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- AMD's Charlie Boswell: With cloud computing, 'follow the money' [interview]
- Andrew, thanks for doing a real interviewThese days, when most bloggers just link to a PR wire story for their source, ZDNet surprises us with an actual interview. An interesting interview to boot! There is still hope for online journalism. Thanks Andrew.RE: AMD's Charlie Boswell: With cloud computing, 'follow the...
- Tags: Data centers, Virtualization, INTERNET, cloud computing, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Geek Sheet: Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2
- cool.......:)ntAnd why Jason would anyone in their right mind want to do this?ntFor the same reasons...You'd do it in VMWare. The difference is that this solution is free. You want live migration or anything else VMWare does you'll have to pay for it. Hyper-V is an excellent hypervisor.Would you run...
- Tags: Virtualization, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Server, Xen, hypervisor, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Linux, open source, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Discussion threads 2009-08-09
- Are Enterprise Content Management failures destroying the American system of justice?
- [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="160" caption="photo: plu.edu"][/caption] As if dying trees and disgruntled employees aren’t bad enough consequences of poor enterprise content management systems, according to Michael Hickins, lousy Enterprise Content Management ECM could be chipping away at the very heart of American justice. This talk of justice...
- Tags: Enterprise Content Management, Michael Hickins, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Doc
- Sponsored content 2009-07-27
- Google ChromeOS: have people given leave of their senses?
- Google ChromeOS: have people given leave of their senses?Thankyou...This is the first well reasoned and thought out post I have read on ZDNet in a long time. I have just read Adrians post and he has decided it is a game changer already even after saying there is little...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., Google ChromeOS, Linux, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Washington: Together, we can tackle cybersecurity
- Following a 60-day review of cybersecurity in the United States, the White House today released details of a short-term action plan, which includes the appointment of a "cybersecurity policy official" - a cybersecurity czar, if you will. PDF of full report In a nutshell, the report concluded...
- Tags: Agency, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, Government, Vertical Industries, Security, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle's grip
-  The fate of Sun's open source jewels -- especially MySQL -- has been heavily debated since Oracle announced its intentions to buy the Java giant earlier this week. Few expect the Redwood Shores, Calif. database giant to mess with Java. It is a...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Operating System, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Betting on the future: T2 vs. Nehalem
- Betting on the future: T2 vs. Nehalem"...but losing everything is like the sun going down on me...Ahhh what a great song...Ok Rudy.Sure IBM can't compete with Sun what with their stock about $100 more per share.My advise is DON'T WAIT! SGI and Sun took a beating from Linux because they...
- Tags: Network technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Nehalem, T2
- Discussion threads 2009-04-04
- How are you prioritizing Green IT investments?
- How are you prioritizing Green IT investments?use power managementDoug,We at Emerson Network Power couldn?t agree with you more that 1 ? the drivers for going ?green? in IT are universally approved/declined on economic principles, namely ROI and very short payback and 2 ? the data center is an easy target...
- Tags: Data centers, Strategy, information technology, Emerson Network Power, Green IT
- Discussion threads 2009-03-05
- Forrester CRM analyst discusses IT failure [podcast]
- Forrester CRM analyst discusses IT failure [podcast]The "people part" is hardI just listened to your podcast with Dr. Petouhoff of Forrester. Let me start by saying I fundamentally agree with every point made in the podcast. Though I agree, I think the characterization of the "people part" is oversimplifying the...
- Tags: Podcasts, Enterprise software, information technology, CRM, organizational change, organizational change management, Good Governance, podcast, Process Management, Dr Petouhoff, Forrester Research Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-24
- What Ciscoââ¬â¢s EnergyWise technology means to Green IT
- To date, IT pros have given very little attention to the “greening†of the network. Why? Three words: follow the money. According to recent Forrester research, the top motivation for pursing Green IT is to “reduce the energy-related costs of operating IT.†And when compared to other IT energy-drawing assets...
- Tags: Network, Information Technology, Green IT, Cisco Systems Inc., Energy, EnergyWise, Energy Consumption, Strategy, Management, Doug Washburn
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- What will -- and won't -- Microsoft do in 2009?
