Data is both the most important asset and the biggest challenge for most corporations. It impacts every aspect of the business from financial considerations to AI/ML training. Data is used […]
VMware Backup Guide for Hyper-V Admins
At first glance, the Hyper-V and VMware virtual environments may seem similar, but upon closer inspection, a number of important differences between these two virtualization platforms become apparent. Initially, performing […]
Broadcom’s Software Strategy: Milk the Cash Cow, Exploit ‘Synergies’
The week began with rumors that Broadcom would acquire VMware and ended with the news that the deal is all but done. The VMware board, along with Michael Dell (who […]
Database Virtualization: Breaking Vendor Lock-In
Every enterprise is battling vendor lock-in—constantly. Ask any IT leader about what keeps them up at night and vendor lock-in is certainly near, if not at, the top of the […]
VMware Brings Hybrid Cloud Computing to Virtual Desktops
VMware has updated its desktop and application virtualization platform to make it easier for IT teams to support end users who need to regularly shift between working in the office […]
Red Hat Updates Virtualization Platform
Red Hat today announced an update to its virtual machine platform that now can run on the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Version 4.4 of Red Hat […]
How to Secure the Intangible — Cloud Native Security in the New Age
People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole. Companies aren’t interested in managing IT; they’re more interested in results. They want to deliver software quickly […]
Rackn Extends Reach of IT-as-Code Framework
Rackn announced the Digital Rebar platform it created to automate the provisioning of bare-metal infrastructure now can be applied simultaneously across multiple physical sites. Company CEO Rob Hirschfeld said Digital […]
Mainframes: The Cloud Before the Cloud
Here’s something to think about: Despite the fact that IBM stopped manufacturing personal computers in 2005, deciding instead to focus on higher margin business services, the company continues to produce […]
Red Hat Takes Virtualization Aim at VMware
Red Hat, as part of on going drive to wean enterprise IT organizations off proprietary virtualization technologies, today launched a set of Red Hat infrastructure migration tools and services. Joe […]
