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  VMware makes it easier to wholesale Clouds

  VMware has introduced a new software platform that makes it easier for service providers to wholesale their cloud-services infrastructure to other providers.

  By Tim Greene | 08 February, 2012 07:33

  Tags: VMware, vCloud Manager, internet, hardware systems, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance, cloud services, Cloud Integration Manager, cloud computing

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  EMC to flesh out VFCache with VMware integration, other additions

  EMC has big plans this year for the VFCache flash storage it introduced on Monday, with the coming enhancements including SSDs, 1TB cards, integration with VMware and less expensive MLC flash media.

  By Stephen Lawson | 07 February, 2012 11:38

  Tags: VMware, Virtualization, storage, Pat Gelsinger, EMC

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  Nicira debuts with its SDN baby

  One of the most anticipated debuts of a startup company happens today when Nicira, a maker of network virtualization software, comes out of stealth mode.

  By Jim Duffy | 06 February, 2012 16:28

  Tags: VMware, Virtualization, software, SDNs, OpenFlow, Nicira, Lightspeed Venture Partners, internet, hardware systems, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance, cloud computing, cloud, Cisco, Capita

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  VMTurbo upgrade supports the three major virtualization platforms

  VMTurbo has upgraded its operations management suite to support the three major virtual environments and to improve its capacity-planning tool.

  By Tim Greene | 02 February, 2012 02:25

  Tags: xenserver, VMware, VMTurbo, Virtualization, Microsoft, industry verticals, hyper-v, hardware systems, education, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance

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  Mozy releases 'Stash' file syncing service

  Cloud storage service Mozy on Wednesday announced public beta availability of Mozy Stash , a new feature that provides customers with a method of accessing files across multiple computers and mobile devices.

  By Lucas Mearian | 26 January, 2012 06:31

  Tags: VMware, storage software, Storage Management, storage, software, Networked Storage, network-attached storage, mozy, Mobile and Wireless, internet, EMC, disaster recovery, cloud computing, business continuity, applications

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  Burning questions: Virtualisation

  Virtualizing x86 infrastructure isn't just a one-step process -- as servers change, the whole data center must change as well. While server hypervisors such as VMware's ESX, Microsoft's Hyper-V and Xen can make IT more efficient and cost-effective, many of the virtualization advantages can be canceled out when data centers rely on technology and processes that haven't been updated for the virtualization age.

  By Jon Brodkin | 26 October, 2010 00:52

  Tags: VMware, Virtualization, Storage Management, storage, server virtualization, server, security, Microsoft, hardware systems, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance

• Desktop Virtualization: Top Vendors Still Miss the Mark

  Desktop virtualization has a predicted growth curve that leaves much of the PC and IT services industries smiling: Yet none of the technologies or service providers promising to offer hosted virtual desktops are ready to step into key roles in enterprise IT infrastructures, according the same well-respected analysts who set the server virtualization market on its ear with a similar conclusion last year.

  By Kevin Fogarty | 25 May, 2010 04:23

  Tags: VMware, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Microsoft, desktop virtualisation, Citrix, burton group

• 5 virtual desktop pitfalls

  Most CIOs have started considering virtual desktop infrastructure and other types of desktop virtualization, but only a minority has reached the deployment stage. (See related story, "As Windows 7 gains steam, VDI set to rise".) Virtual desktops can potentially provide more flexibility for users, make it easier to apply patches and reduce IT help desk calls, but there are still numerous problems that keep desktop pros up at night. Here are five pitfalls to watch out for.

  By Jon Brodkin | 03 April, 2010 06:49

  Tags: VMware, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), san, Microsoft, Gartner, Forrester, burton group

• Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving

  Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving in a changing world, as these IT executives can attest.

  By Ellen Messmer | 12 February, 2010 08:03

  Tags: VMware, Vancouver Community College, StillSecure, Payment Card Industry, Automated Document Solutions

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  VMware cloud initiative raises vendor lock-in concerns

  VMware talks a good game about interoperability, but its cloud initiative threatens to introduce a type of vendor lock-in that rival virtualization vendors claim they would not impose.

  By Jon Brodkin | 03 September, 2009 23:36

  Tags: VMware, Virtualization, Microsoft, hypervisor, Citrix

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