
VMware bungled bundling blurt blaring Bitfusion bringing new GPU-and-AI powers to vSphere
Bitfusion integration will require an add-on licence after all, rather than being tossed into vSphere Enterprise Plus
23 Jun 08:02 |
Virtualization
Google and Parallels bring Windows apps to Chromebooks, in parallel with VMware and Citrix
And then derides them as legacy apps you’ll put up with while you ascend to cloud
17 Jun 07:55 | 23
Virtualization
VMware delays vSphere 6.7 end of life by 11 months, because vAdmins have other things to worry about
And teases pay-by-credit-card options for its AWS service
05 Jun 06:54 |
Virtualization
7*7 = a simple equation for taking total control of multiple VMware-powered clouds
Ethical hackers detail how they popped vCloud Director, the tool Virtzilla offers to service providers hosting pods of private clouds
02 Jun 07:29 | 16
Virtualization
Microsoft and VMware end ancient grudge with new VM privilege workaround
Workstation has one job: running VMs. And now it can do it on Windows with Hyper-V enabled
01 Jun 07:02 | 8
Virtualization
VMware virtually untouched by virus, impact of private Keith Urban concert for customers uncertain
Beats the guidance it didn’t think would survive the pandemic
29 May 06:56 |
Virtualization
VMware reduces hardware footprint of its shiny new K8s-on-vSphere toys
Seven hosts might have been asking a bit much for early footling
26 May 02:02 |
Virtualization
Adobe’s Flash fade may force vCenter upgrades unless you run dodgy browsers
What? Why? This one’s all about an eleven-month window of client complications
22 Apr 08:44 | 7
Virtualization
XCP-ng celebrates six-figure download milestone
Now incubated as part of Xen project and has plenty of plans for hyperconverged and storage fun
20 Apr 06:52 |
Virtualization
VMware finally delivers its K8s and vSphere combo
And tosses in a new cloudy manager for good measure
15 Apr 09:00 | 3
