Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD), Microsoft's cloud-based identity management solution, is now out of the preview stage and available for use as a commercial service for use by organizations.
A "public paid preview" of Microsoft's Windows Azure Backup service is now available, Microsoft announced Monday at its Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas.
Version 2.0 CloudPortal Business Manager, Citrix's cloud services delivery platform, was released last week.
A new release of CloudPortal Business Manager provides a platform for Anything as a Service.
VMware integrated Nicira technology into new VMware NSX family of network virtualization services; company also creating hybrid cloud services unit.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/13/2013
New partner incentives revolve around selling public and hybrid cloud services; also, partner competencies revamped to account for role-based learning and individual competency achievements.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/26/2013
New Vblock versions sized for midsized and remote office deployments; specialized version for SAP HANA in-memory database also available.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/25/2013
Citrix melds mobile application management technology from recent ZenPrise acquisition into new offering.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/20/2013
VMware announced updates to its Horizon Suite, including a mobile component that provides for enterprise-grade device management.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/20/2013
Microsoft training module available for free for a limited time; provides look into/comparison of Microsoft virtualization solutions for those already familiar with VMware's solutions.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/19/2013
A report by enterprise cloud storage provider Nasuni shows Microsoft's cloud storage competes and sometimes bests the competition in performance and other criteria.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/19/2013
vSphere customers who want health, compliance and capacity information sans bells and whistles of the vCloud Suite can opt for new vSphere with Operations Management component. Also, VMware scales up VM data protection for midsized customers.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/12/2013
VMware was quick to respond to a flaw that resided in an important driver used by a number of its virtualization products, including ESX and View.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/11/2013
Lightweight Web interface now supports latest Windows tablet and its touch-enabled features.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/11/2013
Acquisition of Virsto and its virtual storage solutions will help improve the performance of VMware's products.
Microsoft has confirmed that Office 2013 and Office 365 will be generally available in March.
Cubby provides 5GB, with a professional version allowing syncing across devices without the cloud.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/06/2013
Microsoft recently lowered the price for its Windows Azure SQL Reporting Services, which is used for business intelligence-type applications.
Virtualization and cloud behemoth VMware followed up good news of rising revenues in its latest earnings report with some bad news on impending layoffs.
- By Michael Domingo
- 01/29/2013
Microsoft announced new consumer, student and small business editions, and is fortifying its connection through newer cloud connections.