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VDI Has Not Saved End Users a Vast Amount of Money to Date
Oct 16, 2013Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has not saved end users a vast amount of money to date, and saving costs is not the main reason that organisations opt for VDI, according to VMware's head of public services strategy, Andy Tait. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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VMware Will Need "Several Data Centres" in Europe to Satisfy Data Privacy Legislation
Oct 15, 2013Virtualisation giant VMware will need "several data centres" in Europe to satisfy data privacy legislation across the EU and to allay any fears customers have over data location, according to VMware's senior vice president of hybrid cloud ...
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VMware Has Acquired Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) Firm Desktone for an Undisclosed Fee
Oct 15, 2013VMware has acquired desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) firm Desktone for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition was announced today in Barcelona at VMworld Europe 2013, as part of the opening keynote. Desktone, which is an existing partner of ...
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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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Six European IT Projects Won Best of VMworld Europe 2012 User Awards
Dec 21, 2012The VMworld Europe 2012 winners are: Best virtualisation and server consolidation project: Tiger Wheel & Tyre Best virtualisation and server consolidation project: The National Trust Best virtualisation for disaster recovery project: ...
Tags: VMworld Europe 2012, server, IT industry, project
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European IT Firm Bull SAS Tailor-Makes Private Cloud with Security Assured
Dec 19, 2012European IT firm Bull SAS tailor-makes private cloud with security assured The research labs at Bull SAS – the European IT company that helps public sector organisations to optimise their IT architecture – handle development ...
Tags: European IT firm Bull SAS, private cloud, security assured, research labs
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IT Has Been Reactive to Business Needs a Few Years Ago and It Is Now at a Proactive State
Oct 12, 2012Software defined datacentres, cloud management and automation, virtualisation licensing, mobile virtualisation, heterogeneity and the need for IT executives to develop new skills in the cloud era were some of the themes of the VMworld ...
Tags: VMworld Europe 2012 conference, Software, Cloud, cloud computing
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A Shift Has Taken Place with Companies Running Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud
Oct 11, 2012A shift has taken place with companies running public, private and hybrid cloud. So said Jorg Liebe, chief information officer of Lufthansa Systems, during a session at VMworld Europe 2012. Headquartered in Kelsterbach, near ...
Tags: VMworld, hybrid cloud, Jorg Liebe, Lufthansa Systems
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VMworld Europe 2012 Has Kicked off in Barcelona,with 11,000 Attendees Expected to Descend
Oct 10, 2012VMworld Europe 2012 has kicked off in Barcelona,with 11,000 attendees expected to descend on the Fira Gran Via over the next four days. VMware's annual European event was opened with keynotes from VMware senior executives giving an ...
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Three Storage Suppliers Used VMworld Europe 2012 to Launch Converged Storage Stacks
Oct 10, 2012Three storage suppliers used VMworld Europe 2012 to launch converged storage stacks. Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) launched 11 Unified Computing Platform stacks, NetApp added SME-targeted ExpressPods to its existing FlexPod converged stack ...
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Nationwide Insurance Uses VMware's ITBM Tool to Manage Costs Associated with IT Services
Oct 10, 2012US insurance company Nationwide Insurance is using VMware's ITBM tool to manage all the costs associated with running IT services for the business. Nationwide Insurance now offers internal IT users a service catalogue, with pricing, to ...
Tags: VMware's ITBM, running IT services, Nationwide Insurance, IT department
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VMware Launches Products to Help It Executives Manage Workspace Apps on Mobile Devices
Oct 10, 2012VMware is launching a suite of products to help IT executives manage workspace apps on consumers' mobile devices – including Apple iPhones – securely. This will help enterprises regain control of IT amid growing ...
Tags: mobile devices, Apple iPhones, securely, consumerisation
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Companies Find It Challenging to Remain Compliant with Oracle's Complex Licensing Policies
Oct 10, 2012Companies, including large multinationals that virtualise Oracle databases using VMware products, are finding it challenging to remain compliant with Oracle's complex licensing policies. Such lack of compliance is costing them millions in ...
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Firm Runs Virtualised Storage and Three Tiers of Disks
Oct 9, 2012With 25,000 employees and 751 branches across the US, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores had its work cut out when it decided to virtualise SAP and migrate from an IBM mainframe onto x86 servers using VMware technologies. During VMworld ...
Tags: Virtualise Sap, branches, US
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VMware CEO Used His Keynote Presentation to Build Software-Defined Datacentres
Oct 9, 2012VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger (pictured) used his keynote presentation at VMworld Europe in Barcelona to unveil how the virtualisation company would build software-defined datacentres using IT management and automation tools. "We need to make ...
Tags: VMware, VMworld Europe, software-defined datacentres, IT management tools