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Fastest AWS EC2 Instances Hit General Availability

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. this week launched its newest EC2 instance category, C4, based on the Intel Haswell processor.

XenServer 6.5 Released

The latest iteration promises dramatic increases in I/O speeds.

Citrix Acquires Sanbolic

The move helps shore up a weakness in the Citrix lineup.

Are Your Virtual Desktops Pets or Cattle?

Knowing the differences between the two will help you get a handle on what will work best for your environment.

Survey: Not So Fast on this SDN Thing

Amid the software-defined networking (SDN) hype and wide-ranging predictions about huge growth and imminent industry transformation comes data from a new Piper Jaffray survey indicating prognosticators may be a little too optimistic -- at least in terms of timing.

VDI: It's All About the Apps, Stupid

Dell knows about the importance of delivering applications to end users, since it's one of the biggest hardware manufacturers in the industry. Here's the company's take on the different ways it can be done.

The Rise of Shipping Container Datacenters

New computing assumptions require outside the box -- or, in this case, inside the box -- solutions.

Report: Cloud Spending Nearly a Third of All IT Infrastructure Spending

The figures come via IDC's new quarterly cloud infrastructure tracker.

Red Hat Certification Caps Big SDN Year for Big Switch Networks

Big Switch Networks Inc. capped off a big year in the software-defined networking (SDN) industry by announcing its flagship networking fabric was awarded certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5, laying the groundwork for OpenStack cloud computing implementations.

3 Industry Expectations for 2015

What are we likely to see when it comes to the "Internet of Things," cloud computing and careers?

The Datacenters, They Are a-Changin'

As cloud computing and software-defined systems continue their push into the mainstream, datacenters need to keep up.

Follow the Rules: Using DRS Groups

If you're using vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), you'll eventually get to a point where you need to set some rules.

Easy VM Conversions with Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter

The latest version of MVMC supports Windows PowerShell.

2015 Virtualization Predictions

2015 is no longer on the way -- it's here. What do some leading virtualization and cloud industry experts expect to see this year?

5 Free, Must-Have Windows Tools

Indispensable programs that won't cost you a penny.

How to Create a Virtual SSD for vSphere 5.5 vFlash

Using a virtual solid-state drive can be a handy way to save time and money for certain vSphere tasks.

'Open Source' May Not Mean What You Think It Means

Although inconceivable to some, open source may be a weakness rather than a strength.

AWS Pledges To Run Entirely on Renewable Energy

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. recently joined tech giants like Google Inc. and Apple Inc. in promising to run its datacenters solely on renewable energy.

AWS Expands Partner Program Benefits

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. announced a raft of enhancements to its AWS Partner Network (APN) during last week's re:Invent conference in Las Vegas.

Update of Open Shift PaaS Released by Red Hat

The company calls it "a unified development and operations experience."

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