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                    Workspace Cloud gets its first public demonstration, at its Synergy conference.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 05/20/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The newest version of VMware's flagship promises easier virtual HDD conversions. James puts that promise to the test.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Software-defined networking company Nuage Networks continued to make moves to further its positioning in the open networking arena, forming partnerships and increasing its new-age networking portfolio.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    With the goal of simplifying deployment of new-age networking technologies such as software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV), PLUMgrid Inc. and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. have teamed up to tackle OpenStack automation. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    They're cheap, but can be shut down without warning, and are  automatically terminated after 24 hours.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Are you gaining flexibility or unwittingly setting yourself up for lock-in?
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 05/18/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The latest revision says the problems plaguing the previous service pack have been "resolved."
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The results come via an annual report by Nasuni.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 05/15/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The support will be added through upcoming service packs.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    DataCore's survey has lots  of valuable insights.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 05/15/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Visibility between software-defined networking virtualization overlays and physical infrastructure underlays is a continuing theme at the Open Networking User Group conference, most recently evidenced by news from Pluribus Networks.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's next-generation operating system will include two different mobile versions.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Nuage Networks today claimed it has addressed a major constraint to the adoption of software-defined networking (SDN) technologies: visibility between physical and virtualized networking layers.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    New features help it compete more directly with Horizon  View.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The  replacement browser dumps numerous attack vectors that existed in Internet Explorer.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Big Switch Networks today announced its upgraded software-defined networking offering now supports VMware NSX virtualization. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    How to leverage Security Assertion Markup  Language  to pass authentication information to Salesforce.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    PLUMgrid is partnering with Cumulus Networks to offer the benefits of software-defined networking in OpenStack environments running on bare-metal hardware. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dan responds to questions about the virtualization giant's  viability going forward.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 05/11/2015