In a move to extend their partnership on Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform, Capgemini and Microsoft are planning to address the cloud computing needs of businesses in 22 countries using Azure. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A cloud-focused panel last week hosted by the Brookings Institution examined how developments in encryption technology could strengthen identity and access rights in public clouds.
                    
			            - By Rutrell  Yasin
- 07/20/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon announced last week that the Microsoft "license mobility with Software Assurance (SA)" program can also apply to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amitabh Srivastava, the former head of Microsoft's Server and Cloud Division (SCD), has been named president of EMC Corp.'s Advanced Storage Division.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In the recently posted "The World Runs on VMware vSphere" infographic, WiredCPU.com shows how just in the last 10 years (2001-2011) we have gone from virtually NO server virtualization in use to more than 50 percent of the servers in the world being virtualized (and over 20 million vSphere virtual machines running every day). 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Less than a month after its beta release, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.0 (MAP 6.0) became generally available on Monday. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft went into greater detail on Thursday about the improvements to Windows Live SkyDrive, its free cloud-based storage and file-sharing product.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    You and my clients have the same challenges and objectives in the pursuit of desktop virtualization. 
                    
			            - By Dave  Bartoletti
- 07/14/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware today unveiled an upgrade of its flagship virtualization platform, vSphere 5, along with a suite of products aimed at the cloud. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 07/12/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    According to an nCircle study of government and industry IT professionals, security in the cloud seems to be a huge factor when weighing the potential cost savings -- with two to one agreeing its the factor that's holding back the migration.
                    
			            - By William  Jackson
- 07/12/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a deal in which terms have not been disclosed, Citrix Systems today said it has acquired Cloud.com, a provider of software for building public and private clouds.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 07/12/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With their growing pains behind them, the Microsoft hypervisor and management suite have become formidable competitors.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Q&A with Paul Prince, CTO of the Dell Enterprise Product Group.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Did you know that VMware offers VMware Data Recovery (VDR), a virtual infrastructure backup and recovery solution?
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    J. Tyler "T-Rex" Rohrer, chief revenue officer and co-founder of Liquidware Labs, was never shy about selling himself and his ideas.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    This cost-efficient package supports multiple OSes and server products.
                    
			            - By Logan  Harbaugh
- 07/01/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Mobile virtualization promises to greatly enhance mobile communications, but it's still in its early stages.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Prowess SmartDeploy Enterprise can create and install Windows images to a number of platforms, even virtualized ones.
                    
			            - By Kevin  Da Silva
- 07/01/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    We highlight the near-limitless technology breadth and depth of our expert panel.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VDI mindshare and market share are up in the air as more -- and more diverse -- vendors enter the fray.
                    
			            - By Alan  Maddison
- 07/01/2011