Virtualization and Automation

Virtual Desktops are Like Kids: They Change Everything!

Allan Andersen — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

As I was driving home from Citrix Synergy in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, I heard a radio commercial that started with the following announcement: "Kids change everything ..." As VDI was still all-present in my head after three days of discussions at the event, I started reflecting on the theme of this blog, "Virtual Desktops Change Everything", and that spectrum of...

VDI an Intelligent and Secure Delivery Vehicle for IT Services

Allan Andersen — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:12:00 GMT

This week I will be attending Citrix Synergy in San Francisco. It is my first major Citrix event and I am looking forward to comparing the event to VMworld, which I have attended several times. I will blog about the differences on my way back home. Desktop Virtualization (aka VDI) is going to be a hot topic at the conference, and I am especially interested in new use cases. Many of you are...

Is Your Network Cloud-Ready?

Bill Talbot — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:40:00 GMT

The network is a critical, but often overlooked, component to optimize in order to take advantage of cloud computing. Without a highly functioning and adaptable network, the promised benefits of cloud computing such as greater agility and increased efficiency are rendered moot, since your users can't access the cloud services they need to do their jobs. However, as you move toward adopting...

Five Global Partners Recognized for Cloud Computing Achievements at CA Technologies MSP Symposium

David Resnic — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:16:00 GMT

Today we announced the five winners of the first annual CA AppLogic Partner Awards, which were handed out at "Accelerate the Cloud Miami 2012," a CA Technologies MSP Symposium event. ScaleMatrix, DNS Europe, CorePLUS World, Cirrhus9 and Bird Hosting were recognized for their achievements in leveraging the CA AppLogic® cloud computing platform, and for their...

The Increasing Importance of Managing Vblock Platforms

Stephen Elliot — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:07:00 GMT

One of the hot button topics at Cisco Live in London with customers of VCE Vblock Infrastructure Platforms is the increasing recognition of the importance of management. Many Vblock Platform customers have neither purchased any management for the converged infrastructure nor considered how the workloads or services will be managed. To optimize the TCO, management should be at the forefront...