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- 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
- 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
- Novell delivers PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 and lives up to promises
- Since there are many suppliers offering orchestration and automation software, however, Novell is going to be challenged to cut through the noise and help decision makers learn about Novell and its products. That being said, I would suggest that IT decision makers take the time to learn more about what...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-02
- Novell updates PlateSpin and rebrands Orchestrator
- Novell updates PlateSpin and rebrands OrchestratorPlatespin me right round baby, right round!I had a chance to speak with a couple of fellas from Platespin at a Dell conference a few weeks ago. This product is hands down, the coolest thing I've seen in virtualization. They actually have an...
- Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, Utility computing, Storage management, Servers, PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Novell updates PlateSpin and rebrands Orchestrator
- Richard Whitehead, one of the interesting people from Novell I speak with on an irregular basis, contacted me to tell me about an update to the PlateSpin portfolio and how Novell the PlateSpin product family and the former ZenWorks Orchestrator have been rebranded. Novell's products in the area of virtualization...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Data Centers, Virtualization, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- PlateSpin Pledges Extended Support for Citrix XenSever Customers
- PlateSpin ULC, a Novell company, today reaffirmed its commitment to support Citrix XenServer across the PlateSpin product line. XenServer support is a key element of PlateSpin's multiplatform strategy, which aims to offer enterprises a unified suite of solutions for managing heterogeneous data center environments and making physical and virtual infrastructures...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Citrix Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2008-09-12
- PlateSpin Launches PowerConvert 7.0
- PlateSpin, a recent acquisition of Novell recently announced PowerConvert 7.0, The company was quick to point out that this is the first product launch since the acquistion. Why would they go to such great lengths to mention that? They want to convince the market that PlatSpin will continue to be...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Data Center, Migration, PowerConvert, Aragorn, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Document Management, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- The ZEN of PlateSpin
- The ZEN of PlateSpinEvery Tao and XenI hope Novell fixes PlateSpin to work with Xen. I spent lots of hours and thousands of dollars trying to get P2V images to Xen. It ain't an easy task. It also rebooted a critical server after the image was unsucessfully transferred.When we contacted...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Xen
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- The ZEN of PlateSpin
- Fellow ZDNet blogger Dan Kusnetzsky this morning addresses the organizational challenges of Novell integrating virtualization ISV PlateSpin into its culture. While I agree any acquisition of any type has organizational challenges, I think Novell has already shown it can take a company with a radically different corporate culture, SuSE, and...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., VMware Inc., PowerRecon, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Additional thoughts on Novell acquisition of PlateSpin
- After posting Novell acquires PlateSpin: Will everything fall to the floor? I had the chance to speak with Novell and PlateSpin once again. It is clear that the two companies had focused on different management technologies for virtual environments and that there where quite a number of opportunities for a...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Acquisition, Environment, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Novell acquires PlateSpin: Will everything fall to the floor?
- Novell acquires PlateSpin: Will everything fall to the floor?clarificationPlatespin was founded in 2000 and the technology was created by an innovative group of six people, myself, Mark Verdun, David Richards, Bruno Baloi, Simon Howard and Dave Campbell.Be ware, the innovative spirit left Platespin long ago in 2002 just after...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Capacity Planner, Novell Inc., VMware Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
- Novell acquires PlateSpin: Will everything fall to the floor?
- Novell just announced an agreement to acquire PlateSpin, one of the players in the management of virtualized resources segment of the virtualization software market for $205 Million see Sorting out the different layers of virtualization for more information on this market segment. One would have to wonder why Novell made...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- Platespin Forge - A new spin on disaster recovery
- I had a chance to speak with Stephen Pollack, Founder, CEO of PlateSpin, the other day. Since it has been a while since we had a chance to chat, I looked forward to his refreshing, rather pragmatic, approach to virtualization technology. For those of you keeping score, PlateSpin - An...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Data Management, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-02-01
- Consolidated Disaster Recovery Using Virtualization
- Traditional disaster recovery infrastructures have failed to keep pace with business requirements for recovery speed and integrity at a reasonable cost. This white paper provides an overview of how server virtualization is modernizing disaster recovery. Learn why a growing number of organizations are now leveraging virtual machines to protect the...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Data Management
- White papers 2007-12-01
- TechNet Webcast: Optimize Your Data Center Using PlateSpin Solutions, Dell Servers, and Microsoft Virtual Server (Level 200)
- The attendee of this webcast will learn how PlateSpin enables the adoption, growth, and extension of virtualization in the data center with Dell servers and Microsoft virtual technologies. It also show how PlateSpin solutions reduce operational costs and help solve most critical data center challenges including server consolidation, hardware migration,...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Microsoft Virtual Server, Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Webcast, Virtual Server, Microsoft Corp., Dell Server, Microsoft TechNet, Data Centers, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2007-11-01
- 8 Phases of a Successful Consolidation Initiative
- As organizations look to reduce the physical and environmental footprint of their IT operations, consolidation is a logical first step. However, a poorly planned or executed consolidation effort can result in complex configurations and increased IT overhead. In some cases, physical server sprawl is merely replaced with virtual sprawl where...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Data Center, Information Technology, Data Center Consolidation, Data Centers, Storage, Server Consolidation, Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2007-08-20
- Vizioncore and Invirtus team up on virtual
- Vizioncore is a well-known member of the VMware ecosystem. I had a chance to chat with Chris Akerberg of Vizoncore about this announcement.What's being announcedVizoncore has had a great deal of success (over 5,000 installations) helping VMware users make hot image-level backups of their virtual machines with their esxRanger product...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Team, VMware Inc., Vizioncore, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- Solving 9 Common IT Challenges Through Workload Profiling and Portability
- By helping to dissolve the bonds between software and hardware, virtualization encourages organizations to see the data center in a different way -- not as a heterogeneous mix of different servers, operating systems, applications and data, but as a set of portable workload units. At the most basic level, a...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Information Technology, Workload, Data Centers, Storage, Operating Systems, Hardware, Data Management, Software
- White papers 2007-07-06
- PlateSpin Helps Essent Consolidate Three Data Centers Into One, Saves Company EUR 2 Million
- With some 700 Wintel servers, Essent's primary data center was already large and growing by approximately 100 servers per year. The company faced a number of challenges in accommodating this rapid growth including a lack of floor space and server capacity, as well as power and cooling shortfalls. By enabling...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Data Center, Essent, Server, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies 2007-07-01
- PlateSpin - An Interesting Spin on Workload Management
- I've followed PlateSpin for a number of years and have always found the pragmatic, productive approach taken by the company to be refreshing. I had an opportunity to speak with Stephen Pollack, Founder, CEO of PlateSpin, the other day. Here's a quick summary of our conversation. PlateSpin offers products and...
- Tags: Managing virtualized environments, virtualization
- Blog posts 2007-06-15
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