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Security, Monitoring Tools Key for Cloud Migration
Virtual and cloud-based environment migration specialist SANpulse announced the release of a report titled “Migrating to the Private Cloud: Evolution of Infrastructure into a Service Model.” Available for free download via the company’s Website, the report focuses on infrastructure as a service and key pitfalls to keep in mind when identifying the appropriate solutions to…
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 Offers Upgrades, New Features
Open-source solutions specialist Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1, the first update to the platform since the delivery of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 in November 2010. Linux 6.1 enhancements provide customers with improvements in system reliability, scalability and performance, coupled with support for upcoming system hardware. Enterprise Linux…
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Tech Data Launches TDCloud Solutions, Training for VARs
Tech Data is launching new cloud offerings and training programs for solution providers looking to jump on the cloud-computing bandwagon. The Clearwater, Fla.-based distributor’s TDCloud and TDCloud academy are designed to help VARs profit from new cloud-based revenue streams, whether they’re looking to work with private, public or hybrid cloud solutions. "We’re on a mission…
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SMBs Lack Cloud Savvy, But Want to Know More: Report
“You don’t know what you don’t know” might be the expression most appropriate for small and midsize businesses when it comes to the benefits of technology and their business, according to an independent survey of more than 500 SMB decision makers released at National Small Business Week. The study, commissioned by Verio, a provider of…
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Microsoft Focuses on the Cloud at TechEd 2011
Atlanta—At the Microsoft TechEd North America 2011 conference here, Microsoft officials spoke on how to build, deploy, manage and scale applications for the cloud and for devices. In a keynote, Robert Wahbe, corporate vice president of the Server and Tools Marketing Group at Microsoft, said as the trend toward virtualization increases, the move to the…
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VMware Acquires Cloud-Based IT Management Specialist Shavlik Technologies
Virtualization and cloud infrastructure specialist VMware announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Shavlik Technologies, a provider of cloud-based IT management solutions for small and midsize businesses. Shavlik Technologies provides a portfolio of on-premise and SAAS-based management solutions designed to help SMBs manage, monitor and secure their IT environments while addressing…