Open source startup targeting DevOps-defined networking

	Open source startup targeting DevOps-defined networking | Microsoft goes after Google and Amazon with hybrid cloud push
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Learn more >> In this Issue Open source startup targeting DevOps-defined networking Microsoft goes after Google and Amazon with hybrid cloud push Microsoft to bring Docker to Windows Server Dell, HP keep moving to help carriers virtualize their networks HP unveils cloud config manager Citrix's ShareFile gets document signing thanks to acquisition First products from Apple-IBM deal to come next month Microsoft goes all-in on hybrid cloud with Azure-in-a-box WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Mitigating Multiple DDoS Attack Vectors Security professionals need to understand how to plug the security gap from Layers 3 to 7, and protect against multi-layer attacks, with a full proxy security architecture. It's time to rethink and refine the enterprise security architecture, so organizations can remain agile and resilient against future threats. Learn more >> Open source startup targeting DevOps-defined networking A software startup debuted this week proposing software-defined networking to Docker, the open source software for creating Linux application virtualization containers. Read More Microsoft goes after Google and Amazon with hybrid cloud push It's pushing to get out of rivals' shadow with Dell partnership, app marketplace. 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."In the future, a developer building an application with Windows components will be able to manage that application using Docker," said Solomon Hykes, creator and chief maintainer of Docker, as well as chief technology officer of the namesake company.[ See also: The beginner's guide to Docker ]To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Dell, HP keep moving to help carriers virtualize their networks Both companies stand to gain if network functions virtualization upends traditional carrier systems. Read More HP unveils cloud config manager HP this week unveiled a network virtualization system for large enterprise and cloud providers designed to simplify network configuration. Read More Citrix's ShareFile gets document signing thanks to acquisition Citrix Systems' online storage and file sharing platform ShareFile will get integrated e-signing functionality thanks to the acquisition of RightSignature. Citrix and RightSignature have already been working together for the past year on a joint offering. During this time Citrix has seen how organizations can take advantage of the combination of electronic signatures and secure file sharing, Jesse Lipson, general manager of Citrix's Documents Cloud, said in a blog post. By acquiring RightSignature Citrix can more tightly integrate the functionality with its ShareFile platform, and also ensure that no one else snaps up the company. Lipson didn't offer any details on when the new offerings would become available.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More First products from Apple-IBM deal to come next month The first products from Apple's mobile enterprise partnership with IBM will roll out next month, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who said the partnership "could change the way people work." In July, Apple announced an "exclusive" deal with IBM in which iPhones and iPads would be sold to enterprises backed by IBM's cloud and analytics services. The first products will be for the banking, government, insurance, retail, telecommunications and travel and transport sectors, Cook said on a Monday earnings call.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Microsoft goes all-in on hybrid cloud with Azure-in-a-box Microsoft Monday doubled down on hybrid clouds by unveiling an on-premises system that syncs up with Azure public cloud services. With its new Cloud Platform System (CPS), Microsoft is attempting to differentiate itself vs. rivals Amazon Web Services and Google. + MORE AT NETOWRK WORLD: IBM's Rometty defends bumpy financial ride as company shifts strategy + This Azure cloud-in-a-box offering, available next month, uses the same software that powers Microsoft's Azure public cloud - the HyperV hypervisor, Windows Systems Center and Azure Pack - and runs on hardware supplied by Dell. Microsoft launched the appliance during a media event in San Francisco with CEO Satya Nadella and Scott Guthrie, the company's executive vice president for its cloud and enterprise group. The company did not say how much CPS will cost.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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