Cloud Computing is still getting a lot of press these days. Some of it is negative, but most is positive.
I haven’t really been following all the developments in this area as they do not have a direct effect to my workplace. But things are starting to get interesting as the various Cloud provides are starting [...]
Archive for the ‘virtualization’ Category
VMWare’s vCloud Beta
Microsoft announces changes for VDI licensing
Microsoft has announced a number of upcoming licensing changes. Included in those changes are some new licenses for VDI (Virtualization Desktop Infrastructure) implementations on Microsoft products.
There will be two new licenses:
Microsoft VDI Standard Suite
Microsoft VDI Premium Suite
These new licenses will match the other well known license normally associated with VDI, Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD).
XenServer 5.5 released
XenServer 5.0 has not been released for that long, but already a minor update has occurred. XenServer 5.5 is out now.
While largely I think XenServer 5.5.0 is a release to address some general bugs it also adds improved support.
The features added as part of the update are:
Improved Backup and snapshot support
Active Directory Integration
Workload balancing
Improved operating [...]
MokaFive Version 2 Released
MokaFive has released version 2 of their MokaFive suite. MokaFive was designed as a Desktop-as-a-Service (DAAS) platform for small to medium enterprises. Offering a tailored option in the hosted MokaFive Service so they don’t have to deal with deploying a server, maintenance and upgrades. This is a great option for small businesses who simply do not [...]

