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                    It's the only new version that retains the processor-based licensing model.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Not all the virtualization upgrades are  improvements.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The two non-profit organizations most associated with evangelizing the young software-defined networking movement and developing tools and projects for the technology are merging. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A raft of releases cover much of the market.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/21/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Bare-metal cloud  services take another step in IaaS.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 10/21/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Understanding the distinctions is crucial.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The container-building platform takes several  big steps.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/20/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    While it's not as extensive an upgrade as vSphere 6.5, it still adds some important capabilities.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Improved UI, more security and better container support  headline the upgrades to VMware's flagship hypervisor.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Barcelona show builds on the key VMworld U.S. announcements.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's VMware's second major cloud partnership; the first was with IBM.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 10/17/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The new product is called "VMware Cloud on AWS."
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 10/14/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    System Center Configuration Manager also gets an update.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Shavlik recommends rolling out patching pilot programs.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new spin on an old idea.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/11/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Storage is easier to use, but still not  affordable for SMBs.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The past may, yet again, be prologue when it comes to datacenter architecture.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/07/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Vendors need to go beyond pre-packaged  offerings, though.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Audit logs, Web sites can now be monitored.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/05/2016