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- Storage Management
- The administration of any or all of backup, archival, disaster recovery and hierarchical storage management HSM procedures within an organization. See storage virtualization, HSM, ESM, SAN and data management.
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- Lanamark Vready
- Mark Angelo, CEO of Lanamark, dropped by to tell me about Vready, a new service his company is offering. I've spoken with representatives with many smaller organizations and think that Lanamark has a good grasp on the problems these organizations are facing when they choose to embark on the journey...
- Tags: Server, Lanamark, VReady Assessment Report, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- With Citrix, iPhone is more attractive to business
- Business-critical applications continue their push into the mobile world and, increasingly, that world includes the iPhone - giving the popular device more respect as a business tool, instead of just a toy, and giving IT administrators one less reason to insist on the Blackberry as a preferred handset. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtualization, Web Conferencing, Cloud Computing, Advertising & Promotion, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Internet, Marketing, Storage, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- JobBlogs: Facebook for business
- I've been a little busy over the last few weeks, but it hasn't all been drinking and partying. I've been looking into JobBlogs, which has a highly innovative SaaS appliance, which blends together customer relation management and project management, with social media within business as a main selling point, into...
- Tags: Facebook, Software-as-a-service, File Server, Workspace, File Servers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Team Management, Cloud Computing, Blogging, Storage Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Emerging Technologies, Management, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- The Role of the x86 Processors in the Virtualized, Energy-Contstrained Datacentre
- This IDC White Paper analyzes the latest technology and market developments in the x86 server space, which has been significantly impacted by the spread of virtualization solutions and the rise of energy issues. The paper puts AMD's latest 45nm quad-core AMD Opteron Processor, codenamed "Shanghai," in context in this environment...
- Tags: AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., X86 Processor, Virtualization, Processors, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Storage
- White papers 2008-11-12
- Five things you should know about virtualization [video]
- If you're not working with virtualization today, you likely will be. Whether it's through consolidating a data center, deploying software appliances or streaming applications, virtualization will bring dramatic change to IT over the next decade. In last week's Sanity Savers for IT Executives episode, Jason Hiner outlined...
- Tags: Information Technology, Video, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- The need for a mixed load benchmark
- The right way to do virtualization is almost always just to avoid it - and let the Unix scheduler handle resource allocations among multiple applications and users as service demands change. Unfortunately people who want to do this face an unexpected problem: no good way to size the hardware short...
- Tags: Paul Murphy, Resource Allocation, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, UNIX, Operating Systems, Hardware, Storage, Software, Operating System, Data-processing, Sun Solaris, Servers
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- F5 and the 8 Ways to Virtualization
- F5 pioneered the concept of breaking up data center virtualization technologies into eight unique categories within the data center. Any virtualization products or technologies implemented in the data center will fall into one of these eight categories. With this paper, F5 discusses how it has implemented these same technologies within...
- Tags: Data Center, F5 Networks Inc., Data Centers, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-11-11
- Building a Virtualization-Ready Networking Infrastructure
- To ensure the full potential of your virtual platform solution, you need to make sure your application and storage network is prepared to handle the added stresses of a virtual machine VM infrastructure. F5® technology enables your network to adapt to virtualization needs, ensure high availability HA, maximize resources, and...
- Tags: F5 Networks Inc., Network, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2008-11-11
- ROI Analysis for Intelligent File Virtualization
- A Closer Look at the Financial Benefits of Intelligent File Virtualization with F5 ARX
- Tags: F5 Networks Inc., ROI, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Roi/Tco, Hardware, Storage, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2008-11-11
- Dummies® Book - How to Get a Grip on Storage Growth and Reduce Costs
- Attend this File Virtualization For Dummies®webinar to learn how leading companies around the world are using intelligent file virtualization to reduce infrastructure complexity, boost operational efficiency, and get costs under control. All attendees will receive a File Virtualization For Dummies® guide.
