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- Virtualization 2.0 panel recording from NGDC is available
- Back in August, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel at the Next Generation Data Center Conference, entitled “Virtualization 2.0“.The panel included Albert Lee, Chief Strategy Officer and Board Director of xkoto, Greg O’Connor, CEO of Trigence, Jonah Paransky, Marketing VP of StackSafe and Lawrence Stein, Engineering VP of...
- Tags: Panel, StackSafe, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Corporate Governance, Hardware, Storage, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparency
- Massive shipping delays last month at Netflix were caused by hardware failure. Netflix gets the dunce award for lack of transparency in the face of disaster. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Hardware, Customs, Stacksafe, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- StackSafe and the Permeable Sandbox
- Most products designed to help organizations use virtual machine software as the foundation for development and testing create a "sandbox" or encapsulated environment for systems and functions. While this approach has several advantages, a recent discussion with StackSafe highlighted a few issues it creates. ...
- Tags: Information Technology, Environment, Sandbox, Organization, StackSafe, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- My top picks from Demo 08
- After two days of immersion in 6-minute product pitches from 77 companies, my head is still spinning from Demo 08. Like a centrifuge some of the material is coalescing, demos floating to the surface, which I presume are those that struck me as worthy of more than a passing glance....
- Tags: Collaboration, Performance, Network, Ribbit, Video, StackSafe, LiquidPlanner, Delver, Circos, Asankya, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-02-01
- StackSafe unveils virtualized staging and testing solution
- At Demo 08, StackSafe introduced its Test Center, which it claims is the first virtualized staging and testing solution for IT operations. According to the company, 65 percent of companies software changes the major cause of downtime, noting that changes after often not tested prior to deployment...
- Tags: Software, Performance, StackSafe, StackSafe Test Center, Tools & Techniques, Performance Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
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- Linuxworld/NGDC San Francisco
- As I walked the show floor at LinuxWorld/Next Generation Datacenter Conference in San Francisco, I saw evidence of a show in transistion. This reminds me of UNIX shows I attended in the early 1980s. As with UNIX, Linux has become a common part of organizational datacenters and IT staff members...
- Tags: VP, Conference, Data Centers, UNIX, Linux, Operating Systems, Corporate Governance, Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Next Generation Datacenter Conference
- I'm heading to San Francisco for the Linuxworld Expo/Next Generational Datacenter conference. I'll post from there this week. While at the event, I'm moderating a panel dicussion on "Virtualization 2.0", whatever that means. Wanna know more? Here's how the conference syllabus describes...
- Tags: Data Center, Conference, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Server Consolidation, Hardware, Storage, Servers, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- StackSafe and the Permeable Sandbox
- StackSafe and the Permeable SandboxStackSafe Permeable Sandbox, it's a good startStackSafe is beginning to understand the basic networking requirements of serving the enterprise market. StackSafe's "Permeable Sandbox" describes the basic capabilities required for creating test environments that model production infrastructure, systems, and applications. As the pioneer in virtual lab automation,...
- Tags: StackSafe Permeable Sandbox, Permeable Sandbox, Surgient, IT Organizations
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- News to know: NASA hack; Netbooks; Green IT
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Debunking yet another bogus malware study Dancho Danchev: Phoenix Mars Lander's mission site hacked Robin Harris: Mac Time Machine: backup for the rest of us? Christopher Dawson: Waiting for the right netbooks ...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., NASA, Hewlett-Packard Co., Green IT, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- 7 tips for handling post-failure communications
- There are two parts to every technology failure: the issue itself and the difficult process of explaining the problem to unhappy customers. Although technical failures are unpredictable, end-user satisfaction is usually a function of management rather than technology. Given the high stakes, it's important for all...
- Tags: Communication, Failure, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- News to know: Gmail sidejackings; PMA, Demo coverage; Desktop as data center
- Notable headlines: George Ou: Even SSL Gmail can get sidejacked Robin Harris: The data center on your desktop Janice Chen@PMA: Live from Las Vegas: Sony announces two more DSLRs under $900 David Morgenstern: Is Apple under attack from...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Desktop, Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Data Center, Video, Net2Phone Inc., HyperOffice, Data Centers, Corporate Communications, E-mail, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TVs, Telecom & Utilities, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Blog posts 2008-01-31
- Stacksafe Test Center
- I recently spoke with Stacksafe's Andrew Gross, Ph.D., Chief Scientist and Architect, and Jonah Paransky, Vice President of Marketing, about their product, Stacksafeâ„¢ Test Center. Here's a summary of how the company describes its product: How Stacksafe describes Test Center IT Operations teams presently employ a variety of...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Environment, Virtual Machine, Tool, Test Center, StackSafe Test Center, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Strategy, Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- BitGravity LiveBroadcast to stream DEMO 08
- This week I'll be at the Demo 2008 Conference checking out the more than 70 products showcased, and you can watch a live video feed of the proceedings courtesy of BitGravity. The startup content delivery service is launching LiveBroadcast, a flash-based streaming service. According to...
- Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., Startup Content Delivery Service, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
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