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VDC-OS: Is it finally here?

Posted on 09/20/2013 by Mark Vaughn

VMware first announced its concept of the virtual data center operating system (VDC-OS) at VMworld 2008. Paul Maritz, VMware Inc.’s CEO at the time, took the stage and began to share his vision of a software-defined data center. Maritz is … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Technology, Virtualization, VMware, VMWorld | Tagged Software-Defined Data Center, VDC-OS

The Changing Hypervisor Role

Posted on 06/20/2013 by Mark Vaughn

Not all hypervisors have reached a level of parity in features, functionality and performance (regardless of what some marketing campaigns might say). However, the virtualization heavyweights are beginning to see real competition, and they realize that the gaps between the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Citrix, Linux, Microsoft, Technology, Virtualization, VMware | Tagged Feature Parity, Hypervisor

Software Defined Networking: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Posted on 05/25/2013 by Mark Vaughn

There is a lot of talk about the software-defined data center lately, though the shift from hardware to software has been going on since the first logical partitions appeared in mainframe computing. Surprisingly, this shift continues to sneak up on … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Networking, Technology, Virtualization | Tagged Paradigm Shift, Software Defined, Virtualization

Don’t Fear Automation, Embrace It

Posted on 04/20/2013 by Mark Vaughn

In these times of lean staffing budgets, some IT professionals are hesitant of diving too deep into a new automation tool, worried they could actually automate themselves out of a job. I came into technology as a Perl programmer and … Continue reading →

Posted in Automation, business, Technology | Tagged Automation, Job Security, Scripting

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