VAAI includes three separate capabilities: block zeroing, full copy, and hardware assisted locking. The AssuredSAN 3000 fully supports these functions with the new firmware and can now speed ...

When it comes to making virtual server farms easier to manage, the SAN is the great enabler. But when it comes to maximizing virtual server performance, the SAN is the great bottleneck. A single host ...

When organisations purchase an HP 3PAR storage system along with 3PAR Optimisation Suite and 3PAR System Reporter, the company guarantees to double to total virtual machine workload on the existing ...

Just like with the SPEC.ORG and TPC.ORG server benchmarks, a number of tests for virtualization performance are emerging. Most server benchmarks are designed to measure the performance of a single ...

VMware is continuing its effort to remake the data center, cloud and edge to handle the distributed workloads and applications of the future. At its virtual VMworld 2020 event the company previewed a ...

VMware Workstation supports two mechanisms to create copies of VMs: full and linked clones. [Click on image for larger view.] A full clone makes an exact copy of the files that make up the VM. In ...

In this video from SC19, Mohan Potheri from VMware describes how virtualization makes HPC users more productive. High Performance Computing workloads are forecasted to be one of the fastest-growing ...

The new products are becoming available at a time when a wide range of other vendors including Microsoft, Redmond, Wash.; VMware, Palo Alto, Calif.; and Citrix, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. are readying their ...