The second beta of Microsoft's rapid business application development tool, Visual Studio LightSwitch, was made available for download this week.
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
- 03/17/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    There's browsing the Web, and then there's kinda browsing the Web with vSphere. Here's a tool that removes the "kinda" part.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    At Monday's annual analyst meeting, HP CEO Leo Apotheker announced that Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to launch a public cloud service.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 03/15/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Apple iPad got a major enterprise nod this week from virtualization giant VMware Inc.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- 03/14/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Customers who use Microsoft's Desktop Optimization Pack can now download the latest version that includes updated application virtualization  and desktop virtualization tools.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    San Francisco-based Wavemaker, provider of a graphical development platform for Java-based Web and cloud applications, based on the Spring development enviornment, will be acquired by VMware, the company announced recently. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 03/09/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In this new column, Taneja Group lead virtualization analyst Dave Bartoletti will offer his personal insights and findings on all trends virtual and cloud. 
                    
			            - By Dave  Bartoletti
- 03/07/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Read the forgetful manual. It'll save you some pain later on when troubleshooting vSphere.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Salesforce.com has added support for native Facebook integration to Service Cloud, beefing up the app's social networking capabilities. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 03/03/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    To extend its cloud services to Asia-Pacific customers, Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday announced the opening of a datacenter in Tokyo, Japan. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 03/02/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's flagship Windows, Office and Exchange offerings may face renewed challenges in the stratospheric battle to come.  
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 03/01/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Rahul Bakshi of SunGard Availability Services doles out managed services.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ellen Rubin's success with startups continues at CloudSwitch, a developer of a software appliance that enables companies to securely run applications in the cloud while remaining integrated with their datacenters.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The latest offering from RingCube creates a VDI client that can be customized for each user, but still enables pooled licenses, easy updates and centralized control of settings.
                    
			            - By Logan  Harbaugh
- 03/01/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The push to the cloud is putting heavy pressure on virtualized datacenters to change with the dynamic times.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's flagship Windows, Office and Exchange offerings may face renewed challenges in the stratospheric battle to come.  
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 03/01/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The best way to learn anything is by doing it. You want to learn more about VMware vSphere? Build a lab.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In case you haven't heard, the messaging at VMware nowadays revolves around cloud computing.
                    
			            - By Rick  Vanover
- 03/01/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Here are five random items that are worthy of comment.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new microsite from CA aims to help its partners sell the CA Virtual portfolio and its customers to overcome "virtual stall."