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VMware Taps Former Microsoft IT Exec as Its New CIO

Former Microsoft chief information officer Tony Scott is joining VMware as a senior vice president and its new CIO, the company announced Monday.

VMware Delivers Networking, Storage Portions of Its Cloud Promise

From VMworld 2013: CEO Pat Gelsinger confirms delivery that aims to fulfill a vision to fully virtualize the enterprise.

Microsoft Exec Urges MSDN Subscribers To Use Azure Credits

Microsoft's most senior Windows Azure development executive is encouraging developers to take advantage of their Windows Azure credits through their Microsoft Developer Network subscriptions.

Microsoft Brings SQL Server AlwaysOn Support to Windows Azure

Microsoft unveiled five improvements to Windows Azure this week, four of which are now generally available.

All Is Not Right with Microsoft SkyDrive

Microsoft will be dropping the SkyDrive name following a legal dispute.

Oracle Releases Cloud Application Foundation 12c

The 12c version of Oracle's Cloud Application Foundation became available last week.

Dell Adds Server Provisioning to Upcoming Dell Wyse WSM

Server provisioning, support for 64-bit desktop and server operating systems, and support for VMware's ESX 5.1 hypervisor are among some of new capabilities expected in the next version.

Java Framework for Cloud Apps? Red Hat, Google Working On It

Red Hat, Google team up on open source initiative that willl allow Java developers to deploy Google App Engine applications on JBoss app servers without modifications.

XenServer Now Fully an Open Source Project

Citrix also simplifies licensing for the commercial version that it will continue to sell and support.

Microsoft Launches Azure Mobile Services and Azure Web Sites

The second-day keynote of Microsoft's Build conference focused on the back end, primarily the Windows Azure cloud platform.

Microsoft Gives Virtual Machines in Windows Azure a Security Boost

Those using Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud service now have access to a new security option that lets them block unauthorized users from accessing virtual machines.

XenServer Updated, Now Open Source Project

Improved performance, higher virtual CPU limits per host are new; so is simplified licensing.

Citrix Co-Founder Ed Iacobucci, 59

More recently helming VirtualWorks, Iacobucci was a key figure at IBM as well as Citrix.

Peer into the Cloud with vCenter Log Insight

Beta version of log analysis appliance consolidates log info from various physical and virtual environments for deep inspection and reporting.

From TechEd: Hyper-V Improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2

Microsoft used its TechEd confab to show off a bevy of Hyper-V improvements to come with Windows Server 2012 R2.

Study: Majority of Businesses Looking for Cloud Solutions

A new survey by 451 Research and sponsored by Microsoft indicates that the majority of businesses will turn to the cloud over the next two years.

XenDesktop 7 Gets Moving

Citrix extends its VDI solution with mobile capabilites.

Citrix's New Partner Program Opens Up Opportunities

This year's Citrix Summit conference, which took place this week in Anaheim, Calif., was an opportunity for the company to spotlight its recently revamped solution advisor partner program.

Rackspace's New Offerings Allow Windows Apps To Run in OpenStack

Rackspace announced a new initiative to make it more attractive to have Windows apps run in its OpenStack environment.

SUSE Cloud Integrates with Hyper-V

The collaborative work makes it easier for organizations that use Hyper-V for their private cloud environments to also work with SUSE Cloud.

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