Installing OS on VirtualBox can be nirvana for people. Thanks to speedy Virtualization offered by Virtualbox, it has become among the most popular/free Virtualization solution. Butdoing so takes time. If you are short on time and want to try various flavors of Linux/Unix, Solaris, it can’ t get better than this. Here is the complete List of Available OS: The ready to use VirtualBox images include: (All credits to Read further »

VirtualBox has always been leader in performance in the Virtualization world. With more than 20 .5 million copies of VirtualBox downloaded worldwide average a rate of 40,000 per day is now getting beaten with the release of new version. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source. What comes new in the 3.1 is the Live Migration feature as the virtualization industry’s first “Teleportation” capability, allowing running virtual Read further »

Virtualization is powerful, cost-effective and easy. And thanks to latest hypervisor improvements its fast too. – What if you could use your existing Windows computer, that already has all your favorite programs installed, and turn into a virtual machine? – What if you could virtualize the Physical PC and make it portable inside any virtual machine running on a different system. This guide will help you achieve this in an easy way and you can use the created Virtual HDD with any software: Virtual PC, Parallels, Read further »

With the downfall of Windows in 2006, launch of Vista, Apple managed to get a good share in the Desktop OS world. This is the reason why we have seen phenomenal growth of Mac OS. Of course, this growth cannot leave Windows behind. Since the announcement of the new hero, Windows 7, it’s worth the hype to have it running with Read further »

VMotion, a VMware product, provides seamless OS Load balancing. VMotion allows individual virtual machines to be dynamically moved to another VMware server without impact to users. Cisco and VMware  announced a method for using VMotion across data centers that are located as far apart — 200 kilometers. Users have been pushing VMware to offer a method of allowing VMotion to be used between data centers, and this reference architecture is a step in the right direction. But it is only a step and not a true failover technology. It does not replace VMware’s disaster recovery product, Site Recovery Read further »

VMWare and Java — What do the have in Common? VM – Virtual Machine. Just the name, underlying infrastructure, technology is 99.9% different. Did any one ever thought a Virtualization giant like VMWare would buy Java based Framework developer Company “Spring Source”, popular for it’s “Spring Framework”, used in most J2EE web applications today. VMWare’s acquisition of SpringSource, is the most significant development in the history of the Java development platform, after the Oracle-Sun deal. VMWare is now into serious Cloud Computing. The company sees its role in the cloud, very crucial. The acquisition of the commercial Read further »

Cloud has brought us unlimited and unmatched processing power that we could never think of a decade ago. Earlier, I wrote how cloud computing was actually a Dark (Cloud) Knight. And the joker was successful in showing the Gotham that even the best among us could fall. This finds a corollary in the cloud computing world. A Look back at the Benefits: Cloud storage offers some exciting advantages. It offers “pay as you go”, with no capital outlay and no need to buy extra equipment in anticipation of Read further »

Yea, You heard that right, Its now possible to install Google Android (mobile based OS) to your Laptop/Netbook. In actual, you don’t even have to install, it’s as easy with this live CD method. All you have to do is create a Live CD image of Google Android. A new Project has developed that will enable you to try this new Mobile OS  in a Virtual machine environment such as VirtualBox, VMWare or any other computer that could be booted of a CD or a USB stick. It’s been known for some time that it is possible to run Android on x86 hardware with a port for the Netbooks like Asus EEE PC appearing earlier this year, but it was very difficult until now to get Read further »

As we all know, virtualization and cloud computing is getting faster and more featureful. As time sneaks by, more clearer picture is being drawn in the cloudy world where things were bit smoky months back. But there is one company who’s getting therir best into Virtualization to make it a big driver for SaaS. Cisco is looking to accelerate the rate at which customers adopt and implement virtualization in their data centers. Cisco Officials said. “Demand for virtualized data centers is high due to the complexity of managing and provisioning physical resources, securing that environment, maximizing utilization of assets, numerous network connections, and the rising costs of facilities and energy usage”. “Power is Read further »

If you are a network professional or an enthusiast prepairing for CCNA/ CCNP / CCIE exams, probabaly you understand the true value of the Lab equiment. It’s not cheap to get allt eh routers just to pass the exam or play around with networks. Network Emulation/virtaulization has helped us to achieve this at almost no cost. The main revolution was brought by Dynamips, which exposes a flexible platform for emulation of wide range of Cisco devices. The second step was GNS3. GNS3 brought the features of dynamipps into the GUI world, making it more easier, faster to virtualize the topologies on the fly with click of a mouse. The next step that has now made life of of a Read further »