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- 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
- Apple kicks ZFS in the butt
- CuriousWhat features does ZFS sport that NTFS does not? Which of those are important to data integrity?Reading the IRON File Systems I couldn't help notice that NTFS fared quite well. Do you have any data to suggest that ZFS would fare better than these other file systems?The file systems from...
- Tags: Snow Leopard, ZFS, Apple Inc., file system
- Discussion threads 2009-08-29
- Snow Leopard's RTF, Rosetta handling: Beware of changed behaviors
- So how are you guys enjoying ZFS?You know, the file system that you guys got in Snow Leopard? It wasn't dropped, was it?Live Mesh won't work eitherhttp://www.wmexperts.com/live-mesh-wont-work-snow-leopardToo bad. But as a bonus, I encourage you to watch the Walt Mossberg video at the end of the story. It is [b]hilarious!!!![/b]...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time
- The June 2009 (2009.06) release of OpenSolaris provides a solid Open Source GNOME desktop experience like that of a modern Linux distribution combined with the scalability and stability of UNIX. Over the weekend, I had the chance to take a look at Sun...
- Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-07
- OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle's grip
-  The fate of Sun's open source jewels -- especially MySQL -- has been heavily debated since Oracle announced its intentions to buy the Java giant earlier this week. Few expect the Redwood Shores, Calif. database giant to mess with Java. It is a...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Operating System, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Sun upgrades OpenSolaris, signs OEM deal with Toshiba
- The flurry of recent Linux PC announcements illustrates renewed hope that the open source desktop has a better shot in this economic climate. Sun is hoping its own open source Unix desktop has better prospects, too. On Wednesday, Sun announced an upgrade of its OpenSolaris...
- Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Toshiba Corp., Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-12-11
- Can Linux and Solaris be married?
- Can Linux and Solaris be married?Where Linux beats out other *nix competitors mostis in driver support. Just about any off-the-shelf hardware can be made to work and work well with Linux. That, plus the fact that you'd be dealing with another single entity if you chose Solaris, is why OEMs...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Dana, Sun Solaris, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., ZFS, Nexenta
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- The need for a mixed load benchmark
- The need for a mixed load benchmarkThe Emperor has no clothes!As much as you and I have written about the total stupidity of using virtual servers (with *NIX) - there is nary a comment. Is there anyone out there that will refute your ideas - or are they all blind...
- Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Emperor, virtualization, server, software, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-11-11
- Sun posts $1.67 billion loss on write-off
- updated: Sun Microsystems reported a loss for the first quarter of its fiscal 2009 year of $1.67 billion, or $2.24 per share, on revenue for $2.99 billion, down from $3.22 billion for the first quarter of 2008 statement. The loss was largely attributed to the write off of a $1.44...
- Tags: Writeoff, Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., Performance Management, Sun Solaris, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- Surviving the recession with Free Enterprise OSes (Part 2)
- In Part 1, I discussed the four Free Linux distributions that are best position to provide extended support and ample functionality to an end user through a protracted recession, as well as having the characteristic "safeness" or "stability" factor in terms of being able to weather...
- Tags: Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Sun Solaris 10, Red Hat Inc., Recession, Operating System, Novell OpenSuse, BSD, CentOS, Scientific Linux, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Performance and Scalability Benchmark: Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management on Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 and M8000 Servers Running the Solaris 10 OS
- Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management BRM on Sun SPARC Enterprise servers running Solaris 10 provides a high-performance, scalable, and secure solution for enterprises using Oracle 10g and Oracle 10g Real Application Cluster RAC. This highly scalable solution helps service providers accelerate the launch of new services; enable monetization of...
- Tags: Revenue, Billing, Oracle Corp., Sun Solaris 10, Performance, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scalability, Sun Sparc, Revenue Management, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2008-07-01
- Maybe I was wrong about Mac Servers
- Maybe I was wrong about Mac ServersSo ZFS is the sole criteria for a quality server OS or not?Has data loss due the underlying file system really been the problem Robin and you are making it out to be?RE: Maybe I was wrong about Mac Serversye: Veritas VxFS indeed has...
- Tags: Desktops, Servers, server, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- Maybe I was wrong about Mac Servers
- After reading ZDNet storage majordomo Robin Harris' post this morning I couldn't help but ponder the implications of Macs having a native implementation of Sun's ZFS network scalable file system in the latest versions of Mac OS X Snow Leopard client and Snow Leopard Server. Finally, a compelling reason to...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Storage, Server, ZFS, Parallels, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-06-20
- Apple announces ZFS on Snow Leopard
- Apple announces ZFS on Snow LeopardTimingHow sweet would it would be if App£e could deliver Grand Central and ZFS at the point of WINDOWS 7 release. The marketing people would have a field day!Kudos to Sun for inventing such a great FS.I wonder how long it will take for Apple...
- Tags: RAID, Desktops, ZFS, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- I swear, this is not another Unixfication post
- Photo: Jeff Bonwick and Linus Torvalds I was resolved not to write another Unixfication story until I had more concrete news of Sun and Linus actually working together, and filed it away under "Maybe". Like many of the speculative peices I write, it...
- Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-18
- Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refuse
- Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refusewell can we trust Novell to anything now sincethey made deal with MS ......Don't think so. Well even if thay you be very nice to have a unix-fication under a mother distro .....im worry that MS goes up with dirty...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Virtualization, OPEN SOURCE, toughie, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., NOVELL HAS
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- OpenSolaris: What Ubuntu wants to be when it grows up
- What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups? This week at its CommunityOne event in San Francisco, Sun will release its May 2008 build of OpenSolaris (2008.05) the Open Source operating system based on the source code of the...
- Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., BSD, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Commercial OpenSolaris ships
- After a three-year incubation period, Sun’s long promised OpenSolaris, the third open source variant of Unix, was officially delivered Monday. "It's the first Opensolaris operating system that's fully supported," said Jim McHugh, vice president of Solaris marketing for Sun. OpenSolaris will compete in a...
- Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-04
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