Covering Data Center Reliability, Dynamics, and Infrastructure Management
Posted in Virtualization on Feb 6th, 2008
In my last blog post I talked about what I see as the next “waves of virtualization” taking the industry, I talked about “IO Virtualization” as a key (maybe THE key) cornerstone, so I thought it might make sense to describe just what it is and why it’s important.
Like all forms of virtualization, the physical [...]
Posted in IO Virtualization, Virtualization on Jan 28th, 2008
Well, 2008 is in full swing and I’ve been remiss in my blogging. It’s been a very busy time…but no excuses. 2007 was a breakout year for virtualization, as it finally hit the mainstream. But where do we go from here?
The virtualization “wave” is just forming. And while server virtualization is at full crest, there [...]
Posted in IO Virtualization on Dec 7th, 2007
In a recent game of one-upmanship, both HP and IBM announced the ability to virtualize IO and scale this to hundreds of blades across a hundred chassis. I can just imagine the marketing gurus at HP and IBM, pinky in the corner of their mouths Austin Powers-like, stating that they can now virtualize thousand of [...]
Posted in IO Virtualization on Apr 11th, 2007
Brace yourselves. You’re going to hear a lot about IO virtualization in the next year, and deservedly so. IO virtualization is the key to making virtual servers work effectively. Egenera figured this out many years ago and others are finally catching on.
What is it? IO virtualization can come in many flavors depending upon the exact [...]