Chris Preimesberger

VMTurbo, which makes intelligent workload management software for cloud and virtualized deployments, on May 2 upgraded its main platform for direct integration into the alternative open-source cloud operating system, CloudStack. VMTurbo Operations Manager 3.1 also integrates directly with the open-standards-based application delivery controller (ADC) infrastructure, which enables it to work with other ADC gateways, such […]

VMware was busy May 2, releasing the latest edition of VMware View, launching a new version of its Horizon Application Manager cloud platform, and upgrading its end-user computing catalog. The most important aspect of all this for enterprises is that VMware View 5.1 now has new storage capabilities for virtual desktop deployment enabled by VMware’s […]

Start Small Identify two to three mobile applications that are the most widely used or have the biggest effect on revenue, and mobilize those key applications first. This introduces employees to the idea of using mobile business apps and gets any skeptics on board once they see successful productivity and return on investment Design for […]

Early Movers You were an early and aggressive adopter of virtual infrastructure. Virtual Host Sprawl You have more than 100 virtual hosts, and the number is growing more than 25 percent a year. Skyrocketing OPEX Your virtual infrastructure costs are growing faster than your budget. Testing Overkill You have a large virtualized test and development […]

Best in Show: Judges Cloudability manages and monitors cloud costs in one place. It aggregates cloud expenditures into accessible and comprehensive reports to understand and manage costs, reduce waste, and identify opportunities for cost savings with alerts and efficiency recommendations. As a member of the Amazon Web Services provider program, Cloudability supports more than 80 […]

Enterprise analytics and data center software maker Teradata (NYSE:TDC) May 2 said it is acquiring Munich-based eCircle, a regional provider of cloud-based digital marketing services. Financial details of the transaction were not released. Teradata said it will combine its analytics with its Aprimo integrated marketing management to work hand-in-hand with eCircle’s digital messaging solution to […]

Hewlett-Packard received some welcome news May 2 when a global research firm declared it the world’s current No. 1 PC supplier, surpassing Apple. According to research firm Canalys, HP passed Apple’s PC shipments by about 40,000 units in the first quarter of 2012, with about 15.84 million shipped. Apple’s numbers include iPad shipments as part […]

Overland Storage, the San Diego-based company that has had to reinvent itself to remain competitive in the midrange and SMB storage markets, on May 1 announced the availability of its NEO 100s Linear Tape-Open autoloader for enterprise tape systems.LTO is a computer storage magnetic tape format used mostly for large workloads.Designed for small business applications […]

Facebook has set May 18 for its initial public offering of stock, to be preceded by an 11-day road show for potential investors, The Wall Street Journal reported May 1. The social-networking giant will hit the road starting May 7 to talk to investors. The Journal said its sources indicated that CEO Mark Zuckerberg would […]

The 12-person jury continued in its second day of deliberations for several hours May 1 without resolution in the first phase of the potential landmark Oracle v. Google copyright infringement lawsuit. The jury discussions will resume at 8 a.m. May 2 at the federal courthouse in San Francisco. In the copyright and patent trial that […]

On Day 1 of its third week in session, a 12-person jury April 30 started deliberations in the potential landmark copyright infringement lawsuit Oracle originally brought in 2010 against Google. The jury had a couple of hours to begin deliberations but came to no conclusion. Discussions will resume at 8 a.m. May 1 following closing […]

A big 2012 trend among Tier 1 data center system providers is the convergence of more and more functionality into fewer and smaller containers. But there is still a wide variance in the kinds of functionality that vendors are offering. In storage, the new-generation systems have been about managing different tiers of block-level storage: Tier […]