On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:20:45 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> The GigaOM Interview: Dr. Mendel Roseblum, Chief Scientist, VMWare
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>| It took a lot longer than I thought it would take. We released it first on
>| the Linux platform, because we felt the Linux community would adopt it much
>| faster. That proved to be a good move.
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> http://gigaom.com/2007/12/26/vmware-mendel-roseblum-interview/
One would think he'd know more about his competition.
Microsoft is not focusing only on single machines, the beta release a few
weeks ago of the Windows Hypervizor includes multi-server consolidation and
management technologies similar to VMWare's VMotion, for instance. This
isn't the first time i've seen VMWare employees saying this, yet seemingly
oblivious to their competition.
What's more, his company treats Linux like a third rate citizen as far as
management goes. They don't offer a Linux management client for ESX
server, or a Linux Virtual Center client. They require MS SQL Server, and
won't run on MySQL or Postgre.
Oh, then I love this comment:
"idle machines use as much energy as fully utilized machines"
Lol. This guy's a "scientist"? He thinks an idle CPU uses the same power
as a fully loaded one?
> More examples of Linux as a primary platform are appended below.
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> SWsoft Reborn 'Parallels,' Seeks Broader Virtualization Future
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>| "This means enhancing Windows, Linux, Mac, x86, and ia64-based bare metal
>| systems with innovative hypervisor-based virtualization, container-based
>| virtualization, and a suite of complementary automation solutions," Beloussov
>| said in the announcement.
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> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205203258
How the hell is this an example of Linux as the primary platform? It says
nothing like that, in fact, they're naming the entire company after their
primary platform, Parallels, for the Macintosh.
More Roy Lies.
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