Novell’s new ZenWorks Mobile Management aims to help enterprises manage their own devices and BYOD policies. Our contributor looks at what it offers, and where it may fall short for some.
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Novell Jumps Into the Mobile Device Management Pool–Again
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Two MDM Vendors Make Tablets Into Purpose-Specific Devices
MDM vendors Soti and AirWatch add features to tightly lock down tablets. Here’s how one company is making a business from the technology.
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Proximal Unveils First SSD Cache for VMware’s vSphere
To date, server-side SSD caching products include drivers for Windows or Linux. Proximal now supports the hypervisor directly, allowing features like vMotion and Live Migration to work as intended.
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BMC Aims to Provide Private Cloud Accounting–Are You?
New lifecycle and operations management capabilities enable enterprises to better understand how cloud IT resources are consumed–but is it time for chargeback/trackback?
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Survey: BYOD Security Policies Must Also Address Privacy
More employees are using mobile devices–that doesn’t mean they want the company poking into their personal information. Learn why BYOD security policies must tackle privacy.
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VMware Finally Gets a Network Strategy
After some ill-fated attempts, VMware has left private cloud networking to its partner Cisco. By purchasing Nicira, the company regains control of its virtual network strategy in a big way.
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HP Brings Just-in-Time Discovery to Cloud Computing
HP’s Configuration Management System 10 provides enterprises with a better view of logical and physical dependencies in the data center to improve management and scaling of cloud services.
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Box Adds Windows Phone to the Mobile Mix
Box has a mission to enable customers to access and share data from anywhere. Today, it’s extending its reach on mobile devices with the launch of a new Windows Phone app.
Simon Tan, product manager of mobile for Box, explains in a blog post, “Mobile use has skyrocketed this year, with nearly 750 million workers using 4.1 billion devices to access and share content,” adding, “Our team has seen tons of growth at Box, too, with a staggering 40% of our users accessing Box from a mobile device.”
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VMware Buys Nicira: Validates Software-Defined Networking as Strategy
VMware makes a strong move into network virtualization, but at what cost to its relationship with Cisco? We take a look at VMware’s latest move toward a software-defined data center.
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Why You Shouldn’t Get a Smartphone Right Now
Are you in the market for a new smartphone? Have patience. If you get a smartphone now, you may very well regret it in a few months.
Why? Well, the smartphone landscape will most likely be quite different by October or November as Apple and Microsoft are expected to launch their next generation smartphones.
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