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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.

Analyst: Future Datacenters Will Be Software-Defined, but Take It Slow

Beyond mere software-defined networking, the future of the enterprise datacenter itself will be defined by total infrastructure virtualization, research firm Gartner Inc. said today. But for now, only advanced companies with the prerequisite vision and expertise should try to get a jump on that future.

AirWatch Gets Its Own Windows 10 Upgrade

VMware's enterprise mobility management suite will integrate with Azure Active Directory.

Citrix Pulls the Plug on XenClient

The VDI product never took off in the enterprise.

Azure Component Built With -- Linux?

It's true, says Microsoft; the Azure Cloud Switch is a Linux product.

Docker Updates Hub for Faster Response

The service already has more than 200,000 images.

New Brocade SDN Controller Targets Transition to the 'New IP'

Brocade Communications Systems this week came out with a new software-defined networking (SDN) controller and associated applications based on the OpenDaylight Lithium release.

Understanding Azure ExpressRoute

A Q&A with a Microsoft executive, who explains why some organizations would benefit from the service.

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