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- AggreGate Network Manager for Windows 4.30.01 (Windows)
- AggreGate Network Manager is an enterprise-grade network management and monitoring platform. It tightly integrates with other smart building management systems, such as physical access control, HVAC, lighting, and time/attendance control. The system has common scalable architecture based on the core of AggreGate Device Management Platform, providing unique abilities for...
- Tags: Network, Monitoring, Microsoft Windows, Tibbo, AggreGate Network Manager, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-09-09
- IT Manager Webcast: IT Manager Community Chat With Kevin - Virtualization (Level 100)
- The presenters of this webcast discuss how IT organizations use virtualization as a strategy to drive much more than physical server consolidation and data center cost cutting. The presenters will review the portfolio of virtualization targets - servers, applications and desktops. The discussion focuses on real challenges and solutions IT...
- Tags: Webcast, IT Manager, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-09-03
- Waking up to the full extent of virtualization options
- While doing my morning expedition through the wilds of news sites, blogs and, of course, comic strip sites, I came across something by Laura McCabe, a partner at Hurwitz and Associates, titled "What is Virtualization, and Why Should You Care?" While Laura's comments are useful, she didn't try to present...
- Tags: Software Technology, Environment, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Utility Analysis for Internet-Oriented Server Consolidation in VM-Based Data Centers
- Server consolidation based on virtualization technology will simplify system administration, reduce the cost of power and physical infrastructure, and improve utilization in today's Internet-service-oriented enterprise data centers. How much power and how many servers for the underlying physical infrastructure are saved via server consolidation in VM-based data centers is of...
- Tags: Data Center, Wayne State University, Analysis, Server Consolidation, Data Centers, Servers, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Data Management
- White papers 2009-07-24
- Enterprises seek better ways to discover, manage and master their information explosion headaches
- Listen to the podcast. Download the podcast. Find it on iTunes/iPod and Podcast.com. Read a full transcript. Download the transcript. Learn more. Sponsor: Hewlett-Packard. Join a free HP Solutions Virtual Event on July 28 on four main IT themes. Learn more. Register. ...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Podcasts, Strategy, Data Centers, Internet, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Novell PlateSpin Migrate really moves Solaris workloads
- Novell introduced me to the features of the newest release of PlateSpin Migrate the other day. If you'll recall, I've offered a number of posts on Novell's PlateSpin unit. The most recent of these is Novell PlateSpin Recon 3.6. Novell appears to be one of the few suppliers that offer...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Workload, Data Centers, Sun Solaris, Servers, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- Managing the Virtualized Data Center
- Virtualization is not just a consolidation technology. With a new approach to people, process, and technology, it can be the catalyst to change data center management once and for all. As one move to a virtualized environment, he/she will be faced with new management challenges and will need tools that...
- Tags: Virtual Data Center, Information Technology, EMC Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2009-07-16
- Are economic conditions changing how you manage server turnover?
- Guest post: TechRepublic's Scott Lowe, Chief Information Officer for Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, examines some of the reasons server sales have dropped and handicaps the recession's impact. For more posts like this see TechRepublic's data center blog. Between cloud computing, virtualization and economic...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Data Center, Virtualization, Sales, Server Sale, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- Novell PlateSpin Recon 3.6
- Novell recently launched a new version of PlateSpin Recon, version 3.6. I've been watching both Novell and PlateSpin, the company Novell acquired a while ago (see Novell acquires PlateSpin: Will everything fall to the floor? and Additional thoughts on Novell acquisition of PlateSpin) for a long time. It is pretty...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., PlateSpin Recon 3.6, PlateSpin Recon, Data Centers, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- Thinking rationally. Some ideas from IBM about consolidating data centers
- Sorting through some notes from the Uptime Institute's recent IT Symposium in New York and wanted to share some comments and observations from the presentation made by Steve Sams, who is the company's vice president of global site and facilities services. Sams has been behind the massive...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, IBM Corp., Sams, Data Centers, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-05-01
- Stratus Avance 1.5 - A Simple, but Powerful, Way to HA/DR for SMB
- There, I got three acronyms into the title of a post! That was just about as much fun as getting the Wall Street Journal to unknowingly publish a pun as part of a quote! Now that I've said that, let's get down to business. Lee Kaminski, a...
