Report: Virtualization Still Just Chatter or Catching Hold

Early December, Quest Software released information following a survey that labeled cost savings, user demand and expectations and managing a mobile workforce as driving forces behind moving to virtual servers. 

To Quest, the findings solidified the idea that server and desktop virtualization were moving into production instead of just being a concept. This conclusion is not…

IBM, Zorlu Group Extend IT Services Agreement

Zorlu Group has recently extended its contract with IBM to manage its IT infrastructure. The seven-year agreement, which follows a previous five-year contract between the two firms, calls on IBM to manage Zorlu’s server infrastructure, networks and manufacturing software.

The agreement will also enable IBM to manage Zorlu’s IT services for its 50 companies across 50 separate locations.

“Since…

Lockheed Leads Charge for Cybersecurity Alliance

Lockheed Martin has been working closely with member companies of their Cybersecurity Alliance, Federal News Radio reported in an interview with Curt Aubley, vice president and chief technology officer for Lockheed.

The alliance, led by Lockheed, was formed in 2009 as a way to develop and introduce new technology to combat electronic hacking attempts.

The U.S. has seen a…

SAPPHIRE NOW Recap: Cloud, Solutions, Partnerships and Lots of SAP

No doubt, this week is turning out to be a week of cloud.

SAPPHIRE NOW, a SAP sponsored conference taking place this week in Madrid, has housed multiple announcements, mostly about SAP and its multiplicity of partners and solutions. 

Among the announcements was that of SAP and its company Sybase, Inc. bringing out their next wave of mobile…

VMware’s Chris Young Joins Cisco to Lead New Security Engineering Team

 VMware Senior Vice President Chris Young will join Cisco and lead its new security engineering team, which was formed through a merger of Cisco’s global government security division and its security technologies group.

Young will replace the departing Tom Gillis, who will “pursue his entrepreneurial passion outside Cisco,” according to a company blog post.

Young’s responsibilities at VMware included…

Quest vRanger Now Certified on HP StoreOnce

Quest Software, Inc‘s VMware backup, replication and recovery software, vRanger, has been certified on HP StoreOnce Backup Systems to deliver back up and recovery solutions in VMware environments. 

“The combination of vRanger and HP StoreOnce Backup Systems gives customers the tools they need to implement an end-to-end data protection strategy that ensures full protection of their growing VMware virtual environments,”…

Cloud Channel Summit Adds IBM Keynote Speaker, to Explore Cloud, Channel Market

IBM’s  Manger of Cloud Computing Partners, Amy Anderson has been added to the list of Cloud Channel Summit’s keynote speakers. Anderson is to present on the opportunities for channel vendors to build their own cloud solutions. The summit will feature executives from Google Enterprise, Dell Boomi and Salesforce.com.

The conference, taking place on Nov. 7 at the…

VMware Owning its Cloud Overseas with Conference and New Solutions

While McAfee has been loud from Las Vegas, VMware has been making noise from overseas with its VMworld Europe in Copenhagen, Denmark.

VMware held a similar conference on “owning the cloud” earlier this year in Las Vegas and while it reported multiple advances in that week, it has unleashed a whole slew of new solutions and…

Verizon and VMware Form Partnership Giving Android Users One Device for Work and Home

Some Android users will be gaining additional features after an announcement confirmed Verizon and VMware are teaming up to commercially introduce VMware Horizon Mobile, which will enable Verizon Wireless business subscribers to use a single Android device for both professional and personal use.

VMware said Horizon Mobile will provide a simple way for IT departments to wirelessly provision, manage and de-provision…

VMware Helps SAP Virtualize its Global IT Infrastructure

In selecting a platform for IT modernization and reorganization, SAP has chosen VMware’s cloud infrastructure and management platform to support business demand.

SAP’s IT group already uses VMware solutions as an underlying virtualization technology and infrastructure as a service architecture, which will allow SAP’s internal customers to be more responsive and efficient at a controlled cost, VMware said.

“VMware technology not only…