Virtualization


Is VMware a One-Trick Pony?

Dan responds to questions about the virtualization giant's viability going forward.

Group Proves SDN Concept with Australia/U.S. Bridge

A team of open source networking industry players successfully implemented a software-defined networking (SDN) proof of concept by deploying a peering router between Australia and the United States.

VMware Incorporates New Docker Security Guidelines

A just-released benchmark lists 84 recommendations for securing Docker containers.

Software-Defined Storage: The Challenge of Finding a Niche

The new Atlantis product, Hyperscale, works with existing storage to make it more efficient.

Ciena To Buy Cyan for SDN, NFV Technology

Ciena Corp. is the latest networking vendor to eschew the homegrown route and buy its new-age technology outright, this time in the form of a $400 million acquisition of Cyan Inc.

Nano Server Featured in Windows Server 2016 Preview 2

Simplified upgrades is another feature, including rolling upgrades for Hyper-V.

Software-Defined Control for KVM and OpenStack Environments

Do you know where all your workloads are?

InterCloud Orchestrates Network Functions Virtualization

Next-generation networking company InterCloud Systems Inc. launched a new platform to orchestrate NFV technologies.

OpenStack Releases Next Version, known as 'Kilo'

Its main new features revolve around greater scalability.

Skype Integration Heads Extreme Networks SDN Enhancements

Extreme Networks this week announced enhancements to its software-defined networking portfolio, including integration with Skype for Business.

5 Mobility Trends Worth Monitoring

Mobile apps have the ability to personalize a customer's experience, but be warned: they can also have unanticipated negative effects.

Cisco Adding Threat Detection to ACI

Cisco Systems Inc. will add threat detection to its Application Centric Infrastructure, the company's alternative to the new software-defined networking movement.

Verizon Switching to Software-Defined Networking

Telecommunications giant Verizon announced today it's evolving its network by implementing a new software-defined networking (SDN) architecture.

HP Offers SDN for Mobile-Ready Workplaces

HP unveiled hardware and software to bring the benefits of software-defined networking (SDN) to campus systems supporting the demands of mobile-ready workplaces.

Containers Are the Next Game Changer

VMware, Microsoft announcements hint at the future for admins.

The Problem of Synching Cloud Data

Bedrock Data thinks it has a solution.

New Ethernet Switches Fill Out Avaya SDN Offering

Two months after Avaya Inc. introduced its software-defined networking (SDN) architecture, the company is adding new Ethernet switches to fill out the offering.

VMware Earnings Up 11 Percent in Q1 2015

CEO Pat Gelsinger called the results "solid."

The Meaning Behind the VMware Projects Photon and Lightwave

The company finally gets its own OS.

VMware Launches Two Open Source Container Projects

Called Project Photon and Project Lightwave, they provide an infrastructure and security model for containers in the cloud.

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