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- Cloud Computing
- (1) Running applications in an Internet server or downloading the software from the Internet each time it is used. The phrase "in the cloud" may refer to a company's...
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- SnapLogic snaps together different data flows and cuts integration costs
- II recently had a chance to catch up with one of my favorite Silicon Valley serial entrepreneurs Gauruv Dhillon. When I first met Mr Dhillon he was CEO of Informatica, one of the top software companies in Silicon Valley. These days he is founder,...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Developer, Consultant, Snap, SnapLogic, Cloud Computing, Web Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Firms get more strategic about SaaS sourcing in 2010
- SaaS is one of Forrester's Top 15 enterprise technologies to watch. by Liz Herbert
- Tags: Sourcing, Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Purchasing & Procurement, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Liz Herbert
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Coming Soon: Free video conferencing from Google
- According to Rishi Chandra a Google Apps product manager who talked to SFGate, Google is set to roll out their first update in a long line of updates that will include multi-user video conferencing. The video conferencing will be rolled out soon -- the rest of their plan will...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Video Conferencing, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-08
- The real pros and cons of server virtualization
- PC style virtualization, derived from IBM's zVM ideas and now supported in both AMD and Intel hardware, is a revenant of data processing's failure to adapt to the age of digital computing - an expensive, user punishing, detour into 1920s management ideas in pursuit of that period's holy grail: 100%...
- Tags: Server Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2009-11-07
- Live Webcast: LCC International on 3 reasons to consider Google Apps
- At LCC International, a 1,200 employee wireless engineering company, VP of IT, John Buckholz, has managed cc: Mail, IBM Notes/Domino and Microsoft Exchange systems in his career. But his most recent choice for messaging and collaboration is Google Apps. Why? LCC International saved 60% over bare-bones alternatives and he and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Webcast, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Management
- Webcasts 2009-11-06
- Send To GMail 2.2 build 209 (Windows)
- Right click and send any file to GMail. The ultimate fastest backup solution. Its as simple as that: you enter the details of your GMail account only once and after that you can right click a file on your disk and send it to your account, later you can always...
- Tags: Google Gmail, Microsoft Windows, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-11-06
- Role of governance plumbed in Nov. 10 webinar on managing hybrid and cloud computing types
- Increasingly, governance of hybrid computing environments establishes the ground rules under which business activities and processes -- supported by multiple and increasingly diverse infrastructure models -- operate. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Governance, Webinar, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- On-Demand Webcast: The New World of SharePoint Administration
- Get the insight you need to prepare for SharePoint 2010 in this Quest Software on-demand webcast. Joel Oleson, senior architect and SharePoint expert, takes you inside the life of a SharePoint 2010 administrator to learn about its "new world." Discover how the redesigned central admin, health rules and throttles and...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Administration, On-demand, Quest Software Inc., Managed Hosting, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2009-11-05
- Spiffy 0.3.11 (Windows)
- Spiffy is a Gmail notifier which supports 2 accounts and tray alerts on new mail. It has autostart and hide functions and support for connecting through a proxy. Runs quietly in your system tray.
- Tags: Kevin, Spiffy, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Cloud computing making new alliances
- Built your ownYou can even built your own cloud computing infrastructure with low cost software such as Thinserver and host it on a reliable third party co-locationhttp://www.aikotech.com/thinserver.htm
- Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, alliance
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Power Solutions Article:Â Highly Available Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V and SCVMM 2008
- In virtualized environments, high availability can be critical to avoiding lost revenue, maintaining productivity, and protecting data from system failure. Combining Microsoft® Hyper-V™ technology with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM 2008 on Dell™ platforms can help organizations create highly available virtualized systems while offering simplified management, dynamic performance,...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Solution Brief: Dell Equalogic PS Series Can Offer Robust, High-Availability Infrastructure for Microsoft's 2008 R2 HYPER-V
- Virtualization has become a popular IT strategy for enhancing hardware utilization, helping organizations decrease power, cooling, and data center footprint costs, and enhance the flexibility of IT. While virtualization can offer a wide range of IT benefits, running multiple applications on each physical server can place availability at risk. If...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Virtualization, Information Technology, Dell EqualLogic, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Power Solutions Article:Â A Smart Path to Virtualization
- As server virtualization continues to transform the data center, enterprises have some critical decisions to make. How will they migrate to a fully virtualized environment? How should the IT infrastructure be configured for maximum business benefit? Dell is partnering with other industry leaders to build a flexible, industry-standard approach that...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, Server Virtualization, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Solutions Brief:Â Dell EqualLogic PS Series and Microsoft WS2008 Hyper-V:Â Enabling The Next Generation Virtualized Data Center
- Server virtualization is one of the most significant technology trends in IT environments today, and a key enabler of the next generation virtualized data center. Server virtualization relies on hypervisors to provide the abstraction layer between the operating systems and the physical hardware, allowing IT administrators the ability to consolidate...
- Tags: Virtual Data Center, Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Data Center Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Power Solutions Article:Â Power Solutions Article: Getting Started with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on Dell Servers
- Microsoft® Hyper-V™ technology provides a simplified virtualization platform integrated directly into the Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 OS. This article provides an introduction to Hyper-V virtualization, discusses the overall architecture and underlying technologies, and offers guidance on best practices for deployment on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers.
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Dell Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Power Solutions Article:Â Power Solutions Article: Advancing Integration of Microsoft Hyper-V and Dell EqualLogic Virtualized SANs
- An enterprise-class storage infrastructure is essential for organizations transitioning to a virtualized data center. Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series Internet SCSI iSCSI storage area network SAN arrays enable advanced integration with the robust server virtualization offered by the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ virtualization platform—offering the storage foundation for a comprehensive...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., SAN, Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Integration, Storage Infrastructure, Storage, Storage Management, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Hardware
- White papers 2009-11-04
- New Live@Edu offerings keep pressure on Google Apps for Education
- Microsoft made a number of major announcements today, all designed to up the ante in its battle for business and educational customers with Google's Apps products. The most important for us? Microsoft announced serious expansions of its Live@Edu services, most of which are based on the now-cheaper Exchange and Sharepoint...
- Tags: Education, Google Inc., Google Apps, Cloud Computing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Survey: Virtualization and physical infrastructures need to be managed in tandem
- Virtualization is seen as a key enabling technology. But on its own it does not address the most important operational and management challenges in a shared infrastructure. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Survey, Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Cloud computing making new alliances
- Are we seeing suppliers trying to re-implement the mainframe using modular hardware and software? by Dan Kusnetzky
- Tags: Alliance, Mainframes, Channel Management, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Marketing, Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Elements Mail 1.0 (Mac)
- Elements Mail is a powerful companion to the cloud computing application, Elements CRM. Serving as the connection between your email account and Elements CRM, Elements Mail automatically records relevant emails between you and your customers. Once configured, Elements Mail takes over so you can get back to business.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Ntractive, Elements Mail, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Online Communications, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
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