Mike Fratto

VMware Needs Focus; Shedding Cloud Foundry Will Help

July 17, 2012

Rumors that VMware is going to spin off a cloud company are flying. If they're true, it will be good for the company--VMware needs to regain its focus to thrive.

What to Do About the Scarcity of IPv4 Addresses

July 17, 2012

It's time to speak out and demand that your vendors develop IPv6 migration plans. IPv4 addresses are becoming expensive, and there's no good reason for it.

Carrier Ethernet A Home Run With The Philadelphia Phillies

July 16, 2012

Carrier Ethernet, where you can get it, is less expensive and provides higher bandwidth than comparable legacy WAN services. Here's how the Philadelphia Phillies are saving 30% to 40% and...

ActiveState Adds .NET and Linux Containers to Stackato 2.0

July 10, 2012

Support for Microsoft's .NET and strong process isolation capabilities strengthen ActiveState's Stackato private PaaS product, making it a flexible alternative to Microsoft's Azure.

Cisco's Connect Cloud Policy Change Was Bad Business

July 06, 2012

Late last month, Cisco started requiring users to create Connect Cloud accounts to manage their routers, and changed its policy to allow data collection and retention. The company has...

Nine Dell Acquisitions: From EqualLogic to Quest, Compellent to Boomi

July 03, 2012

In recent days, Dell representatives made no bones about promoting the company’s own products over products it resells. While the approach makes...

Google Compute Engine Is No Threat to Amazon, Microsoft, RackSpace

June 29, 2012

With limited configurations, virtual machine and operating system support, the beta version of Compute Engine isn't likely to steal users from Amazon and other IaaS leaders.

Public Cloud Is Neither More Nor Less Secure Than Private Cloud

June 26, 2012

Claims that public cloud is more secure than private cloud are pure FUD and ignore the responsibilities that each party plays in information security. What matters is how well your...

Standardized Cloud APIs Aren't Possible

June 21, 2012

Standards lead to lock-in. Learn why that works for some technologies, but why it wouldn't for cloud APIs, according to our blogger.

Bromium Unveils MicroVMs for Endpoint Security

June 20, 2012

Learn more about the technology, which utilizes Intel's hardware-assisted virtualization technology to isolate tasks into microVMs.

Application Performance Monitoring Coming of Age at Cisco Live

June 14, 2012

Cisco's focusing on delivering apps when they're needed--which will lead to better application performance monitoring, according to our blogger.

Cisco's Answer to SDN: Open Network Environment

June 13, 2012

Cisco introduces Open Network Environment, its take on software-defined networking, at Cisco Live. Learn how it's approaching SDN.

Cisco's Cloud Connected Solutions Unveiled

June 12, 2012

Cisco rolls out Cloud Connected Solution, a suite of products focused on delivering apps from the private cloud. Learn what it includes.

Four Signs of SDN Support to Watch for from Vendors

June 11, 2012

Is your vendor using APIs or SDKs? Is it using its own APIs? Learn what signs to look for from vendors to indicate SDN support.

Unleashing the Power of Software-Defined Networking on Virtual Tunnels