In the current tussle for hardware virtualization credibility it is pretty easy to overlook some of the other competitors. Most organisations looking at virtualization projects are probably only looking at the three major players for Intel and AMD based servers. These players are:

VMware – VMWare ESX/Infrastructure software has provided hardware virtualization for several years.
Citrix – [...]

This week has seen the release of two new Microsoft products to beta. The first is Windows 7. This has been in restricted beta for a little while. Developers who went to the Professional Developer Conference (PDC) received an early release of the software.
Microsoft announced last week that Windows 7 would go into public [...]

VMware has been revamping its products since the new CEO took over, returning its focus to what has been referred to as the “Second Wave” of virtualization. VMware View 3 is the new flagship for VDI, and was released in early December.
Early talk about VMware View 3 had it touted as being a competition crusher. [...]

Another year is almost over. I have been in a festive frame of mind now for a few weeks. I am looking forward to Christmas with my family and the bright eyes of my children.
I wanted to take this opportunity to wish my regular readers a happy festive season.
This blog has kept me fairly busy [...]