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New York, NY – July 28, 2011 – Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) proudly announced the 2011 East Region Partner Award winners during a ceremony at Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles, CA. “The Field Partner Awards Program gives Microsoft the opportunity to recognize its top regional partners at a global event. It acknowledges the extraordinary contributions [...]
If you have been streaming Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 vDisks using Citrix Provisioning Services to VMware’s ESX, you’ve probably run into a Blue Screen of Death once or twice. Frequently, this is related to the networking drivers and it has become a pretty standard practice to change the Virtual Machine’s NIC adapter from [...]
With the proliferation of mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones, U.S. small- and medium-sized businesses are using these solutions more than ever, according to a recent study by AMI Partners.
According to the June index of information technology jobs conducted by TechServe Alliance, the number of IT positions for the month surpassed 4 million, but still decreased by 300 jobs since May.
In a recent PC Pro report, network expert and contributing writer Steve Cassidy explained how virtualization has changed in the technology world.
The U.S. federal government is the largest buyer of information technology in the world and spends approximately $80 billion annually.
In the world of complex IT infrastructure and vendor marketing, two technologies are a perfect match for each other – IT consumerization and desktop virtualization, according to a recent CIO report.
According to a new study from the Carbon Disclosure Project large U.S. companies with annual revenue of more than $1 billion can save a combined $12.3 billion on energy costs by 2020 by using cloud computing.
Whether you are moving files, Virtual Machines or other types of data from SAN to SAN or LUN to LUN, there are a few guiding principles that can help prevent long late nights of troubleshooting and apologizing. Verify all systems are in working condition – If something (Virtual Machine, OS or Application) is broken [...]
At the recent Cisco Live event, Cisco’s Internet Business Solutions Group chief technologist Dave Evans highlighted cloud computing as one of the 10 technologies that will transform the landscape in the next 10 years.
To keep up with emerging virtualized and cloud-based environments, EMC recently created a new solution called ProSphere, which will eventually replace its ControlCenter product.
Adopting virtual systems that meet PCI requirements can make businesses safer.
According to a recent TMCnet report, EMC has managed to transform its IT department and add more value to the enterprise by virtualizing its IT service delivery structure.
Summary This post explains how to (safely!) split a Netscaler (AGEE) High-Availability (HA) pair. Background An AGEE HA pair functions in an active/passive mode, which means that all traffic flows through the Netscaler currently marked as Primary. As long as the primary Netscaler is up and functioning (and the Secondary appliance can confirm connectivity), the [...]
One of the advantages of virtualization is the ease of resource allocation. Whether it’s adding additional memory or increasing available hard drive space in a Virtual Machine, it’s usually just a few clicks away and does not require any screwdrivers. My colleague Jacques Bensimon sent over some handy directions (plus bonus tip!) for expanding [...]
Though some of the enthusiasm may have been redirected, according to a recent report by the Register, virtualization still has long future in the industry.
While the main reason companies are turning to virtualization is reduced costs, this may be difficult to achieve if the virtual machines are not maintained properly.
Citrix Systems recently announced that its XenServer product has been deemed a leader in the Info-Tech Research Group’s Vendor Landscape.
Two experts from Citrix, Peter Blum, director of product management, and Raymond Chew, senior product manager, recently spoke with ZDNet about the security challenges facing desktop virtualization.
Paying too much attention to a brand name and not enough to the bottom line is a good way to spend too much on virtual infrastructure investments, according to TechTarget senior executive editor Jo Maitland.