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What is virtualization?
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What is network virtualization? Pioneer Martin Casado explains
Network virtualization pioneer Martin Casado explains the concept behind network virtualization, how the technology works and why it was created.
5 top ways to run Windows on a Mac
With options ranging from Boot Camp to Parallels to VirtualBox and others, the big question is which one makes it easy to manage Windows-running Macs within your enterprise IT infrastructure.
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How to set up your own Windows 10 VDI test environment with NVIDIA Virtual GPU Solutions
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
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.
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Migrating Email and Archives to Microsoft Platforms
A wide array of capabilities for enabling communication, collaboration, and compliance are offered as part of Office 365 and SharePoint Online. However, the migration planning for either platform must include understanding how the
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.
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.
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Discover the 6 Benefits of a Modern, Secure Digital Workspace
Interested in speed, agility, scalability, security, and cost certainty for your end user workspaces? In this white paper from Citrix-Nutanix, learn how combining cloud services with hyper-converged infrastructure can simplify and
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.
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.
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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
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.
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. ...
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