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- Redundancy
- Having a secondary peripheral, computer system or network device that takes over when the primary unit fails. See fault tolerant, mirroring, RAID, hot standby and backup types.
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- My superintendent wants a blog
- My superintendent wants a blogCheck out Google Moderatorhttp://www.makeuseof.com/tag/a-look-at-the-new-google-moderator/If you'd like to test it, I can set you up with a temporary account at dtschmitz.comLet me knowdietrich [at] dtschmitz [dot] comSounds good, if ...that is not going to be the ONLY way information is going to be announced. Electronically, back it...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
- FAA outage due to 'fix-on-fail' policy
- Last week's technology failure at a major FAA facility caused air traffic delays throughout the country and highlighted the agency's poor computing practices. Unlike major corporations and utilities, the FAA operates its air traffic control system with minimal redundancy using a "fix-on-fail" policy. by Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Why computers fail
- Why computers failA good UPS...will decrease failure rates tremendously. I use Belkin AVR UPS's and the only systems I've had go down in the last year were ones installed by my predecessor without UPS's. There is no doubt in my mind that bad power is a PC's worst enemy....
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- It's official: Adobe GoLive is GoDead
- It's official: Adobe GoLive is GoDeadRE: It's official: Adobe GoLive is GoDeadGoLive is the only one I have ever used. I'm still using CS2 so I haven't checked out Dreamweaver yet. I'm a little bummed, but completely expected it.With Adobe acquiring Dreamweaver some time ago, I'm amazed GoLive...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- IBM launches iDataPlex server; Eyes Web 2.0 customers
- IBM launches iDataPlex server; Eyes Web 2.0 customersHeavy Computer - Heavy PictureThe image of the computer in this article is huge - 1375.77 KB. Someone's uploader is not doing a very good job. Regardless doing it without AC should be the mantra. Keep it up IBM.Air ConditioningThis system is NOT...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-24
- The (IEED) development environment
- The IEED development environmentSo then, Murph...... when you say [i]"because "Plan b" is C and it's almost as bad an answer as trying to hand optimise the intermediates produced by the IBM Fortran compiler"[/i] you are saying that one of your favourite company's Sun best known products Java isn't up...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-08
- Pouring cold water on SOA 'reuse' mantra
- Pouring cold water on SOA 'reuse' mantraOnce more for the hard of hearingReuse has 2 major problems that have NEVER been solved or even addressed they are:1. How do I find what I need?2. If I can't find it, is it because it doesn't exist or my searching is inadequate?Having...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-30
- XML as document format rules!!!
- XML as document format rules!!!Solution or stopgap?XML is being used widely not because it rules, but to solve problems involving communication of data. When XML has obvious flaws, it's difficult to think that something better won't be devised and implemented.You see the issues, but believe that the problems can...
- Discussion threads 2005-09-06
- Gartner: Seven tips for enterprise VoIP reliability
- If you are a network administrator, you've heard the mantra "redundancy." Greatly simplified, that means complete-as-possible, real-time replication of data across different paths. If one path goes out, well, you have Plan B. The goal, especially in data networks, would be to have a "five 9's reliability" that would cause...
- Blog posts 2005-06-07
- Google's secret of success? Dealing with failure
- Google's secret of success? Dealing with failureI wonder what they use for the desktopIs it linux or MS?Smart Idea!Develop and test on what the average person uses. What a concept!Downloadable links for GFS and Mapreduce papersThe USENIX links require a current USENIX account to download the actual paper, but...
- Discussion threads 2005-03-03
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- Does virtualization equal cloud computing?
- I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- Who's afraid of the big bad cloud?
- Not even hybrid apps?Right, got it. You hate everybody who doesn't buy your religion, which doesn't even allow for hybrid applications."I ask why I?d entrust sensitive data to a user with a laptop."You're right, companies can't even trust their own employees. Heck, let's send everybody home and dissolve the whole...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- FAA hit with network glitch; Flight plans go manual
- Another glitch with a linux network? Its hard to believe people still use it for anything critical like the FAA and flight tracking. Its a toy OS and should not be used when the lives of people are dependent upon it.Cisco supplies the network backboneIt will be interesting to see...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Business Productivity Online Suite - Highly Secure and Reliable Cloud Services
- Learn about fully hosted productivity tools in the cloud with Microsoft® Business Productivity Online Suite BPOS. With real time communication and collaboration tools, including, instant messaging, email, video conferencing, shared calendars, and SharePoint, BPOS is one suite that gets everyone working together. With BPOS, you can collaborate from virtually anywhere...
- Webcasts 2009-11-16
- Big Business 7.0.3b (Mac)
- Big Business is a business management solution that integrates four critical business functions--sales, purchasing, inventory, and accounting eliminating redundancy, automating workflow, and increasing productivity by centralizing important data in a single system that can grow as companies expand.Big Business is available in single-user and multi-user, client/ versions. Business owners can...
- Software downloads 2009-11-14
- No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them
- And, as servers move to the cloud, fewer and fewer will be Windows servers.When you deploy thousands, you can pay millions in licensing for Windows, and, then Windows is less stable and less secure.RE: No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of themI wonder how well those outsourced...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Enterprises saving $26 million per project with open source
- Using Only COCOMO Seriously FlawedIt assumes that every component would be developed from scratch for every project instead of being commercially licensed or re-used from another in-house project.A MySQL license purchased from Sun is much less expensive than recreating MySQL.Wow that's such total crap I'd be amazed if anyone believed...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Google: Is there anyone who doesn't have an opinion?
- Google is 1995 MicrosoftFor now, Google is up there, with great products, a bright future and way in front. But...Google can't be different from any other company that ever emerged, flourish and then met their nemesis. Everybody thinks it will be MS or Apple but the reality will probably be...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Building Reliable IP Telephony Systems
- Reliability is the most critical aspect of a business phone system. IP telephony systems will deliver differing service levels because their architecture is fundamentally different. Ironically, optimal architecture and design does not only deliver high reliability, but also produces a system that is easy to use and manage. ...
- White papers 2009-11-10
- T-Mobile experiences voice and text outage across the country
- sigh . . .sigh . . .You know, I'm really beginning to realize that the "reliability" of "the cloud" isn't just about having a gazillion servers with super-redundancy or whatever.It's about all of the pieces working together. And it's only as reliable as the weakest link. Your cloud provider can...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
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