Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - Posts : @VMblog

Catbird Announces vSecurity Certified VCE Vblock Ready

Catbird, the pioneer in security and compliance for virtual, cloud and physical networks, today announced that VCE (the Virtual Computing Environment) has certified Catbird's vSecurity Software-Defined Security solution on VCETM Vblock Systems as "VCE Vblock Ready."... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:19 PM by David Marshall | 1 Comments
Filed under: Security

VMware Outlines Corporate Strategy, Innovations Across Software-Defined Data Center, Hybrid Cloud and End-User Computing

At a Strategic Forum for Institutional Investors today, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined the company's strategy, revealing more details about its plans to deliver the software-defined datacenter, expand its hybrid cloud offerings and empower the multi-device era.... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:08 PM by David Marshall | 1 Comments
Filed under: Cloud

Dell Proposes Software-Defined Networking Working Committee in OMG

The Object Management Group (OMG) is pleased to announce that new member Dell has proposed a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) standardization working committee within the OMG technology working groups. Strong interest in network virtualization exists in many of OMG's hundreds of vendor, end-user, g... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:06 PM by David Marshall | 0 Comments
Filed under: Network Virtualization

Global Data Center Solutions Provider CyrusOne Partners with Infinera to Deploy High-Speed Cloud-Based Services in Texas

Global data center services provider CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE) and Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today their partnership on CyrusOne's Texas Internet Exchange (IX), the first statewide IX in the United States. The IX network, powered by the Infinera DTN, based on 100 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) phot... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:04 PM by David Marshall | 0 Comments
Filed under: Cloud

HG Data Secures $2 Million in Funding Led by EPIC Ventures to Bolster Cloud Business Intelligence Platform

HG Data Company today announced it has successfully raised $2 million in funding led by EPIC Ventures. The investment will be used to increase coverage of the company's cloud-based business intelligence database and expand into the Asia-Pacific region.... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:03 PM by David Marshall | 0 Comments
Filed under: Cloud, Financials

VDI Smackdown 2.0 - Solution Overview and Feature Comparison Matrix

Ruben Spruijt, CTO at PQR and a founder of the Virtual Reality Check (VRC) project has announced the release of version 2.0 of their Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Smackdown report.... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 7:27 AM by David Marshall | 0 Comments
Filed under: Desktop Virtualization, Books and Whitepapers

fluidOps opens the door to next-generation cloud automation and semantic data management

fluid Operations today announced the availability of an innovative platform for cloud automation and semantic data management: the fluidOps Platform.... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 7:17 AM by David Marshall | 0 Comments
Filed under: Cloud

Userful Multiplatform: Groundbreaking Virtualization Technology to Deliver Windows, Cloud or Linux Desktops using Low-Cost Zero Client Devices

Userful, the global leader in zero-client cloud and virtual desktop solutions today announced the release of their next generation virtualization solution, Userful Multiplatform. This innovation comes after more than ten years of experience with close to one million zero-client stations currently in... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 7:13 AM by David Marshall | 0 Comments
Filed under: Desktop Virtualization

Parasoft Service Virtualization Showcases at Swiss Testing Day 2013

Parasoft Corporation, leader in service virtualization, development testing, and cloud/API testing, announced today that they will be featuring their award-winning solutions at Swiss Testing Day 2013.... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 7:11 AM by David Marshall | 0 Comments
Filed under: General News, Cloud

VMware Network Virtualization Speeds Service Delivery at NaviSite

VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced that NaviSite, a Time Warner Cable Company, and a leading provider of enterprise-class, cloud-enabled hosting, managed applications and services, is taking the next step on the journey to the software-defined... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 7:10 AM by David Marshall | 0 Comments
Filed under: Network Virtualization, Cloud

Storage for the Small Clouds

Service providers delivering infrastructure cloud services today support their infrastructure either on storage area network (SAN) or direct attached storage (DAS) solutions.... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:45 AM by David Marshall | 0 Comments
Filed under: VMBlog Info, Cloud, Contributed

Q&A: Interview with PolicyPak Software, Talking Virtualization, Remediation and Minimizing Risks

With users often working around important settings that VMware itself may not be able to enforce or remediate, it becomes a potential vulnerability for cyber threats. And while researching, that's where I found out about PolicyPak. To find out more about what this company is doing within the virtu... Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:30 AM by David Marshall | 0 Comments
Filed under: VMBlog Info, Interviews