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Server virtualization compliance and governance News

November 09, 2010 09 Nov'10
Virtualization pros grapple with PCI DSS 2.0

PCI DSS 2.0 officially acknowledges server virtualization, but PCI compliance in virtual environments is still more art than science.
November 08, 2010 08 Nov'10
VMware and partners release PCI guidance: Virtualization news in brief

Virtualization product vendors offer guidance for PCI-compliant virtual data centers. These briefs also include news on CA's acquisition of Hyperformix and Zimbra's certification program.
October 28, 2010 28 Oct'10
Enterprises face integration hurdles to private clouds

Enterprises that want to offer IT as a Service face challenges that include virtualization stall, bleeding-edge infrastructure automation tools and thorny policy orchestration problems.
June 22, 2010 22 Jun'10
Nasuni offers bounty to break encryption in the cloud

Cloud storage startup Nasuni is offering $5,000 to anyone who can crack a file the company has left on Amazon S3.

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Meeting PCI DSS requirements in a virtual environment

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