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5 alternatives to VMware vSphere virtualization platform

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(Read our related feature: Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty ) However, if youre looking strictly for a replacement on-prem virtualization platform, the analyst firm Data Center Intelligence Group ( DCIG ) has identified five top alternatives to VMwares vSphere platform.

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Next-gen Ethernet standards set to move forward in 2025

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Much of that work occurred under the direction of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium , which is an open-source effort under the governance of the Linux Foundation. At a time when many DC [data center] operators are facing challenges around power and cooling, LPO can save 25% of the networking power budget, at a system level.

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Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty

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In estimating the cost of a large-scale VMware migration , Gartner cautions: VMwares server virtualization platform has become the point of integration for its customers across server, storage and network infrastructure in the data center. HCI vendors include Nutanix , Scale, Microsoft Azure Stack and others.

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Ballmer: Microsoft has 1 Million Servers » Data Center Knowledge

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The interior of a container packed with servers at a Microsoft data center in Chicago. “We have something over a million servers in our data center infrastructure. . “We have something over a million servers in our data center infrastructure. 12 Million SF of New Microsoft Data Centers?

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Red Hat OpenShift 4.18 expands cloud-native networking

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Security gets a boost with secret store container storage interface (CSI) One of the more challenging aspects of cloud-native Kubernetes deployments is managing secrets.Secret are passwords and access credentials for services, and they should not be exposed or hard coded into applications. In particular, OpenShift 4.18

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IBM preps Power servers with AI support, new processor

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For example, in October, Big Blue grew its Power Virtual Server infrastructure-as-a-service, which offers Power “pods” of compute, storage, and network infrastructure for private on-premises or IBM Cloud-managed environments.

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Host Europe Acquired for $667 Million » Data Center Knowledge

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About Rich Miller Rich Miller is the founder and editor-in-chief of Data Center Knowledge, and has been reporting on the data center sector since 2000. Sign up for the Data Center Knowledge Newsletter. I know that the company Linux Hosts Ltd. Modular Data Centers. Data Center Strategies.