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			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/12/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The 6.1 release of VDP has many improvements for providing backup and recovery in a vSphere environment. Learn how to get it going with this step-by-step tutorial.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The deal is expected to close in Q1 2016.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Look out for containers-as-a-service.
                    
			            - By David  Messina
- 01/08/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell's announcement that it was buying EMC will be the mega-merger to end all mega-mergers. How will it affect VMware, which thrived with the hands-off policy of its former bosses? 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Testing is ramping up, and adoption in production  environments has been steady, if not spectacular.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Fujitsu yesterday announced a new suite of layered products to advance SDN for carriers, service providers and cloud builders. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ben Armstrong  discusses containers in this final installment.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 01/05/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Every year, publication editorWhat does Jon Toigo see when he looks into his crystal ball?
                    
			            - By Jon William  Toigo
- 01/05/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ben Armstrong  discusses virtualization options for storage and Azure.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 01/04/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Old ideas of virtualization still hold, even in 2016.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/04/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    As the calendar flips over to 2016, it's time for our contributing editors to look back and take stock of those products that they loved best in the last year.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A discussion with Fortscale about version 2.0.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 12/17/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Remote/branch office management is more important, and complicated, than ever. Here are some survival tips.
                    
			            - By Mike  Matchett
- 12/17/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    This company's shoddy work lost a customer forever. It didn't have to  happen.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 12/15/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ben Armstrong  discusses Nano Server and the Trusted Platform Module.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 12/14/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Getting the new credential requires passing two exams.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Pluribus Networks upgraded its software-defined networkingtechnology offerings by introducing a new architectural approach called Virtualization-Centric Fabric for use on its Netvisor OS for open switches.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The challenges are often not technical, but rather the result of the "silo" mentality.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 12/10/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's a cost-effective alternative to vRealize Operations Manager.