Comments on: Everything Xen. Everything Xen. I Don’t Think So. http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7244/ Open Source, Open Standards Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: mhazen http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7244/#comment-6160 mhazen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7244/#comment-6160 This article struck me as a severe case of fluff.<br /> <br /> Even the closure to the article is fluff.... "The correct answer for virtualization lies in your needs for it and not in vendor shootouts or in religious arguments and diatribes." Replace "virtualization" with cabling. Or cleaning supplies. Or Pepsi. That statement is true for anything purchasable.<br /> <br /> The next time you guys think of a "clever" article title, make sure there's a clever article to go with it! This article struck me as a severe case of fluff.

Even the closure to the article is fluff…. “The correct answer for virtualization lies in your needs for it and not in vendor shootouts or in religious arguments and diatribes.” Replace “virtualization” with cabling. Or cleaning supplies. Or Pepsi. That statement is true for anything purchasable.

The next time you guys think of a “clever” article title, make sure there’s a clever article to go with it!

]]> By: srosen http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7244/#comment-6161 srosen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7244/#comment-6161 You're right about substituting words. You can also substitute Shaquille O'Neal with Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods with Jack Nicklaus. Your comments have no value. Empty criticism is generally ignored but, hey, thanks for playing. You’re right about substituting words. You can also substitute Shaquille O’Neal with Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods with Jack Nicklaus. Your comments have no value. Empty criticism is generally ignored but, hey, thanks for playing.

]]> By: ch1pman http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7244/#comment-6162 ch1pman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7244/#comment-6162 The article is a bit vacuous, I have to agree with mhazen.<br /> It could have been summed up with, "Fully explore your needs before deciding on one or more virtualization vendors as they are not all the same" The End. The article is a bit vacuous, I have to agree with mhazen.
It could have been summed up with, “Fully explore your needs before deciding on one or more virtualization vendors as they are not all the same” The End.

]]> By: jzuniga.akos http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7244/#comment-6163 jzuniga.akos Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7244/#comment-6163 I would open with saying that virtualization "systems" management, storage and DR solutions integration along with a list of other operational framework issues have been more fully addressed thus far by VMware. <br /> <br /> ESX by itself is not that impressive albeit in comparison to XEN but move beyond that and you see that while the clouds of today run with Linux, corporations are still forced to balance the desire of those like me for Linux based solutions with the reality that not all business solutions are met without including Windows. This is an area that XEN also needs to improve. VMware has lost a lot of the talent due to issues internally with EMC. Citrix is adapting well to the new XEN family member though. All this and more begs a roadmap discussion that should also be included here.<br /> <br /> Finally, there is always a need to divide the systems into production shared, prod untrusted, development, etc. This is where it "definitely" makes since to balance out the various vendors and give them all a shot in each of these respective realms while always considering how they are best positioned right now. I would open with saying that virtualization “systems” management, storage and DR solutions integration along with a list of other operational framework issues have been more fully addressed thus far by VMware.

ESX by itself is not that impressive albeit in comparison to XEN but move beyond that and you see that while the clouds of today run with Linux, corporations are still forced to balance the desire of those like me for Linux based solutions with the reality that not all business solutions are met without including Windows. This is an area that XEN also needs to improve. VMware has lost a lot of the talent due to issues internally with EMC. Citrix is adapting well to the new XEN family member though. All this and more begs a roadmap discussion that should also be included here.

Finally, there is always a need to divide the systems into production shared, prod untrusted, development, etc. This is where it “definitely” makes since to balance out the various vendors and give them all a shot in each of these respective realms while always considering how they are best positioned right now.

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