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	Citrix edges VMware, Microsoft in VDI face-off We compared hosted virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) products from Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, Oracle and Ericom and came to many conclusions, but the most important one is this: Setting up hosted desktop sessions in a BYOD world is a complex undertaking. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Mobile Application Monitoring Breeds Business Possibilities Mobile applications are radically altering the way businesses operate and how they interact with their employees and customers. Ensuring performance of these mobile apps is critical, yet performance is difficult to monitor. Read Now! In this Issue Using CPU-based security to protect virtual environments Can BYOD breathe new life into the virtual desktop? What CIOs need to know about software defined networking Silver Peak weans WAN optimization customers off hardware with virtualization pitch WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Backup Game Plan Learn the 3 steps you can take now to implement the right disk platform, ensure quick recoveries, identify the biggest backup pain points, and add a range of value-added services across the organization. Learn more. Using CPU-based security to protect virtual environments The idea of relying on the server or desktop central processing unit (CPU) as the key part of a security scheme is getting more attention as a number of start-ups are using the technology to protect virtual systems. Read More Can BYOD breathe new life into the virtual desktop? Seattle Children's Hospital isn't your typical BYOD story. The hospital's CIO reports an interesting twist: BYOD is resuscitating ill-fated virtual desktop infrastructure technology. Read More What CIOs need to know about software defined networking Software defined networking applies the abstraction concepts of hardware virtualization to networking infrastructure. This works well for cloud implementations, which need significant configuration and planning. But SDN and network virtualization may still be too immature for prime time. Read More Silver Peak weans WAN optimization customers off hardware with virtualization pitch WAN optimization vendor Silver Peak apparently sees the writing on the data center's walls, announcing a new program that offers a free upgrade to a virtual edition of its products to users of its hardware appliances. Read More
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