VMware and EMC are pushing their concepts for the “software-defined data center.” But what does it mean? How’s it different from cloud computing? We take a look.
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The Software-Defined Data Center: Dissecting the Latest Buzzword
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Can Android Replace Windows?
Evidence is surfacing that the next version of Android will be more like a desktop than a smartphone. Can it compete with Windows 8?
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Intel Charges Ahead With WCT Wireless Power Standard
Whether it’s corralling the unruly herd of cords beneath a desk or jockeying for position near the lone outlet at a cafe, few computer or smartphone users have been spared the frustrations of keeping their devices powered. And tech vendors are racing to provide users with an alternative to fighting over a power outlet.
Intel and Integrated Device Technology (IDT) are getting into the game by partnering to develop chipsets for Intel’s Wireless Charging Technology (WCT), the companies announced Aug. 29.
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The Truth About Network Performance: It’s the Applications, Stupid
Your end users aren’t sitting around, lamenting network performance. They’re cursing the apps they’re using. Here’s why your enterprise should start focusing on application performance as well.
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F5 Cozies Up to VMware; Clears Up Two VMware View Shortcomings
F5 joins VMware’s Ready Program for Networking and Security, making all of its Big-IP application services available to vCloud Director and becoming a critical component for unlocking the full potential of automated application deployment.
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Survey finds most networks are out of control
Do you know what software is in use on your network? A survey released today by Avecto, a developer of Windows privilege management tools, found that three out of four IT professionals have no idea what unauthorized software might be running on their networks.
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For Storage News, Go to VMworld
VMware’s focus has shifted from virtualizing servers to virtualizing whole data centers–and storage vendors are happy to jump on for the ride.
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Lessons from the road: ‘Free Hi-Speed Internet’
One of the luxuries of my job is that it can be done from virtually anywhere…as long as I can connect to the Internet. I spent much of August working from the road traveling about the country with my family on “working vacation” road trip.
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New Research: The Next-Gen WAN
Respondents to our InformationWeek Next-Generation WAN Survey are a highly connected bunch: 44% are tasked with connecting 16 or more branch or remote offices to headquarters or primary data centers, and more than half spend 11% or more of their IT budgets on wide area connectivity. So we weren’t surprised when one respondent asked an interesting rhetorical question: “Shouldn’t there be a Moore’s Law of WAN connectivity?”
At least, we think it was rhetorical.
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Finally! It’s About Time to Reconsider FAA Gadget Guidelines
Did you know that if you turn on your cell phone during takeoff or landing on a commercial airline flight, the engines will spontaneously combust and the plane will drop from the sky like a brick? No? Well, that’s because I just made that up.
However, a similar falsehood has been dictating FAA gadget policy for years, and it’s equally frustrating. The myth is that using your cell phone or other electronic gadgets will interfere with the plane’s instruments.
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