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TOP STORY What's Next From VMware: CTO Steve Herrod By Charles Babcock VMware CTO goes one-on-one with InformationWeek's Charles Babcock at Interop 2012 to discuss the software-defined data center, the Citrix desktop rivalry, recent security concerns, and more. MUST READ 6 Common Desktop Virtualization Mistakes VDI promises a more flexible, mobile desktop environment and can help reduce application costs. Consider this expert advice on avoiding typical pitfalls. The Case Against Building Data Centers Can co-location give you far more capacity for far less money? DreamWorks Turns To Cloud To Speed Production Animation studio uses HP cloud and networking technology to help produce up to five feature films every two years. VMware CTO: Software-Defined Data Centers Are Future VMware CTO Steve Herrod predicts that all data center resources will be virtualized and governed by a unified console. Best of Interop 2012: Award Winners What innovative technology product earned the coveted Best of Interop award for 2012? Get the lowdown on all of this year's winners and why they're compelling for enterprise IT. Cisco: Cloud Is Changing CIO Role Mobility, cloud, and collaboration technologies are changing the demands on CIOs, Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior tells Interop 2012 audience. Cisco Cloud Connect, cloud networking platform rolling out this summer, aims at those demands. MORE NETWORKING NEWS

ALSO IN THIS EDITION • Best of Interop 2012: Award Winners • Cisco: Cloud Is Changing CIO Role • Research: IT Pro Ranking: Midrange Storage Arrays • Recession Proofing Your Organization with Electronic Forms • 10 iPad Cases Fit For Summer • Breaking Through Cloud Barriers • InformationWeek 2012 Compliance Survey JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By Nikl: "Why not just skip VDI altogether? Stick with your laptops and desktops which your end users want anyway, but use Mirage for all the manageability benefits that IT wants." In reply to: '6 Common Desktop Virtualization Mistakes' View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply

DOWNLOAD INFORMATIONWEEK'S BEST OF INTEROP ISSUE Best Of Interop: See why NEC's network controller and eight other products stood out at Interop 2012. ALSO THIS ISSUE: • An appliance from Panzura lets companies create a distributed file system that uses cloud storage as its back end. • NEC breaks ground with the first enterprise network controller. DOWNLOAD NOW FREE (Registration Required)

 

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