Virtual Strategy Magazine

Take a Walk on the Client Side

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:28:39 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 13:20 * Introduction * Doug Lane, Senior Director of Product Management & Marketing, Virtual Computer (:10) * Virtual Computer and its history in the virtualization industry (:22) * Virtual Computer’s flagship offering NxTop - new release version 1.1 - highlights (2:08) * New System Workbench - highlights and value for NxTop users (4:44) * Performance enhancements made in version 1.1 (7:56) * When this new version will be available (9:50) * What's next for Virtual Computer (10:28) * Close

Building the Ultimate Virtual Infrastructure

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:04:16 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 21:39 * Introduction * Scott Farrand, VP for Infrastructure Software and BladeSystem, HP (:10) * Scott’s background with virtualization and his role at HP (:27) * What steps organizations should take to apply the principles of virtualization across the infrastructure -where they should start when building the ultimate virtual infrastructure (1:46) * How much infrastructure provisioning can be automated once the connections have been virtualized (5:04) * Performance is another factor - what considerations need to be made (9:31) * The kind of gear that is required to virtualize network connections (13:21) * The differences in storage options for virtual server deployments - how an organization can maximize the usage of its current resources (15:36) * What's next for Scott’s group at HP (18:57) * Close

Past, Present and Future of VDI: A Discussion with Citrix and Microsoft

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:01:03 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 25:32 * Introduction * Sumit Dhawan, Citrix VP of Product Marketing for Desktop Virtualization Products & Manlio Vecchiet, Microsoft Director of Product Management - Windows Server Marketing Team (:10) * VDI landscape – past, present, future - for Citrix, Microsoft and VMware (:37) * VMware’s VDI approach - the right one or not? How Microsoft/Citrix approach differs (4:12) * Where VDI fits into IT’s future, and the future of the virtualization industry (7:12) * Is VDI – and its promise of huge ROI in a few years – the answer to “do more with less”? (10:39) * Relationship between Citrix and Microsoft and how each company’s opinions on VDI implementation differ (15:05) * Are there areas of competition? (18:43) * What's next for Citrix and Microsoft together (20:21) * Close

Enterprise Virtualization's Latest Contender

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:11:03 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 15:38 * Introduction * Jim Brennan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Red Hat (:10) * His role at Red Hat and work with virtualization (:20) * Recent announcement - Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Portfolio in beta - highlights of the portfolio, and response to the beta program (:35) * How the portfolio supports Red Hat’s mission to expand its virtualization technologies (2:58) * Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) - what it is and what's driving customers to consider it (3:57) * What makes Red Hat's hosted desktop virtualization solution unique (10:24) * What’s next for Red Hat (14:36) * Close

Planning Your DR and Compliance Strategies

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:52:53 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 13:52 Introduction Lew Smith, Practice Manager for Virtualization Services, Interphase Systems (:10) History of Interphase Systems (:23) Interphase’s strategy around virtualization, business continuity and disaster recovery (1:53) Biggest pain points for customers when choosing a DR strategy (3:27) CHow Interphase helps businesses bridge the gap between virtualization and compliance (7:25) The impact this rough economy has had on Interphase’s business and customers (10:33) What’s next for Interphase (12:22) Close

An Eye on IT: EMC Launches Ionix

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:39:08 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 18:46 * Introduction * Bob Quillin, Senior Director of Marketing, EMC (:10) * Today EMC is releasing Ionix - details (:18) * EMC’s acquisition of Configuresoft played a big part in this new offering – details (3:12) * How EMC’s and VMware’s technologies work together on Ionix (5:10) * How Ionix stands out from other products on the market today (8:17) * Customers/businesses where this solution is most appropriate (12:08) * With budget currently top of mind for most organizations, what EMC is doing to make its solutions accessible (14:52) * What’s next for EMC (16:36) * Close

Increase Your Speed with the Virtual Desktop Accelerator

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:34:02 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 18:20 * Introduction * Jeff McNaught, CMO, Wyse (:10) * Today Wyse is releasing its Virtual Desktop Accelerator - details (:20) * Highlight of the Wyse VDA - helping companies save money - expected ROI (4:20) * Wyse VDA helps companies go green - details (5:47) * Accelerator software is key to success (7:29) * Sizes and types of companies this solution is most appropriate for (10:38) * With budget currently top of mind for most organizations, what Wyse is doing to make its solutions accessible (13:29) * What's next for Wyse (16:12) * Close

