VMware’s DaaS Response to Amazon WorkSpaces
VMware believes a hybrid cloud approach will beat Amazon WorkSpaces, the new desktop as a service (DaaS) hosted in the AWS cloud.
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As VMware (VMW) extends beyond virtualization to the software defined data center (SDDC), a new generation of certified IT professionals is emerging. Some are still in high school.
Managing SAP, VMware in the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC)
How can SAP consultants transition mission-critical virtualized applications to a software-defined data center (SDDC)? VMware (VMW) offers some guidance.
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How can VARs develop a stronger service-driven culture for end-customers? VMware (VMW) Business Solutions Architect Alex Salacrup offers four tips.
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Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers expects to step down in one to three years. Was President Rob Lloyd auditioning for the CEO post during the Insieme and Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) launch in New York today?
Cisco Buys Insieme SDN, Invites Microsoft to ACI Party
Cisco Systems has acquired Insieme and Microsoft was a surprise guest at the press conference. Clearly, Cisco and VMware will now compete more fiercely even as they cooperate on converged infrastructure.
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Mirantis will help customers deploy OpenStack with tight integrations to VMware vSphere Server and NSX. The secret sauce is called Fuel.
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OpenStack Summit 2014 has generated open source cloud computing news from Cisco Systems, Canonical, Red Hat, HP, Mirantis, VMware and more. Will VARs and partners jump in?
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Interview: Microsoft Channel Chief Phil Sorgen describes how the software, cloud, services and devices giant will more closely engage with partners. Plus, a look at Sorgen’s management style.
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HP Senior VP Sue Barsamian describes Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) top channel and technology priorities for fiscal year 2014, which starts today. Converged infrastructure, Moonshot servers, SDN and plenty more are on her radar. But partner program simplicity is the top priority.
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vCloud Hybrid Service Marketplace: Software Mall for VARs
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VMware Private Cloud Survey: New Clues to Adoption?
VMware’s software defined data center (SDDC) survey could allow the virtualization company to identify private cloud pain points that require relief.
