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Physical Vs. Virtual: Oracle, Others Redefine Appliances
August 15, 2011
While IT rushes to virtualize applications, high-end databases are increasingly moving against the tide, from software to hardware.
F5 Upgrades Virtualization Platform
July 26, 2011
BIG-IP version 11 aims to combine the flexibility of virtualization with the performance of dedicated hardware.
Aruba Brings NSA-Grade Crypto To Wireless Networks
July 26, 2011
With new Suite B cryptography support, Aruba says it aims to make wireless networks as secure as wired.
Cisco Launches 60 Watt Ethernet Power
July 18, 2011
With double the amount of power delivered by Cat 5 networking, new switch modules can power thin clients, IP turrets, and even other switches.
Silver Peak Virtualizes WAN Optimization
July 13, 2011
Silver Peak shifts away from hardware, forging a partnership with Avaya, offering an open API, and launching a software-as-a-service option.
Virtualize The User To Control The Device
July 12, 2011
AppSense's upgraded Environment Manager supports phones, tablets, and PCs and enforces policies based on how a device affects the network and data security.
Oracle Launches Exadata Storage Expansion Rack
July 12, 2011
A petabyte of extra storage gives enterprises faster access to Big Data, but they must use Oracle hardware and software.
Exinda WAN Optimization Update: Goodbye YouTube Woes?
July 11, 2011
Viral video from public sites is gobbling more enterprise bandwidth, a problem that Exinda's rivals, including Cisco, haven't targeted.
VMware Rivals Closing Virtualization Gap: Gartner
July 08, 2011
Virtualization workloads will grow fivefold by 2015, reports Gartner Magic Quadrant report. Where do Citrix Xen and Microsoft Hyper-V fit in?
Should Your Enterprise Buy Cloud Insurance?
June 29, 2011
IEEE's CIO suggests that FDIC-style insurance may be one way to allay fears among enterprises about the security risks involved with cloud computing.
Flash Memory Storage Virtualization: Faster And Affordable?
June 28, 2011
Startup FlashSoft aims to speed storage access by virtualizing a new tier of flash between CPU and hard drive.
ForeScout Virtual Appliance: Security For BYOD Era
June 24, 2011
Mobile devices have changed the rules for access control. ForeScout hopes that virtualization will give its customers more choice in NAC deployment.
Can Windows Servers Do WAN Optimization?
June 22, 2011
Certeon hopes to bring WAN optimization to the masses with aCelera Enterprise for Windows. But can a server app provide enough performance for enterprise data center links as workloads move to the cloud?
QLogic Sees Supercomputers In The Cloud
June 17, 2011
The real growth market for high-performance computing is the cloud, not enterprise data centers, according to QLogic, which introduced software to make HPC clusters faster, more scalable, and more reliable.
What Did IPv6 Day Teach Us?
June 16, 2011
Despite a quiet test, experts say most enterprise networks are not yet ready to handle IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time.
Ipanema Upgrades WAN Optimization Platform
June 09, 2011
Autonomic Networking System 7.0, together with Ipanema appliances, enables application-specific SLAs for enterprises moving to the cloud, the company says.
Enterprises Not Ready For IPv6
June 07, 2011
World IPv6 Day tests readiness for the next-generation Internet protocol, but less than a quarter of business IT departments have begun to implement it, according to CompTIA.
Silver Peak Launches IP Accelerator For WAN Links
June 06, 2011
The NX-10K appliance can optimize up to 256,000 IP sessions over an OC-48 connection.
Why Dell Shouldn't Buy Brocade
June 06, 2011
The rumored acquisition would be bad for Dell, bad for the industry, and bad for customers
Infineta Launches 10 Gbps WAN Optimization
June 06, 2011
Startup intends to differentiate itself from Riverbed and Blue Coat by focusing on enterprise clouds and using hardware-based acceleration to generate inter-data center links at wire speed.
Ethernet Switch Sales Decline
June 02, 2011
Consolidation seems to be behind the decrease, as Cisco says overall Internet traffic will jump 400% in four years while the Dell'Oro Group says 10-Gbps top-of-rack switches will top $1 billion in sales this year.
Certeon Touts WAN Optimization For Cloud Computing
May 27, 2011
The company's aCelera Cloud aims to boost performance and reduce bandwidth needs for cloud apps, and supports cloud platforms such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Xen, Linux KVM, and Amazon EC2.
Cisco, AppSense Partner On Virtualization
May 26, 2011
By combining desktop and user virtualization, AppSense and Cisco hope to make virtualizing desktop PCs more appealing.
Cisco To Sell Linksys, WebEx?
May 25, 2011
Shareholders are pushing the company to unload non-core businesses, fueling speculation that the consumer and small business networking brand and web conferencing service are for sale.
Big Tech Vendors Form Open Virtualization Alliance
May 20, 2011
Red Hat and IBM join with Intel, HP, BMC Software, Eucalyptus, and SUSE Linux to provide an alternative to VMware.