Data Center

Cloud Virtualization

VMware Virtual Servers Get 5X Faster Shadow Copy With V2 of Veeam Backup

New edition of VMware-specific software offers faster backup and recovery of directories, server states and data, using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VMware Consolidated Backup

Do VMware SDK License Limits Make Third-Party Developers Into Outlaws?

Unbelievable limitations in the end user licenses for VI SDKs make it look as if VMware is barring development of management tools from third-party commercial developers or homegrown automation tools customers build for use in their own businesses.

Google App Engine: Getting Data Out Ain’t Simple. Yet.

Data checks in... but it won't check out! No, not really; data management is just more of a pain than you might expect. To use Google App Engine today, you need to use a Python API to export from its proprietary data store. But soon, Google says

HP Makes Bid for Early Leadership in Microsoft-VMware Hype Season

Dinging customers for not understanding virtualization is not the most effective way to push iron, even if virtualization is what customers want the iron for in the first place.

How Secure is Hyper-V, Really?

Given all the talk about Hyper-V, I have some security questions, but so far, not many good answers.

RIM BlackBerry How To: Wipe Handheld Clean, Restore Factory Settings

In several situations, Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry users will want to delete all the data on their smartphones and restore their default settings. The following five-step process walks you through wiping your BlackBerry good and clean.

Embotics Free Virtualization Tool Fights VM Sprawl

Virtualization management tool vendor Embotics offers V-Scout, a free program that helps you track virtual machines from cradle to grave and automate management tasks.

How to Recover From Virtualization Disasters

Virtual infrastructures are designed to recover from minor problems and major disasters, but most big problems fall somewhere in the middle and require different tools.

Facebook Technology Infrastructure Needs Constant Care

Jonathan Heiliger, the top technology exec at the huge social networking site, talks about his efforts to build a technology operations team at Facebook that can both handle millions of users worldwide and a restless, creative culture inside the comp