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VMware vCloud Director evaluation guide: Five use cases to consider
VMware vCloud Director brings cloud computing features to vSphere shops, but it's a significant investment that warrants serious evaluation first.22 May 2013
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VMware administrator jobs call for vSphere know-how, cloud readiness
VSphere experience is a must-have in job listings for VMware administrators, but vCloud and Hyper-V know-how are on hiring managers' wish lists too.09 May 2013
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Dell shuffles cloud computing cards again with Enstratius buy
Has Dell gotten its cloud house in order with its latest cloud management platform buy or further muddied the waters? It all depends on integration.06 May 2013
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Private cloud management software: VMware vCloud Director vs. vCenter
SingleHop explains why it chose VMware vCenter over vCloud Director for its private cloud management software, and why enterprises like private cloud.25 Apr 2013
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How the VMware software defined data center works: An IaaS example
VMware's software-defined data center concept creates IaaS within a company. To see how it's different than virtualization, check out this example.23 Apr 2013
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VMware IaaS: Converting from virtualization to a software-defined data center
From vSphere virtualization to VMware Iaas: Read how data centers look before and after the adoption of a vCloud software-defined data center.23 Apr 2013
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Adopting VMware's cloud middleware for enterprises with diverse workloads
Savvis originally developed its own cloud middleware for VMware-based clouds, but adopted vCloud Director to support evolving enterprise cloud usage.18 Apr 2013
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Analyzing recent developments in the backup software market
Switching backup software products can be a hassle, so it helps to know your options. This article looks at changes in the backup software market.18 Apr 2013
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Prepping data center infrastructure for a cloud migration
Cloud migration projects affect existing infrastructure and your teams. Prep work should start with one question: 'Is it wise to move to cloud?'11 Apr 2013
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How enterprise IT customers use their VMware cloud service provider
When Markley Group became a VMware cloud service provider, the company's goal was seamless data center-to-cloud actions for enterprise IT customers.09 Apr 2013
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The VMware vCAT helps plan and deploy a vCloud architecture
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it also spawned the vCAT, VMware's set of documents for helping VMware admins tackle cloud infrastructures.01 Apr 2013
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Making a fair VMware vs. AWS cloud computing cost comparison
AWS sets the market's cloud computing cost expectations, but VMware may beat the public cloud provider with enterprise-IT-specific hosting options.19 Mar 2013
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VMware hosting must embrace cloud stack heterogeneity
VMware pushed their VMware-only stack for years, but VMware cloud computing now bumps up against viable orchestration competitors and public cloud providers.19 Mar 2013
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What DevOps wants from a VMware cloud infrastructure
Application agility is the name of the game for DevOps pros and they see AWS beating VMware-hosted cloud infrastructures. But VMware users may revolt.19 Mar 2013
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VMware preps vCloud-based public cloud service
VMware is preparing to launch its own vCloud public cloud service, which some industry watchers consider a Hail Mary pass to compete with AWS.07 Mar 2013
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A vCloud Director lab is within reach, even on virtual lab setups
VMware admins can't learn everything they need to know about vCloud Director by reading. It's time to build a vCloud Director lab -- here's how.01 Mar 2013
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Dell weaves a tangled web with vCloud, OpenStack
Dell's latest cloud computing strategy hinges on OpenStack, and it may be Dell's last chance to gain a significant foothold in the market.31 Jan 2013
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Try vFabric App Director: A VMware cloud application platform
VMware vFabric Application Director could help you deal with increasingly complex apps in increasingly complex virtualized and cloud infrastructures.29 Jan 2013
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VMware reviews: vCloud garners praise while single sign-on hears boos
Current users give the best advice when you're choosing a new virtualization tool. Check out these good and bad VMware reviews from Twitter.08 Jan 2013
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VMware: Hybrid cloud takes virtualization into the cloud computing era
EMC and VMware see hybrid cloud computing as the next step for virtualization. Company representatives shared what that entails at EMC Forum 2012.28 Dec 2012
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