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IBM announces the Z10: Is the mainframe still relevant?

IBM announces the Z10: Is the mainframe still relevant?z10 - Change of Ideology in EnterprisesI think the z10 is going to be the future winner, especially in the virtualization arena. The problem will be getting large corporations to "buy" in to the purchase. In the old days of...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Virtualization, centralization, networking equipment, mainframe, server, Z10, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

Support and Configuration Checklists for Small/Midsize Networks

This set of checklists will help you select, install, configure, and manage your networking equipment. The checklists focus on routing, switching, wireless networking, physical media, ISP connections, VPN connections, and VLAN configurations in several categories: Needs and Feature Identification, Hardware Installation, Software Configuration, Client Operability Testing, and Support & Recovery....

Tags: Checklist, Network, Networking Equipment, Networking, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Wireless, Internet

Download resources 2007-05-21

Business networking equipment generated $27 bln in 2004

In-Stat calculates the Business Networking Equipment market to have totaled approximately $27 bln for 2004. Not surprisingly, Cisco led the market with approximately 57% of total revenues, with $15.5 bln in total Business Networking Hardware revenues for 2004.

Tags: Business Networking Equipment, Business, Business networking

Blog posts 2006-03-27

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Arguing About the Collaboration Toolkit: Cisco's Enterprise Collaboration Platform

In the aftermath of last week's San Francisco Enterprise 2.0 conference there's been some lively debate about what constitutes '2.0', including some great comments on my previous post. Meanwhile Cisco have literally just announced their Enterprise Collaboration Platform, which will be broad set...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Tool, Productivity, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-08

Juniper eyes midmarket, aims for Cisco

Going by a slew of announcements the company unveiled this week, Juniper Networks appears to have set its eyes on new markets. Going by a slew of announcements the company unveiled this week, Juniper Networks appears to have set its eyes on new markets, in particular, segments currently dominated...

Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Juniper, Cisco, networking, Victoria Ho ZDNet Asia

News items 2009-10-28

InterMapper RemoteAccess 5.1.6 (Mac)

InterMapper RemoteAccess provides a remote view on your network. It allows you to create and edit maps in conjunction with InterMapper, configure the InterMapper server, and allow you to see the real-time status of your routers, switches, servers, and other networking equipment from a remote location.InterMapper Remote is a cross...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Network, Server, Dartware, InterMapper RemoteAccess, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Networking, Desktops, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-22

New power management software targets "unused" servers

1E, the self-proclaimed market-share leader in power management software for client PCs with 4 million licenses deployed, is now targeting servers. 1E CEO Sumir Karayi figures, based on another independent study, that approximately 4.7 million of the servers in use today are wasting energy to the tune of about...

Tags: Software, Power Management, Data Center, 1E Ltd., Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Don't discount network technology in the energy-efficiency equation

I haven't much thought about the role of networking equipment in more energy-efficient data centers. But switch maker Voltaire, a specialist in InfiniBand technology, is now co-opting this rallying cry. What gives it the right? Well, for starters, it's worth noting that some flavor of the company's...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Data Center, Network, Network Technology, Voltaire Inc., Data Centers, InfiniBand, Storage, Networking, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Cisco doubles down on video conferencing; Acquires Tandberg for $3 billion

Cisco is beefing up its video conferencing arsenal, picking up Tandberg, a Norwegian video conferencing outfit, for $3 billion. In a statement, Cisco said it is acquiring Tandberg to expand its collaboration platform. With the deal, Cisco will bring in Tandberg's network infrastructure and video conferencing equipment...

Tags: Video Conferencing, Cisco Systems Inc., Tandberg, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-01

New details on Apple tablet emerge; two versions, Jan. 2010

Apple SurpriseI'm reminded of the hype running up to the introduction of the iPhone. There were all sorts of predictions of how it would fit into an already mature and crowded smart phone marketplace, how it would fail, how it would be a niche player. If the iTablet follows in...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Smart phones, Apple Inc., tablet, Apple iPhone, Apple Tablet, iTablet

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

New Eaton UPS line offers VoIP power protection while creating less heat

Power technology company Eaton has expanded its Eaton 5130 line of uninterruptible power supplies with 1000, 1500 and 2200 VA models. The equipment is designed for the needs of Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP equipment and EDGE/3G/WiMax wireless networking systems. They all come with a three-year limited warranty.One of the...

Tags: Equipment, Wireless Networking, Telephony, VOIP, Wi-Fi, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Networking, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-28

It's Official: Avaya Acquires Nortel Enterprise

Now What Can Nortel Customers ExpectOkay now that is over, we are all now interested in product rationalization that is going to occur. RE: It's Official: Avaya Acquires Nortel EnterpriseThis seems like it will be very interesting over the next several months. I think that Nortel Customers can expect to...

Tags: Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wireless and Mobility, Avaya Inc., Avaya Acquires Nortel Enterprise, Nortel Networks Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

What the EU delay means for Oracle, Sun and us

My Guess, as requested.Insofar as the EU seems to be tardy in the extreme when investigating monopoly considerations (e.g. why have they waited 10 years to tackle M$ about bundling Internet Explorer with Windows?) I would agree with you completely. Why didn't they start proceedings in a timely fashion to...

Tags: Strategy, Backblaze, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Dell partners with Brocade to compete in data center war

The latest developments in the data center wars comes this time from Dell and Brocade, which are announcing a partnership today that includes Dell reselling Brocade networking equipment under its name as part of an "end-to-end" data center offering. In today's competitive data center landscape, the networking...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Network, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Will 4G make our networks irrelevant?

Already in many emerging markets, cellular phones are far more prevalent than computers, driving many in educational technology to consider non-traditional computing deployments that leverage cellular technology instead of optical, cable, DSL or other data circuits. Even in more mature markets, one has to wonder what role smartphones can...

Tags: 4G, Mobile, Network, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-15

Thwarted by technology

I have a devicethat is still using a serial connection! I finally found a quality serial to USB converter... but I am waiting for it to get here before I pass verdict on it's reliability.Still have two applications that are Windows only... makes it difficult since I have to maintain...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, Microsoft Windows, DVD, DVD player

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Juniper offers up white paper on energy efficiency for networks

The efforts of Cisco and IBM to extend the energy efficiency debate out of the data center and out into the network have been highly publicized, but I've made a pledge to myself to actively explore what other networking equipemnt providers are doing in this area. (Note to any networking...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Network, Juniper Networks Inc., Networking, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-10

U.S. Marines ban Facebook, MySpace, Twitter

U.S. Marines ban Facebook, MySpace, TwitterGood news...It's hard to fathom why this wasn't official policy to begin with. Accessing these services from a personal device attached to a public network is one thing, but from official devices connected to our critical infrastructure is something else entirely.RE: U.S. Marines ban...

Tags: Web site development, MySpace, U.S. Marines, Twitter, Facebook, Marine

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Pivot3 - a different take on unified computing

Pivot3's Lee Caswell and I spoke about a different take on unified computing architectures and storage centric computing. Lee and I crossed paths while he was with Sun Microsystems. Furthermore, Pivot3's take includes memory virtualization/distributed caching elements as well. Here's how Pivot3 describes itself ...

Tags: Network, Environment, Pivot3, Storage, Servers, Networking, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-07-31

IBM bolsters Juniper pact; Reseller deal with Cisco

IBM took its relationship with Juniper up a notch by announcing and original equipment manufacturer deal. Big Blue also announced deals with Brocade and Cisco. Under the Juniper deal, the latest in a string of IBM-Juniper collaborations, IBM will rebrand and sell Juniper EX and MX switches and routers...

Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-22