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Cloud computing, security, mobile, storage…these topics were all included in ITKE’s top blog posts for April. Find out what our bloggers were saying about each topic.

• Facebook Home on Android is a non-starter by Ron Miller (View From Above)

• Microsoft recalls security update from April Patch Tuesday by Toni Boger (The Windows Server Notebook)

• Kaspersky report shows why you need to keep your software up to date by Tony Bradley (The Security Detail)

• Storage playing key role in entertainment industry by Randy Kerns (Storage Soup)

• Disruption catches up with everyone, even Apple by Ron Miller (View From Above)

• Project secrets of Downton Abbey by Matt Heusser (Unchartered Waters)

• Is “build your own cloud” the new IT gym membership by Brian Gracely (From Silos to Services: Cloud Computing for the Enterprise)

• What do enterprises expect from OpenStack by Brian Gracely (From Silos to Services: Cloud Computing for the Enterprise)

• Nimble Storage adds reference architecture, new level of analytics by Dave Raffo (Storage Soup)

• Profiling the best Exchange Server professionals (April 2013) – Jeff Guillet by Matt Gervais (The Microsoft Messaging Exchange)

What does the future hold? SearchServerVirtualization.com’s Advisory Board recently presented its virtualization predictions for 2013. Tell us if you agree with their predictions in the comments below. The links below will help shed some light on industry trends.

Here are some of the most active conversations on ITKnowledgeExchange.com on virtualization topics:

• As virtualization grows, is it part of the current IT org or a separate group?

• When to use desktop virtualization? 

• How will virtualization help me at home?
  

• What’s the future of the virtualization industry? 

• What customers will benefit from desktop virtualization and server virtualization? 

View all virtualization discussions in the community.

Several ITKE bloggers have also given their insight on virtualization:

• What is virtualization? by Eric Siebert (Virtualization Pro)
  Eric Siebert goes in-depth on the true definition of virtualization and tries to explain its meaning to first-time users.

• Visualizing a virtualization project by Eric Siebert (Virtualization Pro)
  When making the case for a virtualization project, visual aids can be a key feature as they allow users to fully understand the project and its benefits.

• Virtualization in General by Nathan Simon (The Real and (Virtual) Adventures of Nathan the IT Guy
  Need a quick primer? Nathan features a video that explains virtualization in less than 3 minutes.

• Virtualization and the Singularity by Joe Foran (The Virtualization Room)
  As virtualization continues to evolve, Joe Foran asks several important questions. What role will it play in the unfolding technological evolution of our society?

• Virtualization: Changing the OS game, or not? by Ryan Shopp (The Virtualization Room)
  Two different opinions emerged between Linux Developer Linus Torvalds and Teneja Group’s Senior Analyst Jeff Byrne over virtualization changing the OS market.

For regular coverage of the industry from TechTarget staff, be sure to bookmark The Virtualization Room blog.

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Many organizations think that the cloud is a destination, and because of this are hesitant to adopt the platform. Rather than being a destination, the cloud is really a transformation that places IT at the center of the enterprise. Join us to discover a practical blueprint to help senior leadership teams make sense out of adopting the cloud and how it can greatly benefit your business.

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1. Ron Miller tries to understand why Google is attempting to sell branded tablets online after its failed phone strategy.

2. Nathan the IT Guy continues his updates on the Transformer Pad Infinity release date.

3. Jack Vaughan speaks to Joyent CTO and co-founder Jason Hoffman about what Node.js is and why his company embraced the JavaScript architecture.

4. The Head in the Clouds blog reports on OpDemand’s integration with GitHub and Puppet Labs.

5. Nathan talks more about Asus Transformer Pad and the mysterious video from Asus.6. Jane Wright explains why IT security professionals need to look at projects from a different prospective.

7. Miller digs in why HP is taking a plunge into cloud services and the company’s latest announcement.

8. Michael S. Mimoso thinks it’s time for people to ease off IT security leaders and let them do their jobs.

9. Cisco and Juniper Networks have some competition on their hands as Rivka Gewirtz Little reports that Palo Alto Networks has filed for an IPO.

10. Eric Hansen helps users resolve MySQL error 1146.

Michael Tidmarsh is the assistant community editor at ITKnowledgeExchange.com. He can be reached at MTidmarsh@TechTarget.com

1. All those cloud-haters get to mark “Say ‘I told you so’” off of their to-do lists: Why It’s Dangerous to Rely on the Cloud – At Least, If You Use Comcast.

2. Microsoft jumps on VMware’s new vSphere 5 and warns of VMware “vTax.”

3. Speaking of VMware, check out VMware ESXi 5.0 release features, courtesy of Nathan Simon.

4. And speaking of VMware ESXi 5.0, check out what other options VMware considered when deciding on vSphere 5′s licensing model.

5. Seems like the name on the tip of everyone’s tongue is VMware: pricing changes add cost to the cloud.

6. Sharon Fisher doesn’t want you to forget that the bandwidth versus storage equation includes cost, availability.

7. Ed Tittel dives into the July 2011 security bulletins and their interesting surprises.

8. Dave Raffo delivers the exciting news: IBM unveils next-gen XIV.

9. VMware comes clean about questions regarding its cross-platform management capabilities: No demand for Hyper-V management.

10. Nimble adds a storage system to its repertoire and grab $25M in funding.

Melanie Yarbrough is the assistant community editor at ITKnowledgeExchange.com. Follow her on Twitter or send her an email at Melanie@ITKnowledgeExchange.com.

Ron Miller comes to us with plenty of experience writing about technology under his belt, writing about technology since 1988. His credits include InsideCRM, CIO.com, eWeek, Business Week SmallBiz and Network World. Sign up for his RSS feed for regular updates on cloud and mobile computing in the enterprise.

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