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'Privatize' the Public Cloud? FortyCloud Makes It Possible

FortyCloud helps organizations create overlay networks to lock down public cloud infrastructures.

Zerto Goes Offsite for Virtual Backup, Recovery

Zerto Virtual Replication 3.5 adds offsite backup -- a bonus for organizations looking for long-term data retention.

Rethinking IT, Part 2: Azure, Automated and Cloud-Ready

This time, we look at automation, cloud and mobile services and a few other things that will have IT pros redefining the roles they play in the organization.

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Gets Big Update

Version 3.4 adds several new ways to manage and provision VMs in large numbers, and adds some significant OpenStack features that simplify VM provisioning and networking in the cloud.

VMware Updates Big Data Extensions with Hadoop 2 Support

Built-in vSphere tools help run Hadoop in virtualized environments.

Google Open Sources Container Management Tool

Docker containers are all the rage, and Google is onboard with Kubernetes GitHub project.

Is VMware's Project Mystic Emerging From Behind a Cloud?

Speculation from various sources point to the mysterious MARVIN being VMware's Project Mystic.

Docker Gets Support from Microsoft Azure

Docker 1.0 released, and has backing Microsoft in new capability that allows Azure to create Docker-enabled VMs.

In the Cloud Era, The Era of Convergence Is Upon Us

What exactly is convergence and what is making vendors scramble to get included in this category?

How to Remotely Manage vSphere from Your Mobile Device

vSphere Mobile Watchlists might make your job a bit too easy. All that really means is that it'll free you for other, more important jobs.

ADCs , or Who Needs Threat Management Gateway Anyway?

With Microsoft discontinuing Forefront Threat Management Gateway some time ago, there hasn't been a solution in the cloud world that has stepped up to the plate. Here's why I believe ADCs have done the job adequately.

Oracle, Flextronics and Extreme Networks Join OpenDaylight Project

Project seeks to accelerate adoption of software-defined networking.

CumuLogic Database Service Broker for Cloud Foundry

Cloud Foundry application developers can now provision production-ready databases in minutes.

Cloud Storage Infrastruggle and the Battle Against Marketecture

Develop more critical thinking of the product pitches you get every day from the growing number of cloud services vendors and you'll begin to see that the real issues are often in what's not mentioned in vendor marketing.

HP Z Workstation Family Goes Virtual

HP DL380z Virtual Workstation supports centralized, secure access and demanding workloads.

NComputing oneSpace Now Available for Public Beta

Client virtualization vendor testing its vSpace-based unified workspace solution, with hopes of releasing it at end of June.

Create a vSphere Lab with (Almost) No Effort

A few review-like words for Lab Guide's Autolab.

Joyent Explains How 'Fat-Finger' Typo Crashed Its Cloud

Company explains operator typo caused reboot crash, outlines prevention steps.

How To Set Active Directory Authentication with vCenter Server Appliance

One thing that is a must for most organizations is to join the vCenter Server to Active Directory. A few words of advice to do this smoothly.

SkyKick Helps Large Enterprises Make the Cloud Leap to Office 365

Organizations from 250 to 10,000 users get an easier and less risky way to move to the cloud.

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