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VMworld Vendors Hawk Cloud Offerings, Services
With cloud being the hot topic on everybody’s mind, it’s no surprise that the major trends and news coming out of VMworld in Las Vegas this week have to do with what VMware has been calling the “journey to the cloud.” Even the Solutions Exchange exhibitor area is filled with IT vendors and channel partners…
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IBM Launches New Hybrid Cloud for Enterprises
IBM has announced a new hybrid cloud solution based in part on technology the company got from its 2010 acquisition of Cast Iron. IBM’s new hybrid cloud helps clients reduce the time it takes to connect, manage and secure public and private clouds. With new integration and management capabilities, organizations of all sizes will be…
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EMC Virtual Storage Integrator Supports VMware vCenter
EMC, a provider of information infrastructure in VMware virtual and cloud environments, introduced the next generation of Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) 5.0, a free VMware vCenter plug-in designed to enable IT organizations to run their data center operations more simply and efficiently, and to accelerate the move to cloud computing. With this version of VSI,…
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Salesforce.com Buys SaaS Encryption Provider Navajo Systems
New encryption technology at Salesforce.com may ease customer concerns about data security in the cloud. The software as a service (SaaS) giant quietly acquired Navajo Systems, an Israeli cloud security encryption vendor earlier this month, Salesforce.com told eWEEK Aug. 26. The company will announce the acquisition and provide more details on its product plans next…
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VMworld: HP VirtualSystem Speeds Private Cloud Creation
HP introduced at VMworld a new VirtualSystem optimized for the upcoming VMware vSphere 5 designed as a turnkey solution to speed virtualized infrastructure implementation and act as a foundation for private clouds. VirtualSystem was introduced at HP Discover in July with Microsoft and Citrix versions, and now HP is releasing a VMware-based version of the…
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VMware to Speed Move to Hybrid Cloud with New vCloud Products
At its annual VMworld conference in Las Vegas, VMware announced new and updated products designed to help companies looking to move to hybrid cloud environments that will bring channel partners opportunities to build attached services revenue. The products announced include a new feature of the vCloud Datacenter Program called Global Connect, vCloud Connector v1.5, Disaster…