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Configuring vSphere Flash Read Cache

It's read-only, but it's a big enough boost in speed to matter.

Goliath Offers Wide View of VMware Services

MonitorIT works natively with VMware to monitor and report on system metrics.

Citrix Takes Solutions-Based Path with Certifications

New certification titles take program into different direction focusing on solutions rather than products.

Nutanix Adds Hyper-V Support

Converged compute and storage solution goes hypervisor-agnostic.

AppEnsure Free Gives Apps a Performance Boost

Free tool troubleshoots applications--physical or virtualized, or located in a public or private cloud.

Building Hybrid Clouds with Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4.0

Point release pulls together a bevy of Red Hat technologies to aid in creation of public or private clouds.

Nimdesk Partners with Artisan on DaaS

Nimdesk partners with Artisan to let service providers brand and deploy virtual desktops.

Citrix Releases Mac Version of DesktopPlayer

The Mac version is a mobile client virtualization solution that's used in conjunction with Citrix XenDesktop to provide always-connected services.

Citrix To Bolster Mobility Connectivity with Framehawk Buy

Framehawk technology to work in concert with Citrix HDX to optimize delivery of virtual desktops, apps to mobile devices.

VMware, Citrix Start 2014 with New Execs

VMware finally fills CTO spot, while Citrix adds to its mobile desktop team.

Zerto Centralizes, Simplifies Disaster Recovery

When disaster strikes, strike back with Zerto Virtual Replication 3.1.

VMware Releases vCenter Log Insight 1.5

Update supports Active Directory and includes improvements in content pack infrastructure.

Microsoft To Add SaaS Customer Service Piece to Dynamics

Redmond buys Parature, maker of a cloud-based customer service component, which will be integrated into the Microsoft Dynamics CRM portfolio.

5 Reasons DR Will Be Easier in 2014

Disaster recovery will take on more importance in the next 12 months, as we virtualize more and make our mission-critical work more vulnerable to potential loss.

Google Apps Trumps Office 365 in UC Berkeley Cloud E-Mail Bid

In an e-mail to staff and students on Wednesday, the University of California, Berkeley announced that it is switching to Google Apps for Education for cloud-based e-mail and calendaring, not Microsoft's Office 365 suite.

Put Hyper-V into Hyper-Drive, Part 1: Processors

In this first of a series on Hyper-V, Paul reviews tips for configuring virtual and physical processors for optimum performance.

Chaotic Cloud Pricing

Pricing for cloud services needs to be a bit more structured and transparent for anyone to take cloud computing seriously.

When Worlds Collide: Virtualization Impacts Video Conferencing Infrastructure

Virtualization is a major planetary body in the enterprise IT universe, impacting servers, storage, desktops and more. On the same trajectory is video conferencing infrastructure, and they'r ready to collide.

Microsoft Extends SkyDrive Mobile Support to iPhone, iPad

In an surprising move, Microsoft on Tuesday made its consumer-oriented SkyDrive cloud storage service available for Apple mobile devices, as well its own Windows Phone devices.

Microsoft Updates Windows Azure, Boosts Open Source Interoperability

Microsoft issued the fourth-quarter service release of its Windows Azure cloud computing platform on Saturday, with an emphasis on open source interoperability improvements, expanded database capacity and "simplified pricing."

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