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Highly anticipated net virtualization startup Nicira exits stealth mode
One of the most anticipated debuts of a startup company happens today when Nicira, a maker of network virtualization software, comes out of stealth...
Nicira debuts with its SDN baby
One of the most anticipated debuts of a startup company happens today when Nicira, a maker of network virtualization software, comes out of stealth...
EMC launches 'Project Lightning' PCIe cards
EMC today announced the availability of its 'Project Lightning' PCIe flash cards, dubbed VFCache, which install into application servers to...
The future of hypervisors
The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools, each with different strengths and weaknesses.
Cisco CTO: Software integration will drive intelligent networks
Networking giant Cisco plans to make software one of the company's "core competencies", with the aim of creating a networking operating system...
OpenStack removes Hyper-V support in next release
Despite Microsoft's stated commitment to Hyper-V in OpenStack, buggy code designed to support the hypervisor will be removed from the next...
OpenStack removes Hyper-V support in next release
Despite Microsoft's stated commitment to Hyper-V in OpenStack, buggy code designed to support the hypervisor will be removed from the next version of...
Riverbed upgrades 'edge virtual server infrastructure'
Riverbed today announced the release of updates to its Steelhead network performance products as well as its Granite product line, which is based on...
VMTurbo upgrade supports the three major virtualization platforms
VMTurbo has upgraded its operations management suite to support the three major virtual environments and to improve its capacity-planning tool.
Micron to acquire PCIe virtualization vendor Virtensys
SSD-maker Micron Technology announced it has signed an agreement to purchase Virtensys, a maker of PCIe virtualization appliance.
4 Consumer Technologies That Could Change Your Enterprise
From technologies born out of gaming companies to hardware waterproofing products, we find some gems at the Consumer Electronics Show that CIOs will...
NetApp's Tom Georgens: How we got big, stayed nimble, and view storage today
In an exclusive interview, NetApp CEO Tom Georgens talks about virtualization, the private cloud, and how his company defines big data
Enhance I/O in a virtualized environments using NIC partitioning
With virtualization comes an increase in the amount and complexity of I/O traffic. Network interface cad (NIC) partitioning enhances I/O performance...
Prepping the network for VDI
From the cloud to the new wireless edge, conversations in the IT department are revolving around what the network will do next. One technology that...
Red Hat RHEV pressed into action
Red Hat has released the third version of its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization RHEV virtualization software package, which includes improvements...
Survey: Business intelligence back on top of CIOs minds
Business intelligence and analytics have again become the top technology priority for CIOs, replacing cloud computing, according to a survey of 2,335...
Atlantis Computing promises diskless VDI
Atlantis Computing is offering a software product that uses only server memory to run non-persistent virtual desktop infrastructures.
The Agile Infrastructure
To keep pace with a fast-changing business environment, these companies are ditching inflexible legacy systems in favor of software as a service and...
Google adds virtualization expert Diane Greene to its board
Google has appointed Diane Greene, a co-founder and former CEO of VMware, to its board of directors and audit committee.
Google adds virtualization queen Diane Greene to its board
Google has appointed Diane Greene, a co-founder and former CEO of VMware, to its board of directors and audit committee.