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February 2009

IBM pushes cloud plans, partnerships
Jo Maitland - TechTarget 12 Feb 2009

If anyone can solve the problems associated with selling cloud computing to enterprises, it should be IBM. Today the company announced a step in that direction with a slew of new services and ...

Amazon claims 400,000 web services users
Jo Maitland - TechTarget 03 Feb 2009

An industry insider close to Amazon's Web Services (AWS) business unit told us the company claims to have 400,000 customers using its web services offering. AWS includes EC2, the compute-on-demand ...

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Overcome VM migration complexity with proper preparation

Discover best practices to properly prepare your VMs for cloud migration to avoid errors and issues with business needs. The key ...

RHV 4.3 updates take backseat to container-native virtualization

Most new apps start in containers nowadays. However, certain legacy applications still don't work with containers. RHV 4.3 hopes ...

When to choose Hyper-V containers over VMs

There are different use cases for Hyper-V containers and VMs, but the most important thing to take into consideration when ...

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5 vCenter features you should know about

VMware vCenter is the pre-eminent vSphere management tool. Get to know some of vCenter's lesser-known features to make this tool ...

3 ways to implement vSphere GPU virtualization

You can implement GPU hardware using VMDirectPath I/O, Nvidia Grid or Bitfusion FlexDirect on vSphere. Understand the pros and ...

How to resolve 5 common VMware SRM error messages

You can use VMware Site Recovery Manager to protect your VMs and the apps that run on them. When SRM errors occur, follow these ...

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How to use two-factor authentication in Horizon View

Two-factor authentication is an important security layer for VDI deployments that helps to prevent breaches. Discover the ins and...

Consider VDI alternatives to major VDI vendors

VDI options from smaller vendors can help organizations simplify and save money on implementation. Here are three cost-saving VDI...

How to use PowerShell to track VDI resources

It's never ideal to have underutilized servers in a VDI environment. Here's how IT pros can create a PowerShell script to track ...

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AWS IQ marketplace taps demand for AWS experts

AWS is at work on IQ, a job marketplace that matches AWS experts with customers. Similar in appearance to the likes of Upwork, IQ...

Set and track backup activity with the AWS Backup service

AWS Backup service configures, tracks and manages backups across multiple data storage services. It can save time and resources, ...

Bookmark the latest top tips on AWS cloud development tools

Catch up on recent expert advice about important AWS updates for developers, including Step Functions integrations, expanded ...

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HPE-Cray deal brings supercomputers to enterprises for AI

HPE's $1.3 billion deal to acquire supercomputing pioneer Cray Inc. should better position the company in the HPC market among IT...

IBM mainframe pricing overhaul inspired by cloud model

IBM's new Tailored Fit Pricing model gives enterprises more flexibility in the types of workloads they run on the z/OS platform.

Red Hat CTO: Scalability, usability key RHEL 8 components

Linux software is expanding its use cases for data center and cloud options. Red Hat CTO Chris Wright details how the company is ...

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Stay informed about Microsoft security patches in 2019

Administrators can get up-to-date information about Microsoft security updates and expert advice on patch prioritization to ...

How to add the App Compatibility Feature on Demand to Server Core

Microsoft closed the functionality gap between Server Core and full desktop deployments with the App Compatibility feature, but ...

May Patch Tuesday fixes zero-day, new Intel CPU bugs

Microsoft fixed 23 critical vulnerabilities in its latest monthly security updates, as well as patches for supported and ...