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Vkernel's catchphrase "performance lifecycle management"

I recently was introduced to a new catchphrase during a discussion with Vkernel. The phrase was "performance lifecycle management." Although at first, it seemed the result of running one of those buzzword generators. I'm sure you know what I mean - software that selects three random words from  a list...

Tags: Catchphrase, Performance, Lifecycle Management, Virtual Server, Vkernel, Performance Lifecycle Management, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Business Structures, Performance Management, Ip storage, Desktop Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-08-26

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VMware to step up data center automation game

ResponseThis is great news for the IT world. These tools will greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of virtual environments. And VMware is smart to focus on automation. They understand better than anyone that automation is the key to virtualization and then cloud computing.Without it, you?re not likely...

Tags: Server virtualization, Virtualization, VMware Inc., game, automation, provisioning, virtual server

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Deluxe Service on a Lean Budget: Lower Costs While Raising the Bar on Your Institution's Performance

Recent issues of Campus Technology, University Business, and the Educause Review sport prominent articles about doing more with less. The Educause association's current issues committee put "Funding IT" in first place on its 2009 Top-Ten Issues list, a spot it's held six times in ten years. It's no wonder: declining...

Tags: Performance, Information Technology, Optical Image Technology, Educause Association, Operational Planning, Performance Management, Business Process Automation, Strategy, Content Management, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Management, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-09-14

Maxtor BlackArmor PS 110 - hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB

Maxtor's new 500GB BlackArmor PS 110 external hard drive ($160) provides trustworthy storage and data backup solutions for the consumer that needs more space. The shape and design of the drive isn't a far departure from the FreeAgent Go, another thin external HDD from Maxtor's parent company Seagate. The PS...

Tags: Backups, Maxtor Corp., Maxtor BlackArmor PS 110, FireWire, hard drive, Seagate Technology LLC

Product reviews 2009-07-01

See why one CIO is migrating all Treos to iPhones

See why one CIO is migrating all Treos to iPhonesLater than Apple?[i]because they always do what apple does only later and worse.[/i]Better check that timeline of yours. HTC, Nokia, and Samsung all had full screen touch screen cell phones [b]before[/b] Apple did. Sorry but history doesn't support you, it is...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Touch Pro, Palm Treo, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

News to know: Intel-Nokia; Netbooks; Security Essentials; Oracle; Win7

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. Dana Blankenhorn: Intel-Nokia deal boosts open source Jason Hiner: A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-06-24

New version of Oracle PLM tool helps IT streamline product development

In this economy, IT and engineering departments are not only lean, but many of them naturally become more risk-averse. That's bad for business because successful companies and IT groups use technology as an innovative and competitive advantage and in order to do that you have to take some healthy risks....

Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Supplier, Agile Software, Tool, Product Development, Product Marketing, Channel Management, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Marketing, Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Continuous Performance Management in Eclipse

Continuous performance management ("CPM") isn't a myth - it's a proven method to help your business find and resolve issues early in the application lifecycle. In Quest Software's white paper, "Continuation Performance Management in Eclipse," Steven Haines discusses why using a new testing methodology is vital...

Tags: Performance, Eclipse, Quest Software Inc., Performance Management, Java Development Tools, Business Intelligence, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2009-05-28

Compuware refocuses: optimization, performance, portfolio management in -- Quality out

This guest post comes courtesy of David A. Kelly at Upside Research, where he’s principle analyst. You can reach him here. Well, okay, maybe that headline is misleading, but the details aren’t. Detroit-based software giant Compuware isn’t really dropping the quality of its products,...

Tags: Performance, Optimization, Borland Software Corp., Micro Focus, Compuware Corp., Portfolio Management, MicroFocus, Mainframes, Government, Vertical Industries, Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-05-06

News to know: Apple, VMWare, Earth Day, Kaiser, MySpace

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: Apple beats for Q2; Best non-holiday quarter; Netbook hardware 'junky' Jason D. O'Grady: Apple's Q209 earnings. Recession?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Sam Diaz, MySpace, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-04-23

Softerra Adaxes 2009.1 (Windows)

Softerra Adaxes is an efficient and flexible Active Directory management solution that facilitates, automates and secures Active Directory management, maintenance and administration. Softerra Adaxes guarantees high-performance user lifecycle management achieved with cross-domain Active Directory management facilities, granularly distributed role-based security, streamline user provisioning, administrative tasks automation, and approval based workflow....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Softerra, Softerra Adaxes, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-04-23

I challenge you to ask yourself: Will not-new technology do?

