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VMware Has Posted a New Beta Release of Virtual SAN
Nov 28, 2013VMware has posted a new beta release of Virtual SAN (VSAN) that lets enterprises add more storage capacity and management features. Server virtualisation is still VMware's bread and butter, but the company has this year expanded its ...
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VMware's May Have Strained Its Relationship with Partner Cisco
Oct 17, 2013Virtualisation giant VMware's push into the networking space may have strained its relationship with partner Cisco - which specialises in the area - but VMware believes that it will patch things up with the San Jose, California-based firm. ...
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SDN Capabilities Are to Become Much More Prevalent in The Data Centre
Sep 25, 2013Software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities are to become much more prevalent in the data centre over the next 12 months, according to BT's director of data centre strategy and platform, Adam Low. Low, who was speaking on a panel at ...
Tags: Data Centres, Computer Products, software
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Mick Briggs Believed That 'There Wasn't Really Much Other Choice'
Sep 10, 2013When Cancer Research UK picked VMware to virtualise its infrastructure, the organisation's head of infrastructure, Mick Briggs, believed that "there wasn't really much other choice". Further reading Customer perspective: Jaguar Land Rover ...
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Pinewood Studios Group Selected Virtualisation Management Solution Provider
Aug 2, 2013Global studio firm Pinewood Studios Group, whose facilities have been used to create blockbusters such as Skyfall, has selected virtualisation management solution provider Veeam's back-up software to save time and ensure that their data is ...
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Silicon Valley Veteran Diane Greene Is Returning to The Industry
Jul 18, 2013Silicon Valley veteran Diane Greene, one of the co-founders of VMware, is returning to the industry with a new start-up called Datrium, a company that is only now emerging from "stealth mode". Datrium, according to Greene, will provide an ...
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VMware Has Bucked Recent Hiring Trends in The Tech Sector by Announcing 900 Job Losses
Jan 29, 2013VMware has bucked recent hiring trends in the tech sector by announcing 900 job losses, despite unveiling a three per cent rise in 2012 income to $746m (£475m), while revenue rose 22 per cent to $4.61bn (£2.94bn). The ...
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There May Be a Significant Shortfall in The Software Licensing Compliance
Jan 10, 2013The majority of UK organisations now employ server virtualisation, but new research reveals that there may be a significant shortfall in their software licensing compliance, according to software asset management firm License Dashboard. ...
Tags: UK organisations, server, virtualisation, software licensing compliance
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Top 10 Computerweekly Articles and Techtarget Articles on Virtualisation, Storage of 2012
Jan 5, 2013Storage is a key component of IT strategy. After all, data is the lifeblood of any business. But storage is there to provide data for processing by business critical applications, and the way that data is processed is undergoing huge ...
Tags: storage, IT strategy, virtualisation, 2012, Top 10
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Oracle to Acquire Instantis,a Cloud and on-Premise Project Portfolio Management Company
Dec 31, 2012Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire Instantis,a cloud and on-premise project portfolio management company,to beef up its cloud services portfolio.The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Combining the capabilities ...
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Anyfi Networks Claims Its Software Is The Best Option to Take Your Home Wi-Fi with You
Dec 28, 2012Anyfi Networks claims its software is the best option to take your home Wi-Fi with you on the go. The Swedish firm formed in 2006 with the goal of using existing Wi-Fi networks for public use,instead of investing more money into building ...
Tags: Anyfi Networks, Wi-Fi
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IT Often Virtualises New Applications and Workloads by Default
Dec 28, 2012IT often virtualises new applications and workloads by default.Virtualisation is now the norm,deploying a physical server the exception.Yet,a third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing ...
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VMware Got Eyes for Storage
Dec 28, 2012VMware has got eyes for storage.For a couple of years now the server virtualisation giant has incorporated useful features into its hypervisor to help manage shared storage. But now VMware wants more,and it is setting out a vision to ...
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Oracle Bought Network Virtualisation Specialist Xsigo
Dec 28, 2012Oracle today announced it has bought network virtualisation specialist Xsigo. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed,but Oracle said it was keen to bring together its own server virtualisation offerings with the smaller ...
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Computer Weekly Compiled Top 10 List of Tips and Guides to Server Virtualisation
Dec 28, 2012The benefits of server virtualisation are indeed quite impressive for today's server and datacentre administrators, but what about you – the storage manager? While everyone else is reaping the rewards of their newly virtualised ...
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