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- 6 Gbit drives coming
- 6 Gbit drives comingAll this high speed interface is limited...by the transfer rate internally in the drive. This improves burst rates only and data that can be cached in the drives buffers. It does nothing for extended read/write function that are larger than the drives buffers.RE: 6 Gbit drives...
- Tags: GBit, Serial ATA
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- 6 Gbit drives coming
- Chip vendor PMC-Sierra and Seagate announced that they've . . . achieved interoperability between PMC-Sierra's end-to-end 6Gb/s SAS chipset and Seagate's early development 6Gb/s SAS Hard Disk Drives HDDs. This successful demonstration of 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI SAS interoperability provides server and storage system equipment...
- Tags: Disk, PMC-Sierra Inc., Serial Attached SCSI, Seagate Technology LLC, Serial ATA, Chipsets, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?
- Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?.mobi is UsefulI like developed .mobi sites, and have a blog and showcase of .mobi sites at http://mobienthusiast.mobi. It's true that there are many mobile optimized .com sites, but I like the simplicity of being able to type in...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, DotMobi, mobi site, mobi, mobile, mobi domain, dotMobi, Visit BofA.mobi, domain
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recovery
- Tired of the same old punditry and OS wars? Want to read something practical you can actually use and apply to your real job? Or perhaps you need some light reading material to help you get some sleep on the plane between consulting engagements – either way, welcome to the...
- Tags: Recovery, Network File System, File System, Photovoltaics, Backup, Volume, Partition, Machine, System Rescue CD, LVM, Volume Group, Linux, Manufacturing, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Common misconceptions about database security
- There seems to be a serious disconnect and knowledge gap between IT security and DBAs who are entrusted with the task of safeguarding databases, says Sentrigo CTO Slavik Markovich. Commentary--You would think that enterprises realize by now that databases, which hold the “crown jewels” of sensitive information, need protecting....
- Tags: Database Administrator, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, security, database, IT management, Slavik Markovich, CTO of Sentrigo
- News items 2008-05-05
- Kickfire: MySQL data box for the rest of us
- Given all the various technology news in the last two weeks, it would have been relatively easy to overlook a press release from a small startup called Kickfire, which produces an appliance to run MySQL applications. Snore. Yet another dime a dozen appliance vendor, which will probably...
- Tags: Performance, MySQL, I/O, Kickfire, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- SlickEdit 2008 (msi)
- SlickEdit is a cross-platform programming editor that runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX, Solaris x86, and HP-UX. The SlickEdit code editor provides support for more than 40 programming languages including: Ada, C, C++, C#, dBASE, HTML, Java, JavaScript, JCL, Perl, PHP, Python, SAS, VBScript, XML, YACC. SlickEdit...
- Tags: SlickEdit, Sun Solaris, Programming Languages, Development Tools, C/C++, Scripting Languages, Operating Systems, C#, UNIX, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- Microsoft readies 'Albany' subscription trial for consumers
- Microsoft readies 'Albany' subscription trial for consumersStill, WAY too many features. Google is in a much better position herewith a feature set appropriate for new connected, everything sharable world. All of those old baroque complicated features for formatting on 8.5x11 are looking more stupid every day.I recommend trying the offline...
- Tags: OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., subscription trial, Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Office, offline feature
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- 2.5" disks to become new standard in 2009
- When I first started selling storage, 14" disk drives were all the rage. Then came 9", 8", 5.25" and then 3.5" drives - where we've been stuck for the last 15 years - even though they have gotten thinner. All this shrinkage is courtesy of drive...
- Tags: Disk, Delta, $/GB, $/GB Delta, Atrato, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Steve Jobs named
- Steve Jobs namedI agree, The only thing he is shaping the futureof is "corporate acquisitions".Agreed...Don't hardly ever hear his name these days.Totally AgreeLarry's name probably shouldn't even be on the list and if it must be, then it should be the last one. All Oracle has done is acquire...