BYOC - Build Your Own Cloud

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:44:44 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 33:16 * Introduction * Ken Ziegler, President and Chief Operating Officer, Logicworks (:10) * History of Logicworks (:19) * Logicworks private cloud service - details (2:24) * Notable features of the private cloud service (10:14) * How cloud service compliments other Logicworks offerings (12:44) * What is unique about how Logicworks partners with their clients (15:54) * How customer requests have changed in this time of layoffs and budget cuts & what Logicworks is doing to make its solutions accessible (22:33) * What’s next for Logicworks (29:07) * Close

Bundle Up with HP

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:06:37 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 16:21 Vizioncore * Introduction * Paul Gottsegen, Vice President of Integrated Marketing for HP Enterprise Servers and Storage, HP (:10) * HP Virtualization Bundles - details (:25) * Types of businesses HP Virtualization Bundles are appropriate for (1:18) * Why SMBs should consider virtualizing (2:57) * Reasons SMBs would choose HP Virtualization Bundles rather than assemble the various components themselves (5:25) * Bundles that are appropriate for small businesses with fewer than 10 employees (7:15) * Best bundles for customers with more sophisticated virtualization needs (9:44) * Why HP Virtualization Bundles are a good choice in this rough economy (12:30) * What’s next for HP (17:28)

Next-Gen VMware Monitoring and Reporting by uptime software

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:27:39 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 21:11 Vizioncore * Introduction * Alex Bewley, CTO & Nick Johnson, Marketing Manager, Uptime Software (:10) * History of Uptime Software (:24) * Insight into up.time’s System Management Software (1:17) * News about up.time’s VMware monitoring and management capabilities (4:30) * up.time availability as a virtual appliance (13:06) * In this economic climate, with budget top of mind for most organizations, what uptime is doing to make its solutions accessible (15:05) * What’s next for UpTime Software (18:00) * Close

Seanodes Announces First-on-the-Market Capability in its VM Edition

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:43:34 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 14:48 * Introduction * Christophe Guittenit, Chief Technology Officer, Seanodes (:10) * History of Seanodes and how it plays in the virtualization space (:18) * Exanodes product details (1:38) * Seanodes announcement - first-on-the-market capability – details (4:42) * Importance of shared internal storage (6:05) * Seanodes’ relationship with VMware (8:18) * How Seanodes’ offerings stand out from others on the market today (9:24) * With budget currently top of mind for most organizations, what Seanodes is doing to make its solutions accessible (11:22) * What’s next for Seanodes (13:03) * Close

DynamicOps VRM Touts New Features, Strong Capability

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:27:19 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 9:45 * Introduction * Rich Bourdeau, Vice President, DynamicOps (:10) * History of DynamicOps (:20) * New version of DynamicOps’ Virtual Resource Manager and key new features (1:13) * How automated resource reclamation works (1:41) * Why reclamation of resources is important (2:42) * Savings that can be achieved by ‘reducing, reusing and recycling’ through automated virtualization management (3:27) * VRM’s Software Developer’s Toolkit - notable features and issues the toolkit solves (4:49) * How customers are using VRM and what results have been achieved (5:53) * How VRM differs from other products on the market today (6:46) * What’s next for DynamicOps (8:36) * Close

iTKO Rolls With the Punches, Releases New Version

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:40:08 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 13:17 * Introduction * Derick Townsend,Vice President of Marketing, iTKO (:10) * History of iTKO and how it plays in the virtualization space (:21) * iTKO releases LISA 4.6 Product Suite - details and initial feedback (2:24) * Biggest benefits of this new version (4:38) * How a customer determines if the LISA solution is the best for its environment (5:32) * Number one differentiator of iTKO’s offerings from others on the market (8:37) * Virtualization industry is constantly growing with new adopters and new technologies being released daily - what this adoption/evolution cycle means for iTKO’s business (10:11) * Budget is key concern for most organizations these days… what iTKO is doing to make its solutions accessible (11:08) * What’s next for iTKO (12:31) * Close

