Virtualization

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10 questions for Box CFO Dylan Smith

Posted December 19, 2011 - 12:31 pm

-- Name: Dylan Smith, co-founder and CFO
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10 questions for Mimecast CFO Peter Campbell

Posted December 5, 2011 - 2:57 pm

Name: Peter Campbell
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10 questions for Sesame Communications CFO Jon Engman

Posted November 21, 2011 - 11:28 am

-- Name: Jon Engman
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10 questions for Fonality CFO Dan Rosenthal

Posted November 7, 2011 - 12:49 pm

Name: Dan Rosenthal
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ICANN takes charge of Internet time zone master list

Posted October 17, 2011 - 1:17 pm

After a lawsuit spurred a cadre of volunteers to cede management duties of Internet Time Zone Database, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has assumed control of the master list, which is used to coordinate time across different systems on the Internet.
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The virtualization path less traveled

Posted September 9, 2011 - 3:18 pm

To update an old IT saying about IBM and job security, few IT managers may get fired for choosing VMware to virtualize their infrastructure. VMware, after all, is the safe bet: The company currently enjoys 80 percent of the server-side virtualization market, according to IDC.
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10 questions for NetSuite CFO Ron Gill

Posted August 29, 2011 - 10:01 am

Name: Ron Gill
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Citrix buys virtualized desktop company Kaviza

Posted May 24, 2011 - 3:48 am

Citrix Systems has acquired Kaviza, a company whose preconfigured Virtual Desktop Infrastructure-in-a-box makes it easier for small and medium-size businesses to start using desktop virtualization, Citrix said on Monday.
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VMware acquires Shavlik to boost SMB offerings

Posted May 16, 2011 - 9:34 am

VMware has entered into an agreement to acquire Shavlik Technologies, a company that develops traditional and cloud-based management products for small and medium-sized businesses, helping them to manage, monitor and secure both physical and virtual environments, the two companies said on Monday.
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VirtualizationWhite Papers & Webcasts

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AppAssure vs Backup Exec

In this new Lab Report, openBench Labs examines AppAssure backup and replication software v4.7 with Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R2. AppAssure implements changed-block tracking technology to provide data protection for both virtual and physical servers in specific OS environments. In contrast, Backup Exec 2010 R2 uses traditional file-based backup to promote compatibility with the largest number of operating systems.

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Top 5 Requirements for Backup of Virtual and Physical Servers - Greg Shields, Microsoft MVP

Reports by leading industry analysts like Gartner, IDC and Concentrated Technology suggest virtual servers in 2011 will eclipse physical servers in total server deployments. The majority of today's business computing environments already have both virtual and physical servers at the same time.

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Lab Report - Optimizing VM Backup for VMware and Hyper-V

Data centers are becoming more difficult to manage and protect as more data and applications are moved into virtual environments. Adding fuel to the fire, CIOs must now deal with corporate mandates to build an IT infrastructure that scales to unknown demand levels and provides service assurance for fluctuating conditions that cannot be accurately projected. The solution is a transition to a private cloud characterized by a hypervisor-independent Virtual Infrastructure (VI).

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Managing Enterprise Mobility Costs

Mobile employees, especially those traveling internationally, were spending time and resources finding and making connections. Roaming costs were out of control. The IT Administrator at The Hay Group tells you how he got more control over these costs, providing management with predictable budgets and insights while ensuring employee productivity.

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Forrester Total Economic Impact (TEI) Case Study - Oracle

In this paper, Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) realized by three Enterprise organizations as they virtualized mission-critical Oracle databases on the VMware vSphere platform. The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of VMware vSphere on their organizations.

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