The Ultimate Guide to Virtualisation

2026 · Australian Edition

Virtualisation is a transformative technology reshaping the way businesses use IT resources by creating virtual versions of computing environments. It enhances efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness by enabling multiple virtual systems to run on a single physical hardware platform.

Our recent stories highlight the diverse applications and advancements within virtualisation—from data centre evolution embracing software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV), to innovations in storage virtualisation and desktop virtualisation. Industry leaders like Dell, HP, VMware, Veeam, and Red Hat drive forward with solutions that empower enterprise agility, seamless cloud adoption, and reinforced security architectures.

Readers exploring this tag can expect detailed analyses of emerging virtual infrastructure strategies, expert insights on overcoming challenges like securing virtual environments and managing VM sprawl, and case studies showcasing how organisations optimise IT operations through virtualisation. Whether you’re an IT professional, a business decision-maker, or a technology enthusiast, these stories offer practical knowledge on harnessing virtualisation to boost operational efficiency, accelerate digital transformation, and prepare your organisation for future IT demands.

Australian Virtualisation news
Analyst Insights
Protegrity launches AI Team Edition for secure inferencing
IDC · Virtualisation · Data Protection
Last week
Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability
IDC · Virtualisation · Firewalls
Last week
Rafay & Argentum AI strike software orchestration deal
Gartner · Virtualisation · DevOps
This month
Codenotary launches AgentX for Linux security automation
Gartner · Virtualisation · DevOps
Last month
Zero Networks launches Kubernetes Access Matrix tool
Gartner · Virtualisation · DevOps
Last month
Expert columns
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
By OpenSearch
Last month
Biznet Gio scales cloud performance for AI era with AMD
By Biznet Gio and AMD
Last month
2026: The year AI moves from promise to performance
By Keir Garrett of Cloudera
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Automation vital as TLS certificate lifespans shrink
By Andrew Slavkovic of CyberArk
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Five hard truths about enterprise AI heading into 2026
By Daryush Ashjari of Nutanix APAC
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
2026: AI turns inward as virtualisation is rewritten
By Matthew Oostveen of Pure Storage
Thu, 11th Dec 2025
The best of both worlds: Managing AKS, EKS & GKE with Rancher
By Behrouz Hassanbeygi of Darumatic
Sun, 23rd Nov 2025
You can't protect what you can't see: Rethinking data resilience in a fragmented world
By Dave Russell of Veeam
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Taming multi-cloud kubernetes networking with topology-aware routing
By Behrouz Hassanbeygi of Darumatic
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
The VMware cost hike is a modernisation opportunity
By Uros Zajc of Atturra
Mon, 4th Aug 2025
APAC retailers are missing out on the benefits of personalisation technology
By Aaron Crowe of Eagle Eye, Asia
Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
Embedding environmental stewardship into IT governance frameworks
By Erica Smith of Blue Connections IT
Tue, 24th Jun 2025
Don't just bounce back, bounce forward: Turning data recovery into a secret weapon
By Rick Vanover of Veeam
Wed, 11th Jun 2025
Pure Storage & Nutanix join forces for ANZ cloud solution
By Mark Jobbins of Pure Storage
Mon, 12th May 2025
Interviews
Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
Discussing Firewalls
Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Cloud native adoption hits 15.6m developers globally
Discussing DevOps
Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Helm 4 marks 10 years with major features for Kubernetes
Discussing Cloud Services
Fri, 14th Nov 2025
CNCF finds strong bond between cloud native dev & AI tools
Discussing Machine learning
Thu, 13th Nov 2025
Exclusive: Veeam's Ben Young sounds alarm on backup risks in AI era
Discussing Storage
Mon, 8th Sep 2025
Recent news
Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud
About Cloud Services
2 days ago
Elastic adds Prometheus ingestion & PromQL in Kibana
About DevOps
2 days ago
Komodor to host AI SRE summit on ops & reliability
About DevOps
3 days ago
DTEX warns Telegram & WhatsApp AI agents risk exfiltration
About Bring Your Own Device
3 days ago
Gigamon launches AI tools as observability market grows
About Cloud Services
4 days ago
Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools
About Cloud Services
4 days ago
Google Cloud expands AI infrastructure with new chips
About Storage
4 days ago
Dell launches PowerMaxOS 10.4 with faster, safer storage
About Storage
4 days ago
Google unveils separate TPU chips for training & inference
About Energy efficient
4 days ago
Grafana Labs launches Grafana 13 with observability updates
About Big Data
4 days ago
Hetzner launches EX131 server with Intel Xeon 6731P
About Storage
4 days ago
Cast AI report finds 5% GPU use in Kubernetes clusters
About Cloud Services
4 days ago
SUSE launches AI Factory with NVIDIA for enterprise control
About Cloud Services
4 days ago
Elastic launches MCP apps for security & observability
About Cloud Services
5 days ago
Vultr, SUSE & Dell launch open AI Kubernetes stack
About Cloud Services
5 days ago
Job moves
Spinnaker Support names Castello & Smith to leadership
Move at VMware
5 days ago
Lancom names Aimee Lin Chief Technology Officer for growth
Move at Microsoft
Last month
New Relic names Michael Frendo CTO to drive AI observability
Move at Cisco
Last month
eG Innovations appoints Jon Hatchuel to lead Australia
Move at Microsoft
Wed, 18th Feb 2026
ControlUp adds product & alliances leaders to fuel growth
Move at Google
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO
Move at Cisco
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Sigma opens Sydney APJ hub & appoints Bede Hackney
Move at VMware
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push
Move at Microsoft
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Nasuni names new CTO & CFO to drive AI data growth
Move at HP
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
PagerDuty appoints Callum Eade to accelerate APAC sales growth
Move at VMware
Tue, 21st Oct 2025
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