Video
VMware's security boss suddenly bails
Tom Corn heads to Open Systems as Virtzilla hints its SmartNIC push has borne fruit
26 Jul 05:58 | 1
Virtualization
Updated
KVM flaw on AMD servers gave malicious VMs a route to take over the host
Vuln thankfully patched following Google Project Zero disclosure
30 Jun 12:26 |
Register Debate
Will containers kill VMs? There are no winners in this debate
Reg readers couldn’t split the argument – perhaps because we kept coming back to containers inside VMs being sensible
25 Jun 12:00 | 13
Register Debate
The present is virtual, the future should be too
Containers are visitors from hyperscale-land. They should respect your ways when you invite them in
24 Jun 12:00 |
Register Debate
Containers make life easier for the software vendors you buy from, and that's why they'll win
Once you can only buy the apps you need as containers, it’s game over
23 Jun 12:00 | 17
Register Debate
Containers have security problems and flexibility issues. VMs will make them viable
Never bet against a technology that has matured over decades
22 Jun 12:00 | 26
Register Debate
VMs were a fad fit for the Great Recession. Containers’ time has finally come
No more managing operating systems and monolithic apps? Where do I sign!
21 Jun 12:00 | 57
Virtualization
VMware’s just given its best allies the tool to spread its Tanzu container creed
4000 service provider clouds are based on vSphere — now they’re all capable of running Kubernetes too
18 Jun 06:59 |
Virtualization
VMware’s ESXi-on-Arm adds support for two-socket servers, Nvidia boards
Ampere gets more love and the Raspberry Pi gets some stability tweaks for you virtual adventurers out there
16 Jun 01:39 |
Virtualization
Apple's macOS 12 adds improved virtualization though no sign of anything like Boot Camp on M1 silicon
Linux and macOS guests will be doable, and iGiant even appears to have added an XKCD Easter Egg
08 Jun 07:56 | 22
Virtualization
Hyper-V bug that could crash 'big portions of Azure cloud infrastructure': Code published
Now patched: 'A function that can be called with attacker-controlled data (which it shouldn't) and dereference twice a pointer (boom)'
02 Jun 12:14 | 10
Virtualization
VMware’s incoming CEO promises to change ... almost nothing
And why would he change when quarterly revenue just cracked $3bn for the first time?
28 May 05:58 | 5
Virtualization
Majority of Nutanix users now employ its homebrew hypervisor
Hyperconverged upstart says subscription transition remains on track and emerging products booming
27 May 09:15 |
Virtualization
BlackBerry says it’s virtualised macOS for M1 on an x86 CPU
Tweaking QEMU to handle Apple’s XNU kernel was just the beginning
20 May 06:55 | 9
Virtualization
With Gelsinger back at Intel, VMware picks new CEO from within, shakes up execs
vRangarajan vRaghuram is vBoss after vMotion to vTop
12 May 19:15 | 1
Updated
VMware amends bug report claiming ‘Unauthorized API’ behind critical flaw - now says it's an 'unauthorised end point'
Whatever the source, remote code execution possible on vRealize Business for Cloud – which knows a lot about your private and public platforms
06 May 02:52 |
Virtualization
India’s massive COVID-19 wave slows VMware desktop hypervisor development
Virtzilla also admits to essentially merging Apple silicon efforts with ESXi on Arm
30 Apr 04:07 | 8
Virtualization
VMware is 'a few months away' from M1 release of Fusion macOS desktop hypervisor
Test code is apparently blazingly fast, but for now Parallels has VMs on Apple silicon to itself
27 Apr 03:58 |
Virtualization
In 2020, VMware said its remote work kit was brilliant. Now it says you need its new stuff to do it right
Improves integration and maturity, not quite the new-buzzword-worthy step-change Virtzilla wants
22 Apr 06:55 | 2
Virtualization
Windows comes to Apple M1 silicon as Parallels delivers native desktop hypervisor
Meanwhile, ESXi on Arm spotted booting Windows
15 Apr 04:04 | 16
Popular
Column
Windows 11 comes bearing THAAS, Trojan Horse as a service
You may know it better as Teams. Giddy up
Personal Tech
Dell won't ship energy-hungry PCs to California and five other US states due to power regulations
Energy efficiency rules appears to be limiting the availability of gaming rigs
Networks
China sets goal of running single-stack IPv6 network by 2030, orders upgrade blitz
All levels of industry and government told to get moving, consumers encouraged to buy new Wi-Fi routers
Security
Apple patches zero-day vulnerability in iOS, iPadOS, macOS under active attack
Characteristically mum about details
Science
Russia's Pirs ISS module scheduled to fall away, much like Moscow's interest in the space station
Troubled Nauka might actually make it after four orbit corrections – since we left work Friday
Software
Google updates timeline for unpopular Privacy Sandbox, which will kill third-party cookies in Chrome by 2023
'The W3C doesn't get to be the boss of anyone, the decisions are going to be made at each of the browsers'
Feature
What is your greatest weakness? The definitive list of the many kinds of interviewer you will meet in Hell
You don't mind if we record this, do you?
