A look back at some of the more memorable events that took place at VMworld over the years.
An intriguing player in the cloud management space.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 07/22/2016
A joint effort among open software-defined networking organizations has resulted in a new leaf-spine datacenter fabric leveraging commodity white-box hardware and open source technologies.
When considering a move to the cloud for your precious data, keep these gotchas in mind.
For all-HPE shops, it's a good fit. Others will have to look more carefully.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 07/21/2016
Our experts put themselves in the CEO's shoes for the keynote address.
How will the virtualization leader respond?
Cloud backup is expanded.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 07/19/2016
Continuing its support of new transformative technologies such as software-defined networking and network functions virtualization, AT&T launched a new service, Network Functions on Demand.
The programs are aimed at a high-level technical audience.
Current Analysis published new research on network functions virtualization -- "the most important transformation that the network industry has undertaken in its history" -- that names Netcracker Technology as the "leader" in NFV Management and Orchestration.
Many things have changed -- and not changed -- since 2009.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 07/14/2016
Until they're boring, they won't go mainstream.
AT&T will open source the homegrown software platform powering its software-centric network that leverages SDN and NFV in the hope it will mature the fledgling technologies and become an industry standard.
In another finding, vSphere continues to be the most-used hypervisor, followed by Hyper-V.
Glue Networks upgraded its software-defined networking orchestration platform, designed for organizations wishing to automate entire, existing multi-vendor networking architectures, from the datacenter to the LAN to the WAN.
There are so many options out there; here's a quick guide to finding the right ones.
The company is combining containers and microservices in interesting ways.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 07/05/2016
Just starting to transition your enterprise to the cloud? Your timing might just be perfect.
Big Switch Networks updated its software-defined networking solutions with new use cases and support for more open networking switches, along with other enhancements to help enterprises transform their networks with next-generation technology.