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September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
VMware Horizon Mobile for Android inches closer to reality

After four years in the making, it looks like VMware will finally bring mobile virtualization to market. The rest of Horizon Suite will take longer.
May 18, 2011 18 May'11
VMware CIO Mark Egan on cloud, acquisitions and Microsoft

VMware eats its own cloud dog food, and Soviet-era user interfaces need to go, CIO Mark Egan says in this exclusive interview.
September 23, 2010 23 Sep'10
Two VMware cloud partnerships reemerge: News in review

VMware's cloud partnerships with Salesforce.com and Google will be in the spotlight at its upcoming SpringSource developer conference, SpringOne 2GX.
September 14, 2010 14 Sep'10
The VMword 2010 diaries

Follow Eric Siebert through the largest virtualization conference of the year. He provides his overall thoughts on VMworld 2010 and recounts his week at the show.

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VMware vCenter Server (formerly VMware VirtualCenter)

VMware vCenter Server is the centralized monitoring and resource management software for VMware vSphere virtual infrastructure. Continue Reading
Host OS (host operating system)

A host OS is the software installed on a computer that interacts with the underlying hardware in a computer using virtualization technology. Continue Reading
hardware virtualization

Hardware virtualization is the abstraction of computing resources from the software that uses those resources. Today, hardware virtualization is often called server virtualization or, simply, virtualization. Continue Reading

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Comparing differences in vSphere Data Protection versions

The free version of vSphere Data Protection (VDP) has some limitations and lacks some features of the advanced version. Continue Reading
Comparing VMware vSphere backup software options for SMBs

SMB admins have a lot of VMware vSphere backup software options, including the free VDP appliance. Here's how VDP stacks up to third-party options. Continue Reading
VMware Horizon Suite combines physical, virtual and mobile management

VMware sweeps View, Mirage, Horizon Application Manager and Octopus into the new Horizon Suite. But whither Horizon Mobile? Continue Reading

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VMware vCenter Mobile Access (VMware vCMA)

VMware vCenter Mobile Access (VMware vCMA) is a virtual appliance used by admins to manage a data center from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Continue Reading
Learn ThinApp best practices for app virtualization

VMware admins can easily virtualize most applications with ThinApp. For fast, clean and trouble-free applications, follow some ThinApp best practices. Continue Reading
The best VMware backup options in the cloud

Cloud-based storage and backup options for vSphere are low-cost and readily available. Check out the five best VMware backup options in the cloud. Continue Reading

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VMware snapshot size and other causes for slow snapshots

Snapshots offer multiple restore points for VMs, but add complication. Poor performance can stem from the VMware snapshot size and other root causes. Continue Reading
Backup is easy with VMware VDP, but scalability limits the free tool

VMware VDP overhauls the vSphere backup appliance. VDP is free, simple to set up, stable and easy to manage, but not right for every data center. Continue Reading
Navigate VM availability acronyms: VMware HA vs. FT and SRM vs. VADP

VMware's options for virtual machine availability and backup can look like an alphabet soup. Get a handle on VMware VADP, SRM, HA and FT features. Continue Reading

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