BlackBerry says it’s virtualised macOS for M1 on an x86 CPU
Tweaking QEMU to handle Apple’s XNU kernel was just the beginning
Virtualization20 May 2021 | 9
Virtualization
With Gelsinger back at Intel, VMware picks new CEO from within, shakes up execs
vRangarajan vRaghuram is vBoss after vMotion to vTop
Virtualization12 May 2021 | 1
VMware amends bug report claiming ‘Unauthorized API’ behind critical flaw - now says it's an 'unauthorised end point'
Updated Whatever the source, remote code execution possible on vRealize Business for Cloud – which knows a lot about your private and public platforms
Virtualization06 May 2021 |
India’s massive COVID-19 wave slows VMware desktop hypervisor development
Virtzilla also admits to essentially merging Apple silicon efforts with ESXi on Arm
Virtualization30 Apr 2021 | 8
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
Virtualization27 Apr 2021 |
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
Virtualization22 Apr 2021 | 2
Windows comes to Apple M1 silicon as Parallels delivers native desktop hypervisor
Meanwhile, ESXi on Arm spotted booting Windows
Virtualization15 Apr 2021 | 16
Dell to spin out remaining VMware stake, cements Friends With Benefits status for at least five years
+Analysis ‘Market does not appreciate hardware/software combo’ says Big Mike. So virty giant gets freedom, customers are promised no change
Virtualization15 Apr 2021 | 11
AWS adds local webcam passthrough to both of its remote desktop tools
NICE DCV also gets support for Apple's M1 silicon
Virtualization13 Apr 2021 |
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
Virtualization08 Apr 2021 | 2
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
Virtualization06 Apr 2021 | 2
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
Virtualization01 Apr 2021 | 16
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
Virtualization31 Mar 2021 | 1
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
Virtualization29 Mar 2021 | 5
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
Virtualization01 Mar 2021 | 5
Linux as root partition on Hyper-V: Microsoft submits patches for kernel 5.12
Next step in Redmond's 'complete virtualization stack with Linux'
OSes17 Feb 2021 | 7
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
Virtualization11 Feb 2021 | 8
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
Virtualization02 Feb 2021 | 5
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
Virtualization26 Jan 2021 | 4
VMware has the strategy and culture to thrive after CEO Pat Gelsinger's exit to Intel
Analysis Virtzilla’s next boss has container-centric challenges tho nothing as hard as the task of making Intel great again
Virtualization14 Jan 2021 | 3
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
Virtualization13 Jan 2021 | 1
Pandemic? Check. World in peril? Check. CES is on? Check. So of course Bluetooth Smart Masks are now a thing
CES What a time to be alive
Virtualization13 Jan 2021 | 47
Pizza and beer night out the window, hours trying to sort issue, then a fresh pair of eyes says 'See, the problem is...'
On Call Cold comfort for manager at the top of the escalation chain
Virtualization08 Jan 2021 | 231
Judge rules Corellium iOS research app 'fair use' in slap to Apple
But DMCA claims about circumventing security protections still stand
Virtualization04 Jan 2021 | 5
VMware adds vim and vigor to vMotion between different vCenter servers
Improved cloud-hopping capability started as a mere Fling, make AWS an easier target
Virtualization21 Dec 2020 | 2
QEMU brings back its one-OS-a-day virtual advent calendar
Open source emulator wishes you a merry VM every day between now and Christmas
Virtualization02 Dec 2020 | 12
VMware names virtual firewalls as first workload it will offload to SmartNICs
Stateful L4 and L7 protection coming ... eventually
Virtualization17 Nov 2020 | 5
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
Virtualization07 Oct 2020 | 6
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
Virtualization02 Oct 2020 | 1
US-China trade war worse for tech business than COVID-19, says VMware's Asia boss
VMworld Buyers aren't super-keen to jump through geopolitical hoops
Virtualization01 Oct 2020 | 6
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'
Virtualization29 Sep 2020 | 37
ESXi-on-Arm is real and VMware will use it to run networks, storage, and security on SmartNICs
VMworld Even third-party software could run there one day, managed by vSphere
Virtualization29 Sep 2020 | 5
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
Virtualization24 Sep 2020 | 4
Dying software forces changes to VMware’s vSphere Clients
Imminent demise of IE 11 and Angular JS means upgrades are incoming
Virtualization21 Sep 2020 | 18
Microsoft submits Linux kernel patches for a 'complete virtualization stack' with Linux and Hyper-V
Linux on Azure might no longer need Windows
OSes15 Sep 2020 | 40
Who cares what Apple's about to announce? It owes us a macOS x86 virtual appliance for non-Mac computers
Comment Shift to Arm processors will maroon some users – and Hackintoshes are problematic
OSes15 Sep 2020 | 134
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
Virtualization12 Sep 2020 | 48
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
Virtualization21 Aug 2020 | 7
VMware 'rebalances' with layoffs that converge hyperconverged team
Also hosed out many Datrium staff on day one
Virtualization13 Aug 2020 | 8
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
Virtualization12 Aug 2020 | 27
VMware gets into apps with Bluetooth-pinging COVID-safe-office tools
And expands its Horizons VDI into new clouds
Virtualization07 Aug 2020 | 2
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
Virtualization30 Jul 2020 | 9
Microsoft delivers CouchOps capability with Android TV upgrade to Remote Desktop app
Also adds Windows Virtual Desktop support and two-factor authentication
Virtualization30 Jul 2020 | 9
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
Virtualization28 Jul 2020 | 11
No, boss, I'm not playing Minecraft. Minecraft is where I run VMs on the desktop now
Game mod pipes VirtualBox into virtual blockputers
Virtualization27 Jul 2020 | 34
Xen upgrade brings open-source hypervisor to Azure, future AMD EPYCs, rPi 4, and even Nvidia AI development kit
Team suggests grabbing it now
Virtualization24 Jul 2020 |
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
Virtualization24 Jul 2020 | 9
Dell ‘exploring’ VMware spin-off, insists they must keep their special relationship
+Analysis Financial bod suggests this will go nowhere, which is just what Dell's share price is doing, dammit!
Virtualization16 Jul 2020 | 8
If you have Microsoft 365 and Windows Virtual Desktop, do you need Citrix? Apparently
Redmond's Azure-based system pals up with virty dinosaur
Virtualization14 Jul 2020 | 11
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
Virtualization07 Jul 2020 | 13
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
Virtualization26 Jun 2020 | 5
Dell reportedly considers new VMware-related financial contortions
We’re not buying the idea it could buy Virtzilla, but selling a stake could work
Virtualization24 Jun 2020 |
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
Virtualization23 Jun 2020 |
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
Virtualization17 Jun 2020 | 23
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
Virtualization05 Jun 2020 |
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
Virtualization02 Jun 2020 | 16
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
Virtualization01 Jun 2020 | 8
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
Virtualization29 May 2020 |
VMware reduces hardware footprint of its shiny new K8s-on-vSphere toys
Seven hosts might have been asking a bit much for early footling
Virtualization26 May 2020 |
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
Virtualization22 Apr 2020 | 7
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