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Citrix Spins Off GoTo Lineup, Announces Layoffs

About 1,000 employees will be let go in latest round of restructuring.

Poll: Execs Expect Positive Results from Dell-EMC Deal

They see more innovation and stability, among other benefits.

An Alternative to Microsoft AppFabric

ScaleOut says its software can do more with its "in-memory data grids."

Microsoft Readies Windows 10 for Business

The first major update of the OS focuses on enterprise enhancements.

NFV Testing Lab Planned

The Telecommunications Industry Association said it will create a vendor-neutral lab to test network functions virtualization interoperability.

Microsoft Puts on a Red Hat

The two infrastructure titans announce a joint Azure partnership.

Juniper Disaggregates Junos Software from Hardware, Boosts NFV Efforts

Following the software-defined networking tenet of disaggregating hardware from software, Juniper Networks has done the same with its own offerings while also expanding its network functions virtualization portfolio in yet another nod to the disruptive new-age networking movement.

Midokura SDN Supports OpenStack Liberty, Container Networking

Midokura's software-defined networking virtualization technology now supports the latest OpenStack release, Liberty, and the Kuryr project for container networking.

SQL Server 2016 Gets Another CTP

Microsoft also announces Big Data analytics upgrades.

Microsoft Outstrips Earnings Expectations

Its first-quarter report for FY 2016 is much stronger than predicted.

CenturyLink Transitioning to Full SDN/NFV Environment

As if to point the way for enterprises moving to an emerging and evolving -- and sometimes confusing -- new world of networking virtualization, global communications company CenturyLink issued an update outlining its progress in moving toward the network of tomorrow.

Nested Virtualization In 'Early Preview' on Windows 10

It's a new feature for Hyper-V.

SDN Dev Tool Seeks to Counter Competing Controllers

A research project has unveiled a full IDE for creating applications using software-defined networking, seeking to help developers deal with the variety of competing controllers being used in the upstart virtualization technology.

VMware Purchases Mobile Vendor Boxer

Boxer, a consumer-focused company, will be incorporated into AirWatch, its enterprise mobility manager.

ONF Advances Vendor-Neutral SDN Skills Certification

The Open Networking Foundation furthered its vendor-neutral skills certification program for software-defined networking, announcing the availability of beta examinations.

Dell Reportedly In Talks To Buy EMC

What VMware's future would be in that scenario is cloudy.

VMware Alerts Users About 3 Critical Vulnerabilities

The security flaws affect both vCenter Server and ESXi.

VMworld Survey: Software-Defined WAN Is 'Next Wave'

Riverbed Technology said a survey taken at the recent VMworld conference pointed to strong interest in software-defined networking and identified software-defined wide-area-networking as the "next wave of network innovation for remote and branch office locations."

Azure Resource Manager Promises Better Container Orchestration

Microsoft says it will make it easier to create and manage clusters of Docker hosts.

Many New Azure Services Coming to the Cloud

A Web event detailed the coming attractions.

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