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VMware's new NSX network virtualization platform has hit the ground running, with a a lot of partners announcing support for the new operational model.
Splunk updates its application for VMware 3.0, NaviSite launches a Director IaaS platform support VMware vCloud Director, FalconStor enhances its storage solutions for VMware environments, and HotLink launches a VMware disaster recovery offering...
Leveraging OpenStack and its own Fabric Connect technology, Avaya launched its software-defined data center framework and roadmap. Avaya's Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) framework uses the OpenStack cloud computing platform.
With the evolution of the cloud platform, it's a good time to look at a few considerations when working with the modern cloud. Bill Kleyman looks at four major issues that must be addressed by many data center and IT managers:
CloudPhysics raises $10 million and releases its SaaS application and Card Store, a repository of highly specialized apps targeting specific problems in virtualized environments
Argonne National Laboratory recently held a ceremony to commission its new supercomputer, known as MIRA, which is currently the world's fifth-most powerful supercomputer. This video provides a closer look at MIRA and its infrastructure.
PernixData virtualizes the flash storage layer, Fusion-io test enables test drives of its ioDrive2 at Microsoft Technology Centers, and Toshiba and SanDisk expand efforts to fabricate NAND flash memory.
Internet Intelligence company Procera Networksannounced the launch of Virtualized PacketLogic solutions based on the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Network Functions Virtualization standards.
The NSA isn't likely to allow the world a look inside the new Utah data center. But that hasn't always been the case. A 2001 Discovery Channel documentary provided an unprecedented look inside the NSA's facility in Fort Meade, Maryland - including...