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Startups: Where's the business technology?

This week brought a bevy of product and company launches courtesy of the DemoFall and TechCrunch 50 conferences and a lot of it looked fun. The problem: You may never hear of some of these companies again. What's a business technology manager to do? Admittedly the question...

Tags: Business Technology, Opsware Inc., Start-up, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Web 2.0, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-10

BriefingsDirect SOA Insights analysts on virtualization trends and role of IT operations efficiency for SOA

Read a full transcript. The latest BriefingsDirect SOA Insights Edition, Vol. 24, provides a roundtable discussion and dissection of Services Oriented Architecture SOA-related news and events, with a panel of IT analysts. In this episode, our experts examine virtualization trends through the acquisition this summer of XenSource...

Tags: Information Technology, Environment, Opsware Inc., Citrix Systems Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Service, XenSource Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Storage, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2007-10-17

News to know: DRM; 3G iPhone; Opsware

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Everything you’ve read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 2). David Berlind: If true, Jobs quote of "A 3G iPhone later next year" should kill demand for iPhone 1.0. Matthew Miller: Steve Jobs confirms that a 3G iPhone will be...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Digital-rights Management, Opsware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., 3G, Data Centers, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Microsoft Office, Cellular Phones, Open Source, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Security, Office Suites, Software

Blog posts 2007-09-19

Opsware adds storage to datacenter automation suite

Opsware has been on a roll. Last Friday, Hewlett-Packard completed its tender offer for the $1.6 billion cash acquisition of the company. Opsware now has 450 customers, 500 employees and will have close to $150 million in revenue this year (60 percent growth for the year). A recent IDC...

Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, Opsware Inc., Server, Suite 7, Network Automation System, Data Centers, Storage, Networking, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-09-18

HP's Spending Spree - Acquisition of Opsware and Neoware

Over the past few days, HP has announced the acquisitions of Opsware for $1.6 Billion and Neoware for $214 Million. Let's look a little more closely at what may be behind these moves.As the industry does its best to move from a physical view of the world to a...

Tags: Access virtualization, Managing virtualized environments

Blog posts 2007-07-24

News to know: Wither desktop OS; Mozilla naps on flaw; iPhone stats due; YouTube politics

Notable headlines:David Berlind: By 2010, will Windows ‘Seven’ or any desktop OS really matter? Mary Jo Foley: Drawing more Microsoft roadmaps.  Ryan Stewart: The desktop OS will still matter, just not which one. Techmeme.Ryan Naraine: Mozilla caught napping on URL protocol handling flaw.Larry Dignan: Apple's third quarter: All eyes on...

Tags: General, News to know

Blog posts 2007-07-24

HP's Opsware buy highlights burgeoning role of 'management'

I'm sitting at an engaging Open Group conference on SOA and its deep impact across IT and enterprises. A common theme, not surprisingly, is the issue of control ... some of the biggest fears about SOA is that it may be too good, too inclusive -- and may consequently spin...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Opsware Inc., SOA, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2007-07-23

HP takes out Opsware for $1.6 billion; Andreessen scores

HP takes out Opsware for $1.6 billion; Andreessen scoresOne way to make money on software.Have a good idea, form a company as proof of concept, sell to a huge and prosperous company. Software belongs only to the large corporations now.Congrats to Marc!He had it coming to him!what? no...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, HP Takes, Opsware Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., software

Discussion threads 2007-07-23

HP takes out Opsware for $1.6 billion

Hewlett-Packard beefed up its data center software business with a $1.6 billion acquisition of Opsware. Opsware makes automation software that puts many data center operations on autopilot. HP, looking to become a big player in the area, said it is paying $14.25 a share for Opsware, which closed Friday at...

Tags: Software Infrastructure, IT Management, Hewlett-Packard, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Datacenter

Blog posts 2007-07-23

Seamless Physical and Virtual Server Management: An Integrated Management Approach

Virtualization is delivering significant benefits to IT organizations that employ virtualized server, storage, and file system solutions. As enterprise demand for new applications and capabilities shows no sign of slowing, neither do most IT budgets show any sign of expanding to match the need. Enterprises are turning to virtualization to...

Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Environment, Opsware Inc., Server, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2006-11-16

BNSF Railway Automates Change Management to Keep Business on Track

In 2005, BNSF Railway became one of the first companies in the railroad industry to deploy an extensive wireless network and automate the management of its IT infrastructure. It's a strategic initiative that ultimately earned the company the 2006 Network World Enterprise All-Star Award. Download this case study to...

Tags: Opsware Inc., BNSF Railway, Change Management, Leadership, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Tools & Techniques, Management

Case studies 2006-11-16

IDC Excerpt: Worldwide Server Provisioning Software, 2006-2010 Forecast and 2005 Vendor Shares

The content of this excerpt is taken directly from the IDC Market Analysis Report, Worldwide Server Provisioning Software 2006-2010 Forecast and 2005 Vendor Shares, by Stephen Elliot. According to IDC market data based on detailed company-level revenue analysis as of August 17, the server provisioning software market grew to $277...

Tags: Server Provisioning, Opsware Inc., Server, International Data Corp.

White papers 2006-09-01

Selecting a Flexible, Custom Platform to Automate Your Data Center Management

With over 27 million servers, over 50 million network devices, and over 2 million terabytes of storage installed across IT organizations worldwide, an increasing number of organizations are turning to Data Center Automation solutions to automate the management of their IT environments. Data Center Automation solutions such as Opsware's have...

Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Opsware Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Management

White papers 2006-08-01

Ensuring Security and Compliance through Automated Patch Management

Today's data centers are increasingly under attack. Hackers are able to compromise organizational security within minutes or days of a vulnerability announcement. In the face of today's security challenges, IT organizations are forced to respond quickly, decisively and efficiently in patching systems while minimizing any downtime impact....

Tags: Compliance, Opsware Inc., Patch Management, Patches, Data Centers, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2006-01-27

Gain a Competitive Edge with Automated Network Configuration Management (NCM): A Wireless Network Service Provider Case Study

Find out how the Opsware Network Automation System is enabling a leading wireless Internet service provider to achieve dramatic cost and productivity improvements at a time when the size of its network is actually doubling each year. This case study outlines the business and technical challenges brought...

Tags: Network Configuration, Network, Opsware Inc., Wireless Network, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Remote Administration, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet

Case studies 2005-04-15

Opsware forecasts jump in revenue

Opsware forecasts jump in revenueIt is not open source, and it makes money, very interesting....It is amazing how a company makes money off selling software, they should be ashamed of themselves, according to the open source spoofs.It sounds like software can make money that is not open sourceThe myth is...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Opsware Inc., open source, software

Discussion threads 2004-02-12

Enabling Automated IT Compliance

Enterprises attempting to achieve compliance manually are spending 5 times more than those using automated systems, with over 40% of compliance costs attributed to labor alone. The Opsware Automation Suite is used by over 250 of the world's largest companies, service providers and government agencies to automate management of all...

Tags: Information Technology, Compliance, Opsware Inc., Opsware Automation Suite

Webcasts

The Reference Guide to Data Center Automation

This Realtimepublishers guide explains how data center automation can help your IT department do more with less. It offers valuable information on the concepts, techniques, and technologies that can help you better manage your computing infrastructure. From organizing content according to ITIL best practices to configuring network components, an automated...

Tags: Data Center, Network, Opsware Inc., Automation, Data Centers, Storage, Networking, Hardware, Data Management

White papers

Opsware Inc. Automates Enterprise IT Systems for Increased Security at Reduced Cost

Opsware Inc., a leading provider of IT automation software, has achieved its success by doing one thing extremely well for its customers: automating the management of their servers and business applications, from initial deployment to security alerts, patches, and upgrades. The company credits Microsoft's operating systems, applications, and security tools...

Tags: Information Technology, Opsware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Security, Management

Case studies