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                    "Real-time protection" against malware is promised for the cloud platform.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Making sense of all that data.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/31/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The OpenShift Startup Program provides free hosting  and technical support.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    As Docker rises in importance, the idea of the traditional VM is being challenged.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 10/29/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    One popular myth is that the cloud should be used for  everything.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Kits for company's Big Cloud Fabric include bare-metal switches, software-defined networking software, support and guidance.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Is this all-in-one virtualization box a good choice for an SMB?
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Does CTERA's  answer get it right?
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/28/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Well  known among developers for its Java-based integrated development environment,  supporting vendors for the latest venture include IBM, Red Hat and SAP.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 10/27/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    While they seem great at first, they might lead to a prison from which you can't escape.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/24/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    There are no SANs in the cloud because the venerable storage technology just doesn't scale to that level. But there are ways around it, and Microsoft shops should start with the company's Scale-Out File Server. 
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 10/24/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. maintained strong growth over the latest fiscal quarter for Amazon.com, despite a poor showing for the company as a whole.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    PowerCLI and vCheck combine for a powerful, inexpensive  solution.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The cloud platform is still seen as struggling, however,  when compared with OpenStack, its main competition.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. on Tuesday announced the general availability of a new cloud-based identity management solution.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The company outperforms 2013 in every quarter so far.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Also,  Microsoft now loves Linux.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 10/21/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Does the sale hint at problems for Big Blue's server business?
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/20/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The company adds a new DevOps product, Code Stream, and rebrands its  cloud management suite.