Virtualization


Big Switch Offers Free SDN Community Edition

Shortly after receiving new venture capital funding, Big Switch Networks is seemingly sharing some of its newfound largesse with the first-ever "freemium" edition of its software-defined networking products to help enterprises get started with the disruptive technology.

Going Virtual With Performance Monitoring

eG Innovations expands its capabilities to virtual environments.

VMware To Cut 800 Jobs in Wake of Dell/EMC Deal

In a news-filled earnings call, the company also announced that CFO Jonathan Chadwick is resigning.

Report: VMware Lays Off 900

vCloud Air workers seemed to bear the brunt of the cuts.

A Renaissance for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure?

Workspot and Atlantis Computing say it's happening now.

Ex-Microsoft, BMC Exec Tapped for Citrix CEO

Kirill Tatarinov led Redmond's Business Solutions Division.

Docker Buys Cloud Infrastructure Company Unikernel

Unikernel further reduces the OS footprint of cloud-based applications.

OCZ NVMe z-Drives: A Review

Superfast SSD.

Optimizing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

A PernixData case study.

Big Switch Funding Shows SDN Momentum

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.

2016: A Look Ahead

2015 could be seen as the year virtualization technology moved from being something of interest to being an established part of industry-standard datacenters.

Using Linux Virtual Desktops With VMware Horizon View

It's easier, and works better, than you might think.

Crystal Ball Time: Predictions for 2016

The Dell/VMware deal, the rise of KVM and more.

How the Datacenter Will Change in 2016

Rick riffs on legacy apps, automation and storage for the new year.

Decoupling Price and Performance in Storage

DataCore's "Adaptive Parallel IO" represents a breakthrough.

How To Set Up and Configure vSphere Data Protection 6.1

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.

Citrix To Sell Off Cloud Management Products

The deal is expected to close in Q1 2016.

Docker: What Will 2016 Bring for Containers?

Look out for containers-as-a-service.

The Dell Effect

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?

The State of vSphere Virtual Volumes

Testing is ramping up, and adoption in production environments has been steady, if not spectacular.

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