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Big Switch SDN Fabric Adds Hyper-Converged, Container Support

Its software-defined networking fabric now supports hyper-converged solutions from VMware, along with multi-container environments.

A Brief History of Clustering

Clustering is hot now, but where did it come from?

The Looming Storage Crisis

The "perfect storm" of events that led to the current shortage.

Learn How to Bash: Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux

The WSL, also known as "Bash," can add a lot of functionality to your environment.

VMware Closes Out a Strong Financial 2016

Revenues exceed $7 billion for the year.

Red Hat Rolls Out OpenShift Container Platform 3.4

It's focused heavily on software-defined storage.

Research Firm Says SDN Lags in Datacenters

Software-defined networking isn't making datacenter inroads as quickly as expected, according to IHS.

Top 5 Virtualization Events of 2016

A lot happened in the past year. Here are five highlights.

Virtualization Predictions for 2017

Two big trends: Microsoft becomes the hybrid cloud leader, container wars turn bloody.

Making Mainframes More Efficient

COBOL-IT aims to migrate companies toward Unix, Linux and Windows.

Why Storage DRS May Not Be Available for a Virtual Disk

Avoid problems by knowing these situations.

Mirantis Supports OpenContrail SDN, Partners on NFV Project

Company commercially supports Juniper-backed SDN project, teams up with Wind River for NFV proof-of-concept.

The Fallout from HPE's Acquisition of SimpliVity

VMware may be threatened, among other aspects.

Peeking Under Your Datacenter's Hood With Uila

A new entry in the performance management and monitoring field.

HPE To Acquire Hyper-converged Infrastructure Vendor SimpliVity

The $650 million deal will help it compete more directly with Dell in the HCI arena.

Shakeup in the CPU Market Coming This Year

Things are moving in a positive direction for admins.

Mainframes: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

It's a more difficult question than you may think in the current IT world.

Installing Ubuntu on Windows 10 -- on vSphere

A step-by-step guide to running Linux in a Windows 10 virtual machine.

Smoothing the Path to the Cloud

An updated review of Apollo Cloud by PROMISE Technology.

Joining VMware Hosts to Active Directory Domains: Good Idea?

In most cases, the answer is yes.

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