Most viewed posts

Browsing Posts published in July, 2012

Manage a Dell Storage with System Center VMM 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs written in a previous post, with Microsoft System Center VMM 2012 is possible manage some (supported) storage array using a SMI-S provider. In the Dell storage portfoglio, the only solution that (one month ago) had the SMS-S support was the PowerVault MD3xxx series, and althoug not mentioned by Microsoft, was possible include them in the System Center fabric (as written in specific post).

Microsoft, vStorage , ,

What’s happen to the virtualization ecosystem?

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the last years, in the virtualization ecosystem, there where three big trends: one is the shifting from a single hypervisor to a multi-hypervisors (originally was mainly a VMware ecosystem, now is a virtualization ecosystem) the second is the reduction of the number of players, at least in some fields like backup e monitoring, due to some acquisitions (for example Quest has bought VizionCore and VKernel… Novell has bought Platespin…) the third is that the big vendors are directly involved and in competition: for example VMware is working on some solutions, like VDR for backup […]

General none

VMware to Acquire DynamicOps

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVMware today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DynamicOps, Inc., a provider of cloud automation solutions that enable provisioning and management of IT services across heterogeneous environments – VMware-based private and public clouds, physical infrastructures, multiple hypervisors and Amazon Web Services. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition is scheduled to close in Q3 2012 subject to customary closing conditions. See also: Official VMware announce VMware cloud management goes multi-hypervisor with DynamicOps buy

VMware

Dell is acquiring Quest Software

Reading Time: 2 minutesRumors were from some months ago, but today Quest announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Dell. Dell will buying Quest for $2.4 Billion. Until now, Quest acquisitions were already a big number of players, including: VKernel (November 2011) Vizioncore (December 2008) Curious that Dell list only (for example) this advantages in the acquisition: The Quest One Identity and Access Management solution family adds to Dell’s very strong set of security assets with SonicWALL and Secureworks, creating a comprehensive set of security solutions to address important customer needs. Quest’s Performance […]

DellTechnologies
© 2025-2011 vInfrastructure Blog | Disclaimer & Copyright