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- Analyst: BlackBerry service glitches ignite "concerns," but no harm done (yet)
- I've just been sent a copy of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion stock analyst Mike Abramsky's brand new, quite detailed analysis on RIM. There's plenty to chew on in this RBC Capital Markets report. The first thing I wanted to know is Abramsky's take on...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Network Operations Center, RIM BlackBerry, Sales Strategy, E-mail, Manufacturing, Handhelds, Sales, Online Communications, Hardware, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- EuroFiber Enters Emerging Market With a Managed Dark Fiber Solution From Lucent and Partner Imtech
- In 2003, EuroFiber recognized a major opportunity to provide dark fiber services down-market to small and medium business. The company developed a ring in their network with fast, one gigabyte Internet service, along with 10 channels of slower 100 megabyte service, for customers too small to use a complete fiber...
- Tags: Alcatel-Lucent, Emerging Market, EuroFiber, Fiber, Imtech, Network, Network Operations Center, Network Technology, Networking
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- Improving Patient Care with a High-Performance CampusFabric
- The University of Rochester Medical Center URMC, a large medical treatment and research campus in upstate New York, is the university's primary medical facility for education, research, and patient care. Like most healthcare providers, URMC relies on its network to deliver patient services, reduce costs, and make its operations as...
- Tags: Patient, High-performance
- White papers 2009-06-26
- Overall spam volume unaffected by 3FN/Pricewert's ISP shutdown
- Following last week's shutdown of 3FN/Pricewert's operations by the FTC, wishful thinkers expected a major decline in the overall spam volume, with botnet masters once again caught off guard just like it happened in November, 2008 with McColo's shutdown. However, according to numerous vendors that doesn't seem...
- Tags: Internet Service Provider, Malware, FTC, Spam Volume, 3FN/Pricewert, Marshal8e6, Rustock, Pricewert, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Business Security, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Business Operations, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- Iomega: EMC's entry to be at the center of your home
- A little more than a year ago, EMC acquired Iomega for $213 million. Today EMC's master plan is coming into focus. Iomega is to EMC what Linksys is to Cisco: An avenue to become ubiquitous in your home. EMC thinks the consumer and home office market will...
- Tags: Iomega Corp., EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- IT CONSOLIDATION WITH VMWARE AND DELL EQUALLOGIC ISCSI SANS A FULLY VIRTUALIZED IT ENVIRONMENT - SIMPLE TO DEPLOY, MANAGE AND GROW
- Organizations trying to achieve higher levels of efficiency in their data center operations are broadly adopting server virtualization. To support 7x24 operations, enable advanced functionality, and extend the value of server virtualization, storage consolidation is also required. Classically, storage consolidation is a complex and expensive undertaking requiring proprietary infrastructure, expensive...
- Tags: IT Environment, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Dell EqualLogic, IT Consolidation, VMware Inc., Server Virtualization, Data Centers, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Virtualization, Data Management
- White papers 2009-05-08
- Cloud vs sand: Google vs Microsoft
- The numbers don't lie An independent study found on-site Microsoft apps - Office and Exchange - cost 20x in capital dollars and 5x-6x more than Google Apps on a 3 year Total Cost of Ownership TCO basis. How can Microsoft compete? The debate Cloud, as...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Network, Data Loss, Downtime, Microsoft Corp., Business Problem, TwinStrata, SATA RAID 5, Capital Requirement, Update:Here, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Emulex to Broadcom's merger overture: No thanks
- Emulex on Monday said its board has rejected Broadcom's unsolicited takeover offer at $9.25 a share. In a statement, Paul Folino, chairman of Emulex's board, said the Broadcom offer was an "opportunistic attempt" to get the company on the cheap. Emulex argued that Broadcom knew that the...
- Tags: Merger, Broadcom Corp., Emulex Corp., Proposal, Company, Corporate Governance, Data Centers, Manufacturing, Storage, Leadership, Investment, Networking, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- Swine flu? What it means for IT professionals
- The US Center for Disease Control CDC has confirmed 64 cases of swine flu in the United States and as other countries including Canada (6), New Zealand (3), the United Kingdom (2), Israel (2), Spain (2), and now Germany have confirmed cases, the World Health Organization has raised the worldwide pandemic threat level...
