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Rivals chip, chip, chip away at VMware hypervisor dominance
It’s clear that VMware has moved beyond the hypervisor: It’s pushing the more profitable Vsphere management tools and of course its new VMware vCloud Hybrid Services cloud. But still, it’s got to be a...
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Mesosphere thinks everyone’s servers should run like Twitter’s do, and it’s...
After years of handwringing over what cloud computing means and how it should function, a startup called Mesosphere might have the answer. Its vision is that applications and services should be easy to...
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The next big step for cellular networks isn’t 5G. It’s the cloud
At Mobile World Congress next week we’re going to hear a lot about 5G, that amorphous term for the next generation of cellular network technologies. But while the transformation to 5G is still years...
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An Intel-powered cellular network? It’s slowly starting to happen
Intel has long dreamed of making its mark in the mobile industry, not only as a smartphone processor maker, but as the key number-cruncher in the mobile network. At Mobile World Congress, it revealed...
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Software is eating the mobile network, too, as AT&T begins its journey into...
AT&T has decided its time to remodel its network, tossing out old legacy telecom gear and replacing it with shiny new servers. At Mobile World Congress this week, AT&T SVP of Technology and...
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What communications service providers need to improve and transform their...
Network functions virtualization includes many technologies that will enable communications service providers to create more agile networks and reduce operating costs.Related research and analysis from...
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The operator’s view of SDN, NFV, and open source
Where are SDN and NFV today? And what influence will open systems and open source have on the future of SDN and NFV? Our survey and analysis provide key insights into the current activity and future...
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How OpenStack can become an enterprise reality.
Enterprise IT managers are watching the open-source cloud infrastructure project OpenStack with interest, hoping it might offer an easy way to begin exploiting the cloud alongside their existing IT...
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What first-quarter 2014 meant for the mobile space
Some major acquisitions jolted the mobile industry in the first quarter of 2014, underscoring some important trends. Meanwhile, turbulence plagues the mobile-gaming industry and Dish is ramping up...
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Why the operating system still (kind of) matters
Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has been beating the Linux drum for years — particularly around the Ubuntu distribution that Canonical develops and supports — but his message, and that of much of...
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What to consider when architecting your organization for the cloud
In practice, many organizations find that they are unable to leverage the benefits the cloud can bring because they are hampered by existing infrastructure and operational constraints. Table of...
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Network architect perceptions of SDN, cloud, and the future of networking
Many believe that significant changes in networking infrastructure will arrive in 2015 in the form of software-defined networking, but a recent Gigaom Research survey shows that a large portion are...
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SDN meets the real world: implementation benefits and challenges
For enterprise-IT practitioners and data-center operators, SDN delivers networking with the same level of flexibility and agility as virtualization has allowed them to deliver other parts of their...
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Automation is the key to saving cash in the cloud. But how to do it?
We’re a month out from our Structure conference, so we took the opportunity on this week’s Structure Show podcast to talk about one of the underlying themes of every Structure event: scalability. More...
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Why Google is sowing the seeds of container-based computing
When Google announced the Kubernetes Docker-management system on Tuesday, it wasn’t open sourcing its cloud computing “secret weapon” as much as it was open sourcing its viewpoint on how applications...
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Cisco buys Tail-f for $175M to build telecom networks in the cloud
A pattern seems to emerging in the telecom equipment world: Win a contract with AT&T and you’ll soon be acquired by Cisco Systems. In February, AT&T revealed its plans to reshape its mobile...
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Why the virtual desktop now matters to the enterprise
Amid a perfect storm of market drivers and use cases like the BYOD phenomenon and the emergence of cloud technologies, this year we have seen enterprises overcome the inertia to start the adoption of...
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CloudPhysics gets $15M to provide analytics for VMware users
Data analytics company CloudPhysics raised $15 million in a series C investment round, bringing the company’s total funding to $27.5 million. The company’s predictive analytics platform will supposedly...
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From Android Auto to OnLive: how video is becoming the secret glue of...
Here’s something you may not know about Android Auto, Google’s attempt to enter the automotive space: Cars compatible with Android Auto won’t actually run any Android apps, but instead simply play back...
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VMware buys big data startup Cetas
VMware has acquired Cetas, a startup that provides analytics atop the Hadoop platform. Terms of the deal haven't been disclosed, but Cetas is an 18-month-old company with tens of paying customers that...
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