Today VMware announced the next version of its vSphere cloud operating system, a “suite” including a few existing products products and a new storage solution for SMBs. The products are expected to be available in Q3 2011. The announcements follow stepped-up competition from Citrix, which just acquired Cloud.com today .

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VMware Announces Slew of New vSphere Features
With Citrix escalating its fight against VMware, and VMware expanding its arsenal , it’s worth taking a look at the current state of the virtualization market. Gartner has published its Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure report . The MQ puts all the major players in one of of two quadrants: leaders or niche players

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Gartner Reveals 2011 Magic Quadrant for Virtualization
The intersection of cloud and mobile computing means the next generation of software will be available everywhere, but getting there won’t be easy. Although relatively new technology, cloud implementations have been quickly adopted on the Web, and spurred innovation by coinciding with the proliferation of mobile and tablet devices. We are moving away from software that exists on our hard drives to applications that exist both in the cloud and in our pockets.

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The Rise of the Cloud in the Age of the App