HP acquires 3Par: Now what?
By Jay Livens
Last week, I blogged about the 3Par bidding war and how I thought that HP would prevail. Yesterday, Dell refused to match HP’s latest offer and so unless something crazy happens, HP is now…
By Jay Livens
VMworld 2010: A Look at Security and Complexity
By versace
Back a few months at EMC World 2010 in Boston, one of the more interesting proclamations about securing cloud computing came from Joe Tucci who said, and I’m paraphrasing “VMware is the tip of…
Howie XU and [Secure] Distributed, Virtual Networking
By versace
One the heels of the vFabric buzz that opened VMworld 2010 in San Francisco, Day 3 showcased Howie Xu, R&D Director at VMworld, and his vision for the next gen of virtualized networks, that…
How Google Voice Upped its Game
When Google introduced Google Voice a few months ago it sounded pretty much like a Skype clone for Google users. After an initial flurry of interest, it seems to have been all but forgotten…
vCSD Puts VMware Security Front and Center
By versace
The security promise of VMware’s Virtual Cloud Service Delivery (vCSD) is clear and simple: to allow business to extend beyond datacenters to external infrastructure service providers with interoperable, consistent, and measurable security and audit…
NileGuide Hires Netflix Executive, and Others
NileGuide, the San Fransisco-based online travel guide company, has hired two of the best techies from the industry. Peter Alley from Netflix and Nick Atkins co-founder Voyij join the NileGuide team. These new hirings…
Samsung Launches GalaxyTab. First Major Comptitor to the iPad?
Big news comes from Samsung today at the IFA Electronics Consumer Show at Berlin. It is the launch of Samsung’s first tablet; the Galaxy Tab. Its portability is the main value proposition here. With…
iTunes Ping Not Playing Well with Facebook
By Kyt Dotson
As previously reported by SiliconAngle, Apple has recently released Ping, a social networking enhancement along with iTunes 10. And it looks like it’s already run into its first apparent snag, according to an article…
Heineken Netherlands Solves its Migration, Data Management Issues, Supports Virtualization with Compellent
With 140 breweries in more than 70 countries creating 200 million hector liters of beer and cider a year, including a large export business to the United States from the three breweries of its…
FCC Needs More Data Before they Regulate Net Neturality
The debate around the FCC’s position in regulating net neutrality has been re-addressed, as the organization is requesting more information on whether or not regulations should even apply. This has been a topic of…