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- Comprehensive RAID performance report
- Comprehensive RAID performance reportHere is one way to look at it..Good Article!This shows the fundamental problem with raid 10. Everything acts as one volume. All the IO is shared between all the drives of the redundant mirror. Thus giving you one big expensive and slow volume. ...
- Tags: Processors, Storage, Testing, CPU, parity calculation, database, database application, server
- Discussion threads 2007-05-04
- Testing Database Applications
- Testing database application is challenging because most methods and tools developed for application testing do not consider the database state during the test. This paper demonstrates three different tools for testing database applications: HTDGen, HTTrace and HTPar. HTDGen generates meaningful test databases for database applications. HTTrace executes database applications testing...
- Tags: Database Application, HTDGen, HTTrace, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-06-27
- Test Coverage Tools for Database Applications
- Databases are everywhere. Whether it is commercial or scientific, a database is used. Therefore, it is essential that these database applications work correctly. Testing these database applications correctly and effectively is a challenge. AGENDA (A test GENerator for Database Applications) was designed to aid in testing database applications. In addition...
- Tags: Tool, Database Application, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-04-29
- A free fully functional database application is yours with SQL Server 2005 Express
- SQL Server Express is available free from Microsoft. This document examines the requirements and the limitations of this free database application. Taking a page from the shareware and open source universe, Microsoft is offering a free version of Server 2005 to the public. SQL Server 2005 Express...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Database Application, SQL Server Express, Express Edition, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- Download resources 2006-02-23
- Efficient Regression Tests for Database Applications
- Testing is just as important for database applications as for any other application. The sad truth is that JUnit simply does not work for database applications, and there are no alternatives on the market place. The reason is that there are some fundamental issues in automatizing regression tests for database...
- Tags: Truth, Database Application, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2004-11-19
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- The depressing future of the Internet
- A brief overview of how the Internet came about: some years ago, some military boffs thought it'd be awesome if computers could talk to each other, so the US could nuke the hell out of other countries without actually being near there. A smart professor from England then came up...
- Tags: Security, IPv6, Computer, Flaw, IPv6 Adoption, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- SaaS market will 'collapse' in two years
- Lawson's CEO, Harry Debes says SaaS is the third attempt at "on demand" in his lifetime and predicts it will take the same path as the first two--to oblivion. Lawson's CEO, Harry Debes, doesn't believe in software-as-a-service SaaS. ...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Software as a service, SaaS, software, Lawson, Asia, Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia
- News items 2008-08-28
- GoBootstrap: simplifying SME accounting
- I'm keen to see startups in the accounting for small business space. Part of that is because I spent more years than I care to remember in finance roles, part is in the belief that accounting systems that reflect a 600 year old methodology are well...
- Tags: Accounting, Small And Medium Enterprise, Advisor, GoBootstrap, GoBootstrap.com, Tax Estimate, General Usability, Taxes, Free Trade, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Datacore - nothing but storage
- Angie Gonzalez, of Datacore, and I had a conversation about how virtual storage complements any type of virtual processing solution. Nearly all virtual server-based solutions gain a great deal of benefit when a supporting virtual storage strategy is also deployed. Why is that? ...
- Tags: Datacore, Storage, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Now that the HP-EDS deal has been consummated
- The Irregulars draws its 'crew' from a wide and varied group of technology interests. One is Charlie Bess, an EDS Fellow. These are the brightest of the brightest among EDS thinkers and we are honored to have Charlie's insights. Now that the HP-EDS deal has been consummated, Charlie felt free...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Investment, Finance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1
- Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1All part of the MS plan to keep browsers dumbded down. If we had reallygood browsers, how would they get people to use MS proprietary solutions for rich internet applications.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1The title says Firefox 3.0.1The graph...
- Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Quality, Adrian, Firefox 3.0.1, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- DataViz releases Documents To Go for touch screen Windows Mobile devices
- In early 2007 DataViz released Documents To Go for WM Smartphone (non-touch screen devices which was essential since these devices were unable to create documents at the time. Today, DataViz announced their new Windows Mobile touch screen product so that they now have the application for many mobile operating systems...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, DataViz Inc., Keyboards, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Monitors & Displays, Operating Systems, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Software, Components, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analytics
- Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analyticsAster In-Database MapReduce Available NowDana - great article – thanks for covering this. Many agree this is a game-changing innovation for the database industry. I'd just like to point out: [1] Aster In-Database MapReduce is available now for evaluation...
- Tags: Storage, Financial Planning, juice data, database, MapReduce, analytics, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Major security hole found in iPhone
- Gizmodo has unearthed a security flaw in the iPhone OS and boy is it a doozy. According to the post it's simple to access a locked iPhone's address book, Mail, SMS, Contacts, and Safari. The vulnerability works like this on a password protected and locked iPhone: ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Security, Viruses And Worms, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Dancing on E-voting's grave
- Dancing on E-voting's graveAgreed - but consider the slippery slopeBecause once you recognized the problem in kind, you ended up arguing (accurately, I think) about degree.Why client-server can't workBecause the expert has to say "yes" to the question in court - no matter how difficult or impractical it may actually...
- Tags: Fair Use, e-voting, client-server, Fairness Doctrine
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- iPhone passcode lock rendered useless
- Do not trust that passcode lock on Apple's iPhone. The feature, which lets users set a four-digit pincode to limit access to the device, can be easily bypassed with a few finger taps on the iPhone to give an intruder access to sensitive information. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Register, E-mail, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- MobileTechRoundup show #144, Palm thoughts, Acer Aspire One is gone
- James, Kevin, and I had a chance to get back together over Skype and record MobileTechRoundup show #144 and talked a bit about the devices I planned to take to my work trip to Singapore. Kevin tells why he took back the Acer Aspire One and why he may end...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Palm Inc., Acer Inc., Kevin, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Dancing on E-voting's grave
- Any application, including e-voting applications, that run on programmable gear in user hands can be subverted. It may generally be difficult, the bad guys may usually get caught, but no auditor can ever prove that it has not been done - and that's why most states are now throwing away...
- Tags: Client-server, E-voting, Government, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Sony Ericsson TM506 - amber (T-Mobile)
- The Sony Ericsson TM506 marks a couple of "firsts" for T-Mobile. Not only is it the first Sony Ericsson to land at T-Mobile in several years, but also it's the carrier's first 3G cell phone since it launched its 3G network in May. Though it doesn't offer a streaming media...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TM506, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
- Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.
- Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.SurprisingI am a little surprised they would even bother to do this. But not very surprised.I have never been tempted to 'taunt' them in the first place. What I have been tempted to do is send them false information, preferably from an automated source,...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Cyberthreats, Middleware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, new credit, ActiveX, virus
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
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