October 2009

October 01, 2009 01 Oct'09
IBM, Microsoft, Zend and others to create PHP cloud API

IBM, Microsoft, Nirvanix, Rackspace and GoGrid have partnered with Zend Technologies to create an open-source API for cloud application services based on PHP. Continue Reading
October 01, 2009 01 Oct'09
IBM's Sabbah discusses mainframe as model for cloud development

Danny Sabbah, general manager of Rational Software at IBM, discusses the connections between cloud computing and the mainframe. Continue Reading

Understand KubeVirt basics to help get you started

Getting to know KubeVirt prior to use is essential. Though it relies on core Kubernetes technology, running VMs alongside ...

Obtain and deploy Hyper-V with Admin Center rather than VARs

Using Admin Center to deploy Hyper-V over VARs can offer admins flexibility and the ability to remotely manage servers, but the ...

VMware HCX updates aim to simplify workload migration

The latest version of VMware HCX was designed to simplify workload migration and includes non-vSphere to vSphere migration and ...

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Features of vSAN that improve storage and security

You can combine vSAN with an HCI appliance to streamline operations, and use its many features -- such as ReadyNodes and ...

The future of VMware and Kubernetes integrations

Kubernetes has become the most popular platform for managing containers. VMware might have a few opportunities to cash in on that...

An overview of VMware's UEM market involvement

Despite a slow start, the UEM market is on the rise. VMware offers Workspace ONE and forges deals with Sprint, Dell and Honeywell...

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Customers can interact with new VMware DaaS product at VMworld

VMware's new desktop-as-a-service product will get some play at VMworld. How Managed Desktops differs from its Horizon 7 offering...

Best practices to prevent RDP security issues

IT can prevent RDP security issues in a few ways. Learn how to use Group Policy and other best practices to protect against an ...

Citrix Managed Desktops close to GA release

Citrix Managed Desktops, which will be released Aug. 26, is meant to make managing desktops for IT easier by having Citrix ...

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AWS Lambda alternatives for flexible cloud workloads

Experts share points of comparison for Lambda vs. the competition, and what other options AWS has for elastic computing without ...

Globe and Mail's AWS migration drives digital engagement

Canadian news outlet The Globe and Mail has broadly adopted AWS cloud services in a bid to increase reader engagement and digital...

What you need to know about Cloudera vs. AWS for big data

Enterprises in need of a big data platform must run some analytics of their own to choose a vendor. AWS' integration between ...

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How to get out of a bad colocation contract

Renegotiation, legal action and cancellation are all options if your colocation service agreement isn't up to par. But each ...

5 steps to include on your software update checklist

Training, testing and automation are all essential components to software updates. Implementing these concepts makes version ...

Cray exascale computer to modernize aging nuclear weapon stockpile

The U.S. is buying an exascale system from Cray Inc., its third from the company which is now being acquired by HPE. The $600 ...

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Azure AD Premium P1 vs. P2: Which is right for you?

Microsoft's cloud-based Active Directory has different features than the on-premises version, and you'll need to do your homework...

August Patch Tuesday corrects new 'wormable' exploits

Administrators weighed down by news of the BlueKeep vulnerability will have to contend with a similar bug some are calling ...

Check Office 365 usage reports for user adoption insights

Microsoft gives administrators access to many Office 365 reports to pinpoint ways to improve user adoption rates and tighten up ...