Open Virtualization Format could solve key problems with virtualization deployments. It's got key vendors behind it. And it's likely to be even more important as the use of cloud computing increases.

Fortunately, some very smart people are already thinking about how to solve these dicey problems. The good folks at the Distributed Management Task Force recently published a standard called the Open ...

If you are entertaining the idea of cloud computing (and research shows that nearly every IT department is at least thinking about the cloud), then here’s a standard you need to watch, the open ...

With VMworld 2008 upon us next month, the challenges virtualization presents IT managers is top of mind for many vendors and industry organizations. One group in particular, the Distributed Management ...

Sun is adding support for the Open Virtualization Format standard to its VirtualBox software. Can it become the free or cheap solution that takes away market share from VMware Workstation? As Sun ...

Sun on Wednesday updated its VirtualBox virtualisation software to version 2.2, adding features such as support for the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) standard. It also added support for Windows 7 ...

With Microsoft Hyper-V's arrival, more IT departments will be using and testing a combination of VMware, Citrix and Microsoft virtualization technologies. Do you know how to avoid the risks that come ...

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutionary, Inc., a leading managed security services provider, today announced the availability of ActiveGuard' Virtual Appliance, an Open Virtualization ...

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