Version 3.4 adds several new ways to manage and provision VMs in large numbers, and adds some significant OpenStack features that simplify VM provisioning and networking in the cloud.
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - 06/17/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Built-in vSphere tools help run Hadoop in virtualized environments.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Docker containers are all the rage, and Google is onboard with Kubernetes GitHub project.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Speculation from various sources point to the mysterious MARVIN being VMware's Project Mystic. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - 06/11/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Docker 1.0 released, and has backing Microsoft in new capability that allows Azure to create Docker-enabled VMs.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
 - 06/11/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Project seeks to accelerate adoption of software-defined networking.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cloud Foundry application developers can now provision production-ready databases in minutes.
                    
			            - By Christa  Ayer
 - 06/06/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    HP DL380z Virtual Workstation supports centralized, secure access and demanding workloads.
                    
			            - By Christa  Ayer
 - 06/03/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Client virtualization vendor testing its vSpace-based unified workspace solution, with hopes of releasing it at end of June. 
                    
			            - By Wendy A. Hernandez
 - 06/03/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company explains operator typo caused reboot crash, outlines prevention steps.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations from 250 to 10,000 users get an easier and less risky way to move to the cloud. 
                    
			            - By Christa  Ayer
 - 05/27/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company says it's delivering the SDN goods while slamming rivals at conference.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Actifio extends its copy data virtualization platform With Actifio Sky.
                    
			            - By Christa  Ayer
 - 05/20/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    WAN Automation Engine aims to automate the provisioning of network services on its Evolved Services Platform -- and in the process, save customer budgets. 
                    
			            - By Wendy A. Hernandez
 - 05/20/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Choreographer can automate virtual workloads with both Amazon's and Microsoft's cloud realms.
                    
			            - By Wendy A. Hernandez
 - 05/19/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Verbal sniping continues on eve of Cisco Live conference.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Along with new name, Azure Site Recovery will come with file sharing that takes VM migrations in mind.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 05/16/2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Almost one-third of networking pros expect to adopt SDN by end of next year, but nearly 40 percent think it's undefinable.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    'Standing still is not really an option.'
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citrix Workspaces, a new suite that is likely to replace XenApp and XenDesktop down the road for most users, gets a thorough looking-over by attendees at this year's Citrix Synergy event taking place in Anaheim, Calif. this week. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - 05/07/2014