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  VMware: Faster app provisioning makes SDN a keeper

  Software defined networking (SDN) is generating a lot of buzz these days, but the technology will ultimately make itself useful in the enterprise largely because it will save enterprises time in deploying new applications, predicted Martin Casado, chief architect of networking at VMware.

  By Joab Jackson | 08 May, 2013 20:33

  Tags: virtualization, Networking, VMware

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  The birth of the network function virtualization (NFV) ISV community

  A key requirement for the success of the nascent network functions virtualization (NFV) market is the emergence of an independent software community to drive innovation in telecom software. At the recent Open Network Summit (ONS) event there was significant activity around NFV, including a number of smaller suppliers demonstrating products.

  By Lee Doyle, principal analyst at Doyle Research | 30 April, 2013 19:37

  Tags: virtualization, SDN, network functions virtualization, Networking, Open Networking Summit, NFV, software defined networking, ONS, LAN & WAN

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  ODCA: Virtual machines inching to portability

  While some progress has been achieved in getting virtual machines to run across different types of hypervisors, more work is still needed to bring them to the level of portability that enterprises are seeking, according to a study released by the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA).

  By Joab Jackson | 25 April, 2013 20:48

  Tags: virtualization, Server Virtualization, Open Data Center Alliance, cloud computing, internet, Infrastructure services

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  Citrix bequeaths Xen to the Linux Foundation

  In an effort to attract a more diverse set of contributors, enterprise software vendor Citrix has donated its open source Xen hypervisor to the Linux Foundation.

  By Joab Jackson | 15 April, 2013 18:02

  Tags: open source, virtualization, Citrix, Server Virtualization, linux foundation, software

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  Dell dives deeper into SDN with new hardware and software

  Dell says it's hoping to move closer to the forefront of data center technology with the release today of a suite of new products designed for software-defined networking.

  By Jon Gold | 15 April, 2013 16:59

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, hardware systems, Network Virtualization, Data Center, OpenStack, VMware, LAN & WAN, data center infrastructure, virtualization, Dell, SDN, Microsoft

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  5 excellent uses of Windows 8 Hyper-V

  Windows 8's bare-metal virtualization layer is a great way to create an app sandbox, run a test machine, launch a VHD appliance, and more

  By Serdar Yegulalp | 05 December, 2012 11:16

  Tags: Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, Microsoft, Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows, virtual desktop, software, operating systems, VMware, virtualization

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  12 hybrid security products to watch

  Securing a hybrid cloud is not the same thing as deploying hybrid security products.

  By Christine Burns | 11 February, 2013 06:19

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, identity management, Networking, infrastructure management, hardware systems, Data Center, cloud computing, internet, SIEM, management, virtualization, Gartner, IDC, security, Cloud, Access control and authentication

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  New York, New Jersey financial sector well prepared for Hurricane Sandy

  Lessons from 9/11 have helped ensure the financial services sector in New York and New Jersey is prepared for disasters, and even shorted the time to recover when regional events happen.

  By Lucas Mearian | 27 October, 2012 10:14

  Tags: disaster recovery, applications, NYSE Euronext, New York Stock Exchange, software, Euronext, Kno, cloud computing, internet, AccuWeather, virtualization, Gartner, Financial IT

• Motorola Atrix hints at a virtualized, cloud future

  Motorola announced the Atrix smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show, and while many have been concentrating on its 4G connectivity and clever desktop dock that lets it run a cut-down Linux desktop on a full-sized monitor, nearly everybody has missed something very important.

  By Keir Thomas | 08 January, 2011 08:07

  Tags: Motorola, CES, Linux, Cloud, non-Windows, CES 2011, operating systems, cloud computing, internet, virtualization

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

• Product Guide: SAN and NAS virtualisation

  In just a few short years, storage virtualization, also known as block virtualization, has proven its worth in the large enterprise and traveled that well-worn path from pricey boutique solution to affordable commodity. As a standard feature in all but the most modest mid-tier storage arrays, storage virtualization soothes a wide range of storage management woes for small and mid-size organizations. At the same time, dedicated solutions from top-tier vendors deliver the greatest ROI to large shops managing large SANs with intense data availability requirements.

  By Steve Norrall | 23 November, 2009 17:06

  Tags: virtualization, san, nas

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