virtual machines - News, Features, and Slideshows

• INSIGHT: Examining the explosion of VMs in the Cloud

  “New stuff tends to go to the public cloud, while doing old stuff in new ways tends to go to private clouds. And new stuff is simply growing faster.”

• In Pictures: How to protect virtual machines (VMs)

  These four products represent different approaches to VM security

• Is converged infrastructure the future of the datacentre?

  If the term 'converged infrastructure' (also called integrated systems or unified computing) sounds like a mix of grid, Cloud, utility, on-demand and shared computing services, you're right. However, this complexity doesn't seem to bother customers, especially small and midsize enterprises. But will this trend continue?

• Oracle set to merge Java virtual machines

  Oracle's plan to merge the Sun HotSpot Java Virtual Machine with the JRockit JVM is still evolving, but a single JVM based on both technologies is expected in 18 months to two years, an Oracle official said during a Webcast this week.

• Trend Micro goes virtual

  Trend Micro has announced antimalware software for virtual-machine environments based on VMware's ESX, ESXi and vSphere.

Whitepapers about virtual machines

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  Best Practices in Data Protection Monitoring

  This whitepaper discusses best practice in data protection monitoring, with a focus on recoverability and visibility as significant drivers for success. Whether backing up a private cloud or several smaller environments, learn how a unified view is necessary for proactively reporting protection, compliance to auditors, and understanding overall data protection health, performance, and reliability.