- Tags: Storage, Flu, Business Continuity, Workforce, CDC, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Remote Access, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Stephanie Balaouras
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- VMware wants to be your network operating system of choice
- Whenever a company changes the name of their major product you often have to wonder what level of change they are trying to signal. In the case of VMware which changed ESX to vSphere yesterday, the signal is one of intent. They could have called it vWorldDomination but that might...
- Tags: Fault-tolerance, Data Center, Network, Operating System, Network Operating System, VMware Inc., vSphere, VM, Fault-tolerance Feature, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- Google earnings deliver; Sales growth slows; Economy still in 'uncharted territory'
- Updated: Google reported first quarter net income of $1.42 billion, or $4.49 a share, on revenue of $4.07 billion, excluding traffic acquisition costs. Excluding various charges, Google reported earnings of $5.16 a share, well ahead of Wall Street estimates of $4.93 a share. In a statement, Google...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Earnings, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- EMC rolls out new high-end storage lineup; Aims to push data center flash adoption
- EMC on Tuesday will unveil a new high-end storage lineup and a new architecture that's designed to be a bridge between legacy data centers and the newfangled virtual ones. EMC, along with Cisco Systems, IBM, HP and a bevy of others, has been busy pushing the next...
- Tags: EMC Symmetrix, Data Center, EMC Corp., Storage, Data Centers, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Cisco picks up Tidal Software
- Cisco Systems said Thursday that it will acquire privately held Tidal Software, which makes application management and automation software, for $105 million. The networking giant said the addition of Tidal will advance its data center and service offerings. Tidal's employees will be folded into...
- Tags: Software, Application Management, Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-09
- Google reveals secret server hardware
- Google for the first time on Wednesday revealed the hardware at the core of its Internet operations at a conference about the increasingly prominent issue of data center efficiency, reports CNET's Stephen Shankland. Instead of buying hardware from companies such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, or...
- Tags: Google Inc., Battery, Stephen Shankland, Power Supply, Jai, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
- The Next Step in Network Security for Enterprises
- Off late CIOs are under mounting pressure to implement advanced technologies and dynamic, content-rich applications to help sustain business growth, while also reducing the cost of IT operations. However, their ability to pursue these increasingly crucial initiatives is being impeded by the lack of a product that can adequately address...
- Tags: Network, Network Security, Networking, Security
- White papers 2009-04-01
- Xian Network Manager Io SP2 (Windows)
- Xian Network Manager is not just another Microsoft System Center Operations Manager management pack or add-on. Xian is an integrated solution that extends the extensive knowledge-based monitoring and management capabilities of Operationas Manager to the other critical components of your computing infrastructure. The combination of OpsMgr/Xian allows you to manage...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Jalasoft, Xian Network Manager, Xian, UNIX, Operating Systems, Networking, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-04-01
- SMN - Implementing Security Manager for Cisco Networks v1.1
- Instantly save $300 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic, ZDNet, or BNET! Offer ends June 26, 2009.View Available Dates and LocationsCisco Security Manager is an enterprise-class management application designed to configure firewall, VPN, and intrusion prevention IPS security services on Cisco network and security...
- Tags: Policy, Cisco Systems Inc., Security Manager, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking
- Training 2009-04-01
- A reason to refresh
- Intel did more than just introduce a faster server processor today with the introduction of the Xeon 5500: it enabled a greater level of differentiation to its server and storage vendor partners that ultimately will result in a broader set of choices and better ones for enterprise infrastructure & operations...
- Tags: Intel Xeon, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Living with the Eye of the Storm - an Entuity customer profile
- Although I find conversations with representatives of technology suppliers to be useful and interesting. Having an opportunity to communicate with people actually putting the technology to use is even better. Typically these customers will present their experiences and highlight the strengths of a product and where it needs improvement. Recently,...
- Tags: Virtualization, Network, Environment, Entuity Inc., Sheffield Hallam University, Eye, Network Team, University, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- Rackable CloudRack operates in 104-degree data centers
- Rackable CloudRack operates in 104-degree data centersOne little gotcha ...is that *nothing else* in the datacenter can take the heat. Want to turn up your thermostat? Where are you going to put all the switches? Or all the other servers (assuming you're not 'drinking the kool-aid' and getting rid of...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, data center, Rackable CloudRack, Rackable
- Discussion threads 2009-03-20
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