2015 could be seen as the year virtualization technology moved from being something of interest to being an established part of industry-standard datacenters.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
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                    It's easier, and works better, than you might think.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Dell/VMware deal, the rise of KVM and more.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Rick riffs on legacy apps, automation and storage for the new year.
                    
			            - By Rick  Vanover
 - 01/13/2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The 6.1 release of VDP has many improvements for providing backup and recovery in a vSphere environment. Learn how to get it going with this step-by-step tutorial.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The deal is expected to close in Q1 2016.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell's announcement that it was buying EMC will be the mega-merger to end all mega-mergers. How will it affect VMware, which thrived with the hands-off policy of its former bosses? 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Testing is ramping up, and adoption in production  environments has been steady, if not spectacular.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ben Armstrong  discusses containers in this final installment.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
 - 01/05/2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ben Armstrong  discusses virtualization options for storage and Azure.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
 - 01/04/2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Old ideas of virtualization still hold, even in 2016.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
 - 01/04/2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As the calendar flips over to 2016, it's time for our contributing editors to look back and take stock of those products that they loved best in the last year.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Remote/branch office management is more important, and complicated, than ever. Here are some survival tips.
                    
			            - By Mike  Matchett
 - 12/17/2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ben Armstrong  discusses Nano Server and the Trusted Platform Module.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
 - 12/14/2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's a cost-effective alternative to vRealize Operations Manager.