A new survey from Pluribus Networks reveals SDN as one of the most impactful new technologies that will affect companies.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Year-over-year growth is strong, while license revenue lags.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    If there was any doubt, here's proof the software-defined networking movement has gone mainstream: Microsoft is fully on board.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's the only new version that retains the processor-based licensing model.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The two non-profit organizations most associated with evangelizing the young software-defined networking movement and developing tools and projects for the technology are merging. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Bare-metal cloud  services take another step in IaaS.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
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                    It's VMware's second major cloud partnership; the first was with IBM.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
 - 10/17/2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The new product is called "VMware Cloud on AWS."
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
 - 10/14/2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    System Center Configuration Manager also gets an update.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Shavlik recommends rolling out patching pilot programs.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Monthly cumulative updates are coming.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An overview of speakers and strategy.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Seen by some as competing for supremacy in the software-defined networking controller space, the ONOS Project and the OpenDaylight Project just released respective platforms within one day of another
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Observations from the show, and a fire drill.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With the maturation of software-defined networking in the enterprise, Arista switches will join HPE's FlexFabric and Altoline product lines.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's official: Dell today completed its $67 billion acquisition of storage giant EMC and its controlling interest in VMware. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 09/07/2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The deal will close on Sept. 7
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    EUC, SDN, Cloud-Native Apps Take Center Stage
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware's Pat Gelsinger recounts episode of support from Dell.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cloud Foundation, Cross-Cloud Services are featured.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - 08/29/2016