- Tags: Linux, Strategy, Operating systems, UNIX, Desktops, Steve Jobs, Microsoft Corp., Larry Ellison, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-04-07
- Examining Intel's Skulltrail platform - and Skulltrail "on the cheap"
- Examining Intel's Skulltrail platform - and Skulltrail "on the cheap"TrueI would like to see an article on building your own cluster, nothing like turning a closet into a pc case. *looks off into distance with glazed eyes*Yeah ...... he's not at that level ... yet!Why not take a page......from the...
- Tags: Corporate communications, video editing, video, Skulltrail, Intel Skulltrail, Apple Inc., video editing software, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- SAS Data Integration Server Performance on IBM Mainframe Running z/OS
- SAS and IBM have begun a series of performance test efforts of SAS products on z/OS. The SAS Data Integration benchmarking scenario results highlighted in this paper. The SAS Data Integration benchmark scenario provides several retail-based tests and data that simulate real-world customer ETL processes. The test executed on z/OS...
- Tags: IBM Mainframe, Performance, Mainframe, SAS Institute, IBM z/OS, IBM Corp., Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2008-03-05
- Apple updates Xsan, gets out of RAID business
- Apple on Tuesday released its Xsan 2 package, a major revision to its Storage Area Networking software package. The update revamps administration tools, adds support for third-party storage and features Spotlight/Leopard Server optimizations. The new Xsan 2 tools let storage managers easily tune the Xsan 2 for...
- Tags: Software, SAN, Server, Apple Inc., Xsan 2, RAID, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Data Centers, Hardware, Data Management, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- What your disk drive isn't telling you
- What your disk drive isn't telling youNo safe havenIt seems that our data simply have no safe place to reside anywhere. Hard disks are unsafe, DVD's are unsafe disk rot.....Come on, industry, give us a safe, reliable and enduring storage medium. How hard can it be?Greetz, Pjotr.Broken main page link,...
- Tags: Storage, HARD DISKS, disk, disk drive, SCSI, RAID, file system
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08What about optical drives?What about the need for the latest and greatest optical drives? I know you can get a LG BluRay/HD DVD combo drive for under $300, or a Light-On BluRay player for under $200.I have not been following HD...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, NVIDIA 8800GT, service pack, PC ecosystem, Hardware 2.0, E8400, x3850, X3650, NVidia Corp., hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-02-12
- BitMicro+announces+1.6TB+solid-state+drive
- BitMicro+announces+1.6TB+solid-state+driveSoWho do I sell my soul to to get a couple of these drives?On Newegg for $499 with rebateIt would be great, huh?It won't fit......in my MacBook Air, will it?While it is a 3.5" drive, they don't tell you it is two-feet thick. :DAsus Alpha-CenturiMary Jo; ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Monitors & displays, memory, Nvida, motherboard, Microsoft Windows Vista, ASUS
- Discussion threads 2008-02-08
- HP takes aim at Teradata with Neoview mousetrap
- Last week I chatted with Ben Barnes, vice president and general manager of the HP's Business Intelligence Group. The former general manager of IBM's Global Business Intelligence Solutions Division was hand-picked by HP CEO Mark Hurd to take an old friend--Teradata, the leader in enterprise data warehousing. ...
- Tags: Teradata, Hewlett-Packard Co., Neoview, Sales Tools, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Data Mining, Research & Development, Investment, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Databases, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Business Operations, Finance, Management, Hardware, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
- TechRepublic's Updated VISIO Rack Diagram Stencil
- Download TechRepublic's Visio stencil for rack diagramming of common servers, networking equipment, and power management equipment. We have updated basic server types to reflect the new release of the SAS drives on the HP ProLiant line of servers with the G5 series. Also we have added...
- Tags: Microsoft Visio, TechRepublic Inc., 42U Rack, Servers, Hardware
- Download resources 2008-01-31
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