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Lessons learned in my virtual desktop integration (VDI) deployment
As the IT infrastructure manager at Digital Intelligence Systems LLC (DISYS), an IT solutions company, I recently initiated the build-out of a...
VMware and Verizon Tackle BYOD with Dual Persona Phones
VMware has partnered with Verizon to offer dual persona smartphones for Verizon enterprise customers. It's currently available on two...
VMware: Faster app provisioning makes SDN a keeper
Software defined networking (SDN) is generating a lot of buzz these days, but the technology will ultimately make itself useful in the enterprise...
ODCA: Virtual machines inching to portability
While some progress has been achieved in getting virtual machines to run across different types of hypervisors, more work is still needed to bring...
Review: VMware vSphere 5.1 looms large
VMware takes virtualization higher and deeper with rich storage automation and more advanced virtual networking tools
Virtualization showdown: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 vs. VMware vSphere 5.1
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V brings advanced virtualization features to small shops, but VMware still reigns at the high end
Review: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 narrows the gap
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V combines easy setup and management with new features that lower the entry barrier to highly available virtualization...
Dell dives deeper into SDN with new hardware and software
Dell says it's hoping to move closer to the forefront of data center technology with the release today of a suite of new products designed for...
Cisco extends Microsoft support in data center portfolio
Cisco last week extended its data center product line to support Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 hypervisor and VM management features to more...
What's next for Virtual Instruments
Virtual Instruments, whose software and hardware is used to manage data center performance, plans to release the next edition of its VirtualWisdom...
Microsoft extends Windows 8 management features in Desktop Optimization Pack
Microsoft has released the latest version of its Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) suite of IT management tools, an upgrade that deepens its ability...
EMC teams with Avaya (not Cisco) on communication pods
Two stalwarts in the enterprise IT market joined forces today to release a unified communications stack that integrates hardware from EMC,...
Flash storage driving VDI adoption, claims Pure
For years analysts have been predicting that virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) will be the "next big thing," but the concept is still failing to...
Progress report: Building, and managing, the 21st century data center
Even if you've never heard of Flextronics you have probably used or benefited from one of the products this global digital equipment manufacturer has...
Is Converged Infrastructure the Future of the Data Center?
If the term 'converged infrastructure' (also called integrated systems or unified computing) sounds like a mix of grid, cloud, utility,...
Companies take bold steps into desktop virtualization
Five organizations that have experienced the benefits, challenges and ROI of desktop virtualization offer tips for successful implementations....
Virtualized Security Offers Challenges (But Not as Many as You Think)
Small and medium-sized businesses are beginning to find that virtualized network security isn't as different as physical network security as they...
Oracle adds virtualization, faster performance to Database Appliance for SMBs
Oracle has rolled out version X3-2 of its Database Appliance for small and medium-sized businesses that it says delivers up to twice the speed and...
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should virtualize the entire desktop
Although virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is well recognized, up until now, the technology has over-promised and under-delivered. Many IT...
New security tool serves Amazon Cloud users
For many IT managers, moving your company's backbone to the cloud brings a certain sense of freedom. However, the task of caring for and...
Companies take bold steps into desktop virtualization
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