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                    MidoNet is used chiefly for SDN on the OpenStack cloud  platform.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dan argues that containers are great, but not always the  right choice.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 11/05/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The best solution depends on what your data is  doing.
                    
			            - By Larry   Parscale
- 11/05/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    That represents a six-fold increase over 2014 sales.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Red Hat and SUSE fight to be King  of the Hill for cloud services.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 11/04/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    "Perimeter  security is kind of done for," says one expert.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 11/04/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Increasing compatibility and  making upgrades less painful are keys to the strategy.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 11/03/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Enabled by emergent software-defined networking (SDN) technology, the nonprofit Internet2 organization announced "the first nationwide, multi-tenant SDN-powered virtualized network capability."
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    "Real-time protection" against malware is promised for the cloud platform.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Making sense of all that data.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/31/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The OpenShift Startup Program provides free hosting  and technical support.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    As Docker rises in importance, the idea of the traditional VM is being challenged.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 10/29/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    One popular myth is that the cloud should be used for  everything.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Kits for company's Big Cloud Fabric include bare-metal switches, software-defined networking software, support and guidance.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Is this all-in-one virtualization box a good choice for an SMB?
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Does CTERA's  answer get it right?
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/28/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Well  known among developers for its Java-based integrated development environment,  supporting vendors for the latest venture include IBM, Red Hat and SAP.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 10/27/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    While they seem great at first, they might lead to a prison from which you can't escape.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 10/24/2014
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    There are no SANs in the cloud because the venerable storage technology just doesn't scale to that level. But there are ways around it, and Microsoft shops should start with the company's Scale-Out File Server. 
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 10/24/2014