Who Runs What Hypervisor?

Have you taken any time to so who run what hypervisor? Is it just me or does there seem to be a lot of articles and post about Open Stack recently that it would almost seem like everything is running on Open Stack? Seems to be that there seems to be a push to help keep Open Stack on the path to becoming more mainstream and the new partnership with Red Hat building might be just the ticket. For now, Open Stack is still going through its adolescence but has great potential to go out and really make a difference in this world. Until then, have you ever stopped to consider and look at what underlying hypervisor is supporting the clouds we all know and love?

Are US Tech Companies Suffering a Slow and Agonizing Death?

Are United States technology companies now suffering from a slow and antagonizing death from what is being called “The Snowden Effect”? The disclosures by the infamous or notorious former National Security Agency that gave a glimpse into the extent of the NSA worldwide spying effort that have prompted companies to avoid and or leave US technology firms in droves.

vSphere Upgrade Saga: Installing HP StoreVirtual 11.0

I have had HP StoreVirtual (LeftHand) licenses for some time now, but the previous versions were nearly impossible to install. At least, I could not discover the magic incantation to make them work, so I decided to put that upgrade on hold. Now that 11.0 has come out, as have a host of installers for …

News: VMware’s Latest Acquisition, AirWatch

It appears that VMware has been on quite the acquisition kick lately, first with its $1.3 billion dollar acquisition of its Palo Alto neighbor Nicira in 2012 and now VMware has come out with tis largest acquisition in company history with the $1.54 billion dollar acquisition of the mobile management and security firm, AirWatch which will be aimed at tightening the security and peace of mind for companies and the growing use of mobile devices for work or what is also referred to as bring your own device (BYOD).