Walking the vWire of Virtual Management

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:39:24 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 11:25 * Introduction * Ted Gary, Senior Product Manager, & Stephen Beaver, Virtualization Evangelist, Tripwire (:10) * History of Tripwire (:25) * vWire announcement - What it is and why it’s important to the virtualization industry (1:05) * vWire association with vCenter, and Tripwire’s relationship with VMware (2:46) * The ideal vWire customer (4:43) * What makes vWire stand out from other offerings on the market (5:14) * How vWire can handle the explosive growth of this dynamic industry (6:07) * In this economic climate, with budget top of mind for most organizations, what Tripwire is doing to make its solutions accessible (8:06) * What’s next for Tripwire (9:55) * Close

Why Being Application Aware is a Good Thing

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:38:34 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 21:31 * Introduction * Bob Maness, Vice President -Worldwide Marketing & Channel Sales, Pillar (:10) * History of Pillar (:23) * Recent announcement - availability of Citrix XenServer profiles on Pillar Axiom (2:07) * Pillar’s focus on “application-aware” storage systems and what it means for the virtualization industry (3:36) * How this strategy can be monetized (7:37) * Challenges associated with the “application-aware” strategy and how they can be overcome (9:31) * In this economic climate, with budget top of mind for most organizations, what Pillar is doing to make its solutions accessible (12:51) * What’s next for Pillar (15:29) * Close

Managing Hybrid Environments with Fujitsu

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:37:29 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 12:24 * Introduction * Richard McCormack, Senior Vice President, and Manuel Martull, Senior Director of Server Product Marketing, Fujitsu America (:10) * How Fujitsu plays in the virtualization space (:23) * Recent announcement - Dynamic Cube: PRIMERGY BX900 Blade Server System - details and what it means for the virtualization industry (1:13) * Fujitsu’s take on Cloud Computing (3:15) * Fujitsu’s ServerView Resource Coordinator VE manages mixed physical/virtual environments - advantages to using Fujitsu’s solution (5:08) * Fujitsu’s virtualization solutions compatibility with other companies’ products (7:43) * Budget is key concern for most organizations these days...what Fujitsu is doing to make its solutions accessible (8:55) * What’s next for Fujitsu (10:41) * Close

Improving Business Continuity with SunGard

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:36:34 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 22:14 * Introduction * Rick Engstrom, Product Manager, Advanced Recovery Product Management, SunGard Availability Services (:10) * History of SunGard (:23) * Details of SunGard’s Virtual Server Replication, released last year (1:54) * Improvements or changes that have been made since the initial release (6:14) * What makes the SunGard solution stand out from other offerings on the market (8:30) * Where Green initiatives fit into the SunGard plan (12:51) * Budget is key concern for most organizations these days…what SunGard is doing to make its solutions accessible (15:48) * What’s next for SunGard (18:34) * Close

Double-Take Teams with Microsoft

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:35:33 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 12:33 * Introduction * Dean Goodermote, CEO, Double-Take Software (:10) * History of Double-Take (:19) * Announcing joint solution with Microsoft – details (2:48) * Advantages customers will see resulting from this collaboration (4:31) * The kind or size of environment where this solution is most effective (5:50) * How Double-Take’s solutions stand out from others on the market (6:45) * Budget is key concern for most organizations these days…what Double-Take is doing to make its solutions accessible (9:03) * What’s next for Double-Take (10:27) * Close

Risk Reduction with Integralis

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:34:42 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 10:52 * Introduction * Eric Greenberg, VP of Security and Risk Solutions, Integralis (:10) * History of Integralis (:20) * What the biggest risks are in virtualization security and why (1:12) * The most difficult part of determining risk factors in a virtual environment (2:27) * Where Eric sees the weakest security (4:26) * AThe steps and considerations a company should take when choosing a security solution (6:34) * In this tough financial climate, what makes Integralis solutions accessible (8:19) * What’s next for Integralis (9:34) * Close

Monitoring Your Environment with eG Innovations

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:33:51 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 14:41 * Introduction * Bala Murugan, Chief Architect, eG Innovations (:10) * History of eG Innovations and Bala’s role there (:20) * His experience at recent Citrix Synergy event in Las Vegas, and the hot topics he encountered there (1:06) * Virtualization introduces a plethora of challenges - advice on how to best monitor your virtual environment (2:37) * Advantage of a “single pane of glass” that can look at both the virtual and physical environment (6:48) * Budget is key concern for most organizations these days…what eG Innovations is doing to make its solutions accessible (9:08) * What’s next for eG Innovations (11:00) * Close

