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- No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them
- And, as servers move to the cloud, fewer and fewer will be Windows servers.When you deploy thousands, you can pay millions in licensing for Windows, and, then Windows is less stable and less secure.RE: No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of themI wonder how well those outsourced...
- Tags: Servers, server, information technology, Rackspace
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud
- Three reasons this is a bad paradigm...Security, security and...let's see, what was that other thing...oh yeah, security. The comment "enterprise customers are likely to take their time moving sensitive data into Amazon?s RDS effort" should be nominated for the understatement of the year award. What's more likely is...
- Tags: Databases, Web servers, Storage, Web site development, RDBMS, Amazon.com Inc., sensitive data, database, MySQL
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- SharePoint: What's coming when with the 2010 release?
- Maybe the POS will actually workMillions spent and 3 releases later and Sharepoint is still not working.It's JUNK, plain and simple.Maybe if you sayu that enough......it will eventually come true. As things stand, it's hard to imagine SharePoint on a more successful trajectory than it currently is.$1.3B and nothing...
- Tags: Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, WSS 3.0
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Microsoft's Midori: Who's on the all-star roster?
- that's by no means a' who's who' listMore likely a 'who's he' list.These guys are no match for FOSS and Linux in particular.Rather than failing to reinvent the wheel, they should just adopt Linux and do themselves a service for doing the right thing.Before you make yourself look any more...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NT-kernel, Microsoft Corp., Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Unix
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Is Snow Leopard worth it in Ed?
- #FAILApple is very Fail in last 2 Year, bye bye OSX now i get a Windows 7RE: Is Snow Leopard worth it in Ed?Perhaps a more relevant poll would be "when will your school upgrade to Snow Leopard?" I know that changes in schools after school has started is...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, Linux, Desktops, Snow Leopard, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- Disaster Tolerant Virtualization Architecture With HP StorageWorks Cluster Extension and Microsoft Hyper-V
- Server virtualization, also known as hardware virtualization, is a hot topic in the Information Technology IT world because of the potential for serious economic benefits. Server virtualization enables multiple operating systems to run on a single physical machine as Virtual Machines. With server virtualization, one can consolidate workloads across multiple...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Server Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Servers, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2009-08-01
- How many PCs are enough? 5? 10?
- How many PCs are enough? 5? 10?My Count ...8 PC's, 1 Laptop, 2 servers ...But I run my business out of my house ...LudoI want in on this1 RS 60003 Macs2 Laptops2 HP Netservers LH3s4 Desktops.I have been trying to get that number down for years though. Let's See1...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
- Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft (and Linux as a whole) grows
- Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft and Linux as a whole growsGood there's no DellDell = Junk so it's good Google is going with solid partners.RE: Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft and Linux as a whole growsWait, what threat?...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Linux, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-07-09
- Cloud and upgraded computing future brightens despite overcast economy, Microsoft-sponsored survey finds
- Cloud and upgraded computing future brightens despite overcast economy, Microsoft-sponsored survey findsMore Benefits to Virtualization The current economic conditions have forced IT managers to look long and hard at every IT purchase. Naturally, virtualization has bubbled to the top as a popular investment for IT managers as it offers...
- Tags: cloud computing, Utility computing, Storage management, Microsoft Corp., virtualization, computing future, hardware appliance, survey find, survey
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Poll: Blu-ray adoption is slow; big challenges ahead
- Poll: Blu-ray adoption is slow; big challenges aheadLarge TVs and projectorsIf you are running a 30" TV, then I would agree with your statement that the difference between a DVD and a Blu-Ray disk is not noticible ... But on my 140" projected screen, the difference between a...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, Standard DVD, Blu-ray disc, DVD
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- Snow Leopard and Windows 7: Two flavors of the same GUI?
- Snow Leopard and Windows 7: Two flavors of the same GUI?That opening line.....heheh hoho hardee harhar. A wonderful laff to start the day...You seem to be all over the map on Windows 7A couple of days ago, you aid that XP mode was a FAIL, and I agree. Now, you're...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT, same GUI, Microsoft Windows XP, GUI
- Discussion threads 2009-06-04
- Microsoft sees sense, kills "three app limit" on Windows 7 Starter edition
- Microsoft sees sense, kills "three app limit" on Windows 7 Starter editionroflThen dont use windows starter edition then! dumbassRE: Microsoft sees sense, kills About the only limitation that doesn't make sense to me is the personalization features... I mean, wtf?I would think that would be an easy hack, but why...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., netbook, Starter Edition, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-05-30
- Max memory limits for 64-bit Windows 7
- Max memory limits for 64-bit Windows 7I think a better question might bewhen we might start seeing memory densities that could make those limits 'limiting' in any way. I have not actually set eyes on any server board that will allow 128GB to be exceeded. I'm sure they exist, if...
- Tags: Memory, Corporate governance, memory limit, RAM, 64-bit
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- The biggest market for the iTablet: healthcare
- The biggest market for the iTablet: healthcareReally?My doctor has been using a tablet PC in his office for a long time now. Not sure he is concerned with ease of use as it is a windows based pc with an application that would be no different on a Mac....
- Tags: Tablets, Desktops, HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Notebooks, Food & Beverage, iTablet, PC, health care, tablet PC, Apple iPod Touch, Apple Inc., tablet
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Is Oracle serious about hardware?
- Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems brings a sizeable hardware business to Larry Ellison's gang. The larger question is how serious is Oracle about Sun's hardware? On a conference call with analysts Techmeme, Oracle executives just happened to mention that Sun's manufacturing was outsourced. That mention was notable because...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en route
- Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en routeThank You Scott MacNealy!In this case you need to look at what the CEO wanted. He wanted to give away the Brand for money. It was only going to give a one time payday, no matter how big.Most CEOs would go...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., following-The
- Discussion threads 2009-04-06
- IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
- IBM is reportedly in talks to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion and the deal is long overdue. The companies mesh on the open source software front, Sun is struggling and IBM can consolidate some server market share. First, the headlines. The Wall Street Journal is reporting...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Matt Asay, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- SQL Server Consolidation Strategies
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 supports multiple options for server consolidation, providing organizations with the flexibility to choose the consolidation approach that best meets their requirements for centralizing data services management. SQL Server 2008 can also help reduce hardware and maintenance costs by providing a flexible server consolidation solution. Organizations can...
- Tags: Strategy, Microsoft SQL Server, Consolidation, Server Consolidation, Servers, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-03-18
- Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?
- While the iPhone has shown that there is a large consumer market for smartphones, the primary market-driver for the smartphone is - and will remain - enterprises and small businesses. This dynamic is similar to the PC operating system market. Think about Windows Vista. It has largely...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Platform, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Business, Microsoft Windows, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian Inc., Informa, BlackBerry Let, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-03-17
- Cisco's big data center plans: Assessing winners and losers rack by rack
- Cisco on Monday rolled out its long-awaited vision of data center architecture, including multiple partners, a wire-once approach to link computing, virtualization, storage and networking and a call to lower costs. Let's assess the winners and losers of this rack-by-rack data center battle. As background, Cisco's Unified...
- Tags: Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Set-up, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
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