VMware is a software company that provides cloud and virtualization software and services, and was the first to successfully virtualize the x86 architecture. VMware’s desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, while its enterprise software hypervisors for servers, VMware ESX and VMware ESXi, are bare-metal hypervisors that run directly on server hardware without requiring an additional underlying operating system.
Apcera attacks a huge problem — promising to give big companies a means to develop, deploy and manage workloads with compliance and policy baked in. Now it has new funding to… Read more »
The Wall Street Journal reports that EMC and HP seriously discussed a “merger of equals,” but talks broke down over fear that shareholders would not swallow the deal. Read more »
The closing of the funding round ends a momentous summer for the container management startup in which companies like Google, Microsoft and VMware have all pledged support and a bunch of… Read more »
On this week’s Structure Show: Marten Mickos, Martin Fink and Bill Hilf talk about HP’s acquisition of Eucalyptus and what it means to HP’s OpenStack-focused clouds. Read more »
VMworld, the flagship annual event hosted by VMware, is bigger and better with each passing year. This year’s event was one of the most anticipated conferences in the industry, withcustomers and… Read more »
You could make the case for CenturyLink buying Rackspace if you don’t mind that the buyer is riddled with the debt and prospects for the seller aren’t all that rosy. Read more »
The week in cloud: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Dropbox and Amazon all want your business and personal files in their respective clouds so they can then sell you more stuff. Storage price… Read more »
Hint: It doesn’t really matter. VMware’s move shows that, despite its problems, OpenStack is driving private cloud discussion in enterprise IT shops. Read more »