F5 Networks on Application Delivery

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:31:14 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 15:15 * Introduction * Nigel Burmeister, Director of Product Marketing, F5 Networks (:10) * History of F5 Networks (:20) * Announcement - update to award winning ARX file-virtualization system and Data Manager storage management software (1:54) * Changes made from previous releases (4:24) * Kind or size of environment where these solutions are most effective (8:01) * How F5’s solutions stand out from others on the market (8:39) * In this tough financial climate, what F5 is doing to make its solutions accessible (10:46) * What’s next for F5 Networks (13:00) * Close

Opt In to OpTier BTM

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:30:10 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 13:30 * Introduction * Motti Tal, EVP of Marketing, Product & Business Development, OpTier (:10) * History of OpTier (:21) * What is BTM and how it differs from APM or BSM (1:24) * Why companies using virtualization should consider implementing BTM (3:30) * How a company determines if BTM would work for their virtualized IT environment (4:49) * What makes OpTier’s offerings stand out from others on the market today (6:22) * In this tough financial climate, what the financial advantages are for customers choosing to implement OpTier’s solutions (9:16) * What’s next for OpTier (11:33) * Close

BDNA: Insight to Your Virtual Environment

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:29:20 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 12:01 * Introduction * Walker White, VP of technology, BDNA (:10) * HWhat BDNA does and how it plays in the virtualization space (:22) * Introducing an update to Insight – Version 6.0 - details (2:50) * Insight is easy to manage - why and how (4:57) * What kind or size of company would most benefit from a BDNA solution (6:29) * In this tough financial climate, what makes BDNA solutions accessible (7:46) * What’s next for BDNA (9:28) * Close

Managing the Cloud with Tap In

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:27:37 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 29:50 * Introduction * Peter Loh, Founder and CEO, Tap In Systems (:10) * History of Tap In (:19) * Tap In’s recently unveiled Cloud Management Service - details about the service (1:41) * How this solution stands out from others on the market (4:37) * What technologies the Cloud Management Service works with (9:34) * Types and sizes of companies that are most appropriate for this solution (15:45) * How this Cloud solution addresses security issues (17:40) * How Open Source fits into this solution and what is the advantage (20:29) * What’s next for Tap In Systems (26:41) * Close

Red Hat's Role in Virtualization

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:26:53 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 14:29 * Introduction * Navin Thadani, Senior Director of Virtualization Services, Red Hat (:10) * History of Red Hat (:21) * Recent announcement - Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization - details on portfolio (1:20) * The response to this initiative (3:18) * Benefits customers see when implementing Red Hat’s Enterprise Virtualization portfolio (4:41) * Types and sizes of companies that are most appropriate for this solution (7:30) * Advantages of building your set of virtualization products on Linux (9:49) * What if someone is wary of utilizing open source in the enterprise? (12:20) * Close

BlueStripe Enables Emerging Technologies

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:26:09 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 7:44 * Introduction * Chris Neal, Co-founder and CEO, BlueStripe (:10) * History of BlueStripe (:21) * Newly announced FactFinder product - how it works and who it is appropriate for (1:03) * How products and analytical tools like BlueStripe’s help in the further adoption of emerging technologies such as cloud computing (2:49) * How BlueStripe stands out from other offerings and companies in the industry (4:00) * What plans are for BlueStripe Software’s expansion and growth, including EMEA and APAC (5:36) * With budget concerns in focus, what BlueStripe is doing to make its solutions accessible (6:08) * What’s next for BlueStripe (6:56) * Close

NIT Connect Talks Virtualization and Green IT

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:25:19 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 26:07 * Introduction * Lior Blik, President and CEO, NIT Connect (:10) * History of NIT Connect (:19) * How NIT Connect works in the virtualization space (1:21) * NIT Connect has expertise throughout IT - some highlights (4:30) * What makes NIT Connect’s offerings stand out from others on the market (11:50) * Types or sizes of businesses that are best suited to be an NIT Connect customer (16:27) * Insights into the Green Movement and how it may affect the virtualization industry (18:27) * What’s next for NIT Connect (20:57) * Close

