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			            - By Scott  Bekker
- 02/06/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new switch and software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities highlight enhancements to the Brocade VCS fabric portfolio announced today by Brocade. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The all-in-one appliance was aimed at SMBs needing a simple  virtual desktop infrastructure solution.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Many VMware partners won't be happy; will customers?
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 02/04/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    In the fourth quarter of 2014, Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) garnered 30 percent of the worldwide cloud infrastructure services provider market on the strength of 25 percent revenue growth from the third quarter, according to new data from Synergy Research Group.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware has added a lot of value to the open source, private  cloud platform.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    How does the new, all-flash version compare with VSAN 5.5?
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The company now integrates  all layers of the virtualization stack.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 02/03/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's the first major upgrade in three years, since vSphere 5.5.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Analyst Tom Fenton says the flagship VMware product has a host of upgrades that  should please admins.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tools for the  specific challenges of SDDCs.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/30/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Pluribus Networks is gaining prominence in the emerging software-defined networking (SDN) space, winning another in a string of accolades shortly after announcing massive new funding
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    About 900 employees and contractors will be losing their jobs.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Four services will be initially offered; more to come.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon Web Services Inc. today took a tilt at traditional enterprise e-mail providers by announcing a preview of Amazon WorkMail. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Its long-delayed march to the NYSE was worth the wait --  it opened at more than $20 per share.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Big Switch Networks Inc. today updated its software-defined networking (SDN) controller with extended support for VMware and Dell switches and baked-in network analytics. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The company also experienced a strong fourth quarter,  increasing revenue 16 percent year-over-year.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Not everything was profitable, though: OEM business dropped 13 percent.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    New types of access and devices require new ways of  approaching security.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/26/2015