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• How To Set vSphere VMs To Power Up Automatically

  One way to make the automatic resumption of your core infrastructure is to have the VMs automatically start up. 05/09/2012 read more

• FalconStor Chief: Cloud Customers Must Demand More Open Architectures

  Falconstor CEO Jim McNiel is out to master the services-oriented data protection market. 05/08/2012 read more

• Can Red Hat Win Cloud War with VMware?

  Analysis: Red Hat debuts OpenShift Origin, and reinvigorates war with VMware in the cloud. But can it win? 05/03/2012 read more

• Plenty of Room for both OpenStack and CloudStack

  With competing cloud stacks battling it out publicly, customers will be the eventual winners. 05/02/2012 read more

• Beyond the Cloud Hype: Hybridization Delivers Workload-Centric Cost Efficiency and Agility

  Often, the best solution is a hybrid approach that melds the existing internal capabilities and assets of the IT organization with the scale and immediacy that the cloud offers. 04/30/2012 read more

• Windows 8 Enterprise Edition To Bring VDI Licensing Complications

  According to independent experts, licensing for Windows 8 Enterprise virtual desktops may end up costing you more and/or bring new restrictions. 04/24/2012 read more

• Is VDI Still Viable?

  It's easy to take potshots at virtual desktop infrastructure, but this embattled technology has plenty of time to become a formidable force. 04/18/2012 read more

• Protecting Private Clouds by Implementing Security in the Virtualized World 04/17/2012
• Hyper-V on Hyper-Drive, Part 4: Monitoring Hyper-V The Right Way

  It's time to put what you've learned into practice and then make sure that Hyper-V is running at hyperspeed. 04/04/2012 read more

• New Free Tool from Quest/vKernel: vOPS Server Explorer

  A product of the Quest buyout of vKernel is that vKernel's free tools have undergone much improvement. Witness vOPS Server Explorer. 04/03/2012 read more

• How To Determine ESXi Host Major Version, Install Date with PowerCLI

  Scripting can save you from some of the mundane tasks associated with managing your ESX or ESXi hosts. Here's a quick tip for figuring out what state each host is at before upgrading them. 03/28/2012 read more

• What is VMware vCloud Integration Manager?

  A new tool in the vCloud line is aimed at VSPP members, but VMware admins can learn a thing or two from the product's mission. 03/27/2012 read more

• Evolution of Optimized Private Clouds

  With the potential of private clouds now being realized by organizations of all sizes, IT is awakening to the importance of continuously improving the way it manages and delivers cloud-based services. 03/26/2012 read more

• 10 Steps to the Private Cloud

  For private clouds to become viable, organizations must embrace several steps to advance their private cloud strategies. 03/21/2012 read more

• How To Configure a Failed Boot Recovery on vSphere VMs

  PXE boot options are great, but sometimes you need to take a shortcut. That's where the Failed Boot Recovery option comes in. 03/14/2012 read more

• Application Security in the Cloud

  Today's Web Application Firewalls need to provide the application protection that organizations require to block evolving threats, no matter where applications are deployed in today's dynamic environments. 03/12/2012 read more

• Bringing Coherence to Cloud Management

  Your IT department already has everything it needs for all business operations. What's missing is the right management toolkit to knit it all together. 03/07/2012 read more

• Hyper-V on Hyper-Drive, Part 3: 8 Tips and Tricks

  Some well-known -- and some more obscure -- tips and tricks for enhancing Hyper-V. 03/05/2012 read more

• Networking for the Cloud: 3 Vendor Views (Part 3, Mirantis)

  Three vendors, three opinions on what drives their solutions. In the last part, Doug Barney talks with several executives at Mirantis Inc. 02/27/2012 read more

• Pricing the Cloud with Free Tools

  Cloud pricing calculators can give you a rough estimate of what the costs will be, but with caveats. 02/22/2012 read more

• Disaster Recovery in the Cloud: How New Backup Technology is Changing DR Planning

  Tape backup is still an important component to a good backup strategy, but new technology means we need recovery options that are faster than tape can deliver. Here's why you should consider a mix of solutions. Last in a series. 02/15/2012 read more

• 4 Microsoft Virtualization, Cloud Products That Matter

  A quick look at a quartet of key virtualization and cloud-building tools in the Microsoft portfolio. 02/08/2012 read more

• How To Enable New Deduplication Option in vRanger 5.3

  A closer look at how the vRanger and NetVault SmartDisk instances work together to deliver deduplicated backup and restore processes. 02/08/2012 read more

• Disaster Recovery in the Cloud: Prioritizing Your Infrastructure

  Your virtualized infrastructure can be a bit more complex than traditional client/server systems; thus, it requires new thinking when testing and eventually implementing your DR plans. Second in a series. 02/07/2012 read more

• Disaster Recovery in the Cloud: Developing a Plan for Success

  BDR in the cloud takes some new thinking -- and understanding of the nuances that make that plan different from what you know in the physical world -- and lots more testing to ensure a recovery goes right. First in a series. 02/02/2012 read more

• Networking for the Cloud: 3 Vendor Views (Part 2, CloudSleuth)

  Three vendors, three opinions on what drives their solutions. In this second of a series, Doug Barney talks with Lloyd Bloom, senior product manager of CloudSleuth at Compuware Corp. 01/30/2012 read more

• Hyper-V on Hyper-Drive, Part 2: Memory, Storage, Networking

  Now that we know how Hyper-V can take advantage of processors, it's a good time to look at how we can take advantage of memory, networking and disk resources without breaking the budget. 01/30/2012 read more

• Update: 7 More Free Virtualization Tools

  A slew of new virtualization tools for vSphere and Fusion. 01/25/2012 read more

• First Look: Deploying Private Clouds With System Center 2012

  A hands-on look at using App Controller and Virtual Machine Manager for private cloud deployments. 01/24/2012 read more

• Networking for the Cloud: 3 Vendor Views (Part 1, Emulex)

  Three vendors, three opinions on what drives their solutions. First up is Brandon Hoff of Emulex, on the keys to the cloud and WANs that his company's solutions take advantage of to more easily move workloads among hybrid clouds. 01/18/2012 read more