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Splunk Adds Visibility Into Virtual Environments

IaaS provider CloudShare deployed Splunk to correlate machine-generated data and provide insight into every aspect of its business.

11 Sep 2012 4 mins
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How HP Can Use Itanium Ruling to Beat Oracle

If Hewlett-Packard plays its cards right, it could turn Oracle's court-ordered support for HP servers running Itanium chips into a better platform for Oracle software than it was when HP and Oracle were bosom buddies.

8 Sep 2012 5 mins
BPM Systems Computers and Peripherals Servers
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History, IT Innovation and the Pace of Change

A visit to the English countryside gave CIO.com columnist Bernard Golden the chance to see Roman ruins, a medieval church and a replica of the first supercomputer. It wasn't until he returned home and saw a driverless car on a California freeway

7 Sep 2012 8 mins
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Dell, EMC, Cisco Tackle BYOD With Desktop Virtualization

As the Bring Your Own Device trend gains traction, Dell and EMC/Cisco are taking different approaches to desktop virtualization. Generally, Dell aims for PC users in the midmarket, while the EMC/Cisco partnership may work better for enterprises that

1 Sep 2012 5 mins
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Desktop Virtualization Cuts Costs and Improves Social Services

Learn the Benefits of Each Before Making the Move

31 Jan 2017
Data Center
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Desktop Virtualization Cuts Costs and Improves Social Services

Gary Bateman, CIO of Iowa Workforce Development, was able to turn a budget desktop virtualization project into a hugely successful expansion of state services for the unemployed--and he lowered operating costs to boot.

31 Aug 2012 3 mins
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Office 365’s Lingering Enterprise Problem

Office 365 continues to keep Google Apps honest and win over small businesses, schools and governments. But the enterprise? Not so much. A new CIO.com feature story explores why enterprises won't go all in for the cloud.

30 Aug 2012 3 mins
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VMware CEO Paul Maritz Leaves Behind a Vision of IT Transformation

Paul Maritz will officially step down as VMware's CEO on Friday in favor of incoming CEO Pat Gelsinger. Maritz leaves behind an ambitious vision of the future of IT -- a vision in which cloud, big data and mobile drive a complete transformation

30 Aug 2012 7 mins
Cloud Computing Data Center Virtualization
how-to

Channel Partners Make Virtual Desktop Infrastructure a Reality

Implementing VDI strategy requires expertise that many organizations lack. To reap virtual desktop benefits that include cost savings and better security, many IT pros turn to system integrators, resellers and other service providers to set up the V

30 Aug 2012 8 mins
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VMware Shares Vision, Looks to Horizon

VMware CTO Steve Herrod tells VMworld attendees how the virtualization leader is managing the consumerization of IT. The vision hasn't changed a lot since last year, with one exception. The vision is now an integrated one based on the Horizon Su

29 Aug 2012 4 mins
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VMware Kills vRAM Pricing With vSphere 5.1

To cheers from the audience at VMworld 2012 , VMware's incoming CEO Pat Gelsinger announces that VMware is eliminating the vRAM entitlement that many customers say drove up prices and reduced flexibility.

28 Aug 2012 3 mins
Cloud Computing Data Center Virtualization