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Oracle to Quadruple Datacenter Operations

In a move widely seen as a direct challenge to current cloud-infrastructure leaders Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), Google Inc. and Microsoft, Oracle Corp. announced plans this week to quadruple its current datacenter operations across Asia, Europe and the Americas.

5 Reasons You Need to Start Using Containers Now

If you're sitting on the fence about investing your time and your company's resources in containers, here are five reasons why doing so is a good idea.

How To Access Group Policy Settings in an AWS Directory Service Environment

While not completely comprehensive, there are a number of different policy settings that are exposed through the Active Directory Administrative Center.

How To Manually Join an EC2 Instance to a Cloud Directory Service

Brien Posey explains how joining a cloud-based directory service is very similar to joining an on-premises Active Directory forest.

The Internet and the Edge

The intersection of two emerging technologies, and what it means for the future of computing.

The Big IT Security Stories of 2018

IT security never gets any easier, and 2018 certainly looks set to present us with new challenges.

Study: Most Orgs Over-Estimate Their Cloud Resource Needs

A recent study by migration analytics firm TSO Logic tries to pin down exactly why and how most organizations end up overpaying for cloud services.

Production-Ready Azure Migrate Solution Expected in First Half of 2018

The Azure Migrate solution is expected to be production-ready for organizations in the next six months.

Oracle Cloud Growth Falls Shy of Estimates

Oracle's total cloud revenues grew at a healthy rate in its latest financial quarter, but it wasn't enough to assuage Wall Street concerns.

AWS Releases Prelim Amazon Linux 2 Server

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) this week announced the release of its next Linux server OS, Amazon Linux 2.

Versa Adds Unified Communications Services to Software-Defined Branch

The company's Software-Defined Branch is an enterprise offering that reportedly simplifies and optimizes the cost of branch networks and WANs via the consolidation of multiple functions like routing, SD-WAN, firewall, UTM and SaaS optimization.

Driven by Cloud, Worldwide Server Revenue Grows 16 Percent in Third Quarter

Gartner Inc. is reporting this week that worldwide server revenue is up 16 percent in Q3 2017, mainly due to the drive to build the "infrastructure to support cloud and hybrid-cloud implementations," as stated by Research Vice President Jeffrey Hewitt.

Juniper Moves SDN-Based OpenContrail Project to The Linux Foundation

OpenContrail is described as a scalable network virtualization control plane that provides both feature-rich software-defined networking and strong security.

Top 10 News Stories from 2017

Security breaches, public cloud and CEO departures made the past year unforgettable.

Time to Get Defensive

Expect and be prepared for hacks into your network.

New Challenges and Opportunities for the New Year

Commodity grids, edge computing and new dev environments are trends to look for in 2018.

5 Trends to Watch in 2018

The cloud is changing everything. Just how much will be evident next year.

Virtual Instruments Launches VirtualWisdom 5.4

Application-centric performance management for the enterprise.

VMware, Carbon Black Tap Apps' Behavioral Data To Stop Security Attacks

VMware and endpoint security firm Carbon Black are collaborating on a new security solution that aims to protect datacenters against unknown threats.

Virtualization Review's 2017 Editor's Choice Awards Winners

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose and our editors’ favorite products of the year: It must be December.

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