Virtual Iron Software Hosts Panel on Next Generation Data Center

Strategic Insights -

Virtual Iron Software, a provider of software solutions for creating and managing virtual infrastructure in the data center, is hosting an interactive panel titled "Virtualization and the Next Generation Data Center" at LinuxWorld 2006 in San Francisco this week. The panel features virtualization thought leaders from IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and Virtual Iron, discussing the latest standards-based and open source technologies and their impact on the economics of virtualization.

Key Takeaways:

  • Virtual Iron's Version 3.0 has been named a finalist for the Linux Journal Product Excellence Awards in the Best Virtualization Solution category.
  • Version 3.0 combines Virtual Iron's advanced virtualization and policy-based management capabilities with the open source Xen hypervisor.
  • It is the first and only software solution to take full advantage of new hardware-assisted virtualization from Intel and AMD.
  • The software provides support for unmodified 32- and 64-bit Linux and Windows operating systems and applications, as well as support for SMP and very large memory (128GB).
  • Version 3.0 is purpose-built for production-class workloads and supports hundreds of physical servers and thousands of virtual servers.
  • The software automates many time-intensive manual tasks such as provisioning new servers and moving capacity to handle dynamic workloads.
  • It also monitors physical systems and automatically responds to availability issues, enabling users to streamline data center management while dramatically reducing capital and operating expenses.

Statistics:

  • Virtual Iron's Version 3.0 supports hundreds of physical servers and thousands of virtual servers.
  • The software provides support for unmodified 32- and 64-bit Linux and Windows operating systems and applications.
  • Version 3.0 takes full advantage of new hardware-assisted virtualization from Intel and AMD.
  • The Linux Journal Product Excellence Awards have 13 categories, including an overall "Best of Show" award.

Sources:

  • Virtual Iron Software press release, date not specified
  • LinuxWorld Conference & Expo program, date not specified
  • Linux Journal, "Product Excellence Awards", date not specified
  • Virtual Iron Software website, www.virtualiron.com