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• Brocade buys NFV mobile analytics assets

  Brocade this week today announced that it has acquired the network visibility and analytics technology assets from privately held Vistapointe in an all-cash transaction.

• How network virtualization is used as a security tool

  When people think of network virtualization, the advantages that come to mind typically include faster provisioning of networks, easier management of networks and more efficient use of resources. But network virtualization can have another major benefit as well: security.

• Apple starts selling lower-cost iCloud storage, adds iCloud Drive to beta website

  Apple on Wednesday flipped the switch on its new iCloud storage plan prices, and added iCloud Drive to a beta version of the icloud.com website.

• VMworld 2014: VMware extends virtual workspaces to mobile devices

  VMware has assembled a package that combines its desktop virtualisation software with its tools for managing mobile devices, giving administrators a unified suite to manage all of their end-users' application requirements.

• HyTrust, Intel team to lock down VMware virtual machines

  HyTrust, in a partnership with Intel, today said its cloud security software used with VMware-based virtual machines can now ensure those VMs will only run in designated trusted locations based on what's called new "boundary controls."

• VMworld 2014: Be brave and partner, says Gelsinger

  "Brave" is the current watchword for virtualization software giant VMware.

• Top 5 things to watch for at VMWorld 2014

  A year ago everyone wanted to know about VMware's big plan.

• Docker gets a GitHub-like repository from CoreOS

  Chasing the successful hosting model of GitHub, Linux distributor CoreOS has set up an online repository where organizations can store and share their Docker containers.

• Amazon protects its virtual desktops with two-factor authentication

  Amazon Web Services now lets enterprises use two-factor authentication to better protect hosted WorkSpaces virtual desktops.

• Virtualization helps I-MED Network reduce data centre footprint

  A virtualization offering has helped medical diagnostics imaging firm I-MED Network reduce three data centres down to two in June this year, leading to cost and energy savings.

• Finish line approaches for Hyundai virtual desktop rollout

  Hyundai's Australian subsidiary is close to completing a company-wide VDI rollout. Head of IT at Hyundai Motor Company Australia, Bala Kothandaraman, said that virtual desktops had been rolled out to around 45 per cent of the organisation's 200 end users, with the remainder to transition in two months.

• Investment in data centres expected to increase in Australia: survey

  Some Australians have indicated they will spend more on their data centres over the next year due to big data, virtualization and business continuity requirements, according to a Forrester Consulting survey.
  

• Sparc and Windows get more love in Oracle VM update

  The latest release of Oracle's software for managing virtual machines offers the same set of features to Sparc users as to those who manage virtual machines on x86 servers.

• VMware opens up testing of next-gen vSphere to anyone

  VMware is for the first time inviting anyone to beta test the next version of vSphere, the company's virtualization platform.

• SDN: The next steps

  Software Defined Networking technology is maturing and there are several real world use cases, but for most shops it is still a question of figuring out how we get there from here. In this Network World special report we analyze the promise and the options: