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- PlateSpin - An Interesting Spin on Workload Management
- I've followed PlateSpin for a number of years and have always found the pragmatic, productive approach taken by the company to be refreshing. I had an opportunity to speak with Stephen Pollack, Founder, CEO of PlateSpin, the other day. Here's a quick summary of our conversation. PlateSpin offers products and...
- Tags: Managing virtualized environments, virtualization
- Blog posts 2007-06-15
- Virtualization and Green Computing
- "Green computing" seems to be seems to be the up and coming thing for suppliers offering virtualization software as well as management software for virtualized environments. It's a topic that has come up over and over again in my discussions with suppliers recently.What is "green computing" you ask? It appears...
- Tags: Consumer use of Virtualization, Green Computing, Managing virtualized environments, virtualization
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
- Conversation with John, Engetes, Rackspace's CTO
- Rackspaces PR firm contacted me and asked if I would be interested in speaking with Rackspaces CTO, John Engetes, to get a technology consumers view of the state of virtualization technology today. I, of course, jumped at the chance since I usually speak with vendors representatives. ...
- Tags: virtual machine software, Managing virtualized environments, Consumer use of Virtualization
- Blog posts 2007-05-07
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- Zmanda launches open source backup, recovery solutions for Windows
- Open source backup and recovery independent software developer ISV Zmanda formally announced two new products tailored for Windows users. Zmanda, of Sunnyvale, Calif. announced Zmanda Recovery Manager Enterprise Version 3.0 for MySQL and Zmanda Internet Backup ZIB. ZRM 3.0 is the first Windows edition...
- Tags: MySQL, Recovery Solution, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Databases, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough
- There is a reason that the OpenOffice.org 3.0 servers are struggling to keep up with demand. OO.org 3.0 really is a serious upgrade over version 2.4 and makes NeoOffice irrelevant for Mac OS X users (previously, OpenOffice only worked within X11; While NeoOffice did a great job porting OO.org...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., OO.org 3.0, OpenOffice, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- LaCie's 5big Network offers five drive bays, up to 7.5TB storage
- LaCie is bringing its distinctive aesthetic sense to small business networked storage with its new 5big Network device, which offers—surprise—five drive bays and up to a whopping 7.5 terabytes of capacity. If that's still not sufficient (or you want to back up what's on the 5big Network), the included USB...
- Tags: Network, LaCie, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Copyright czar is born: Prez signs Pro-IP law
- Get ready for the Copyright Czar. President Bush just signed the Pro-IP Act (the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008), which provides for a new executive position dedicated to managing copyright protections. The bill also increases penalties for infringement...
- Tags: President, U.S. Congress, Intellectual Property, Leadership, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0
- Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, On-demand, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Egnyte, Backup Facility, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Using your voice to pilot your computer
- According to The Seattle Times, an interdisciplinary team of scientists of the University of Washington UW has developed Vocal Joystick, a software which enables people with disabilities to control their computers using the sound of their voice and without the need to use a mouse. Their virtual computer mouse driven...
- Tags: Software, Pattern Recognition, Mouse, Voice Recognition, Voice, Signal Processing, Computer, Application Driver, Productivity, Mice, Telephony, Telecommunications, Hardware, Peripherals, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- IT warning: Turbulence ahead
- The technology budget is on the skids. The business types don't quite get IT (and by the way you don't get them either). And amid all this turmoil all you have to do is keep your infrastructure humming and solve the 25 most contentious business-technology issues by the first half...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- EU group demos quantum cryptography
- Under the auspices of the European Union, the world's largest quantum-encrypted network has been unveiled in Vienna, Silicon.com reports. It's the product of four years of work by 41 organizations from 12 countries, overseen by the SECOQC (Development of a Global Network for Secure Communication Based on...
- Tags: Cryptography, Quantum Cryptography, Cable, Network Technology, Digital Security, Security, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- SharePoint: What are the risks, rewards?
- What does it say about SharePoint when a presentation focused on whether you can survive it packs the house? Mark Gilbert's presentation--"Can the CIO survive Microsoft SharePoint?"--at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo filled up an auditorium. There are two ways to read this: There is...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Gilbert, MOSS, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Deloitte laptop stolen: Clients at risk
- A stolen laptop belonging to consulting firm Deloitte contained confidential personal data belonging to 150,000 UK railway workers and all UK Vodafone staff with pensions. How ironic. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Deloitte LLP, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Debate around 'partial disclosure' heats up
- There are many ways of telling the world about a security vulnerability. A vulnerability can be announced without telling the vendor, it can be announced after giving the vendor a period of time to fix the issue, or it may just be circulated amongst the underground without ever coming...
- Tags: Disclosure, Researcher, Vulnerability, Security, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Gartner's worst case for 2009 IT budgets isn't so bad
- Gartner has revised its 2009 IT budget prognostications, a move that isn't surprising, but the firm's projections could be a lot worse. Peter Sondergaard, senior vice president of research at Gartner, outlined the research group's new projections in his opening keynote at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo in...
- Tags: IT Budget, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Can virtualization help when times get tough?
- When times get tough, many organizations look for new ways to reduce costs while still being able to provide their customers with the products and services they need. This appears to be just such a time. Virtualization technology can most certainly be part of the solution. Let's review how each...
- Tags: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- News to know: Wimax; Tech economy; Microsoft's big brains; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business model Larry Dignan: Gartner's CIO pep talk: Make a difference or be automated (or...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Cisco CTO: 10 ways for leaders to lean into the economic headwinds
- Managing your business and your career during tough times requires you to focus on the right stuff, both professionally and personally. Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior recently shared her tips for leaning into the current economic headwinds. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: CTO, Leader, Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Response to financial crisis may mean more IT work ahead
- Governments all across the world are responding to the current financial crisis with a range of nationalization initiatives, and increased support of various parts of the financial services industry through guarantees and pumping in increased liquidity. You know what it means when there's more government involvement with...
- Tags: Financial, Information Technology, Industry, Enterprise Architecture, Strategy, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Management, Government, Finance, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Wireless soil sensors to help farmers
- A research team at Iowa State University ISU is developing wireless soil sensors to improve farming while minimizing environmental impacts. ISU says that 'the prototype sensors are designed to collect and send data about soil moisture -- and eventually soil temperature and nutrient content -- while working completely underground.' According...
- Tags: Iowa State University, Sensor, Wireless, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-10-11
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