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• Week of 06 May 2013 VMware administrator jobs call for vSphere know-how, cloud readiness (09 May 2013)

  VSphere experience is a must-have in job listings for VMware administrators, but vCloud and Hyper-V know-how are on hiring managers' wish lists too.

• VMware may take lead on mobile application management standards (SearchConsumerization.com | 09 May 2013)

  VMware CTO Scott Davis said the company might take the lead in creating mobile application management standards to make apps more interoperable.

• Week of 29 Apr 2013 Common questions on VMware EUC technology (01 May 2013)

  VMware's end-user computing (EUC) suite includes but is not limited to virtual desktop infrastructure tools. Get the facts on Horizon Suite.

• Week of 15 Apr 2013 VMware pricing under fire from Hyper-V, cloud (SearchServerVirtualization.com | 19 Apr 2013)

  VMware customers can use the emergence of Hyper-V and other competitors to get better deals. If not, adopting these platforms is now a viable option.

• Adopting VMware's cloud middleware for enterprises with diverse workloads (18 Apr 2013)

  Savvis originally developed its own cloud middleware for VMware-based clouds, but adopted vCloud Director to support evolving enterprise cloud usage.

• How VMware Mirage works for remote user management, VDI and migrations (15 Apr 2013)

  VMware Mirage makes updating local and remote physical desktops more efficient. As part of the Horizon Suite, Mirage even enhances VMware View VDI.

• Week of 08 Apr 2013 VMware app virtualization ties together end-user computing infrastructure (12 Apr 2013)

  VMware ThinApp brings apps to physical and virtual desktops. Learn how to begin with app virtualization, its benefits and what ThinApp provides.

• Heterogeneous virtualization shops aim to simplify management (SearchServerVirtualization.com | 10 Apr 2013)

  Tools that plug in to native consoles can help VMware and Hyper-V shops tackle the challenges and complexities of multi-hypervisor management.

• Week of 25 Mar 2013 VMware View best practices for every stage of VDI implementation (25 Mar 2013)

  Whether your VDI implementation is in pilot or deployed enterprise-wide, these VMware View best practices will improve user and admin experiences.

• Week of 18 Mar 2013 VDI storage problem? Forget extra SAN -- use server RAM (SearchVirtualDesktop.com | 20 Mar 2013)

  VDI storage bottlenecks don't have to mean extra SAN; Atlantis Computing lets virtual desktop customers use server RAM instead.

• Week of 11 Mar 2013 VMware to compete against AWS with vCloud Hybrid Cloud Service (SearchCloudComputing.com | 13 Mar 2013)

  VMware's upcoming vCloud Hybrid Cloud Service will go up against Amazon Web Services for the hearts and minds of enterprise IaaS customers.

• Week of 04 Mar 2013 VMware preps vCloud-based public cloud service (SearchCloudComputing.com | 07 Mar 2013)

  VMware is preparing to launch its own vCloud public cloud service, which some industry watchers consider a Hail Mary pass to compete with AWS.

• Puppet, VMware bring DevOps automation tools to vCenter (SearchServerVirtualization.com | 08 Mar 2013)

  New automation tools from Puppet aim to introduce VMware admins to the world of DevOps, but programming knowledge remains a barrier for some IT pros.

• Week of 25 Feb 2013 Dell, VMware expand VDI opportunities for their channel partners (SearchITChannel.com | 27 Feb 2013)

  Dell, VMware made product and partnership announcements at VMware PEX, designed to improve their partners' ability to sell to the VDI space.

• VMware PEX 2013: VMware rolls out cloud 'credits,' role-based accreditation, more (SearchITChannel.com | 26 Feb 2013)

  At VMware PEX 2013 in Las Vegas, VMware announced VMware Cloud Credits Purchasing Program for channel partners to sell to customers.

• Week of 18 Feb 2013 VMware mobile management tool to launch without Horizon Mobile (SearchConsumerization.com | 20 Feb 2013)

  IT admins can securely manage mobile devices through VMware's Horizon Workspace suite, if they are willing to lock-in with VMware.

• Applying cloud, VMware virtual networking concepts to your data center (20 Feb 2013)

  VMware, EMC and virtualization experts explain VMware virtual networking concepts, the cloud mindset and storage virtualization.

• VCE tweaks Vblock line with low cost converged infrastructure systems (SearchDataCenter.com | 21 Feb 2013)

  VCE's new lower-cost Vblocks are a step in the right direction, but the converged infrastructure systems may not make a splash in today's data center.

• VMware folds View into Horizon Suite, eliminates low-end VDI pricing (SearchVirtualDesktop.com | 20 Feb 2013)

  VMware has put View and Mirage into the Horizon Suite to integrate its end-user computing management tools into a single stack -- for a price.

• Week of 11 Feb 2013 VMware creates new vCenter Operations Manager 'gateway drug' bundle (SearchServerVirtualization.com | 13 Feb 2013)

  VMware pros welcome the move to bundle vCenter Operations Manager with vSphere and charge per CPU, echoing pricing changes for vRAM and vCloud Suite.

• VMware shops greet Virsto arrival with caution (SearchServerVirtualization.com | 13 Feb 2013)

  Though VMware acquired storage I/O acceleration software maker Virsto Software, some IT pros question the potential benefits of adding another layer.

• VMware buys Virsto Software to extend software-defined datacentre strategy (ComputerWeekly.com | 12 Feb 2013)

  VMware is buying storage virtualisation specialist Virsto Software to deliver on its software-defined datacentre strategy

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