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- Storage Area Networking: Storage vs. Data Sharing - Creating Appropriate SAN Solutions
- You may have heard that SANs are for imaging applications like video post-production, or that LAN-free backup is what SANs are about, or that SANs can be used to consolidate storage. Is that what SANs can do? Absolutely. 100%. All these solutions use similar hardware components. The biggest challenge is...
- Tags: Storage Area Networking, Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, SAN, Data Sharing, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Storage, Hardware
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- NetGear WNHDEB111 HD Gaming Wireless N Networking Kit
- Editors' note: As the NetGear WNHDEB111 HD Gaming Wireless N Networking Kit is a gaming networking accessory, we didn't put it through the same testing process we use for wireless routers.While home wireless products continue to invade the marketplace, the demand for high-speed wireless performance increases. At this point,...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Netgear Inc., router, wireless, network
- Product reviews 2009-11-05
- Averatec D1130 All-in-One
- The Averatec D1130 All-In-One is a stripped-down version of the D1133 we reviewed last month, and while this version cuts the price down to only $399, it also strips away many of the features that gave the higher-end model some value. With its puny 1.6GHz Intel Atom chip, 1GB of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Monitors & displays, Averatec Inc., D1133
- Product reviews 2009-10-30
- Averatec D1133 All-In-One
- Does a certain price make a nonmobile computer a Nettop? How about a particular CPU or case design? The Averatec D1133 All-In-One blurs the lines. Its low price and relatively slow performance make an argument for calling it a Nettop. But even though it's slow by conventional PC standards, thanks...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Monitors & displays, Averatec Inc., nettop
- Product reviews 2009-09-30
- HTC Snap (Alltel)
- Photo gallery:HTC Snap AlltelThe HTC Snap has been making the rounds to various carriers, including T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and now Alltel. Like the rest, the Alltel Snap has a heavy focus on messaging and includes HTC's Inner Circle feature to help busy mobile professionals prioritize e-mail with just a...
- Tags: E-mail, Instant messaging, Cellular phones, Groupware, Handhelds, contact book, Alltel Corp., Snap, High Tech Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-09-14
- TechNet Webcast: Technical Overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 (Level 300)
- Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 helps to manage the virtual infrastructure by using the enhancements to Hyper-V in the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. The presenter will discuss the new features of Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, including support for Windows Server 2008 R2 capabilities like...
- Tags: Webcast, Migration, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Virtual Machine, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-09-09
- Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940
- Editor's note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. Positioned as a midrange affordable laptop in the budget area of our back-to-school retail roundup, the Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940 is...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Satellite, processor, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-07-24
- Savvis on Cisco's Unified Computing System
- Bryan Doerr, Chief Technology Officer, Savvis and I communicated about Cisco's Unifed Computing System UCS. Here are his answers to some questions that were posed to him. Since Savvis currently operates 29 data centers (a total of 1.4 million square feet of space), his views could be seen as...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Environment, Cisco Systems Inc., Savvis Communications, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks
- The tech industry is always looking for the next big thing: Bing is gaining on Google, the Palm Pre will dethrone the iPhone, and so on. One of the latest "next big things" is the duo of ARM and Android which, if you buy the hype, will wrest the PC...
- Tags: Google Android, ARM, Smart Phone, Qualcomm Inc., Netbook, Tech Industry, Hardware Compatibility, SSD, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- National Archives lost 2TB drive from Clinton years
- "The nation's record keeper" - the National Archives and Record Administration - has lost a two-terabyte hard drive containing digital records from Bill Clinton's presidency. In a statement, NARA said that it "takes very seriously the loss of an external hard drive that contained copies of...
- Tags: Security, Agency, NARA, Records Management, Managerial Accounting, Finance, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- RingCube vDesk
- Doug Dooley of RingCube introduced me to the newest version, version 2, of the company's vDesk product line. Doug also introduced me to a catch phrase the company is going to flog when talking up this product. The phrase is "virtual workspace." For those of you keeping...
- Tags: RingCube Technologies Inc., RingCube vDesk 2.0, vDesk 2.0, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-05-01
- Microsoft's intelligence security report: The top 5 takeaways
- Microsoft on Wednesday will unveil its sixth Security Intelligence Report and the tome---all 184 pages of it---has a lot of interesting data points culled from the software giant's antivirus applications. Microsoft concludes that rogue security software is a big threat, lost and stolen equipment is a bigger issue than hacking...
- Tags: Software, Trojan Horse, Microsoft Corp., Security Software, Win32/Renos, Win32/FakeSecSen, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- More comments on Cisco UCS launch
- It was just last week that Cisco announced its Unified Computing System UCS. As a reminder, the announcement included a Cisco switch, the UCS B-Series blade server, virtual machine software from VMware and other products from Cisco and third-parties. Cisco hopes that this will entice organizations to move from their...
- Tags: Egenera Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- Cisco's big data center plans: Assessing winners and losers rack by rack
- Cisco on Monday rolled out its long-awaited vision of data center architecture, including multiple partners, a wire-once approach to link computing, virtualization, storage and networking and a call to lower costs. Let's assess the winners and losers of this rack-by-rack data center battle. As background, Cisco's Unified...
- Tags: Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Set-up, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- Cisco's expected Unified Computing System splash raises a data center ruckus
- Cisco Systems on Monday is widely expected to launch network servers in a move that will put it in the virtualization business and potentially at odds with players like Hewlett-Packard and IBM. Cisco says it's merely doing what it has always done---investing in "market adjacencies during times that may cause...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Blade, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-13
- Cisco vs the world and unasked for advice to Dell
- The rumors about Cisco offering a blade server abound now. If true, it would seem that Cisco wants to move up the stack from providing networking and network virtualization technology to providing a more complete computing environment. This would place them in direct competition with Dell, HP and IBM. The...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Virtualization, Utility Computing, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-12
- New Server Infrastructure Deployed in Two Hours Improves Performance of Social Networking Site
- Belgium-based social networking site, Netlog, has 40 million members and is growing rapidly. But its existing infrastructure was outdated. To support its expansion, store huge volumes of data and provide the necessary power for rich media content, the company needed a new, reliable and highly available system. By implementing Dell...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Network, Social Networking, Servers, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-03-01
- Cisco angles for a piece of the enterprise and building power management puzzle
- The coverage this week of Google's Power Meter application for smart grid visibility has helped me think about another recent launch, that of Cisco's EnergyWise initiative, with new perspective. Before I go any farther, I will note that am a consultant for some parts of Cisco's worldwide...
- Tags: Power Management, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-02-12
- Cisco's jump into servers: It's just business
- When times get tough, the companies that weather the storm the best are those who 1) have a treasure chest of cash on-hand and 2) are smart enough to invest in technologies that will leave them well-positioned for the recovery. Sometimes, it means rocking the boat and recognizing that there...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, Server, Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-21
- Lenovo's latest laptops and first all-in-one desktop
- Getting a jump on the Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks-off Wednesday, Lenovo announced today several new laptops and its first all-in-one desktop. The ThinkPad W700ds, which Lenovo claims is the first mobile workstation with two displays, has already received a lot of coverage on gadget blogs because...
- Tags: Desktop, IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., Laptop Computer, ThinkPad W700ds, ThinkPad W700, Notebooks, Workstations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-01-05
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