Hyper-V enhancements for Linux Virtual Machines

Hyper-V enhancements for Linux Virtual Machines

The initial version of Hyper-V only supported one minimal feature for Linux virtual machines (VM) through the installation of an additional component called Linux Integration Services (LIS). But recently, Microsoft has been working with providers to add new features without having to install SIL in newer Linux distributions.

One of the most awaited is the Dynamic Memory. The addition and removal of memory are now fully compatible with virtual machines running on a Windows Server Linux 2012 R2 Hyper-V host. It is important to note that this function is only available for 64-bit Linux distros and in some of them it is necessary to enable support, for example in CentOS and Red Hat Linux distributions.

After VDI there comes VMI, the virtual mobile infrastructure

After VDI there comes VMI, the virtual mobile infrastructure

Over the last few months, we have started to know more about a new technology called virtual mobile infrastructure or VMI. In general terms, VMI is for the mobile devices and applications the same as VDI for desktop applications.

A mobile virtual infrastructure allows you to access remote mobile applications from a mobile device. With this technology, when a user clicks an icon to use an application on a device, the app appears as usual, but rather than run locally on the client device, it runs in an Android virtual machine (VM) hosted in a remote data center.

Upcoming trends in virtualization

Upcoming trends in virtualization

Talking about predictions or future trends regarding virtualization and cloud computing may be a bit risky, since it is a sector in constant motion and where changes take place in a fast and unpredictable way. A clear example is the adoption of containers with virtual machines, something unexpected a few years ago and that is already established as a base technology.

Coinciding with the start of the new year, some experts of the industry’s major companies like VMware, CA technologies or Bromium share their vision on what could bring us this new year in virtualization and cloud computing. You can read their views in this article: 2015 Virtualization Predictions

Top IT Predictions for 2015

Top IT Predictions for 2015

Today’s technology landscape could have its days numbered. Winds of change are set to blow in the area of cloud computing, network technologies and new developments related to the Internet of Things (IOT) and online gaming are arising. Find below a compilation of some articles that talk about the most highlighted technology predictions for 2015 thanks to Internap.

IDC: Top 10 Technology Predictions For 2015

Six predictions for the future of cloud infrastructure

Top 5 online gaming industry trends for 2015

Cloud will continue to rise in 2015

Cloud will continue to rise in 2015

The cloud has come to stay. According to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker , during Q3 of 2014 total cloud infrastructure revenue for the quarter grew over $6.5 billion, 16 % higher than that in the same dates of 2013.

These data highlight the rise of the cloud phenomenon. In fact, the consultant explains in its report that during the last months of the year one third of the budget spent on “infrastructure of servers, storage on disk and Ethernet switch” was intended for cloud computing.

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