split brain

Verizon Enterprise will use VMware's Horizon Mobile software to segment work and life personas. The move is part of a broader effort to make Android more enterprise friendly. Verizon's enterprise unit and VMware said Wednesday that they have rolled out a "dual persona solution" that segregates corporate information running on Android devices. Under the deal, the two companies will offer the dual persona software on the LG Intuition and Motorola RAZR M smartphones used by Verizon Enterprise customers. The dual persona software is... [Lire la suite]

Comme VMware avec Horizon Mobile, Citrix entend redonner le contrôle de leurs données aux entreprises en permettant aux utilisateurs d'accéder à des informations sécurisées dans le cloud depuis des terminaux personnels. S'il y a bien un problème fondamental avec l'émergence du Byod pour Citrix, c'est bel et bien le potentiel risque de mélanger données personnelles et professionnelles. Pour Mark Templeton, CEO de Citrix, "les services de cloud computing tels que DropBox ou encore iCloud d'Apple, mêlés à l'émergence du Byod,... [Lire la suite]

I already knew this was coming up but wasn’t allowed to talk about it. As it is out in the open on the VMTN community I guess I can talk about it as well. One of the most common issues experienced with VMware HA is a split brain situation. Although currently undocumented, vSphere has a detection mechanism for these situations. Even more important the upcoming release ESX 4.0 Update 2 will also automatically prevent it! First let me explain what a split brain scenario is, lets start with describing the situation which is most... [Lire la suite]