Dell Inc. and EMC Corporation today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Dell, together with its owners, Michael S. Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell, MSD Partners and Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, will acquire EMC Corporation. The transaction is expected to be around USD $67 billion.… Continue reading Dell acquires EMC. Technically, the biggest Merger Ever!
Tag: Virtualization
Webinar: Setting up a Virtual Environment: The Right Way, the Right Tools
Join Dell KACE and VMware, where they discuss on how to create and execute a virtualization strategy, Implement virtualization in a sequence and pace that’s consistent with organizational needs; also, determine what tools will best complement your virtual infrastructure.
Webinar: Simplifying Application Virtualization Adoption
Adopting virtualization is a great idea, but how to get started? What applications should be virtualized? How can they be easily prepared? How much time will this take –and how much will it cost? If something goes wrong with an application, what are the troubleshooting steps? Learn how to avoid risk, save time and reduce the budget for a virtualization project by automating the application preparation process.
Download – P2V Migration for Software Assurance
P2V Migration for Software Assurance uses the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and Sysinternals Disk2VHD to convert a user’s existing Windows XP or newer client environment to a virtual hard disk then automates the delivery of an updated and personalized Windows 7 operating system containing a virtual machine with the user’s previous Windows environment, applications and Web browser.
Download Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 3.0
VMST 3.0 helps you reduce IT costs by making it easier to update your offline virtual machines, templates and virtual hard disks with the latest operating system and application patches—without introducing vulnerabilities into your IT infrastructure.
Virtual SAN Fragmentation – Diskeeper Corporation’s V-locity
Diskeeper Corporation’s V-locity™ virtual platform disk optimizer—developed for VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V platforms is designed specifically to relieve IT personnel from dealing with complex fragmentation scenarios in virtual environments.
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) – Introduction
MED-V enables deployment and management of Microsoft virtual PC Windows desktops to address key enterprise scenarios. Primarily, MED-V helps enterprises upgrade to the latest version of Windows even when some applications are not yet functional or supported.
Download Linux Integration Services v2.1 for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2
Linux Integration Services includes a set of drivers that enable synthetic device support in supported Linux virtual machines under Hyper-V. To be specific, supports the synthetic network controller and the synthetic storage controller that were developed specifically for Hyper-V.
Download System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal (SSP) 2.0
The Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 (VMMSSP) is a fully supported, partner-extensible solution that can be used by customers to pool, allocate, and manage their compute, network and storage resources to deliver the foundation for a private cloud platform in their datacenter.
Least Privilege Security for Windows 7, Vista, XP– New Book from PACKT Publishing
Just started to review this book written by Russel Smith. This book includes tips on Solving Privilege Problems with the Application Compatibility Toolkit, UAC, Software Distribution, Deploying ActiveX Controls and Provisioning Apps on Secure Desktop using RDS, App-V and Med-V.