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Virtualization

There's a real battle in the virtualization market as VMware positions itself as cloud computing's operating system. Meanwhile, Microsoft is gaining traction and players like Citrix and Red Hat are also a threat. Virtualization's main selling point - the ability to use more computing capacity and save on servers - resonates for obvious reasons.

Docker Desktop for Linux finally arrives

Docker is finally bringing its container development and deployment tool, Docker Desktop, to Linux.

3 days ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Security baked in

The newest RHEL moves beyond servers and the datacenter to the edge and multicloud.

3 days ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software

NASA, Epic Games launch competition to crowdsource VR tech for Mars exploration

When learning on the job isn't really an option, VR can help. Will your tech be the solution?

May 10, 2022 by Greg Nichols in Space

Google announces Cloud TPU virtual machines for AI workloads

The general availability of Cloud TPU VMs mean users no longer have to remotely access Cloud TPU.

May 9, 2022 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Cloud

The tech that lets 911 operators know what floor you're calling from

Terrestrial GPS is making its way into emergency services, cutting response times.

May 5, 2022 by Greg Nichols in Smart Cities

VM escape and root access bugs fixed in Cisco NFV infrastructure software

A trio of CVEs not related to each other patched by Cisco to fix the ability for attackers to escape from guest virtual machines, run commands as root, and leak system data.

May 4, 2022 by Chris Duckett in Security

Kubernetes 1.24 Stargazer: An exceptional release with two major changes

Some software releases are minor affairs, but then there's the latest Kubernetes update. It drops the Docker runtime and incorporates supply chain security.

May 4, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Virtualization

Microsoft provides a glimpse of future Windows 11 and Cloud PC integrations

Microsoft is looking to blur the lines between physical Windows 11 and Windows 365 Cloud PCs with a number of new features coming 'soon.'

April 5, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Virtualization

Microsoft brings Arm support to Azure virtual machines

It's been a long time coming, but Microsoft is making available a preview of Azure VMs supporting Arm-based processors from Ampere.

April 4, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Cloud

OpenShift 4.10: Red Hat teams with Nvidia to add AI and machine learning

Red Hat's OpenShift, a popular Kubernetes distro, includes the power to work with AI/ML in its latest update.

March 22, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Virtualization

Linux Foundation and CNCF launch Cloud-Native Developer Bootcamp

Some of the hottest tech jobs today are in cloud-native computing, but picking up this skill set hasn't been easy. Until now. This new bootcamp promises to give you the containers, Kubernetes, and GitOps knowledge you need for a high-end cloud job.

March 16, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Bootcamps