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                    A PernixData case study.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/19/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Software-defined networking pioneer Big Switch Networks today announced new funding of $48.5 million, demonstrating continuing momentum for the upstart technology disrupting traditional enterprise datacenters. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    2015 could be seen as the year virtualization technology moved from being something of interest to being an established part of industry-standard datacenters.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/19/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's easier, and works better, than you might think.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Dell/VMware deal, the rise of KVM and more.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Rick riffs on legacy apps, automation and storage for the new year.
                    
			            - By Rick  Vanover
- 01/13/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    DataCore's  "Adaptive Parallel IO" represents a breakthrough.
                    
			            - By Jon William  Toigo
- 01/12/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The 6.1 release of VDP has many improvements for providing backup and recovery in a vSphere environment. Learn how to get it going with this step-by-step tutorial.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The deal is expected to close in Q1 2016.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Look out for containers-as-a-service.
                    
			            - By David  Messina
- 01/08/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell's announcement that it was buying EMC will be the mega-merger to end all mega-mergers. How will it affect VMware, which thrived with the hands-off policy of its former bosses? 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Testing is ramping up, and adoption in production  environments has been steady, if not spectacular.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Fujitsu yesterday announced a new suite of layered products to advance SDN for carriers, service providers and cloud builders. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ben Armstrong  discusses containers in this final installment.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 01/05/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Every year, publication editorWhat does Jon Toigo see when he looks into his crystal ball?
                    
			            - By Jon William  Toigo
- 01/05/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ben Armstrong  discusses virtualization options for storage and Azure.
                    
			            - By Paul  Schnackenburg
- 01/04/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Old ideas of virtualization still hold, even in 2016.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 01/04/2016
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    As the calendar flips over to 2016, it's time for our contributing editors to look back and take stock of those products that they loved best in the last year.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Remote/branch office management is more important, and complicated, than ever. Here are some survival tips.
                    
			            - By Mike  Matchett
- 12/17/2015