Virtualization
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Challenges in realizing the promises of the holistic edge
One thing that appears certain is that the holistic edge will manifest as a somewhat diverse beast that will present far-reaching challenges for innovators well beyond the relatively simple solutions of today.
Enabling the multiverse of mini-internets
In order for the Device Virtualization vision to be realized, Alan Carlton explains how the edge will need to transform into a different type of mini-internet that behaves just a little differently than the wider internet
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HTTP and DNS in a 5G World
HTTP and DNS are almost established as household name protocols having been around since the earliest days of the World Wide Web but, like everything else in 5G, some changes are coming.
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Virtual reality and augmented reality for the enterprise
Learn how organizations including Case Western Reserve University, Deakin University and Idaho National Lab are taking advantage of augmented reality and virtual reality technology to further their business goals.
The future is not the cloud or the fog: it is actually the SEA!
5G is in the works and one of its primary goals is actually to deliver a ubiquitous, ultra-reliable, low latency and high data rate system. 5G will very likely be a key enabler for device virtualization.
A third of virtual servers are zombies
New research finds that a quarter of all physical servers -- and 30% of all virtual servers -- are comatose. They aren't be used, but they still cost money.
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The Network Virtualization Checklist
Research has found that an incredible 95% of organizations expect to virtualize their network services sometime in the future. Despite this skyrocketing demand, IT leaders often run into a few sticking points when it comes to network
Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V: More secure, but not faster
Hyper-V 2016 tightens VM security and eases management, but seems to have lost a step.
Critical Xen hypervisor flaw endangers virtualized environments
A critical vulnerability in the widely used Xen hypervisor allows attackers to break out of a guest operating system running inside a virtual machine and access the host system's entire memory.
VMware patches critical virtual machine escape flaws
VMware has released critical security patches for vulnerabilities demonstrated during the recent Pwn2Own hacking contest that could be exploited to escape from the isolation of virtual machines.
Review: VMware vSphere gets much-needed facelift
vSphere 6.5 is easy to install, sports a new VM management console and takes a stab at Docker integration.
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How to Implement Network Segmentation: Virtualization is a Must
To say that today’s networks face unprecedented challenges is an understatement. Every year, networks become larger and more dynamic, with potential threats coming from outside as well as within networks. From devices to data, hackers
Wind River uses virtualization to turn M2M into IoT
Wind River, an IoT software division of Intel, wants to help industrial users bring their legacy machine-to-machine systems into the age of open source and cloud computing.
India's Reliance Jio is blazing a trail to all-IP mobile networks
Fast-growing Indian mobile operator Reliance Jio may offer a glimpse of where all mobile networks are going eventually, to packet-based Internet Protocol infrastructure.
Kubernetes is now generally available on Azure Container Service
Kubernetes is generally available for use with Azure Container Service, Microsoft’s managed cloud container hosting offering, as of Tuesday. ACS support for Kubernetes comes along with the service’s preexisting support for the Apache...
What's next for Azure Site Recovery?
Microsoft’s Azure-based high availability disaster recovery service turns the cloud into your off-site failover for complex applications, and it can double as a migration strategy.
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Nasuni CEO: ‘We’re going to liberate you from the bottleneck around your files’
In this installment of the IDG CEO Interview Series, Rodriguez spoke with Chief Content Officer John Gallant about how the Nasuni UniFS file system works, how customers deploy it and what kind of savings and flexibility they can...
Citrix bolsters virtualization wares, integration with Microsoft Azure
Citrix and Microsoft are longstanding partners, but with a new CEO that is a former Microsoft executive, Citrix is deepening its integrations between its application and desktop virtualization products and the Microsoft Azure cloud. ...
Disk-wiping malware Shamoon targets virtual desktop infrastructure
A cyber sabotage program that wiped data from 30,000 computers at Saudi Arabia's national oil company in 2012 has returned and is able to target server-hosted virtual desktops.
VMware removes hard-coded root access key from vSphere Data Protection
VMware released a hotfix for vSphere Data Protection (VDP) to change a hard-coded SSH key that could allow remote attackers to gain root access to the virtual appliance.
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