Tag Archives: virtualization

I/O pass-through lets us have our virtual cake and eat it, too

On stage at IDF, Intel EVP Pat Gelsinger showed off the future Nehalem platform and with it, supporting technology from VMware called VMDirectPath. Here’s an overview of the keynote from InformationWeek. If you look at the video webcast of Pat … Continue reading

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Virtualization performance testing tips

I attended an interesting Chalk Talk today from Intel’s Kshitij Doshi and Ashok Emani: “Taming the Complexity of Studying Performance Under Virtualization”. They walked through the development of a server consolidation study usng the vConsolidate Framework. Performance testing of virtualized … Continue reading

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RAS and virtual infrastructure: keeping all your virtual eggs safe

Hi, I’m John Troyer, covering IDF from the VMware side. I normally blog over at VMTN Blog, but this week I’m at IDF and blogging here to look at what Intel and VMware are doing to push forward the cutting … Continue reading

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