One of the primary drawbacks to using virtualization for server consolidation is that it dramatically reduces the number of points of failure in the datacenter, so that security breach or a hardware ...

I'm attending a private IBM analyst event up in Somers, NY. I thought you'd like a summary of the discussion I've been hearing. Helene Armitage spent a while laying out the agenda and made a few ...

On Monday, IBM launched the Virtual Desktop for Smart Business, a new workforce mobility offering that provides anytime, anywhere access to personal desktops from mobile devices — including tablets, ...

IBM and Red Hat, Inc. announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 with the KVM hypervisor on IBM Systems has been awarded Common Criteria Certification at Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ (EAL4+). The ...

Big Blue plans to provide essential plumbing for its utility computing vision later this year, when it debuts technology that uses its Power5 chip. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

IBM researchers are developing new attack prevention technology for the company’s virtualization products. The company is set to detail the new project, codenamed Phantom, at the RSA Conference in San ...

IBM virtualization research projects target patching in the cloud, power costs and nested virtualization. IBM’s research division is working on several virtualization projects that could boost ...

IBM is continuing to roll out its storage-area networking virtualization software, and last week added support for third-party vendors to its TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller (see link below). But ...

IBM is poised to ship two data storage virtualization products in July, the latest step in the industry?s push to squeeze more productivity out of storage systems. Big Blue on Tuesday will announce a ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

The package, called Virtualization Engine, is designed to make IBM's Power servers better able to juggle multiple loads and provides a foundation for an infrastructure that can respond automatically ...