I read a very interesting blog post today written by Thomas Bittman of Gartner on the relationship between virtualization and cloud computing. http://blogs.gartner.com/thomas_bittman/2009/08/11/virtualization-unlocks-cloud-computing The key takeaway is that the choices you make today regarding virtualization...
In my post " Virtualization - Rethink Virtualization in Business Terms ", I said - "[Virtualization is] a huge field with a great deal of market(ing) opportunity, AND a great deal of expectation..." Its true when you consider virtualization and the resultant requirements in terms...
So, what's missing today? Many things, especially as we look towards the approaching clouds. I have been editing this entry for a while now, but an article came up this week that made me reference it over some of my own thoughts, as it nicely aligns with my thinking. The article was in this months...
With all the hyper-growth in virtual computing you expect a level of competition between the vendors, but be aware of the trade-offs you make when choosing one vendor over another. Is VMWare truly ahead of the crowd with their vSphere offering, or in reality does Xen offer the broadest level of integration...