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                    James finds  a gem of a tool for remote administration.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Not all IT surveys are disguised sales tools for a vendor's  product, but enough are that you need to be on your guard.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/21/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The offer applies to users all the way back to Windows 7, and includes Windows Phone.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The company provides $300 in free credits to test out the  new service.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The latest move to help companies test the software-defined networking (SDN) waters comes from Brocade Communications Systems Inc., which yesterday announced a free, one-year license for its new Vyatta Controller. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Also coming in 2015: advanced networking services.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Among the new features is an expected second browser that will run alongside Internet Explorer.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Big Blue's newest System z monster shows the industry isn't all x86.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/16/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The VDI giant is evolving beyond its core competency. That's a good thing.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The emerging software-defined networking (SDN) technology needs to address higher-level networking functionalities in order to help enterprises realize their goal of reduced operating expenses, according to a report from F5 Networks Inc. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The former Workspace Services gets a cloud makeover with a  unified management UI.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Open Virtual Network is aimed at users of Open vSwitch and  the OpenStack cloud platform.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. this week launched its newest EC2 instance category, C4, based on the Intel Haswell processor.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The latest iteration promises dramatic increases in I/O  speeds.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The move helps shore up a weakness in the Citrix lineup.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/12/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Knowing the differences between the two will help you get a  handle on what will work best for your environment.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amid the software-defined networking (SDN) hype and wide-ranging predictions about huge growth and imminent industry transformation comes data from a new Piper Jaffray survey indicating prognosticators may be a little too optimistic -- at least in terms of timing.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell knows about the importance of delivering applications to end users, since it's one of the biggest hardware manufacturers in the industry. Here's the company's take on the different ways it can be done.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/09/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    New computing assumptions require outside the box -- or,  in this case, inside the box -- solutions.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/08/2015