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Week of 14 May 2012 VMware updates vFabric Suite for cloud automation: News roundup (17 May 2012)
VMware ‘s launch of vFabric Suite 5.1 for cloud automation, Equinix’s acquisition of a colo service provider and UK SMEs’ cloud adoption are this week’s highlights.
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Week of 07 May 2012 SEPA reaps cost savings running Oracle on VMware (11 May 2012)
SEPA’s IT team was warned of the complexities of virtualising Oracle database and apps. But strategic design and testing helped it run Oracle on VMware vSphere and reap benefits.
Mobile virtualisation tools unpopular, despite IT consumerisation (08 May 2012)
Budget constraints, availability of native apps and limited choice prohibit mobile virtualisation tools from gaining popularity, despite the rise of BYOD and IT consumerisation.
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Week of 23 Apr 2012 Microsoft Windows 8 VDI licensing adds BYOD licensing complexity, cost (26 Apr 2012)
Microsoft’s VDI licensing option in Windows 8 requires customers pay fees to allow user devices such as iPads to access Windows-based corporate virtual desktops.
FlexPod validated by Microsoft for private cloud: News roundup (23 Apr 2012)
FlexPod shared infrastructure’s validation by Microsoft for private cloud; a UK power company’s virtualisation project; and OnyxCloud’s storage upgrades are this week’s highlights.
Cloud computing, automated infrastructure, ITaaS to help IT stay ahead (25 Apr 2012)
As consumerisation and tech-savvy users challenge the traditional role of IT, technology pros must use cloud, automation and ITaaS to give their businesses competitive advantage.
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Week of 16 Apr 2012 London data centres face network overload, disruptions during Olympics (19 Apr 2012)
Network overload, IT security, data centre power and remote access problems plague London businesses during 2012 Olympics Games. How are IT pros preparing themselves?
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Week of 09 Apr 2012 IT pros pushed to upgrade to XenApp 6.5 by July 2013 (10 Apr 2012)
IT pros must upgrade to XenApp 6.5 after Citrix announced EoL status prior to pre-v6.5 versions, coinciding with Windows Server 2003 EoL.
Free tool measures how 'green' your data centre is: News roundup (10 Apr 2012)
A free tool to measure data centre energy efficiency; Citrix’s open cloud strategy with its CloudStack platform and Dell’s acquisition of Wyse are this week’s news highlights.
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Week of 26 Mar 2012 Gatwick Airport uses data centre decontamination service: news roundup (30 Mar 2012)
Gatwick airport’s initiative to improve performance and life of its IT; public sector’s progress in virtualisation and IT pros’ server management woes are this week’s highlights.
SIPCOM cut costs with storage and server upgrade (29 Mar 2012)
Hosting provider SIPCOM cut its licensing costs, and improved SaaS delivery for customers thanks to these infrastructure upgrades.
Desktop virtualisation helps data centres prepare for consumerisation (28 Mar 2012)
UK businesses and data centres aren’t prepared for IT consumerisation, but building a virtual desktop infrastructure can help.