The X-Factor - Crossbeam Debuts 4th Gen X-Series

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:24:33 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 14:29 * Introduction * Jim Freeze, CMO, Crossbeam (:10) * History of Crossbeam (:19) * The Next Generation Security Platform (1:15) * Crossbeam’s relationship to Check Point (3:14) * Crossbeam’s announcement of the 4th generation of its X-Series security platform -- background on the X-Series and outline of the new features (4:38) * How the X-Series responds to a rapidly-changing security landscape (8:02) * Types and sizes of companies that would most benefit from Crossbeam’s solutions (9:15) * How Crossbeam’s products stand out from other offerings on the market -- The #1 reason a customer chooses Crossbeam (10:39) * What’s next for Crossbeam (12:57) * Close

Verizon - All Business On Virtualization

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:23:38 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 7:33 * Introduction * Jeff Deacon, Virtualization Principal; & Abby Gregory, Manager of Global Services, Verizon Business (:10) * History of Verizon Business (:24) * Recently announced Verizon Business’ Virtualization Consulting and Management Services - details (1:41) * Why news is notable for those in the virtualization industry (2:33) * Virtual environments Verizon Business works in (3:17) * AWhat makes Verizon Business’ virtualization offerings unique (3:38) * With budget concerns in focus, what Verizon Business is doing to make its solutions accessible (4:46) * What’s next for Verizon Business (6:06) * Close

Universite de Rennes 2 Relies on Leostream

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:22:49 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 11:55 * Introduction * Mike Palin, CEO, Leostream and Humberto Duarte, IT Department Co-Director, Universite de Rennes 2, Brittany, France (:10) * History of Leostream (:28) * Universite de Rennes 2 engaged with Leostream on a huge campus-wide virtualization project that allows 17,000+ students and faculty members virtual desktop access (1:53) * Why the school choose to implement such a solution & what issues were addressed by virtualizing the university’s desktops (4:42) * Advantages Leostream’s connection broker offers a large-scale client such as the Universite de Rennes 2 (6:21) * How this access has changed the way the school operates, and how the IT department services the campus (8:24) * What's next for Leostream (9:20) * The next technical project the Universite de Rennes 2 will be tackling (10:08) * Close

Workload Optimization by Double-Take

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:21:43 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 20:41 * Introduction * Bob Roudebush, Director of Solutions Engineering, Double-Take Software (:10) * History of Double-Take Software (:28) * Announcing Double-Take’s Workload Optimization Suite (1:53) * Suite includes new products as well as enhancements to existing Double-Take products - details (5:04) * How Double-Take’s offerings differ from others on the market (12:15) * When the Workload Optimization Suite will be available and what it will cost (16:54) * What’s next for Double-Take (18:36) * Close

APTARE's StorageConsole Platform Receives Enhancements

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:20:47 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 21:58 * Introduction * Rick Clark, President and CEO, APTARE (:10) * History of APTARE (:22) * APTARE’s StorageConsole, a reporting and management platform for storage environments - how it works (2:30) * Just announced Virtualization Manager, an addition to the StorageConsole platform (6:18) * Virtualization Manager’s plans for supporting other virtual platforms, in addition to VMware ESX 3.0+ (11:20) * What differentiates APTARE’s products and solutions from others on the market (13:22) * What's next for APTARE (17:40) * Close

DR & Failover in the Cloud - the Doyenz Solution

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:19:58 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 7:08 * Introduction * Ashutosh Tiwary, CEO, Doyenz (:10) * What has transpired since VSM last spoke with Doyenz (:20) * Doyenz has disaster recovery and failover in the Cloud - how that works (:43) * What is migration in and to the Cloud and what are the advantages (1:45) * What makes Doyenz’ offerings unique (3:03) * What customers are saying (4:14) * How Doyenz’ solution fits into a restricted budget (4:46) * What’s next for Doyenz (5:41) * Close

KACE Talks Virtual Kontainers

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:18:42 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 10:13 * Introduction * Bob Kelly, Senior Product Manager, and Lubos Parobek, Vice President of Product Management, KACE (:10) * History of KACE (:25) * KACE announcement - KACE Virtual Kontainers (1:37) * Challenges in a virtual environment that the Virtual Kontainers address (3:01) * Virtual Kontainers 4 distinct capabilities: application isolation, simplified creation, centralized management, and complete control (3:57) * How KACE Virtual Kontainers compare to other offerings on the market (5:04) * When will the Virtual Kontainers be available and what they will cost (7:34) * What’s next for KACE (8:08) * Close

