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Open Data Centre Alliance: Virtual machines inching to portability
While some progress has been achieved in getting virtual machines to run across different types of hypervisors, more work is still needed to bring them to the level of portability that enterprises are seeking, according to a study released by the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA).
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Intrusion Prevention Systems fail to spot AET attacks, University study finds
Many big-brand Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) consistently fail to block attacks that target vulnerabilities in web-based applications using Advanced Evasion Techniques (AETs), a University of Glamorgan study has found.
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'Good enough' Microsoft Hyper-V starts turning more heads
About three years ago Embotics jumped into developing support in its private cloud management platform for Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor, hopeful that the VMware virtualisation challenger would take off.
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Cloud fight keeps Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Rackspace clamoring for enterprise customers
Amazon Web Services is attempting to distance itself from other cloud providers by enhancing its services to incorporate the differentiating features of its competitors.
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Microsoft's Azure advances may not be enough to catch Amazon Web Services
Microsoft is adding to its Azure cloud service offerings and lowering prices in order to attract customers who may already have chosen another service provider, experts say, but it might not be enough.
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OpenStack gains momentum as vendors give Grizzly a bear hug
HP, NetApp, and an array of cloud startups roll out new cloud offerings built around OpenStack Grizzly
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Cisco extends Microsoft support in data centre portfolio
Cisco last week extended its data center product line to support Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 hypervisor and VM management features to more tightly align their respective data centre and cloud architectures for joint customers.
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New services bolster Microsoft Azure as key enterprise cloud management system
Microsoft is pushing Azure cloud service to the 5,000 attendees at its management conference this week, encouraging them to take advantage of the system now for specific tasks but to keep in mind that it fits into a full-blown hybrid-cloud framework that may become more attractive to them over time.
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LenovoEMC fortifies small-business storage with enterprise know-how
Small and medium-sized enterprises with no full-time IT staff are beginning to get some of the same storage management features that large data centres have for efficiency and control.
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Linux Foundation hails leap in enterprises use of open source OS
The past two years have already seen significant jumps in corporate Linux usage, but now it looks like that trend is continuing into a third year.
