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- EMC Dantz Retrospect Allows Advertising Agency to Back Up Directly to Disk
- In 2000, a group of former students convinced Stephen C. Holtzman, the Macintosh Administrative Technician at Dawson College, to become the Chief Information Officer CIO for D-ZIGN S.A.B. Inc., a marketing advertising agency located near Montreal, Canada. Because of his positive experience using Retrospect on the computers at Dawson College,...
- Tags: Advertising Agency, Advertisement, Disk, EMC Corp., EMC Dantz Retrospect, Storage, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Marketing
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- Yahoo, Google, DOJ play let's make a deal; Google could walk
- Yahoo, Google, DOJ play let's make a deal; Google could walkSo Google succeeded how?You state the Yahoo deal was a success because MS didn't buy Yahoo. In retrospect that was actually bad for Google since Yahoo would have done nothing but weigh MS down. If anything it would...
- Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- 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
- 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
- BurnInTest Professional (exe)
- Fast, easy-to-use utility that simultaneously exercises all the major components of a PC, to test for endurance and reliability. Tests include CPU, RAM, disk, video, CD/DVD, printer, sound, serial ports, parallel ports, USB, tape, Network, video playback or customer developed plugins. Also, user configurable errors and logging detail, temperature monitoring...
- Tags: Video, PassMark Software, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-10-13
- MozyPro for Mac goes public beta
- Online backup storage provider Mozy on Tuesday will roll out a public beta for MozyPro for the Mac, a new service for businesses using Apple's Mac platform. MozyPro for the Mac resembles Mozy's business lineup for Windows. It allows online backup for the Mac like its MozyHome...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Public Beta, Backup, MozyPro, Mozy, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- (Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100)
- (Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100)one correctionThe model T first ran on alcohol. John Rockefeller was making kerosene for heating and lighting, and gasoline was a useless byproduct. He was literally dumping it into a river at night.Then he realized there could be a huge market for this stuff....
- Tags: Ford Model T, alcohol, Ford Motor Co., photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Oracle Fires A Booming Shot Across The Bow Of The Storage Vendor Establishment
- Yesterday at Oracle OpenWorld, Larry Ellison announced the database giant's first foray into the hardware realm, unveiling the HP/Oracle Database Machine, branded as Exadata. The Exadata system is a combination of Oracle's 11g database engine using Automated Storage Management ASM to manage a grid of HP Proliant servers with 12 SATA...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Oracle Corp., Performance, Exadata System, Storage Server Grid, Larry, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Andrew Reichman
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- Oracle enters hardware market; Launches storage server to ride shotgun with database
- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison on Wednesday unveiled its first ever hardware product--a storage server with embedded software designed to work with the company's databases and be used in a grid. The Exadata programmable storage server aims to put database intelligence next to each drive. Oracle and HP also launched a...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Server, Larry Ellison, Storage Server, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Virtualization: The race is on to corner the market
- As the technology goes mainstream, competitors such as Microsoft are eager to dislodge VMware from the top of the virtualization tree. Most of the servers installed next year will be virtualized from the outset, experts have said. But, as the technology goes mainstream, will moves by Microsoft...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Server, Xen, VMware Inc., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Peter Judge ZDNet.co.uk, virtualization, VMware, Microsoft, Hyper-V
- News items 2008-09-19
- VMware wants to trump Windows and Linux servers with its Virtual Datacenter OS
- VMware wants to trump Windows and Linux servers with its Virtual Datacenter OSA masterstrokeShould remove the believability of that .mesh nonsense too.Plug it in and off you go.They might do well to build-in some frameworks, like RoR and Django, if they can find a way to play mutually nice with...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Operating systems, Storage, VMware Inc., Virtual Datacenter OS, Linux server, server, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-09-17
- HP vs. IBM: The looming IT services war
- HP and IBM want your services business and the jockeying for position has already begun. Later today, HP holds its analyst meeting where CEO Mark Hurd will provide a new financial outlook including the EDS purchase, which just closed, and outline the company's enterprise plan. In a...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Analyst, Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., IBM Corp., Shope, Human Capital, It Services, Outsourcing, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- More for the hit-by-the-bus files
- When I was just the high school tech guy, I started a "What-if-I-get-hit-by-a-bus?" file. It wasn't big, but as I came across a particular task or bit of information that I realized should live beyond me, I typed it up and put it in a file folder. Administrative...
- Tags: Admin Account, E-mail, Wireless, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-12
- Getting on board with collaboration tools
- At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, tech executives discuss how they trained clients and employees to be more comfortable using online collaboration tools. Speakers include Greg Biggers of Chordiant, Len Devanna of EMC, Michael Pusateri of Disney, and moderator Sam Lawrence of Jive Software.
- Tags: Board, Online Collaboration, Collaboration Tool, Tool, Collaboration, Productivity, Office 2.0, Jive Software, EMC
- Videos 2008-09-08
- CX4: Leading-Edge Midrange Storage for Virtualized Environments
- View this webcast and learn how you can enjoy next-generation innovation with UltraFlex technology, virtual provisioning, energy-efficiency technologies, up to twice the performance and scale, and more with EMC's new CLARiiON CX4 midrange storage. Find out why EMC leads all vendors as the storage platform of choice for VMware.
- Tags: Environment, EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware
- Webcasts 2008-09-08
- Italian Food Distributor Reduces Infrastructure Management Time to Minutes Per Day
- By spending so much time on management tasks, IT personnel at Alimenta in Italy had little chance to focus on strategic planning. The existing infrastructure wasn't flexible enough to scale with increasing amounts of data. Over time, the company faced a growing risk of key applications being disrupted or data...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Infrastructure Management, Italian Food Distributor, Storage, Disaster Recovery, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- Case studies 2008-09-03
- VMware's R&D chief quits after 9 months
- VMware said Tuesday that its executive vice president of research and development has resigned after nine months on the job. In a terse statement, VMware said that Richard Sarwal quit to go back to Oracle. Sarwal joined VMware in December 2007. VMware CEO Paul...
- Tags: Stock Option, Security, Amount, R&D, Stock, Employment, Agreement, VMware Inc., Company, RSU, Control, Change, Cause, Person, Stock Options, Investment, Benefits, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- IBM claims 'Quicksilver' flash sets data-speed record
- IBM claims 'Quicksilver' flash sets data-speed record'Quicksilver' flashI rather expect that when and if we do see "Quicksilver" on the market, it will be used in laptops and very small package electronics. It will, no doubt, begin as a high dollar product. Thus, will be used in products...
- Tags: Quicksilver, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-01
- Yet again, McCain pisses off musicians
- Yet again, McCain pisses off musicians?Where are the RIAA not suing McCains backside for IP infringment. I would at least expected a cease and desist notice.RE: Yet again, McCain pisses off musiciansIf you don't agree with me I'll hate on you, your friends and your pets until you agree...
- Tags: Blogging, Digital media, Richard Koman, Sammy Hagar
- Discussion threads 2008-08-31
- NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?
- NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?Very simply put, It became a religious war....Software is simply NOT a religion.So the software religious community needs to learn to sleep with itself.In retrospect, the OLPC has changed the world. Sure, it has spawned anindustry that is more to serve rich consumers...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, NPR
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
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