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                    Several software-defined networking-flavored projects were announced at this week's Open Compute Project summit, while Telco Systems became the latest vendor to propose an initiative to bring more structure to the growing SDN and network functions virtualization industry. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The company gets a new round of cash, raising its value  to more than $1 billion.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Improvements to the HP Helion Eucalyptus solution for creating private clouds compatible with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) highlighted recent updates to Hewett Packard's Helion cloud ecosystem tools. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cosentry emphasizes its nearness to the businesses it  serves.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 03/10/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new Microsoft partner, Sphere 3D, is making containers that have fewer dependencies than Docker.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 03/10/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    For a mobile conference, there was a lot of software-defined networking and network functions virtualization buzz at the recent Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona as mobile service providers are at the vanguard of an industry gearing up for the era of new-age networking. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The company calls the reversal a "sudden" decision due to  several factors, including test center snafus.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    All the upgrades to the VMware flagship product lead  to much better availability of services.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    There are wrong ways and right ways to prepare for your tests. Here are some of the  right ways.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    SocketPlane, which took off just three months ago, will add  six SDN experts to the Docker roll.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) comes out on or near the top of most cloud usage surveys, but a recent report indicates growth is slowing down for the perennial cloud services frontrunner.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Docker containers have their own set of challenges when it  comes to monitoring. Logentries has produced a solution.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 03/03/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    New hybrid technologies are the latest addition to the Big Blue  growing portfolio.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Oracle added to its software-defined networking (SDN) portfolio with today's unveiling of new Ethernet switches and virtual network services.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    In this installment, learn how to create an App Stack, then assign it.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The results show where the push for containerization is  coming from within organizations.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 02/27/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    VVOLs, as they're known, could revolutionize your  datacenter. Learn how they work and how to set them up.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Public clouds, on the other hand, made significant gains in  the RightScale poll.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    SUSE Enterprise Storage is unveiled, further  crowding the space.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 02/24/2015