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HP ProLiant BL465c G5 Server Blade 2000 User Bronze Tier Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Performance Brief

There are many configuration details that must be considered when deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Exchange. Exchange architectures can incorporate different server, storage and application availability features in order to support different tiered service level requirements. To better understand these hardware and application deployment options, HP has developed a series...

Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., HP Compaq ProLiant, Solution Brief, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware

White papers 2009-07-01

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Google goes all-in with an open source cloud

RE: Google goes all-in with an open source cloudGoogle is redifing the marketplace each day with calculated innovation to set the table for their advancement and domination in the future. I can't for the fight that is coming with MS Office next year and Google docs.another nail in M$...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Chrome, Windows 7 market share, Google Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I

(NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog.  Let's see how that...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Turtle Beach Ear Force X41 - headset

Wireless headphones have been around for a while, but it's only been in the past few years that quality has gotten high enough for discerning listeners to consider using them. Many manufacturers, for instance, have turned to infrared IR technology for wireless signal transmission, which powered the Turtle Beach X4...

Tags: Game players, Consumer electronics, Turtle Beach, headphone, X41, Microsoft Xbox, headset

Product reviews 2009-11-20

Looking for a fast payback? 10 Minutes with Free Tool Can Save Thousands

Spend 10 minutes with free JDE ROI Tool and see how you can save thousands with a JD Edwards technology refresh. The tool lets you: identify strategic drivers conduct a brief benefits analysis demonstrate the significant value you could achieve by upgrading current ERP...

Tags: Video, Hardware, Tool, IBM Corp., Productivity, Corporate Communications, Roi/Tco, Marketing, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers 2009-11-12

Solution Brief: Dell Equalogic PS Series Can Offer Robust, High-Availability Infrastructure for Microsoft's 2008 R2 HYPER-V

Virtualization has become a popular IT strategy for enhancing hardware utilization, helping organizations decrease power, cooling, and data center footprint costs, and enhance the flexibility of IT. While virtualization can offer a wide range of IT benefits, running multiple applications on each physical server can place availability at risk. If...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Virtualization, Information Technology, Dell EqualLogic, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management

White papers 2009-11-04

Developing Something for Nothing with SQL Server

When looking for no-cost software development solutions, does "free" always mean "free?" Is the free solution scalable? What about support? How long will it be "in play?" Are there legal issues to consider? In this new Quest Software technical brief, learn about SQL Server Express - Microsoft's...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Quest Software Inc., Software Development, Databases, Enterprise Software, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Software, Data Management

White papers 2009-10-22

Foglight Performance Analysis for SQL Server: Value for DBAs and Developers Alike

You know Foglight® Performance Analysis for SQL Server helps DBAs maximize performance for their SQL Server database environments. But it's also a valuable tool for developers as well! In this Quest Software technical brief, learn more about a DBA's challenges - including the limits of native...

Tags: Developer, Database Administrator, Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Quest Software Inc., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2009-10-22

Cisco doubles down on video conferencing; Acquires Tandberg for $3 billion

Cisco is beefing up its video conferencing arsenal, picking up Tandberg, a Norwegian video conferencing outfit, for $3 billion. In a statement, Cisco said it is acquiring Tandberg to expand its collaboration platform. With the deal, Cisco will bring in Tandberg's network infrastructure and video conferencing equipment...

Tags: Video Conferencing, Cisco Systems Inc., Tandberg, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Microsoft’s Project 2010

The conference announcements so far... I just watched Microsoft executives demonstrate the upcoming Project 2010 product here in Phoenix at the Project Conference 2009. Here are my first blush comments/observations: 1) The product has matured significantly as a PPM solution....

Tags: Microsoft Corp., PPM, Portfolio Management Function, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-09-16

The taboo of failure

Google plans for failureI read sometime back about google's strategy to handle hardware failure. Instead of focussing on building expensive unbreakable hardware, they assume it a given and build it into the software to handle hardware failures. So the concept is gaining ground.http://andrewchenblog.com/2009/07/13/built-to-fail-how-companies-like-google-ideo-and-37signals-build-failure-tolerant-systems-for-anything/Great managers understand it.I once worked for a...

Tags: Strategy, great manager, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

Oh sure...4 days in and Gmail goes down

RE: Oh sure...4 days in and Gmail goes downMy office lost it primary and secondary links to our data farm. We spent the morning without access to our email exchange.The servers are off site for security and redundancy reasons. We are in a location that has all sort...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), E-mail providers, cloud computing, Google Inc., Internet Service Provider, Google Gmail, outage, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Your Analyst Firm Pitch

(Question: Do you have anything new and interesting to say?) One of my old Marketing clients recently rang me up. They were prepping for a briefing call with an IT analyst firm. The lead Marketing exec wanted to run by me his thoughts for a presentation deck...

Tags: Analyst, Firm, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-27

(Forget the Apple tablet: These touch-screen laptops are available now)

Yeah...but everyone has been talking about how bad current tablets are since the Apple Tablet rumor started... so... who cares?The Apple Tablet will have to be something way more than these.This thread is useless without textYou could at least list the make & model, if not a brief review. "Works...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Keyboards, touch screen, laptop computer, tablet, Apple Inc., Apple Tablet

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

How Varonis Can Help With Efforts Toward Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

This paper provides a brief overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (Sections 302 and 404), the impact of SOX on IT Departments, and the Varonis Data Governance solution for critical portions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and...

Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Varonis Systems, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

White papers 2009-07-28

Why the best get better in sourcing

Late last week, I took a call with Tim Albinson, CEO of Aravo. Aravo manages, supplements and enhances supplier information. Tim and I discussed the types of firms that adopt better supply chain practices and technologies. While we spoke,...

Tags: Supply Chain, Sourcing, Aravo, Purchasing & Procurement, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-07-14

HP StorageWorks 2000i G2 Modular Smart Array (MSA2000i G2) 700 Mailbox Exchange 2007 Storage Solution

The information discussed in this solution brief highlights the tested performance results and configuration best practices for an Exchange server supporting 700 Exchange users. Testing was performed with the HP StorageWorks 2000i G2 Modular Smart Array using twenty (20) 146 GB 10K rpm SAS disks for Exchange database storage and...

Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Mailbox, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-07-01

NVN 2.07 (Windows)

Users of Microsoft Outlook will welcome this utility. It displays appointments and tasks on your desktop so you don t loose track. The desktop image remains fully visible. If you feel that your Outlook-Calendar is too many clicks away or you are loosing your appointments out of sight, then this...

Tags: Appointment, Microsoft Windows, Somebytes, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-01

Veritas Storage Foundation Scalable File Server (SFS) Solution Brief for Healthcare

Healthcare organizations are faced with the demands of supporting a growing patient population requiring more procedures and services while also trying to meet the challenges of reducing costs and enabling improved secure access to medical records. Some countries are in the process of creating nationalized Electronic Medical Records EMR and...

Tags: Patient, VERITAS Software Corp., VERITAS Storage Foundation, Electronic Health Record, Health Care, Server, File Server, StorageIO, Data Management, E-health, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, File Servers, Storage, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware

White papers 2009-06-16

Email of the day: How should I respond?

Email of the day: How should I respond?A brief response..."Before issuing an apoplogy, perhaps you could provide a better solution for keeping YouTube viable while it is loosing 150+ million dollars a year."Simply put, unless the author of the letter is a billionare willing to fund free YouTube usage him/herself,...

Tags: Corporate communications, YouTube Inc., video, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-06-15