Virtualization & Cloud Computing News
Survey: Federal IT Security Pros Struggle, As Cloud and Mobile Initiatives Gain Momentum
nCircle, the leader in information risk and security performance management solutions, today announced results of the nCircle 2012 Federal Information Security Initiatives Trend Study. The company surveyed over 100 respondents in the federal IT security community, including senior management, IT operations, security professionals, and risk and audit managers from government agencies and contractor organizations. Highlights [...]
Best Practices for Monitoring Virtual Environments
Virtualization is unquestionably one of the biggest and most widespread trends in computing in the last decade. By separating different elements of the computing platform, users in a growing number of businesses have done away with the “one app, one server” model and moved to Virtual Machines (VMs) in order to fully realize the potential [...]
VMworld Attendees Reject Third-Party Virtual TAP Technology
VMworld US 2012 Virtual blind spots continue to be a major network visibility challenge for security and network engineers. Last week, VMworld® attendees confirmed that network monitoring, even in virtual environments, continues to be a challenge in protecting the security and performance of their networks. A survey conducted by Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA) of more than [...]
Emulex Supports Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with I/O Connectivity and Performance Management
Emulex Corporation (NYSE: ELX) today announced that its LightPulse® 16Gb Fibre Channel (16GFC) Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and prior generations of I/O connectivity solutions have inbox driver support with the release of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Server 2012, delivering more than a million input/output operations per second (IOPS) on a single port, the highest level of [...]
Supermicro SuperServer and SuperStorage Platforms Windows Server 2012 Certified
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology and green computing, announces it will support Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Server 2012 on its server and storage platforms. The collaborative effort between the two companies addresses the growing demand for high-performance, cost effective public and private cloud computing solutions sought by [...]
IEEE Cloud Computing’s First Ever Initiative in India Unveiled
IEEE Cloud Computing, a key initiative of the world’s largest technical professional association, today announced that it is hosting its first ever conference in India. The two day high-powered IEEE Cloud Computing for Emerging Markets (CCEM) Conference in Bangalore on the 11th and 12th of October 2012, stands apart from other events on cloud computing [...]
Report: 67% of Organizations Are Using or Considering Private Clouds
InformationWeek Reports, a service provider for peer-based IT research and analysis, announced the release of its latest research report. 2012 State of the Data Center encompasses analysis of results from InformationWeek’s recent State of the Data Center Survey and offers guidance on how far to drive virtualization and how to balance the benefits and drawbacks [...]
Capsilon Releases Katalyst 8 to Improve Cloud-Based Document Collaboration and Imaging
Capsilon, a provider of cloud-based document sharing, imaging and collaboration solutions for mortgage lenders, has released Katalyst 8, the newest version of the company’s electronic document management and collaboration solution, which includes a re-architected image conversion system, a more sophisticated automated document recognition capability and a new high-performance desktop application. Katalyst 8 gives mortgage lenders [...]


