Archives


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.

Cisco Pushes Its Software-Defined Networking Vision

Company says it's delivering the SDN goods while slamming rivals at conference.

Rethinking IT, From an Azure Perspective

The IT skills you have are not the skills you will need -- working with Microsoft Azure means having to relearn ways to get the job done more efficiently in the cloud.

Actifio Offers Cloud Alternative to Siloed Storage, Data Management

Actifio extends its copy data virtualization platform With Actifio Sky.

Cisco Evolves SDN Vision with WAE

WAN Automation Engine aims to automate the provisioning of network services on its Evolved Services Platform -- and in the process, save customer budgets.

Unisys Launches New Cloud Management Platform

Choreographer can automate virtual workloads with both Amazon's and Microsoft's cloud realms.

How To Reclaim Datastores with VMware's Storage DRS Maintenance Mode

Get back the storage that once belonged to you with this tip for quick datastore reclamation.

Cisco and VMware Continue To Duke It Out in Software-Defined Networking Arena

Verbal sniping continues on eve of Cisco Live conference.

Hyper-V Recovery Manager Sports New Name, New Features

Along with new name, Azure Site Recovery will come with file sharing that takes VM migrations in mind.

What Comes After Converged Infrastructure

Taneja Group calls the evolution "hyperconverged," but most are calling it "infrastructure in a box." Also: Take a converged infrastructure survey and win a GoPro!

The Twilight Zone of Storage

The numbers being tossed around by storage analysts are not adding up in this weirdest of dimensions.

Qlogic FabricCache Makes Virtual Desktops a Reality

Surviving 8:05 a.m.: One school district's journey implementing VDI.

How To Deduplicate Hyper-V VMs with Windows Server 2012 R2

Some handy tips to save space and keep Hyper-V VMs from bogging down the rest of your systems.

Survey: Many Planning To Use Software-Defined Networking (Whatever That Is)

Almost one-third of networking pros expect to adopt SDN by end of next year, but nearly 40 percent think it's undefinable.

Gartner: Get Moving on Software-Defined Architecture or Get Left Behind

'Standing still is not really an option.'

Building a Software-Defined Networking Tapping Application

Veteran software architect explains how he developed an educational SDN app.

Citrix Synergy 2014: Templeton Highlights Citrix Workspaces

Citrix Workspaces, a new suite that is likely to replace XenApp and XenDesktop down the road for most users, gets a thorough looking-over by attendees at this year's Citrix Synergy event taking place in Anaheim, Calif. this week.

Subscribe on YouTube