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	'Good enough' Microsoft Hyper-V starts turning more heads Microsoft virtualization technology still has uphill battle vs. VMware, but third-party support making Hyper-V more alluring to customers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Ping Identity Extending Security to the Cloud with Adaptive Federation As IT administrators and security architects face a morass of on-premise and hosted applications, user communities, multiple devices and disparate identity sources, there is a demand for greater protection of both identities and business resources. Read Now In this Issue Here's why you really need SDN PayPal dodges VMware question -- again -- but sheds light on OpenStack implementation Intel lays foundations for SDN gear that could shake up networking Virtual Instruments: Avoiding 'The Abyss', trouncing Brocade and not hiding behind SDN BOOK GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of 'The Java Tutorial' WHITE PAPER: PC Connection Clearing the Clouds for Midmarket Businesses In this paper, the SMB Group examines different cloud computing models, discusses the types of requirements that each can best address, and considers what midmarket businesses should look for in a cloud solutions provider. Learn more. Here's why you really need SDN Claims that software-defined networking can't scale in performance divert attention from SDN's huge benefit: flexibility. Read More PayPal dodges VMware question -- again -- but sheds light on OpenStack implementation The company didn't clarify recent reports suggesting that it will dump VMware, but it did share some insight into its new OpenStack cloud. Read More Intel lays foundations for SDN gear that could shake up networking If software-defined networking ultimately changes the landscape of networking, Intel could be one of the biggest beneficiaries -- and might be one of the reasons. Read More Virtual Instruments: Avoiding 'The Abyss', trouncing Brocade and not hiding behind SDN Virtual Instruments CEO John Thompson focused on cloud-enabling customers' sites. Read More BOOK GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of 'The Java Tutorial' We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win! Read More
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