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Webcast: Using Offsite Data Replication to Protect Your Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) Clusters

Shared storage clusters such as Microsoft Cluster Service MSCS clusters provide excellent protection from server and application failures. But clusters represent just one layer of resiliency in your data protection strategy. They can't defend your data against many other types of threats, including: Virus outbreaks Storage...

Tags: Data Replication, Webcast, Microsoft Cluster Service, XOSoft, Microsoft Corp., Computer Associates International Inc., Storage, Hardware

Webcasts 2006-09-13

Microsoft Cluster Services and Network Appliance Storage Devices: Integration of Storage

Clusters are a set of loosely coupled systems that behave as a single system. By coupling multiple independent systems to present the appearance of a single system, clients and applications can interact with the single system presented by the cluster. The cluster can then provide for system and component failure...

Tags: NetApp Inc., Storage Device, Microsoft Cluster Service, Microsoft Corp., Integration, Clusters, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2004-12-01

TechNet Webcast: Clustering Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000 / 2005 (Level 200)

Clustering is an important technique for building resilient systems and maintaining throughput. Two Microsoft complementary technologies for implementing low-cost, highly available clusters are Network Load Balancing NLB and Microsoft Cluster Service MSCS. Network Load Balancing distributes incoming IP traffic across a cluster of servers, enabling incremental scalability and outstanding availability...

Tags: Network Load Balancing, Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Clustering, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Cluster Service, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Network Administration, Networking, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

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Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...

Tags: Data centers, Servers, Utility computing, server, cloud computing, virtualization, cluster

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes

RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakesI'll stick with XP until they stop supporting it, or until I need a new pc, in which case I'll probably get Home basic or Premium.With what Ultimate cost meI'm not switching. Gouge me once, shame on you. Gouge me twice...Thats...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Win 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

News to know: Amazon; Yahoo-Microsoft; Wireless carrier exclusivity; YouTube; Oracle; HP-IBRIX

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from Kindles Dana Blankenhorn: Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, YouTube Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Wireless, Brammo, GlassHouse Service, Microsoft Windows 7, FireWire, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-07-20

Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows 7 will ship in 2009

Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows 7 will ship in 2009Why is it called 7?Do they now name products after when they first started talking about them so that the release date doesn't matter?RE: Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows 7 will ship in 2009They say it is the 7 major version of windows.Money...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, Operating systems, COMPANIES, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Win 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Windows Azure: a very difficult concept explained

Since the announcement of Windows Azure, codenamed "Red Dog" as discovered by my colleague Mary-Jo Foley, at PDC 2008, I have felt an element of doubt hanging over the service, simply because I didn't know enough about it. This post will explain everything you need to know about Azure -...

Tags: Operating System, Server, Microsoft Corp., Service, Windows Azure, Mary-Jo, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Data Centers, Storage, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-01

Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player;

Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player;Bye, MySQL nt.RE: Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player;Its altogether different area and will not be very easy for Oracle to go thorugh entire integration process. I hope Oracle keeps its focus in what it does...

Tags: Programming languages, OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Now Let, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., hardware, Oracle-buys-Sun, hardware player, Java, MySQL, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Gmail outage not a cloud deal-breaker

Gmail outage not a cloud deal-breakeryour right I personally was not affected but the few people I knew that were did't look at it as a bad thing they took the time to get cought up and get prepared for the bombardment they would get laterRE: Gmail outage not a...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Google Gmail, Gmail outage, outage, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-02-24

Microsoft's retail effort: Here's some unsolicited advice

Microsoft's retail effort: Here's some unsolicited adviceProof MS doesn't get it.People don't view MS as cool.People don't want MS products anymore as evidenced by their marketshare slowly going downIf they do Genius-style service, expect a cluster.Sorry, MS - your arrogance is showing and this is a poor idea.It Could Be...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-13

iPod, iPhone, iNet?

iPod, iPhone, iNet?Ah, another of Murph's False Facts.You said "and since 4.0 was basically just a VMS port to Intel" Hmm, no, NT 4.0 was an evolution of the previous NT code basis. Yes, Cutler came from DEC, and NT has VMS influences, but there was no re-write from 3.5...

Tags: Digital music, Linux, Digital media, Blogging, Microsoft Windows NT, Operating systems, Apple Products, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Stryon iNET

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

TurboTax Deluxe 2008 (Federal + State)

Photo gallery:TurboTax versus TaxCut 2008Nobody ever wants to do taxes, especially after a rough financial 2008. But as long as you have to, you'll need a straightforward tax-prep program to help you wade through tricky tax law. TurboTax 2008 continues to produce the most complete and understandable do-it-yourself tax software...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, TurboTax, TurboTax 2008, tax

Product reviews 2009-02-05

CMDPI - Cisco and Microsoft Dial Plan Integration

View Available Dates and LocationsIn this course you will learn how to implement a Unified Communications network using Cisco and Microsoft technologies. You will learn the key features of both vendors' technologies and how to design and implement an integrated dial plan. Using real-world environments, the hands-on...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Cisco Unified Communications System, Cisco Systems Inc., Integration, Student Pod

Training 2009-02-01

Migrating to Amazon Web Services: The blueprint

Moving your infrastructure to Amazon Web Services--or any other cloud platform--sounds like a no-brainer in many respects. You can scale up or down as needed and pay only for the computing and storage you use. The big question, however, is this: How exactly does a company migrate its infrastructure? ...

Tags: Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Infrastructure, Helpstream, EC2, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Web Services, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-18

Windows Azure is much more important than Windows 7

Windows Azure is much more important than Windows 7In the next 12 months . . .WM7 is way more important than Azure and W7 combined. M$ has to right this sinking WM ship. Apple is eating their lunch, and now Google has entered the fray with their very compelling G1...

Tags: Operating systems, enterprise market, Microsoft Corp., Windows Azure, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, WM7

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

MS08-067 worms squirming in the wild

MS08-067 worms squirming in the wildI will not be directly affected.I use Linux. (This is a trap for the Windows fanboys to proclaim that Linux would be as vulnerable if it was as popular as Windows.)thanks sincerely, RyanThis time you were really clear that there was a fix, and...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, LANs, Viruses and worms, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, MS08-067 worm, MS08-067, worm, Linux, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

Swedish IT Agency on Track With Virtualization Solution That Boosts Customer Service

Banverket ICT Information and Communication Technology is the IT and communications services provider for Banverket, the Swedish rail authority. It also provides ICT services to national and international customers. Banverket ICT wanted to improve the agility of its data center and the delivery of virtual applications so that it could...

Tags: Customer Service, Data Center, Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Information And Communication Technology, Data Centers, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Product Marketing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Marketing

Case studies 2008-10-13

Maritz: VMware's Virtual DataCenter OS, VMware View is better next gen operating system than Windows and Hyper-V

In a direct stab at his old employer, VMware CEO Paul Maritz launched today the next generation OS: the virtual datacenter operating system from VMware. Forget about Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. VMware's future 'Virtual Datacenter OS' is a set of services that will allow customers to "pool...

Tags: Data Center, Operating System, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Data Centers, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Windows 7: Beta 1 tracking for mid-December

Windows 7: Beta 1 tracking for mid-DecemberThis One Day After Microsoft Admits They Screwed Up With Vistahttp://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/shattered_dreams_and_broken_promises_vistas_failure_launchNow what are you going to do about Windows 7? Same thing? Another blown launch? Two in a row is going to sink you hard.You Want Shine With That OS?I am...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-11