VMware's Casado talks about evolving SDN use cases

	VMware's Casado talks about evolving SDN use cases, including a prominent role for security | Dropbox desktop bug sends some users' files to the trash
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	HP blade chassis is dense and intense C7000 blade server chassis packs enormous power in a 10U rack. Read More WEBCAST: Kaminario Introducing K2's 5th Generation The Kaminario K2 is an enterprise-grade, general-purpose, all-Flash storage array designed to work with the mixed workloads of OLTP, analytic and virtualized applications. Watch this 2 minute video to get a quick overview of this high-performance, cost-efficient storage platform, its architecture and enterprise-class features. Learn More>> In this Issue VMware's Casado talks about evolving SDN use cases, including a prominent role for security Dropbox desktop bug sends some users' files to the trash SAP looks to long-time ally IBM for help expanding in the cloud SAP gives on-premises software customers assurances, even as it pushes the cloud How giant companies see the cloud WHITE PAPER: VMware Gartner Report Market Trends: Desktop Virtualization, 2013 The "year of desktop virtualization" has been touted for almost a decade. In practical terms, technology and service providers need to cater to its varying market characteristics, which represent an array of technologies best suited to particular needs across industry and geographic boundaries. Learn more! VMware's Casado talks about evolving SDN use cases, including a prominent role for security The company's Networking and Security Business Unit is taking off, reaching $100m in just nine months. Read More Dropbox desktop bug sends some users' files to the trash One more dispatch from the "don't go all-in on cloud storage" department. Read More SAP looks to long-time ally IBM for help expanding in the cloud SAP's Hana Enterprise Cloud service will be made available through IBM's global cloud infrastructure, in a move that expands options for customers around the world who are considering moving their business applications off-premises to the cloud. The deal will give SAP access to a total of 60 data centers between its own and IBM's, said Kevin Ichhpurani, senior vice president and head of Business Development and Strategic Ecosystem at SAP. Revelations over the past year or so about domestic surveillance by U.S. intelligence agencies have raised concerns over data sovereignty and data privacy among global enterprises. The arrangement with IBM gives SAP much greater ability to meet those concerns, which have been especially high among customers in Europe and parts of Asia, Ichhpurani said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More SAP gives on-premises software customers assurances, even as it pushes the cloud SAP may be trying to become a big player in cloud-based business software, but most of its customers run their applications on-premises and many have no plans to move them into the cloud anytime soon. In recognition of this, SAP has announced the extension of mainstream support for its flagship Business Suite 7 software as well as an extended price freeze for the Enterprise Support service. SAP Business Suite 7 will now have mainstream support until the end of 2025, while the cost of Enterprise Support for new purchases will remain at 22 percent of license base until 2025. In addition, SAP won't adjust the cost of existing Enterprise Support contracts upward for inflation until at least 2020, said Jens Bernotat, vice president of strategy, maintenance go-to-market.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More How giant companies see the cloud Cloud giantsImage by Chris KoehlerCIOs and cloud leaders at large enterprises -- Campbell Soup, Dow Chemical, GE, Nationwide, Western Union, Whirlpool and others -- talk about their successes and challenges as they deploy resources to public, private and hybrid cloud environments. Here's a snapshot of life in the cloud for each of these companies (organized alphabetically by company name).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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