- Tags: Stratus Technologies, Small And Medium Business, Avance, Avance Software, Virtualization, Storage Management, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, Marketing Research, Hardware, Storage, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- Maximizing Business Agility With the Dynamic Data Center
- As one of those executives, perhaps one have completed the first phase of virtualization - server consolidation - and enjoy the benefits of lower costs, less crowded floor space, and a smaller carbon footprint. Now they're looking at virtualization as a way to create a more agile IT infrastructure that...
- Tags: Data Center, Egenera Inc., Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Server Consolidation, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Servers
- White papers 2009-04-27
- VMware unveils its cloud OS; Wants to be a bridge for the enterprise
- VMware on Tuesday will announce its cloud operating system---dubbed vSphere 4---with plans for general availability in the second quarter. With the effort, VMware is attempting to bridge virtualized data centers---now known as "private clouds"---and growing cloud computing services from the likes of Amazon and others. However, this...
- Tags: Operating System, VMware Inc., Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Storage, Operating Systems, Hardware, Data Management, Virtualization, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- SQL Server Consolidation Strategies
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 supports multiple options for server consolidation, providing organizations with the flexibility to choose the consolidation approach that best meets their requirements for centralizing data services management. SQL Server 2008 can also help reduce hardware and maintenance costs by providing a flexible server consolidation solution. Organizations can...
- Tags: Strategy, Microsoft SQL Server, Consolidation, Server Consolidation, Servers, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-03-18
- Data Centers and Server Farms Enter a Virtual Reality: Verizon Consolidates, Virtualizes Servers to Help Improve Efficiency and Conserve Energy
- Virtualization uncouples operating systems and applications from the physical hardware to allow a server, networking or storage device to run multiple, isolated and diverse virtual environments. In practice, the technology enables businesses to consolidate multiple IT resources, such as operating systems and software applications, on a single server. These resources...
- Tags: Data Center, Server Farm, Verizon Communications Inc., Virtual Reality, Servers, Virtualization, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2009-03-01
- So what is the cloud, exactly? Experts want to know
- So what is the cloud, exactly? Industry experts would like to know, according to a panel discussion today at Wharton Business School's 13th annual business technology conference, "Future Unleashed," in Philadelphia. The panel, which consisted of six industry leaders whose respective companies are...
- Tags: Service, Cloud, JA, BL, PK, KH, AA, VC, MC, Hosting Industry, Cloud Computing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-27
- AMD CIO: Key to success is fusion of business acumen and tech innovation
- The intersection and fusion of business insight and technological innovation is the key to creating successful new business models, said AMD Chief Information Officer Ahmed Mahmoud today in the keynote of Wharton Business School's 13th annual business technology conference, "Future Unleashed," in Philadelphia. In a "fireside chat"...
- Tags: Innovation, Information Technology, IT Professional, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Technology, Strategy, Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-27
- The Red Hat and Microsoft pact: A nice win for mixed source shops; Frenemies vs VMware
- Red Hat and Microsoft have teamed up on a virtualization interoperability pact that's a big deal for customers--especially the mixed source variety--and a potential worry for VMware. The announcement, which landed Monday, has a few moving parts, but the big takeaway is that each company will validate...
- Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Open Source, Cloud Computing, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- Workloads for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
- Many customers are migrating their mission-critical workloads to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on System z servers to reduce data center costs. An important aspect of this server consolidation process is determining which workloads are appropriate to run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z. Server consolidation, enabled by virtualization...
- Tags: Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Open Source, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2009-02-01
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