Network Instruments Closes the Gap

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:17:29 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 9:34 * Introduction * Charles Thompson, Product Manager, Network Instruments (:10) * History of Network Instruments (:22) * Network Instruments announcement (:51) * How Network Instruments’ different product areas work together on enterprise -wide reporting (1:42) * Visibility gaps that exist when monitoring virtual environments (4:19) * How NI’s products interface with virtual environments from VMware, Microsoft and Citrix (5:49) * What’s next for Network Instruments (8:02) * Close

Neverfail at the Heart of vCenter

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:15:50 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 13:49 * Introduction * Andrew Barnes, Sr. VP of Corporate Development, Neverfail (:10) * History of Neverfail (:22) * Recent announcement - VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Solution featuring Neverfail (2:46) * How integration with VMware benefits VMware’s customers (5:35) * As a Microsoft partner, how Neverfail’s products work in a Hyper-V environment (7:13) * How Neverfail’s products and solutions compare to other offerings on the market (10:32) * What's next for Neverfail (12:11) * Close

Be Secure with RedCannon

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:15:20 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 20:42 * Introduction * Vimal Vaidya, CEO and Chairman of Red Cannon (:10) * History of Red Cannon (:23) * RedCannon products and solutions that focus on virtual security (2:06) * VMFW Suite - RedCannon’s flagship product - its components and how do they work together (5:17) * Industries and environments where RedCannon’s solutions are most appropriate (10:49) * How RedCannon’s offerings compare to others on the market (13:35) * What's next for RedCannon (17:58) * Close

IPAM Goes Virtual with BlueCat Networks

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:13:23 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 6:50 * Introduction * Branko Miskov, Director of Product Management, BlueCat (:10) * History of BlueCat (:22) * New announcement from BlueCat (:45) * Importance of IP Address Management and DNS/DHCP in a virtual environment (1:22) * BlueCat is a VMware Technology Partner - what that means for customers (2:41) * Industries and environments where BlueCat’s solutions are most appropriate (3:20) * How BlueCat’s offerings stand out from others on the market (4:27) * What's next for BlueCat (5:21) * Close

Asempra - Recovery With One Click

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:11:54 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 9:04 * Introduction * Gary Gysin, CEO, Asempra (:12) * History of Asempra (:25) * Asempra’s new release of Business Continuity Server (BCS) - How it works (1:10) * How BCS fit into Asempra’s Business Continuity Appliance (2:15) * Advantages customers would see using an Asempra solution over others on the market (3:43) * Types of environments where Asempra is most appropriate (5:51) * What's next for Asempra (7:27) * Close

Virtual Computer Talks NxTop

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:10:05 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 13:17 * Introduction * Dan McCall, president and CEO, Virtual Computer (:10) * History of Virtual Computer (:23) * Virtual Computer’s flagship offering - NxTop (1:55) * What the experience is like for the end user (2:32) * How NxTop compares to other offerings on the market (5:10) * Advantages and challenges to implementing this solution (8:18) * NxTop in beta and accepting users into the beta program (10:18) * When it will be generally available (10:42) * What's next for Virtual Computer (11:02) * Close

Emulex Announces OneCommand, and More

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:08:35 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 12:31 * Introduction * Shaun Walsh, VP of Corporate Marketing, Emulex (:10) * Emulex 30th Anniversary - History of Emulex (:19) * 4 new product & partnership announcements (2:27) * Partnership with RSA should not change customers’ experience (8:18) * Advantages & challenges in implementing OneCommand Management Framework (9:06) * When new offerings will be available (10:05) * What's next for Emulex (10:23) * Close

Xenocode Launches New Edition of VAS

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:07:06 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 8:51 * Introduction * Kenji Obata, Founder and CEO, Xenocode (:10) * History of Xenocode (:20) * What’s new in the 2009 edition of Xenocode (1:13) * How an organization would use Xenocode (3:05) * Running different versions of Internet Explorer at the same time using Xenocode (4:39) * Desktop management solutions that work with Xenocode (5:29) * How difficult is it to virtualize applications? (6:37) * For more information about Xenocode (7:59) * Close

Doyenz Makes Its Debut

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:05:37 -0700

Podcast Summary: Length: 12:52 Vizioncore * Introduction * Ashutosh Tiwary, CEO, Doyenz (:10) * History of Doyenz (:25) * Doyenz solutions focus on eradicating SMB IT challenges (2:56) * What the end user experience is like (4:13) * How Automated Virtual IT compares to other offerings on the market (5:01) * Advantages and challenges to implementing this solution (7:42) * Doyenz solution available February 9, 2009 (10:02) * What's next for Doyenz (10:30) * Close