- What will -- and won't -- Microsoft do in 2009?11. Produce a substantial profit...... without making the web more than an adjunct to desktop software.If Windows 7 and Office 14 do appear, it's possible Microsoft will continue its double-digit year-to-year profit increase.Is this too easy a prediction?RE: What will...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft development tools, Operating systems, Collaboration, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Do
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- Open source as the villain in its own story
- Maybe because of JavaOne and Sun's well-known concerns about open source profit the idea of proprietary hooks which make people pay for open source software is big again. After all, if the code is free and visible why should an enterprise customer write a check to its...
- Tags: Asset, Open Source, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Would you roll out Mac clones?
- Would you roll out Mac clones?What about a legal alternative?Think about this: ship an Intel PC with an EFI Bios, withuot any preinstalled OS. Then let the customers have the option to choose XP, Vista, Linux, or Mac OS X. They would be violating Apple's agreement, but Apple can't easily...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Mac-clone, EFI BIOS, Apple Macintosh, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- Oracle goes for the CRM jugular
- Oracle tomorrow will unveil a new generation of CRM OnDemand applications designed both to propel Oracle to the forefront of CRM innovation and at the same time bring a halt to Salesforce.com's expansion into the enterprise market. Attendees at SIIA's OnDemand Summit on Friday were given a...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Application, Oracle Corp., CRM, Web 2.0, Sales Force Management, Advertising & Promotion, Business Structures, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Internet, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Software, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2007-11-11
- News to know: Leopard data loss; Microsoft's offline sync; Mandriva CEO; Google and GPL
- Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: This Leopard bug beats anything Vista has to offer. Tom Karpick: Massive data loss bug in Leopard. Mary Jo Foley: More details emerge on Microsoft's online-offline sync platform. Ryan Stewart: The WPF component market is hot. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., GPL, Web, David Berlind, Larry Dignan, Data Loss, Mandriva, Microsoft Corp., Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing
- Blog posts 2007-11-06
- Workstream prefers virtualization to multi-tenancy
- Among the product announcements at last week's HR Technology conference in Chicago was a major relaunch from Nasdaq-listed SaaS vendor Workstream. The unveiling of its flagship TalentCenter 7.0 marks the company's emergence from a period of much behind-the-scenes work. "We really went invisible for the past sixteen months while we...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Virtualization, Environment, On-demand, Vendor, Human Capital Management, VMware Inc., Workstream, Human Capital, Software As A Service (SaaS), Human Resources, Workforce Management, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- Ketera tames the supply chain's long tail
- One area of opportunity for SaaS vendors that can help them differentiate themselves from their on-premises rivals is the ability to offer services that combine software with other shared resources. It's often the case that software alone falls short of a complete solution to a business pain point, and needs...
- Tags: Long Tail, Supply Chain, Supplier, Ketera, Supplier Connect, Channel Management, Marketing, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2007-10-10
- Sales Performance Management in an On-Demand Secure Environment
- Every organization should be able to leverage industry-leading Sales Performance Management SPM technology to directly link company sales strategy to day-to-day and quarter-to-quarter incentive compensation execution. SPM improves agility and responsiveness to change, helps organizations attract and retain top talent, and ultimately promotes increased shareholder value. In many situations, an...
- Tags: Environment, On-demand, Sales Performance, Sales Performance Management, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales
- White papers 2007-08-01
- Embedded perceptions: Unix vs Windows
- Embedded perceptions: Unix vs WindowsWould you like fries with that OS?A strange article Mr Murphy![i]"The product is actually not all that bad"[/i] is presumably your reference to McWindows, yet your assertion that the owner managed companies care more about their products misses Unix out and is a better fit to...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, server, Unix, IT IS, food, advertisement, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-06-21
- Perhaps Google will buy Salesforce.com after all
- My starting point is that I want to be skeptical about the rumors of a potential alliance between Google and Salesforce.com. Remember last September's alliance of Intuit and Google?. Did that go anywhere? Hell no, despite some characteristically idle speculation last month from Nick Carr that Google should buy Intuit....
- Tags: Google, Salesforce.com
- Blog posts 2007-05-22
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