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Virtualisation showdown: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 vs. VMware vSphere 5.1

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V brings advanced virtualisation features to small shops, but VMware still reigns at the high end
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VMware vSphere 5.1 looms large

VMware takes virtualisation higher and deeper with rich storage automation and more advanced virtual networking tools
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Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 narrows the gap

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V combines easy setup and management with new features that lower the entry barrier to highly available virtualisation clusters
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Applications

Samba 4 review

Samba 4.0 is a milestone release that brings Active Directory functionality to the open source SMB/CIFS (Server Message Block/Common Internet File System) file and print server. Samba 4.0 can serve as an Active Directory Domain Controller, provide DNS services, handle Kerberos-based authentication, and administer group policy. The Samba 4.0 Domain Controller can even be managed using the native Windows Active Directory admin tools.
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Rackspace Cloud review

Rackspace was one of the first players in the cloud arena. The company recognised early that enterprises wanted faster, simpler ways to spin up and spin down servers. If the bosses are going to be fickle and impulsive, there will always be a market for companies that make it easy for the people curating the data to pivot. If the corporate vision is going to morph, the IT shops will want a way to morph with it.
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VMware Workstation 9 vs. VirtualBox 4.2 review

VMware Workstation is richer in features and polish than ever, but VirtualBox is still both capable and free
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Applications

VMware vSphere 5.1 review

VMware's new, Flash-based Web management GUI is easy to like, but it comes with a few gotchas
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MokaFive Suite 3.0 review

MokaFive has announced a new version of its virtual desktop management solution, called MokaFive Suite 3.0, that introduces full support for Windows 7, improved security, and multitenancy capabilities for managed service providers.
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VMware Fusion 4.1 review

Now that Apple's Mac range is based on the Intel processor range, the architecture challenges for emulating a PC are considerably less significant than back in the PowerPC days. Fusion 4.1 is VMware's current offering in this marketplace.
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VMWare Fusion 4 review

Fusion 4 is the newest version of VMware's virtualisation solution for the Mac, which allows you to run multiple operating systems within Mac OS X. Since we reviewed Fusion 3, VMWare has added support for Lion and the ability to create OS X Lion virtual machines, reduced the consumption of system resources to zero when you aren't running a virtual machine, redesigned the settings window, and much more.
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