Comments on: Virtualization solutions – knowing which is best for you!

By: dlarmeir

dlarmeir — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:20:25 +0000

That’s really interesting! Thanks for the info

By: brad

brad — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:13:29 +0000

A really interesting green computer technology I found is desktop virtualization. It’s where multiple people can use the same computer at the same time each with their own monitor, mouse and keyboard. This saves a lot of electricity and e-waste. A company called Userful recently set a virtualization world record by delivering over 350,000 virtual desktops to schools in Brazil. They have a free 2-user version for home use too. Check it out: userful.com

By: dlarmeir

dlarmeir — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:23:24 +0000

Thanks for the link – I’ll definitely give that a try! – Dustin

By: KF

KF — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:51:17 +0000

I have spent the past week testing various host and guest OS’s with Xen, VMware, KVM, etc. During my troubleshooting I came across a really intriguing bare-metal install, using Open Source virtualization Proxmox VE. Proxmox VE is still in its infancy stages, but I believe it is worth your time to evaluate. It supports both container (OpenVZ) and fully virtualized (KVM) guests. It has certified downloadable appliances available through their “Appliance Templates” VM manager for OpenVZ. I could go on about it, but here is the link: http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page
** Caution ** When loading Proxmox; it will wipe out your file system and setup its own!

By: May 4th, 2009 - Technology

May 4th, 2009 - Technology — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:00:44 +0000

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