Desktop-as-a-Service: Your BYOD assist

	VMware again lets users run virtualized desktops locally with Flex | Microsoft to bring Docker to Windows Server
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	Desktop-as-a-Service: Your BYOD assist People are using more kinds of devices to get work done than ever before. Yet business apps aren't always available on users' devices of choice. Desktop as a service is turning out to be one way to solve this problem. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaminario Testing of VMware View VDI on Kaminario K2 storage This technical report covers detailed performance and efficiency tests for the Kaminario K2 array supporting VMware Horizon View virtual desktops that quantify its ability to support a range of critical VDI workloads. Learn More>> In this Issue VMware again lets users run virtualized desktops locally with Flex Microsoft to bring Docker to Windows Server HP unveils cloud config manager Big Switch rolls out SDN starter kits EMC buys controlling interest in VCE, its joint venture with Cisco Stealthy startup launches virtual CPU cores that hope to trounce traditional processors INSIDER 4 reasons why virtual reality isn't real yet Telco Systems lays groundwork for fewer management worries with virtual routers, firewalls Dell and HP are moving to help carriers virtualize networks WEBCAST: VEEAM Software Best Practices in Virtualized Protection for 2014 Jason Buffington, ESG Sr. Analyst, discusses ESG's research findings on protecting highly virtualized environments, looking at such topics as: - Server hypervisor adoption/preferences, - General data protection trends, - and specific approaches for protecting and recovering both VMware and Hyper-V environments. Learn more! VMware again lets users run virtualized desktops locally with Flex VMware is offering a new product, Horizon Flex, that lets IT departments run containerized and secured virtual desktops locally on PC or Mac laptops and desktops. Read More Microsoft to bring Docker to Windows Server The Docker virtualization technology has just taken another giant step forward, as developers from both Microsoft and Docker have started working on a native Docker implementation for Windows Server, which will make the increasingly popular container technology available for use in Windows shops. Read More HP unveils cloud config manager HP has unveiled a network virtualization system for large enterprise and cloud providers designed to simplify network configuration. Read More Big Switch rolls out SDN starter kits SDN pioneer Big Switch Networks is expected to unveil "starter kits" designed for its Big Cloud Fabric product that began shipping in September amidst a stream of positive product reviews. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems The New Enterprise Workflow The greater the number computing devices we use, the more the center of our computing life shifts to the cloud. The last thing anyone wants is for data and preferences to be locked in a smartphone, tablet, or desktop. Learn More EMC buys controlling interest in VCE, its joint venture with Cisco EMC has confirmed it will purchase the bulk of Cisco's stake in VCE, the companies' joint venture in converged infrastructure products. Read More Stealthy startup launches virtual CPU cores that hope to trounce traditional processors Backed by a who's who list of big names in the chip industry, startup Soft Machines is launching a chip that spreads workloads out over a CPU's cores. Read More INSIDER 4 reasons why virtual reality isn't real yet Here are four reasons why virtual reality will take a while to gain a foothold in the enterprise. Read More Telco Systems lays groundwork for fewer management worries with virtual routers, firewalls The company's platform lets service providers offer virtual router and firewalls. Read More Dell and HP are moving to help carriers virtualize networks The next frontier for virtualization and standard x86 servers is in service-provider networks, and big vendors are moving fast to blaze the trail. Read More
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