- Tags: F5 Networks Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Webcasts 2008-11-11
- What's next after server virtualization? Orchestration
- There are a number of steps an organization could take after successfully executing a server consolidation strategy. One of them is to orchestrate workloads to make maximum use of physical server capacity, reduce power consumption, reduce administrative and operational expenses and create an environment which can assure that each and...
- Tags: Data Center, Server, Resource, Server Virtualization, Data Centers, Virtualization, Storage, Productivity, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Mini-glossary: Virtualization terms you should know
- You may not have time to learn everything there is to know about virtualization, but a familiarity with the terminology will help you follow the trends, technical details, and industry developments as they emerge. This glossary offers a quick rundown of the virtualization terms you're most likely to encounter.This download...
- Tags: Deb Shinder, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Download resources 2008-11-06
- Sun xVM Ops delivering on promises
- As I pointed out in the post Sun xVM Ops Center, Sun is one of the few companies that has offerings in every category of the Kusnetzky Group Model (see Sorting out the different layers of virtualization if you don't remember the different layers of virtualization technology in the KG...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Ops Center, Enterprise Datacenter, Virtualization, Storage Management, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
- FinalData Standard Demo (exe)
- With FinalData Standard Demo, everything, from simple undeletes to more complex recoveries due to damaged master boot records, file allocation tables, or partitions is possible. All Microsoft® Windows® file systems are supported (FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, & NTFS), as well as the ability to place files in a password protected folder...
- Tags: Data Storage, Master Boot Record, AOS Technologies America, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-11-04
- Vote and then come to the free virtual virtualization summit
- I wish I could vote but I'm not yet a citizen. Once you've voted please check out the online virtualization summit I've been helping to pull together which runs throughout the day. It's a great lineup and registration is free. It's the first time I've been involved...
- Tags: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- BriefingsDirect Analysts take Microsoft's pulse: Will the software giant peak in next few years?
- What's driven Microsoft from day one, and continues to do so, is that Microsoft is the software company for Joe the Plumber. That's their constituency, not necessarily Joe the Developer. They cater to Joe the Developer, Joe the CIO, and Joe the Analyst certainly likes to check in on what...
- Tags: Software, Analyst, Microsoft Corp., Joe, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dana Gardner, Desktop, SOA, Apple Macs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Virtualization, Web Services, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Pricing, Middleware, Storage Management, Hardware, Marketing, Storage
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- Sorting through the promises of virtualization
- Virtualization is more than just a buzz word, it is a real technology and it is already making data centers far more efficient, productive, and agile. And not to mention greener. But sorting through the promises of virtualization is a headache. Where are the best...
- Tags: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- Conversation with Stonesoft
- I had the opportunity to speak with Laurie Douglas, Stonesoft's VP of marketing, and Greg Mead, one of Stonesoft's Sr. Software Architects, about the release of a new product, Stonesoft IPS Intrusion Protection System. It was a fascinating discussion about how security can not be based upon a single point...
- Tags: Stonesoft, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Security, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- R-Crypto Disk Security (exe)
- R-Crypto is an easy-to-use disk encryption software to protect confidential information and personal data on a desktop, notebook, or a removable data storage device against unauthorized access. R-Crypto creates virtual disks virtual data storage devices encrypted on-the-fly. Such virtual disk is an ordinary file stored on any data storage device...
- Tags: Data Storage, Disk, R-Crypto, Data Storage Device, Microsoft Windows, Storage Management, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-10-31
- Scary virtualization dream for Halloween
- I was thinking about what would be scary about virtualization technology. A number of things came immediately to mind. An organization would embark on the journey to a more virtualized environment without a plan, based soley on a single technology, such as virtual machine software An...
- Tags: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
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This video provides an overview of Intel's Unit Level Traceability (ULT) system, a technology developed to address the complexities that exist with the introduction of new manufacturing technologies in Assembly/Test in Intel. Video playing time is 4 minutes.
