Opinion

Opinion

• VMware's two NSX versions are the future of SDN

  Which NSX version is the future of SDN? NSX is VMware's SDN play and offers an easy-to-use, color-by-numbers system for both specialists and non-specialists.  Continue Reading

• New vSphere HTML5 client features, future direction explained

  VMware's updated vSphere HTML5 client includes a list of new and improved features, but the bigger news is that it's the company's first true cross-platform management interface.  Continue Reading

• Examine the history of vSphere Flash client -- and its downfall

  To see why the vSphere web client failed to live up to expectations and learn from those mistakes, study its development and the technological landscape at the time.  Continue Reading

• VMware ARM technology targets edge, telco hypervisor demand

  The success of VMware's newly announced ESXi ARM hypervisor depends on the continued rise of ARM CPUs and sustained demand for their management among edge, telco and IoT companies.  Continue Reading

• Why admins should wait to apply vSphere updates

  Software vendors must meet strict deadlines, so they might leave features and improvements out of updates. Be patient and wait for a polished update before leaping to the new upgrade.  Continue Reading

• NSX technology shifts virtual administrator responsibilities

  Network virtualization will change the data center, and virtualization administrators must keep up. Collaboration is essential as silos disappear and technology evolves.  Continue Reading

• VMware partnerships to trump products at VMworld 2018

  VMware's tight relationship with Pivotal could be a harbinger of more vendor partnership announcements than product releases or upgrades at VMworld 2018.  Continue Reading

• VMware microsegmentation in NSX trumps going sans SDN

  Software-defined networking can help plug security holes and minimize microsegmentation management tasks; it's worth a look for companies that haven't virtualized their networks yet.  Continue Reading

• Mature HTML5-based vSphere Client can't come soon enough

  The new HTML5-based vSphere Client promises to fix the issues that have plagued the Web Client for years, but it isn't quite ready for its moment in the sun just yet.  Continue Reading

• VMware embraces strategic cloud partnerships

  In an effort to establish itself as the connective tissue between the cloud and on-premises data centers, VMware has embraced cloud partnerships with AWS, IBM, HPE and more.  Continue Reading

• Could market saturation push VMware to make vSphere Standard free?

  With revenue stagnation in the virtualization market on the rise, VMware has a target on its back. Is the company willing to make the right decisions to remain on top?  Continue Reading

• How VMware network virtualization evolved in 2016

  In just a one year period, NSX went from losing a top network virtualization executive to VMware declaring it as its next possible core product.  Continue Reading

• Is Hybrid DMZ Reference Designs for vCloud Air what it claims to be?

  VMware's reference architecture, Hybrid DMZ Reference Designs, brings network connectivity to vCloud Air data centers. But is it really based on the DMZ, as its name implies?  Continue Reading

• VMware aims to deliver quality and value in vSphere 6.5

  A few months prior to VMworld 2016 U.S., we produced a wish list for vSphere 6.5 features. Now that VMware's officially announced vSphere 6.5, does it meet expectations?  Continue Reading

• VMware focuses on 'any cloud, any time' at VMworld 2016 Europe

  VMware disclosed plans to move beyond on premises, continued focus on the cloud and its partner program at VMworld 2016 Europe.  Continue Reading