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                    In the age of virtualization, many think high availability trumps disaster recovery. Think again: It's more necessary than ever.
                    
			            - By Jon William  Toigo
- 07/23/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Licensing changes and feature upgrades close the competition gap. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    There's a dizzying selection of storage solutions out there. Which one is right for you? The answer will often be "more than one."
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 06/30/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's virtualization platform has matured into a solid, dependable workhorse. Here's a primer for getting the most out of it.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 06/29/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Of course disaster recovery is important for any datacenter; but it's even better to not have to recover from a disaster.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    To understand what HA solutions best fit your environment, you need to understand their history and how they've evolved.   
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 06/25/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Digging into Azure  IaaS, migrating LOB systems and more.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 06/24/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Is Using Virtual Volumes the equivalent of getting hit by Mike Tyson?
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    In this first installment on moving to a hybrid cloud, our fictional company decides on the cloud provider and creates  the infrastructure.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 05/22/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    How to leverage Security Assertion Markup  Language  to pass authentication information to Salesforce.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Load balancing in the  virtual world is often misunderstood. Learn the different methods and which one  you should use in a given situation.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Qumulo demonstrates its new file system, the heart of its  software-defined-storage product.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    There are wrong ways and right ways to prepare for your tests. Here are some of the  right ways.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft hypervisor gets a major  makeover. See what's on the way.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 02/06/2015
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    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?
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Analyst Tom Fenton says the flagship VMware product has a host of upgrades that  should please admins.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    2015 is no longer on the way -- it's here. What do some leading virtualization and cloud industry experts expect to see this year?
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    As Docker rises in importance, the idea of the traditional VM is being challenged.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 10/29/2014