Articles
Five assumptions about storage virtualisation - and why they're wrong
There are some myths surrounding storage virtualisation that are thrown around quite often. Simon Elisha from Hitachi sets the record straight.
[ + ]Case study: supermarket chooses XenServer over VMware
According to the director of a large UK supermarket chain, XenServer was almost half the cost to deploy compared to the equivalent VMware system.
[ + ]Disaster recovery in virtual environments will be costly
If you want continuous availability in virtual environments, you'll likely have to buy almost all of your chosen vendor's product range.
[ + ]Upcoming virtualisation changes to PCI DSS
Writer Michael Cobb explains how the Payment Card Industry's upcoming changes to its DSS will affect virtualisation.
[ + ]Virtualise NAS devices to ease management
Despite its promises, NAS by itself proves to be a hassle to manage. Overcome these problems by virtualising your NAS devices.
[ + ]Virtual desktop infrastructure explained
A desktop virtualisation deployment will require some changes in the data centre. This article explains.
[ + ]Oracle too expensive for virtualisation users
According to analyst firm Burton Group, Oracle's prices and support policies aren't suitable for users of virtualisation,
[ + ]Celerra gets de-dupe, virtualisation plugins
A product refresh means EMC's latest batch of Celerra models will include deduplication and VMware plugins.
[ + ]Alcatel-Lucent has a new managing director
Alcatel-Lucent has appointed Andrew Butterworth as the Managing Director of its Australian operations. [ + ]
BT’s Asia Pacific operations gets new leader
Michael Boustridge will lead BT’s Asia Pacific operations. [ + ]
Maria Simpson has been appointed National Manager of the Telstra Foundation
A Telstra veteran of 18 years, Maria Simpson has been appointed National Manager of the Telstra Foundation. [ + ]
Red Bee Media slashes desktop numbers with virtualisation
Tricky network security issues demanded that Red Bee Media give each employee four separate desktop machines. But desktop virtualisation has changed all that.
[ + ]Michael Lehmann is Cisco's new Partner Operations Director for ANZ
Michael Lehmann is Cisco's new Partner Operations Director for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Telstra’s COO leaves the country
Telstra’s Chief Operations Officer, Greg Winn, has left the company to return to his home in the United States. [ + ]
Support issues continue to slow virtualisation deployments
At IDC's Virtualization Forum, users reported that support issues have slowed down their deployments.
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