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Microsoft Positions StorSimple as Link Between Local and Cloud Storage

The storage appliances can hold up to 500TB of data.

Docker Container Management Gets Major Support

Google's open source manager, Kubernetes, to get contributions from Microsoft, Red Hat and IBM.

7 Backup Appliance Myths, Unclouded

Even in the cloud, backup myths proliferate. Here are seven of the most common.

Storage: Reaching Out by Dumbing It Down

On vSAN, MARVIN, and storage shinola.

Arcserve Strikes Out On Its Own Cloud Path

CA sells data protection software business to a private investment firm that owns Openwave, VantagePoint, other tech.

Smart Alerts Make Cloud Storage Smarter

CloudPhysics releases new Storage Analytics with Smart Alerts.

VMware Horizon 6 Hits Shelves

VMware's desktop virtualization suite, which debuted in April, is now generally available.

Oracle Updates Oracle VM 3.3

Server virtualization solution from Ellison and company improves on the management end and on the OpenStack operability end.

Analysts: SDN Growth To Hurt Cisco

A market in transition means "particularly dire" consequences for the networking giant.

vSphere 6, Virtual Volumes Beta Testing Now Open

VMware starts testing of major hypervisor update as well as innovative virtual storage management component.

Mark Templeton To Remain CEO at Citrix

A press release issued by the company states that Mark Templeton will rescind his retirement and continue to helm the workstyle anywhere company.

Shadow IT: The Dangers Lurking on Your Network, In the Cloud

Users consider lots of freely available cloud apps necessary to get their jobs done. Those same apps give IT anxiety with the security implications that those apps bring when attached to the organizations networks. Are those concerns real or imagined?

Extreme Networks Chooses OpenDaylight Controller for SDN Platform

Company changes direction from previous support of OpenFlow and Open Networking Foundation, now viewed as a "competitor."

CloudLink Secure VM Boosts BitLocker Flexibility

AFORE integrates CloudLink SecureVM with Microsoft's encryption solution.

Nutanix Converges with Dell

Dell works with Nutanix to provide customers with Dell converged infrastructure appliances managed via Nutanix software.

Cisco Buys into Cloud Orchestration with Tail-f

The networking company bolsters its cloud portfolio by buying Tail-f Systems.

Facebook Unveils SDN Switch, Cisco Not Scared

"Wedge" switch and accompanying Linux OS to be proposed as designs for Open Compute Project.

Veeam Availability Suite 8 To Enable 'Always-On Business'

Rebranded Backup Management Suite simplifies accessibility to data and apps at speeds much faster than traditional backup/recovery scenarios.

Azure Site Recovery Backs Up VMs into the Cloud

Preview version of newly dubbed Hyper-V Recovery Manager eliminates need for additional hot site for backups.

Some Depressing But Hard Truths About Cloud Storage

Lack of management is at the heart of most cloud storage struggles. So why is it that most of the conversation veers away from that topic?

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