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Google enters the market of virtual desktops by purchasing app-streaming platform Cameyo

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Google enters the market of virtual desktops by purchasing app-streaming platform Cameyo

Google is shaking up the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) market by acquiring Cameyo, a company that streams applications to browsers, particularly Chromebooks. This move puts Google in direct competition with industry giants like Citrix and VMware. Cameyo’s technology allows users to access legacy applications without installing them on their device, a feature traditionally provided by … Read more

VMware Loses Major Customer with 24,000 Virtual Machines

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VMware Loses Major Customer with 24,000 Virtual Machines

Computershare’s Chief Technology Officer, Kevin O’Connor, recently revealed that he received a bill that was 15 times higher than his previous quote from VMware. This substantial increase in price was attributed to Broadcom’s latest licensing regime and price hikes. As a result, Computershare has decided to abandon VMware and explore other options. During a keynote … Read more

MITRE presents findings on VMware rogue virtual machines used in internal cyberattack

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MITRE presents findings on VMware rogue virtual machines used in internal cyberattack

MITRE recently shared findings from its own cyberattack in a blog post, revealing how Chinese state-sponsored threat actor UNC5221 used rogue virtual machines (VMs) to avoid detection and establish a permanent presence in MITRE’s VMware environment. The attackers gained initial access using two zero-day attacks against Ivanti Connect Secure in January, with the attack being … Read more

Computershare moves 24,000 virtual machines to Nutanix platform

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Computershare moves 24,000 virtual machines to Nutanix platform

Australia’s Computershare has successfully migrated 24,000 virtual machines to Nutanix AHV within a year, as revealed by CTO Kevin O’Connor during a panel session at Nutanix’s Next conference in Barcelona. O’Connor explained that the decision to switch to Nutanix was prompted by a significant price increase from the company’s previous VM provider. Despite initial hesitations, … Read more

VMware’s price hike leads Australian company to abandon 24,000 virtual machines

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VMware’s price hike leads Australian company to abandon 24,000 virtual machines

After acquiring VMware, Broadcom announced plans to target larger enterprises with price increases and service packages, but this strategy may have backfired. Computershare, a company heavily involved in VMware‘s virtualization technology, is now abandoning VMware‘s hypervisor in favor of Nutanix products due to unacceptable price increases. Computershare’s IT department had been using both Nutanix AHV … Read more

Nutanix and Dell collaborate to expand beyond virtual machines

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Nutanix and Dell collaborate to expand beyond virtual machines

Nutanix, during its annual NEXT conference, shared its plan to expand beyond VM and offer its storage stack as a native service on Amazon Web Services’ Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). This decision was made to cater to the growing number of organizations building cloud-native apps that are either stored in public clouds or on-premises. Nutanix … Read more

Microsoft unveils the Azure Cobalt 100 processor designed for Azure Virtual Machines

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Microsoft unveils the Azure Cobalt 100 processor designed for Azure Virtual Machines

Microsoft announced in November 2023 that they were developing Arm-based processors, including the Azure Cobalt designed for general cloud computing tasks. As part of Construction 2024, Microsoft has now made the Azure Cobalt 100 processor available for preview in new Azure virtual machines. According to a blog post by Microsoft, the Azure Cobalt 100 virtual … Read more

Microsoft Announces Azure Virtual Machines tailored for AI and Cloud-Native Workloads

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Microsoft Announces Azure Virtual Machines tailored for AI and Cloud-Native Workloads

Microsoft has unveiled the public preview of the Cobalt 100 Arm-based virtual machine (VM) and has also announced its general availability. The new VM is set to offer users improved performance and efficiency for their computing needs. Article Source https://petri.com/azure-virtual-machines-ai-cloud-native-workloads/

Microsoft’s upcoming AI-powered laptops will be able to recall your virtual activities with a ‘photographic memory’

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Microsoft is introducing AI-enabled personal computers, including an AI chatbot called Copilot, that can compose documents, create images, and assist users at work or at home. The company is merging Copilot into the Windows operating system for PCs, aiming to provide users with a more personalized experience. One of the new features, Windows Recall, will … Read more

Home users can now access VMware’s Workstation virtual machine for free

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Virtual machines, which are simulated PCs with their own operating systems running on another computer’s software, are now more accessible thanks to VMware making their popular VM software, Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro, free for personal use. Setting up virtual machines can be complicated for new users, with Oracle’s VirtualBox being a popular but less … Read more