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Research Firm: No Magic Quadrants for SDN/NFV

Research firm Gartner Inc. won't be publishing any "Magic Quadrant" reports for software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) technologies, "because SDN and NFV aren't markets."

VMware Announces Revenues of $1.6 Billion for Second Quarter 2014

License income experiences strong rise as well.

Nokia Hits Microsoft Hard On Bottom Line

Falling Windows sales also contributed to the decline.

Gartner Lists VMware, Microsoft as Leaders in Server Virtualization

Citrix, Oracle, Red Hat and others are "Niche Players," according to the report.

Microsoft Azure Gets Unexpected New Support Partner: Rackspace

It will offer round-the-clock support for new or existing Azure deployments.

Linux on Azure Gets More Microsoft Love

Redmond will add installation and configuration help for various Linux distributions.

Azure Site Recovery Now Handles VMware Workloads

Microsoft pitches it as a "unified solution for workload-aware disaster recovery."

Experts Worry That Government Is Leaving Backdoors Open

A report claims that new law enforcement policies are making things less secure.

Strategic Move? Cisco Invests in SDN/NFV Company

Cisco this week invested in a Parisian new-generation networking company as part of a broader initiative to bolster French digital businesses, but some see the move as a long-range strategic positioning against SDN/NFV competitors.

Windows 10 Not Expected To Bump Up PC Sales in 2015

Gartner says that any boost will likely come next year.

Nearly 8,000 Microsoft Employees To Be Laid Off

The move is a drastic reminder of the company's struggles in the smartphone space.

Public Cloud Spending To Grab One-Third of All IT Dollars in 2015

Within four years, predicts IDC, that number will increase to nearly half of all infrastructure spending.

Masergy Moves Routing and Firewall to Software with Network Functions Virtualization

Masergy Communications announced Virtual f(n), an NFV solution that puts networking routing and firewall capabilities entirely into the software realm.

Windows 10 Will Have a Staggered Release Schedule

Volume licensing customers can get Windows vNext on August 1.

As OpenDaylight Gets Updated, New Study Shows Benefits of New-Age Networking

Just two days after a new release of the OpenDaylight software-defined networking platform, a study came out today saying the nascent technology and its sidekick, network functions virtualization, "could be as significant as the introduction of IP networks themselves."

Pluribus Leads SDN-Based Converged Infrastructure Effort

Pluribus Networks, on a mission to advance software-defined networking, has teamed up with Red Hat and Super Micro Computer to demonstrate a converged infrastructure package.

Docker Containers Get Extended by Microsoft

Microsoft demos a container app that works on both Linux and Windows.

Demo Applies New-Age Networking to Transform Carrier Central Offices

A demo project at this week's Open Networking Summit aims to pave the way for implementing next-generation networking technologies in telecom carriers' central offices, using open standards software and commodity hardware to replace proprietary, fragmented systems.

VMware Jumps Into IDaaS Ring

The company says its new product does not compete with Microsoft's Active Directory.

Microsoft Shakes Things Up at the Top

Along with executives leaving, several product groups will combine.

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