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Red Hat prepares RHEL 7 for second half of 2013

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 7 is set to be released in the second half of 2013, Red Hat announced yesterday, as the open source organisation also celebrated the 10th anniversary of its enterprise OS.
Red Hat and Dell announce OEM partnership

Red Hat and Dell announced a new partnership today that could mark a further expansion of open source software use in the enterprise.
Red Hat packs beta with new features

Red Hat released a feature-packed beta of Enterprise Linux 6.3 earlier this week, making major changes in areas ranging from security to virtualisation.
IBM pushes 'affordable' Linux servers for virtualisation and Big Data analysis

IBM has announced new "affordable" Linux servers as the company tries to push its new category of preconfigured servers for virtualisation and Big Data to midmarket and enterprise customers.
Red Hat: beware of cloud 'open-washing'

Open source software company Red Hat believes that companies like VMware and Microsoft are skewing the definition of open cloud by claiming that their virtualisation products are open when in fact they are closed.
Red Hat falling behind Ubuntu in enterprise sector, Shuttleworth claims

Ubuntu creator Mark Shuttleworth believes his open source operating system is becoming more popular than rival Red Hat Enterprise Linux among large business users.
Red Hat launches Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services

Red Hat has announced the Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services, which aims to take advantage of Amazon's cloud while offering excellent performance.
AccuRev to add Git to Kando enterprise developer tool

Developer tool provider AccuRev will release a package designed to help enterprises incorporate the increasingly popular Git open source version-control software into their development operations, the company announced Tuesday.
Red Hat releases 3rd version of RHEV virtualisation software

Red Hat has released the third version of its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation RHEV virtualisation software package, which includes improvements that would make it suitable for larger deployments, and a new console for self-provisioning.
Red Hat RHEL 6.2 boosts SME storage capabilities

Red Hat has updated Red Hat Enterprise Linux, its flagship operating system, with new technologies designed to cut the cost and improve performance of enterprise storage, the company announced yesterday.

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Does VMware have a real future?

Price is a big weakness when every player in the virtualisation market is offering a good-enough free option.
Hitachi Data Systems CTO: virtualised machines need bullet-proof storage

Virtualisation is widely recognised to be a game-changing technology, helping organisations to reduce their capital and operational costs, as well as improve underlying business processes. But the impact that this technology is having on the storage layer at the bottom of the stack is often overlooked.
Red Hat - The virtualisation path less travelled

To update an old IT saying about IBM and job security, few IT managers may get fired for choosing VMware to virtualise their infrastructure. VMware, after all, is the safe bet: the company currently enjoys 80% of the server-side virtualisation market, according to IDC.
Top 10 Linux distributions for business

One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.
Ten reasons to use Linux instead of Windows

Now is a particularly good time to ditch Windows for good, for workstations as well as servers. For instance, now that Microsoft stopped supporting Windows Server 2003 on July 13, you'll need to find something different to use for your servers.
Red Hat: Open Source mature, disruptive and innovative

Open source is disruptive, it develops rapidly, is adopted quickly, and it efficiently meets market needs while enabling new market capabilities.
Red Hat faces stiff challenges to move beyond its core technology

Clad in his pyjamas, Red Hat co-founder Marc Ewing arrived at work at 1100 one day in 1998, unlocked the office for a new employee, and promptly left to go back to sleep.
Red Hat client strategy adds virtualisation twist

Red Hat's new desktop strategy includes versions of Linux for emerging markets, enterprise customers and inexpensive laptops, plus virtualisation to support desktop security and management.
Kicking virtualisation up a notch

Of all of the technology trends that have been important in the world of enterprise IT, there's one that stands out as the 800-pound gorilla of the last few years: virtualisation.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 release offers surprises

Linux admins have learned to live inside the Unix systems administration and security models. But can migration to RHEL5 stop things working if you?re not aware of the changes?

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