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• Hewlett-Packard expands service virtualization palette

  Hewlett-Packard has updated its service virtualization software, giving developers a broader palette upon which to test their programs.

• New TPC benchmark compares virtual workloads

  Extending its testing methodologies to the realm of virtualization, the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) has introduced a benchmark that allows organizations to determine the responsiveness of database systems operating in virtual environments.

• Red Hat RHEV gets storage savvy

  Less than a year after a major update to its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEL) package, Red Hat has upgraded the software to offer more advanced storage capabilities.

• IT investment up in 2011: IDC

  Investing in new hardware and software has been the number one priority for IT managers and chief information officers in 2011 for the first time in five years, according to a new IDC Australia report.

• CIO Q&A: How Citrix supports more workers with lower IT budget

  Citrix CIO Paul Martine is the poster child for everything that <a href="http://www.citrix.com/lang/English/home.asp">Citrix</a> markets to other CIOs.

• Programmed Group cuts down backup times — 70 per cent reduction

  Changing over from ageing Symantec software to CommVault Simpana has cut backup times by 70 per cent for Perth-based project services company, Programmed Group.
  

• 2012: The year of ‘big data’

  With the amount of information created and replicated expected to surpass 1.9 zettabytes in 2011, now is the time for enterprises to start using big data technology, according to analyst firm, IDC Australia.
  

• InfoWorld's top 10 emerging enterprise technologies

  Everyone is a trend watcher. But at a certain point, to determine which trends will actually weave their way into the fabric of business computing, you need to first take a hard look at the technologies that gave life to the latest buzz phrases.

• vForum 2011: Virtualization tips from the education department

  The NSW Department of Education and Communities (DEC) -- formerly the Department of Education and Training -- first dipped its toes into virtualization back in 2004

• VMware aims to simplify management with new suites

  VMware hopes to simplify management and help enterprises virtualize more of their infrastructure, with new and updated software suites announced at VMworld Europe in Copenhagen.

• Microsoft cracks live migration problem

  With the next release of Windows Server operating system, Microsoft has conquered one of the thorniest problems in virtualization: moving an operational virtual machine (VM) across a wide area network (WAN).

• 10 best new features of Windows Server 8

  Microsoft claims 300 new and improved features in Windows Server 8, but after a few days in Redmond watching demos and stepping through lab sessions, we wonder whether the marketing guys accidentally left off a zero. It's hard to name a Windows Server feature that hasn't been tweaked, streamlined, wizardized, or completely revamped. Whatever grudge you may hold against Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 8 will almost certainly make amends.

• VMware releases free Compliance Checker tool

  VMware has released a new version of its Compliance Checker tool, which allows IT staff to to test the security of its vSphere 4.1 hosts, the <a href="http://blogs.vmware.com/security/2011/09/vmwares-cpc-releases-another-free-compliance-checker.html">company said in a blog post on Tuesday.</a>

• The virtualization path less traveled

  To update an old IT saying about IBM and job security, few IT managers may get fired for choosing VMware to virtualize their infrastructure. VMware, after all, is the safe bet: The company currently enjoys 80 percent of the server-side virtualization market, according to IDC.

• VMworld brings flurry of third-party product launches

  While VMware had no shortage of new and updated products to debut at its VMworld conference, being held this week in Las Vegas, many VMware partners and competitors introduced their own offerings at the show as well.