Cloud Computing


New HP Access Point, Apps Highlight Software-Defined Networking News

HP today further embraced the burgeoning software-defined networking (SDN) trend with announcements of more wireless access point support and additional SDN apps.

Secure Mobile Printing for VMware AirWatch Customers

Keep business data secure when printing from consumer devices.

New VXL Thin Clients for Citrix and VMware Environments

VXL launches new desktop devices: the Xtona J12-z zero client, the Gio-Linux J54 desktop, and the Vtona V200 zero client.

Updates to CloudStack and XenApp, XenDesktop

CloudStack 4.3 supports Hyper-V, dynamic computing; XenApp/XenDesktop 7.5 simplify hybrid cloud deployments and provisioning; Oracle rolls up with VirtualBox 4.3.10.

SSD Smart Attributes with vSphere

What's so smart about SSDs? Plenty. Here's what you need to know when deploying them in your VMware virtualization practice.

Proxmox Update Supports Open vSwitch

The Proxmox open-source server virtualization platform also adds SPICE and Ceph support.

Virtual Desktop Starter Kit Simplifies VDI Testing, Deployments

New tool in preview mode simplifies the process of testing and deploying virtual desktops via RDS.

NComputing oneSpace Makes Windows Apps Mobile-Friendly

SMBs can now easily and securely extend Windows apps to mobile users.

NetApp Storage Systems Put Control Back in the Enterprise

FAS8000 Series includes FlexArray virtualization software that can put control of scale-out storage back in the hands of enterprises.

vSphere Power CLI 5.5 Improved in Release 2

The command-line automation and management tool for vSphere and vCloud adds a handful of new features, such as support for PowerShell 4.0 and IPv6, and improves on dozens more.

HotLink DR Express Expands Disaster Recovery Into the Cloud

HotLink's CIMple software-defined networking technology allows on-premises VMware data centers to be backed up to AWS clouds.

XenMobile 8.7 Hardens BYOD Security

New version to be released later this month is FIPS 140-2 compliant, which will make it more readily available to government agencies who demand a more hardened security approach.

Storage/File Sharing Options That are Cloud-, Enterprise-Friendly

Free storage and file sharing tools abound in the cloud, but not very many are enterprise-friendly. Cubby Enterprise and ownCloud are two that IT can get behind.

New Option in Storage: VMware's vSAN Debuts

Virtual SAN pricing, editions now available and comes with Virtual Distributed Switch.

Dell Drives Move to Virtual Workstations

New resources to help organizations make data-intensive applications virtual.

Antivirus for Virtual Environments - Sans Performance Drag

ThreatTrack VIPRE antivirus deploys directly in Windows Server with Hyper-V.

5nine Cloud Security 4.0 Steps Up Hyper-V Security and Compliance

New version from 5nine offers agentless, multi-tenant security, antivirus, and VM isolation.

Fusion-io Speeds VDI Performance

Get drop-in VDI acceleration without storage sprawl.

Firmware, BIOS Updates: Your First Step To Upgrading Windows Server 2012 R2

It's always a good idea to make sure your hardware firmware and BIOS is updated prior to a major undertaking such as upgrading a server for hypervisor work. Besides, it's not that hard to do in the first place.

ActiveBatch 9 Improves Job Scheduling for IBM AS/400 and System Center Configuration Manager

Eliminate custom scripts and platform-specific tools.

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