Optimize with Wind River

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:33:14 -0800

Podcast Summary: Length: 11:04 * Introduction * Cory Bialowas, Director of Product Management, Multicore & Virtualization, Wind River (:10) * History of Wind River (:25) * Device Software Optimization (:58) * Wind River’s multicore software solution – what it is, how it works, advantages and challenges (1:47) * Customer response to Wind River’s recently released hypervisor (4:01) * How Wind River’s hypervisor technology compares to other offerings on the market & advantages in choosing Wind River’s solution (5:31) * What's next for Wind River (7:30) * Viewpoint: the future of virtualization (8:49) * For more information about Wind River (10:11) * Close

Double-Take's GeoCluster Expands

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:00:39 -0800

Podcast Summary: Length: 14:48 * Introduction * Bob Roudebush, Director of Solutions Engineering, Double-Take Software (:10) * History of Double-Take (:23) * Double-Take’s recent announcement of expansion to its GeoCluster offering (1:34) * GeoCluster disaster recovery capabilities (5:19) * Advantages and challenges to utilizing this solution (7:12) * How GeoCluster compares to other offerings on the market (10:51) * What's next for Double-Take (13:13) * Close

GlassHouse Continues Building

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:58:49 -0800

Podcast Summary: Length: 20:50 * Introduction * Robbie Higgins, VP of Security Services, Scott Shepherd, Principal Consultant, and Natalie Hahn-O’Flaherty, VP of Marketing for GlassHouse (:10) * History of GlassHouse (:28) * GlassHouse acquisition of CSSG (3:29) * Focus of GlassHouse’s security services division (6:22) * Benefit for customers (7:28) * GlassHouse virtualization services (9:23) * How customer ROI is improved (11:44) * Advantages to engaging GlassHouse over other vendors in the market (13:58) * What's next for GlassHouse (19:00) * Close

Virtual Management by Reflex Systems

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:56:59 -0800

Podcast Summary: Length: 13:10 * Introduction * Hezi Moore, President, Founder and CTO, Reflex Systems (:10) * History of Reflex Systems (:23) * New features for Virtualization Management Center (VMC) - product highlights (1:43) * Why Reflex Systems has made changes to VMC (4:04) * How enhanced version of VMC compares to other offerings on the market (4:47) * How VMC interacts with Reflex’s Virtual Security Appliance (6:03) * Advantages and challenges to implementing the VMC solution (7:22) * What's next for Reflex? (10:44) * Close

Clearing the Skies: VMware's vCloud

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:55:13 -0800

Podcast Summary: Length: 23:55 * Introduction * Dan Chu, Vice President Emerging Products and Markets, VMware (:10) * History of VMware and virtualization (:21) * What the term cloud computing means to VMware (4:53) * How vCloud works (7:27) * How it compares to other offerings on the market (10:55) * How vCloud addresses security issues (14:20) * Advantages and challenges of cloud computing (16:49) * What's next for VMware (20:12) * Close

Building Business with Virtual Blocks

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:53:30 -0800

Podcast Summary: Length: 18:22 * Introduction * Stuart Levinsky, President, Virtual Blocks (:10) * History of Virtual Blocks (:22) * Virtual Blocks products – Virtual Server Grid (VSG) and VIBE, Virtual-in-a-box environment (:56) * How Virtual Server Grid compares to other offerings on the market (4:11) * Why VIBE was created (7:37) * Advantages that come from using VIBE (10:18) * What's next for Virtual Blocks (13:14) * Viewpoint: the future of virtualization (14:39) * For more information about Virtual Blocks (17:11) * Close

Marathon and Microsoft Team Up

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:50:19 -0800

Podcast Summary: Length: 16:21 * Introduction * Gary Phillips, President & CEO; and Jerry Melnick, CTO, of Marathon Technologies (:10) * History of Marathon Technologies (:24) * Marathon’s new collaboration with Microsoft (2:24) * How this expanded partnership will benefit customers (5:07) * Challenges associated with implementing the availability solution (8:57) * Appropriate customer for this solution (11:27) * What's next for Marathon (14:08) * For more information about Marathon Technologies (15:42) * Close