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VMware Puts Partner Opportunity Front and Center
The cloud is a major focus at VMware’s VMworld conference, but given that the cloud has been front and center in virtually every IT event, analyst report, press release or news story for many months, it was pretty much a given that it would be. Since VMware launched its vCloud initiative a year ago it…
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Five Fundamentals to Secure Virtualization
As channel partners look to help their customers roll out new virtualization projects, some of the top objections they’ll encounter before installing a greater density of virtualized infrastructure revolve around security. According to a new survey released at VMworld this week by Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Centrify, security is the leading roadblock to virtualization, with 46 percent…
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Some Friend, Some Foe: Virtualization Vendors Join Fray at VMworld
SAN FRANCISCO: VMware kicked off the sixth VMworld with product, program and results announcements, but a number of its partners, including the don’t-turn-your-back-on-duo Microsoft and Citrix, had their own news to spread. Here’s a sampling of some of the announcements made just prior to or at the event. Microsoft really jumped the gun, with its…
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VMware Makes Noise at VMworld
SAN FRANCISCO: VMware kicked off its sixth annual VMworld with a flurry of announcements including new products, partnerships and performance data. The virtualization event, which runs until Thursday, is expected to draw more than 10,000 attendees and over 200 sponsors and exhibitors. This year’s theme is ‘Hello Freedom’, and ‘goodbye to the limitations of the…
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VMware Gets Set for VMworld
SAN FRANCISCO: Virtualization takes center stage this week as VMware, the reigning champion, marshals its forces at VMworld. However, while the company may be on top of the virtualization heap, competitors like Microsoft and Citrix are marshaling their forces for a shot at the crown. VMware still carries advanced management options for virtualization such as…
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VMware, Others Unveil New Virtualization Technology at VMWorld
While most technology vendors have been socked with double-digit declines in sales during the ongoing economic recession, virtualization technologies have been named by many VARs and vendors as something that’s been immune to budget cuts. That’s because virtualization is widely viewed as fulfilling this recession’s mantra: "Do more with less." And judging by the interest…