For about the last decade VMware has been one of the pre-eminent companies ushering in a new era of computing related to server virtualization. Now, the company is hoping to extend the shift beyond just server virtualization to include the cloud, plus network and storage virtualization.
Every IT decision maker either wants deduplication (dedupe) or needs it. At least that is what they are being told by the market and vendors who are trying to sell new functionality. The fact is, while deduplication can save backend storage, it is not a fit for everyone. Let’s dive into the subject of dedupe and figure out if it is right for you.
Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, in July introduced a new release of its groundbreaking Riverbed Granite product family that delivers an enterprise-class solution for server and data consolidation in the Middle East.
Intel is looking to use light and lasers to shuffle data faster among servers, and is proposing a new optical …
F5 Networks says its BIG-IP 10200v with Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) can handle traffic at 80-Gbps rates while screening and protecting tens of millions of connections, and simultaneously load-balancing server traffic.
OpenStack has grown into a true enterprise proposition, according to Rackspace VP of Technology and Products, Nigel Beighton.
The biggest barrier to adopting these new technologies, Brocade said in a statement, seemed to be having to sustain – at great cost – ageing legacy systems.
Big Data is being touted as a big opportunity for the channel to make mega bucks. Should you jump onto …
Cisco today unveiled its vision for the next-generation data centre, which it calls application-centric infrastructure. The networking firm said its …
The pace of information creation continues to accelerate, but the ability of infrastructure and information management to keep pace is coming within sight. Big Data is now considered a blessing rather than a curse.
Cisco today revealed a major product refresh for its enterprise network portfolio, calling it the “the biggest network announcement in …
The emerging IEEE 802.11ac wireless LAN standard will be able to deliver faster connections wherever it’s used, but the biggest benefit may come at public hotspots – eventually.
The average organisation believes it would spot a data breach in 10 hours, a McAfee global survey of IT professionals has found. But is that result good, indifferent or an indication of the downright complacent?
According to Protiviti’s 2013 Security and Privacy Survey, a large number of companies are not adequately prepared to respond to …
A simple motive for code cracking has always been the benefits of what lies beneath the complexity. As with the universe-load …
Apple on Monday took the wraps off iOS 7, revealing a dramatic new design that sheds six-year-old interface elements, and …
Businesses that receive a court order for data similar to the one reportedly handed to Verizon by an intelligence agency have no …
Big Data has morphed from silent, misunderstood elephant in the room into a huge opportunity for ambitious VARs, says Condo …
Safaricom expects to increase its data market share in Africa after reporting an increase in both voice and data revenue …
Google, attempting to build its reputation as an enterprise and developer-focused cloud computing provider, today said its cloud platform is …
