Virtualization Channel
News and Analysis
Blue Coat Acquires Security Threat Intelligence Tools
Solera deal provides security analytics and forensics capabilities; Dell unveils Citrix-friendly VDI offerings; SolarWinds NPM has new monitoring features; Marble releases mobile security service.
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- HP, IBM Bruised By Sluggish Server Market
- SunGard Public Sector Boosts Network With Brocade VDX Switches
- VMware Reveals Hybrid Cloud Details
- VMware Hybrid Cloud Plans: Time For Amazon Answer
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Architectures
SDN: From Slideware to Software in 2013?
2013 should be the year SDN transitions from an over-hyped R&D project to an actual product category. At same time, the market will split into several distinct architectural approaches.
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- MDM Helps Bank Manage Apple iPhones, iPads
- Network Overlays: An Introduction
- OpenStack: An Overview
- Big Switch's OpenFlow Controller Guns for SDN Leadership
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Reviews & Workshops
WAN Optimization Part 2: Put Performance Second
If you’re looking to purchase WAN optimization gear, don’t get wrapped up in performance numbers. Start instead with pricing, deployment and operational issues, and the protocols and applications you need to support.
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Blogs
Survey Reveals Slow Windows Server 2012 Adoption
June 12, 2013 01:33 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Symantec-commissioned report shows that organizations aren't rushing to migrate to the latest Windows Server update.
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Big Switch Leaves OpenDaylight, Touts White-Box Future
June 06, 2013 12:38 PM
Posted by Ethan Banks
Big Switch is stepping away from the OpenDaylight project, which is building an open-source controller. As it departs, the company says the market clamors for white-box SDN switches. Is that right?
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IT Vendors Need More Pricing Transparency
May 23, 2013 12:37 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko
Compiling our SDN product comparison provided a vivid lesson in the difficulty of getting meaningful prices for enterprise IT equipment.
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Solving VDI Problems with SSDs and Data Deduplication
May 22, 2013 04:29 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
When it comes to VDI, users don’t want to sacrifice a rich desktop experience, and IT doesn’t want to get crushed by the storage costs and management efforts required to provide that experience. Data dedupe and SSDs solve this dilemma.
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EMC Navigates the IT Transformation Waters
May 21, 2013 04:43 PM
Posted by David Hill
Here's what I took away from this year's EMC World, including thoughts on Pivotal and ViPR.
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Networking Gets Interesting Again
May 17, 2013 02:34 PM
Posted by Kevin Fogarty
From software-defined networking to fabrics to powerful new switches, network vendors are fighting for a revitalized market.
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