Weekly Computer Networking/IT Industry Updates (25 – 31 March, 2013)
Welcome to another edition of weekly computer networking/IT industry updates. In this edition, let us look at some news, product releases and interesting articles published by vendors in our industry between 25th March and 31st March, 2013.
#1. Oracle announces SPARC Servers with improved microprocessor: Oracle has upgraded its mid-end and top-end servers with (what it calls) the world’s fastest microprocessors. The company says that its new line of SPARC M5 & T5 Servers running Oracle Solaris provides more value for database and enterprise applications. Read more…
#2. Palo Alto Networks releases Modern Malware Review: Palo Alto Networks releases Modern Malware Review document, which is an analysis of evasive and latest malware in enterprise networks. You can read about it and download it from here.
#3. Citrix announces the availability of CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0: Citrix has announced the availability of CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0 software that converts general purpose cloud infrastructure to consumable business services. Read more…
#4. Silver Peak releases new software to accelerate offsite data replication: Silver Peak releases VRX-2, VRX-4 & VRX-8 software products that deliver up to 20x faster performance (according to the company) for site to site data replication. Read more…
#5. BigSwitch introduces open-source OpenFlow switch software: BigSwitch has released an open-source OpenFlow switch software that could run on commodity switches. Some major enterprise switch vendors are also planning to release hardware that could run this software. Read more…
#6. Understanding Windows Server 2012 License model (from Dell TechCenter): Read this blog post from Dell TechCenter to get a deeper understanding of the Windows Server 2012 license model.
#7. Cisco announces intent to acquire SolveDirect: Cisco has announced intent to acquire a Vienna-based company called SolveDirect that provides cloud-delivered services management integration software and services. Read more…
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