Who, Me?
Somebody is destined for somewhere hot, and definitely not Coventry
Praise be for Firewalls
Legal
Pentagon grounds own report that said China's DJI drones are safe
Someone seems to have leaked a draft document that represented a radical reversal
Security
You, too, can be a Windows domain controller and do whatever you like, with this one weird WONTFIX trick
Microsoft offers some mitigations for thwarting PetitPotam attacks
STORIES
+Analysis
Dell to spin out remaining VMware stake, cements Friends With Benefits status for at least five years
‘Market does not appreciate hardware/software combo’ says Big Mike. So virty giant gets freedom, customers are promised no change
15 Apr 01:28 | 11
Virtualization
AWS adds local webcam passthrough to both of its remote desktop tools
NICE DCV also gets support for Apple's M1 silicon
13 Apr 07:01 |
Virtualization
Xen releases a new version 4.15 after a slightly delayed development process
Teases new ‘Hyperlaunch’ tech that will allow booting of whole VM fleets
08 Apr 16:05 | 2
Virtualization
VMware adds support for 80-core Ampere Altra chips to its experimental Arm hypervisor
The ‘we think this is mostly for SmartNICs’ stance is looking a little thinner
06 Apr 06:59 | 2
Virtualization
It's been a long time coming but AWS has at last enabled an interactive serial console for de-borking VMs
Handy in an emergency, but only for Nitro instances and requires work in advance
01 Apr 18:05 | 16
Virtualization
VMware builds narrow one-way road to move its crown jewels towards cloudy subscriptions
...but only on clouds it controls. Multi-cloud licensing is still all sorts of fun
31 Mar 12:15 | 1
Virtualization
Working from home is the future, yet VMware just extended vSphere 6.5 support for a year because remote upgrades are too hard
Death of Flash means vAdmins still have work to do to stay alive even with relaxed new deadline
29 Mar 03:09 | 5
Virtualization
Two ransomware strains target VMware’s ESXI hypervisor through stolen vCenter creds
CARBON SPIDER and SPRITE SPIDER give you extra reasons to patch last week’s critical vCenter bug
01 Mar 00:30 | 5
OSes
Linux as root partition on Hyper-V: Microsoft submits patches for kernel 5.12
Next step in Redmond's 'complete virtualization stack with Linux'
17 Feb 15:45 | 7
Virtualization
VMware very strongly suggests TPM for all servers in tightened vSphere security guide
Upgrades to version 7.0 are going to require your full attention, especially if you’re fond of VGA output
11 Feb 06:57 | 7
Virtualization
Incoming Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger reveals he was offered board seat before sudden pitch for top job
Advice to next vCEO: Execute the plan, faster
02 Feb 07:29 | 5
Virtualization
Google's Git commits point to project on pared-back Android for virtualized environments
Meet MicroDroid, a base image for on-device VMs that might never see light of day
26 Jan 18:31 | 4
Analysis
VMware has the strategy and culture to thrive after CEO Pat Gelsinger's exit to Intel
Virtzilla’s next boss has container-centric challenges tho nothing as hard as the task of making Intel great again
14 Jan 01:04 | 3
Virtualization
VMware completes first year of Tanzu with Advanced Edition GA, announces magic tool for app modernization
Enterprise customers 'are struggling with the implementation of Kubernetes at scale' says virty cloud giant
13 Jan 19:13 | 1
CES
Pandemic? Check. World in peril? Check. CES is on? Check. So of course Bluetooth Smart Masks are now a thing
What a time to be alive
13 Jan 05:58 | 47
On Call
Pizza and beer night out the window, hours trying to sort issue, then a fresh pair of eyes says 'See, the problem is...'
Cold comfort for manager at the top of the escalation chain
08 Jan 08:16 | 231
