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The opening keynote of Citrix Synergy 2010 unveiled new products from Citrix partners for an anti-virus solution for virtual machines, as well as a new Wyse zero client. However, the most significant announcement was for the new XenClient...

The competition in x86 server virtualization became hotter in 2008 as Citrix and Microsoft made significant bids to dethrone market leader VMware. There are also new entrants in the field from Oracle and Sun. Learn how the vendor landscape has...

Hypervisors are the software that carve a single physical computer into multiple virtual machines. Competition has been heating up in the virtualization space as competitors argue the relative strengths of their hypervisors. This note reviews...

With virtualization becoming a reality in x86-based data centers of all sizes, the ability to manage both the virtualized and physical servers becomes more critical. As the small enterprise tests the waters for different hypervisors, they must...

Recent developments such as remotely accessed, centrally hosted, virtual PCs are breathing new life into thin client as a desktop computing option. While thin clients are still far from displacing traditional "fat" PCs, older approaches to thin...

In-Depth Report

Leading virtualization vendors such as VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft want to offer one-stop virtualization "from the desktop to the data center." These comprehensive approaches involve more than one kind of virtual abstraction. Understand what...

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is rapidly becoming a very compelling option for remote access and business continuity/disaster recovery scenarios. In the past, such an implementation required a connectivity infrastructure along with VDI,...

Historically, delivering virtual desktops to remote users required a separate connectivity and virtualization infrastructure, but that is starting to change. VMware recently announced its VMware Desktop Manager (VDM) add-on to its Virtual...

Server virtualization and iSCSI networked storage are emerging as a natural match particularly for small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) buying their first storage area network. Info-Tech recommends that enterprises considering a storage area...