While the rest of the tech world works itself into frenzy over the strange yet fabulous union of Oracle and Sun Microsystems, I've been contemplating a much more mundane but potentially far-reaching issue for IT manager sorts. That is: whether or not your organization should be considering refurbished systems as...

Tags: Procurement, Redemtech, Purchasing & Procurement, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows XP, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-04-20

Building and Managing a Quality CoE white paper

Discover how HP quality management solutions for SAP applications facilitate quality and performance throughout the entire application lifecycle.

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Quality, Performance Management, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2009-03-24

IBM Cognos 8 Data Manager: Data Integration for the Last Mile to BI

Business Intelligence BI and Performance Management PM capabilities such as reporting and analysis, scorecarding, event lifecycle management, planning, and budgeting require an integrated architecture to ensure that all data assets are being brought to users in a consistent manner. IBM Cognos 8 Data Manager creates this data foundation for effective,...

Tags: Cognos Inc., Last Mile, Data Integration, IBM Corp., IBM Cognos 8 Data Manager, Business Intelligence, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Performance Management, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2009-03-01

LogLogic delivers integrated suite for securely managing enterprise-wide log data

Companies faced with a tsunami of regulations and compliance requirements could soon find themselves drowning in a sea of log data from their IT systems. LogLogic, the log management provider, today threw these companies a lifeline with a suite of products that form an integrated solution for dealing with audits,...

Tags: Compliance, Data, LogLogic, Compliance Manager, Security Event Manager, Security, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-02-17

Getting on the wavelength

There's a solid, wide focused article by Tim Weber on the BBC News website's Davos coverage which articulates well the challenge many companies have in understanding and engaging with the internet on the most basic strategic level. Readers of sophisticated technical sites like...

Tags: Knowledge, Social Media, Accountability, Perception, Internet, Public Relations, Blogging, Strategy, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Management, Finance, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-01-30

Numara FootPrints 9.0 (Windows)

Numara FootPrints offers a highly flexible, multi-dimensional and unique platform for managing the service desk and extends business process automation, throughout the organization without the overhead of other solutions. The award-winning and ITIL-compatible solution gives support professionals the power to: Manage service delivery for internal and external customer support with...

Tags: Numara Software Inc., Microsoft Windows, UniPress Software, Numara FootPrints, ITIL, Operational Planning, It Services, Process Improvement, Business Process Automation, Business Operations, Quality, It Operations

Software downloads 2009-01-06

News to know: Facebookgate, XP, iPhone credit, greentech in 2009

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: 'Facebookgate': Fake Class of 2013 groups today; Annoying marketing tomorrow? Mary-Jo Foley: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009 ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Roland Piquepaille, Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Podcasts, Internet, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-22

Vkernel Capacity Analyzer 3.0 - shining light into hidden corners

Alex Bakeman, CEO of Vkernel, and Christian Simko, Senior Director of Marketing Communications, and I spent an interesting hour talking about Vkernel Capacity Analyzer 3.0 and the philosophy behind it. After a few minutes, it was clear to me that Vkernel was trying to provide a light so that organizations...

Tags: Storage, Virtual Machine, Vkernel, VKernel Corp., Capacity Analyzer 3.0, Capacity Analyzer, Desktop Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-12-15

Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks Customer

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Nick Portolese, Senior Manager of Data Center Operations for Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Nick's comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what...

Tags: Network, Environment, Network Security, Server, Virtual Machine, Tool, VMWare ESX, Nielsen Mobile, Altor Networks, Nielsen, Productivity, Data Centers, Ip storage, Networking, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-21