VMware customers attending VMworld are taking a look at Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization software, but say it would be problematic to start over after investing heavily in VMware.
Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in the IT world.
Windows and operating systems in general have lost their status as the center of innovation in the IT industry, VMware CEO Paul Maritz, himself a former Microsoft executive, said as VMworld kicked off Tuesday.
Bluesocket now offers its Wi-Fi controller functions as software that can be deployed on virtual machine platforms, staring with VMware. The goal is lower capital and operating costs, and an enterprise WLAN that's highly scaleable.
Verizon Business is tapping into the popularity of VMware technology with a cloud computing service designed to let customers easily move workloads between their own infrastructure and Verizon's cloud.
Microsoft is warning customers that signing long-term enterprise license agreements can chain them for years to the unpredictable, often self-serving development schedule of an IT vendor--which may not suit the customer's unique needs and priorities.
