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EMC plans VMware integration for VFCache storage

EMC has big plans this year for the VFCache flash storage it introduced on Monday, with the coming enhancements including SSDs, 1TB cards, integration with VMware and less expensive MLC flash media.
Symantec announces new NetBackup and BackupExec

Symantec announced new versions of its flagship backup applications for SMBs and the enterprise adding more support for virtual machines, a cloud storage offering and integration of snapshot and backup management.
Nicira startup targets data centre network virtualisation

One of the most anticipated debuts of a startup company happens today when Nicira, a maker of network virtualization software, comes out of stealth mode.
VMTurbo Operations Manager upgrade supports virtualisation platforms

VMTurbo has upgraded Operations Manager to version 3.0 to support the three major virtual environments and to improve its capacity-planning tool.
HP leaks Proliant Gen8 server details on its website

HP has let slip some details on its website about its upcoming Proliant Gen8 servers ahead of their official launch.
Microsoft 'committed' to Hyper-V OpenStack support

Microsoft may try to revive support for Hyper-V in OpenStack as the community considers removing the code -- which one OpenStack developer called broken and unmaintained -- from the stack.
HP extends discovery service to map Amazon and VMware cloud assets

HP has updated its Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced (DDMA) software package so it will allow administrators to map their IT assets in the cloud.
New privacy laws could boost EU cloud industry

The European Union's data protection proposals, announced earlier this week, could unsettle end users looking at cloud adoption, but European cloud providers stand to benefit, according to Andy Burton, chairman of the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF).
EMC CEO Joe Tucci warns disk storage shortages will continue

EMC CEO Joe Tucci offered a high-level overview of the company's product roadmap yesterday, which includes a refresh of its VMAX Symmetrix array, its VNXe hybrid array and the general availability of its embedded flash storage product for servers.
Red Hat releases 3rd version of RHEV virtualisation software

Red Hat has released the third version of its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation RHEV virtualisation software package, which includes improvements that would make it suitable for larger deployments, and a new console for self-provisioning.

Latest Features

Top Windows 8 features IT admins should be aware of

Upgrades, system migration, support headaches; IT folks are probably dreading the next major Windows roll-out. Yet Windows 8, which is scheduled to move to the beta stage in late February and will likely launch in the autumn, does offer several compelling new features for both IT and end users.
A first look at Windows 8 - the OS for everything

The first public beta for Windows 8 is expected to be released in February, but we've been testing pre-beta code in our lab. Our overall impression is that Windows 8 represents an aggressive effort by Microsoft to deliver a single OS that runs just about everywhere and takes on all of Microsoft's key rivals.
Going in search of an Android mobile strategy

Challenged by HIPAA privacy requirements and mobile-device limitations, United Orthopedic looks for a device- and hardware-independent mobile strategy
Cisco catching up with the cloud

The only place Cisco plays directly in the cloud is in the SaaS arena with its WebEx collaboration, video and telepresence services, which account for about $1 billion of Cisco's $40 billion in annual revenue.
Can OpenFlow break the hold of hardware on networking?

Can you program a network of multi-vendor switches and routers, all running different operating systems, command line interfaces and configuration routines, to work in concert when it comes to managing flows?
Five things you need to know about Android phones

Android phones are in high demand by workers, but they lack key security features. Here are the top five things you can do to make sure Android phones in your organisation don't create a security nightmare.
Ten top strategies for starting a server virtualisation project

The benefits of server virtualisation are so significant at this point that implementing it is a no-brainer.
Top 10 best new features of Windows Server 8

Microsoft claims 300 new and improved features in Windows Server 8, but after a few days in Redmond watching demos and stepping through lab sessions, we wonder whether the marketing guys accidentally left off a zero.
Red Hat - The virtualisation path less travelled

To update an old IT saying about IBM and job security, few IT managers may get fired for choosing VMware to virtualise their infrastructure. VMware, after all, is the safe bet: the company currently enjoys 80% of the server-side virtualisation market, according to IDC.
Desktop virtualisation: How to succeed

If you've already virtualised the servers in your data centre, desktop virtualisation may seem like the next logical step. But businesses are finding that the benefits of hosted virtual desktop technologies are more nuanced. The advantages may be harder to quantify and harder to justify based purely on traditional ROI calculations.

How-tos

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How to prevent virtual machine sprawl

How to set up a virtual server

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Backup and recovery of large scale VMware environments

ESG research indicates that expanding virtualisation is a top IT priority. However, ESG believe that most organisations will struggle to expand virtualisation deployments without first improving virtual machine backup and recovery.
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Ensuring a secure and compliant virtual environment with VMware

Organisations are adopting virtualisation as it is a cost effective solution and can reduce the amount of usage of computer server resources by server consolidation. VMware can provide solutions that can help your organisation address complexities that are associated with maintaining compliance in virtual environments.
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Complete storage and data protection architecture for VMware vSphere

The cost savings and agility benefits of server virtualization are well proven, accounting for its rapid adoption. Not only does virtualization reduce the number of physical servers IT needs to provision and maintain, but equally compelling, virtualization transforms the data protection paradigm. Now businesses can recover from failures in minutes, not hours, with unprecedented affordability. Key to achieving the best business uptime and cost savings is the storage management and data protection design.
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Aerospace services provider in France launches virtualized storage in around 30 minutes with no downtime for personnel

To improve business productivity, NEXEYA planned to virtualize its storage infrastructure. The company wanted to make storage more enterprise efficient and increase IT productivity.
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Extending management of physical devices in VMware virtual environments

The Dell? Management Plug-In for VMware® vCenter? virtual appliance integrates with the VMware vCenter management platform to enable centralized management of Dell servers in virtualized environments from the VMware vSphere? client.
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