It’s Friday and Halloween so what better time to bring a little levity to the challenges IT departments face when they run the data center.
For more fun with check out these other video’s from HP that showcase all the scary monsters that haunt an IT manager’s dreams. Enjoy!
Posted under Data Center Virtualization, Virtualization Video
This post was written by admin on October 31, 2008
HP today introduced a high-performance thin client and blade workstation that provide virtualization customers a true workstation experience combined with the security, ease of management and lowered total cost of ownership of thin client computing.
Offering significantly more processing and graphics performance, the new HP gt7725 Thin Client and HP ProLiant xw2×220c Blade Workstation deliver a leading remote experience for 3D mechanical computer-aided (MCAD) applications, rich media, flexibility and performance.
“The maturation of virtualization technologies, in combination with the reality of today’s business environment, have made the security, manageability and flexibility benefits of adopting client virtualization increasingly attractive to business customers,” said Roberto Moctezuma, vice president and general manager, Desktop Solutions Organization, HP. “This latest technology from HP removes one of the last remaining barriers to transitioning to a virtual client infrastructure for customers who require the highest levels of processing power or high-quality multimedia capabilities.”
Posted under Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization News, Virtualization Products / Reviews
This post was written by admin on October 27, 2008
According to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Server Virtualization Tracker, worldwide virtualization license shipments in the second quarter of 2008 (2Q08) increased 53% year over year. The x86 server market led the way with 60% year-over-year growth followed by the EPIC server market with 18% growth.
“Quarterly totals of x86 server virtualization licenses continue to experience healthy growth, although the growth rates have slowed over the last four quarters. The modest decline in growth rates indicates that the market is showing early signs of maturation,” said Brett Waldman, research analyst for System Software at IDC. “Based on our conversations with end users, IDC believes that the high-volume consolidation opportunities – the low hanging fruit in the x86 server virtualization market – is starting to dry up. This is, in turn, resulting in smaller deals overall.”
Posted under Hardware Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Virtualization News, Virtualization Software
This post was written by admin on October 17, 2008
In an effort to maintain it’s leadership in storage virtualization HP has acquired LeftHand Networks a leading provider of storage virtualization and iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions. The deal will better enable HP to extend virtualization solutions to midsize companies and remote offices or branches of large corporations and cost-effectively protect critical business data. Additionally, LeftHand Networks’ intelligent cloning technology can reportedly reduce the amount of disk space required for storage by up to 97 percent.
Said Bill Chambers, chief executive officer, LeftHand Networks.”The combination of LeftHand Networks’ virtualization technologies with HP’s has the power to significantly accelerate server consolidation projects by making the deployment of shared storage much easier and more cost-effective.” The good news behind this announcement is that smaller companies can get the benefit of virtualization strategies from industry leaders like HP. Likewise remote locations in major corporations can also have these benefits. Said Dave Roberson, senior vice president and general manager, StorageWorks Division, HP. “The acquisition of LeftHand Networks significantly expands our storage portfolio, enabling HP to deliver customers an expanded suite of storage functionality, scalable capacity and interconnect options for every budget and performance requirement. Stay tuned for more acquisition in this space as major technology vendors look to expand their suite virtualization solutions.
Posted under Storage Virtualization, Virtualization News, Virtualization Strategies
This post was written by admin on October 9, 2008
