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Development environments: Microsoft vs. Open Source

Development environments: Microsoft vs. Open SourcePerhaps if you read what you wroteYou say regarding Wintel:"you'll find 2o FTEs an extremely conservative minimum just to keep the lights on."and then regarding Solaris:"you're going to be paying about ten people, four of whom you don't actually need every day"Your statement about doubling...

Tags: Servers, Operating systems, UNIX, environment, Microsoft Corp., development environment, server, Sun Solaris, Solaris Servers, Wintel, open source

Discussion threads 2008-08-14

Solaris servers, workstations double throughput

Solaris servers, workstations double throughputThey ain't goin' down without a fight. Gotta love 'em.These guys can inovate.

Tags: Workstations, UNIX, Servers, Operating systems, Solaris Servers, Sun Solaris, workstation, server

Discussion threads 2004-09-23

Additional Resources

Advanced Host Monitor 8.32 (Windows)

Advanced Host Monitor is a network monitoring software that continuously monitors servers availability and performance. It checks network servers at regular intervals and takes pre-defined actions as soon as a device does not respond. HostMonitor has 60 test methods, 30 alert methods, highly flexible report and log manager. Package also...

Tags: Monitor, Network, Network Monitoring, KS-Soft, Advanced Host Monitor, HostMonitor, Network Administration, Telnet, UNIX, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Open Source, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-25

InstallBuilder 6.2.5 (Mac)

BitRock InstallBuilder turns application packaging and deployment into a fast, easy and cost-effective process for developers. The development tool allows you to quickly create easy to use, multiplatform installers that have a native look and feel across Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, HP-UX, AIX, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Solaris, and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Environment, GUI, Integration, BitRock, InstallBuilder, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, UNIX, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-10

The real pros and cons of server virtualization

YepVMwear is starting to look like Windoze - adding unneeded functionality just because it can. Moving VMs around from server to server live - is COOL. But why do you need it? If you are on a consolidation binge and utilization is king, then there will be no "extra" capacity...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, Virtualization, server virtualization, VMwear, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-07

Scaring yourself and others

Hogwash!First of all, if you're paying for a static IP address, why did your ISP change it? Did the notify you prior to changing it? If not, they can get in deep trouble for that.Second, on today's hardware using virtualization causes little to no noticeable performance hit. ...

Tags: Virtualization, Operating systems, Servers, VMware Inc., Sun Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-10-31

ZFS on Snow Leopard? Forget about it!

Isn't it funny how the Apple crowd ........ attacked Microsoft when WinFS was pulled from Vista but appear to be totally absent on this story? I can't wait to see how they alibi Apple for this move.They'll defend it based upon licensingbut all that will prove is Apple was...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, ZFS, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., WinFS

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

JBuddy Messenger 3.1.091026 (Mac)

JBuddy Messenger is a multi-protocol, cross-platform instant messaging desktop client. JBuddy Messenger supports popular public instant messaging protocols as well as enterprise instant messaging servers and runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris and other Java-enabled desktop environments. System Requirements: JBuddy Messenger requires a Java Runtime Environment JRE...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screen Name, IM, JBuddy Messenger, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Windows 95 wiped out last PC competition

Installed only on IBMAt least, isn't that what wiped out OS/2?OS/2 was a great OS, but everyone heard about Windows through marketing and away the lemmings go. The interesting twist is that Apple's limited hardware base is still getting them more customers. Apple is starting to show up as...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UNIX, Microsoft Windows 95, PC, operating system, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, IBM OS/2, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prize

Ellison should have ripped M$ and Inhell tooIBM is less dangerous to the Oracle and the world than M$ and Inhell.RE: Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prizeFairly typical of desperation attempts, use wordsnot real proof through history."Unbreakable"And that one did not turn out too well...Your trolls...

Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, DB2 Databases, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM DB2

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

The month ahead: Can Windows 7 close the Vista flop chapter?

Win7 cannot completely close the Vista flop chapter. Win7 is still WAY too bloated and inflexible, a take it all or leave it approach. Compare that with Linux where you can use it from a tiny embedded system all the way up to a large server with multiple cores and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Win7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Linux, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Intellipool Network Monitor 4.0 build 5203 (Windows)

Intellipool Network Monitor is a complete solution for monitoring, notification, and reporting. Agent less monitoring of Windows, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and BSD operating system. Includes distributed testing, a unique feature that makes it possible to monitor servers, routers and other network connected equipment that are behind a firewall or...

Tags: Monitoring, Intellipool AB, Intellipool Network Monitor, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-30

Red Hat gains operating system share at Sun's expense

Red Hat's fiscal second quarter results were solid across the board as the company continues to poach operating system market share even though server sales are weak. Simply put, you can't extrapolate Red Hat's results to other enterprise software vendors. Red Hat's continued growth is at the...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-24

Pano, Sun Ray, and the Wintel gestalt

Distributed Computing is now180 degrees out of sync with the bandwagon. That means that Murph's ideas are being adopted whilst mine are being ignored. I guess this proves that I am not a mirror of Murph.DumbRays are just as expensive as this Pano stuff. And what do you get for...

Tags: Wintel, DumbRay, Pano, Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-12

Wall Street still worrying over netbook impact on Microsoft's Windows 7 sales

Now if I could pay $15/year to keep Windows running .... I would be happy and MS would have a "steady" yearly cash stream. Unfortunately, the current setup is, "pay me now, enjoy later maybe".With the pay me now scheme, there is no incentive to keep me happy once...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, sales, netbook, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Cloud-ready? 74% of tech professionals work from 3 or more computers

How would a cloud help these users?I fail to see how the cloud would help most of these users. A few of the examples you gave were mobile users who might benefit from easy access to files, etc., but most of the examples were IT professionals who needed different...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Terminal services, Servers, KVM Switch, IT Pros, computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

IBM, Dell gain server share amid server sales carnage; HP share flat

Socialism taking over...Yes, salary caps and no profit Obama is working...Is this an anomaly because of the recession?We are in the digital printing industry and print volumes are dropping at an alarming rate for the first time ever. Some including ZDNet have attributed this to the widespread use of...

Tags: Servers, server, server sales carnage, IBM Corp., server share, server sale, carnage, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., sales

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Pragma Fortress SSH ClientSuite 5.0 (Windows)

Commercial grade full-featured SSH/SFTP/SCP/TelnetSSL/Telnet clients for Windows. Both Graphical and command line versions are in it. One Package will give you all--emulation and file transfer clients. Latest encryptions like FIPS certified AES. Connect to Windows/Linux/Solaris/AIX/HP-UX SSH/Telnet Servers. Latest Generation 2 code base of Pragma using fast C++ compiled with Visual...

Tags: Pragma Systems, Microsoft Windows, Kerberos, Telnet, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Software, Security, Networking

Software downloads 2009-08-13

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

Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costs

Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costsMessage has been deletedMessage has been deletedAnd let us not forget the costs of people refraining from performingnecessary tasks because of fear. And the costs the USB drive ban.Incalculable costs really.The care they put into the systemis the output they'd get,...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Servers, Conficker, FAA, server, Apple Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-02