Knowing the differences between the two will help you get a handle on what will work best for your environment.
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.
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.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 01/09/2015
New computing assumptions require outside the box -- or, in this case, inside the box -- solutions.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 01/08/2015
The figures come via IDC's new quarterly cloud infrastructure tracker.
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.
What are we likely to see when it comes to the "Internet of Things," cloud computing and careers?
As cloud computing and software-defined systems continue their push into the mainstream, datacenters need to keep up.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 01/06/2015
If you're using vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), you'll eventually get to a point where you need to set some rules.
- By Rick Vanover
- 01/06/2015
The latest version of MVMC supports Windows PowerShell.
2015 is no longer on the way -- it's here. What do some leading virtualization and cloud industry experts expect to see this year?
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Using a virtual solid-state drive can be a handy way to save time and money for certain vSphere tasks.
Although inconceivable to some, open source may be a weakness rather than a strength.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 11/20/2014
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.
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.
The company calls it "a unified development and operations experience."
- By John K. Waters
- 11/20/2014
Respondents expect the cloud to hold most of the industry's data within five years.
An intriguing product in a crowded field; but it doesn't replace a company doing its own due diligence.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 11/19/2014
The company rolls out a "grand" strategy to draw customers to its hybrid cloud platform.