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- Apple announces ZFS on Snow Leopard
- Finally, a modern file system on a consumer OS As if Grand Central weren't enough bad news for Microsoft, now they have ZFS to contend with. Building a reliable, high-performance file system takes years and Microsoft doesn't have years to respond. The formal announcement is...
- Tags: Disk, File System, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sun ZFS, Checksum, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-06-19
- Sun's ZFS coming to Mac OS X
- Sun's ZFS coming to Mac OS XSo how does SUN make money from this?Jonathan side-stepped around this the video. ZFS is great and I wonder how much engineering time SUN invested in this project. Will they see a return on their investment? Is Apple paying them royalties?
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Sun ZFS, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-06-06
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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
- ZFS on Snow Leopard? Forget about it!
- Expected to arrive several years ago in Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard," Sun's ZFS file system was early in the year announced for release in Snow Leopard Server. However, Apple this week pulled the plug on the port. by David Morgenstern
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- Will OpenSolaris survive Oracle?
- We can only hope so! It would make a much better back end than what linux has to offer. Solaris has always been a solid performer and is a real UNIX, not some hacked up clone like linux. The best option for Oracle would be to ditch linux...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., OpenSolaris, Open Solaris
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Mac ZFS is dead: RIP.
- fortunatelywhile zfs is cool, there are enough other file systems, so we users won't miss it muchHow about EXT4 and BTRFS?What do you think of EXT4 and it's destined successor, BTRFS?NTFSActualy has similar features to most of these but maybe its not implemented as well.Apple picks NetApp WAFL over...
- Tags: Storage, Mac ZFS, Actualy, Robin, Apple Macintosh, NetApp Inc., ZFS, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- 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
- 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
- Quick thoughts on the (possible) demise of OpenSolaris
- Quick thoughts on the possible demise of OpenSolarisWhere's the news?All I see here is a blog post from someone who says that people working on OpenSolaris are worried about the future. What else is new?Above and beyond that, the post is pure speculation. He's afraid OpenSolaris is going to "die...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, OpenSolaris, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-13
- ZFS support falls off of Snow Leopard Server's feature list?
- ZFS support falls off of Snow Leopard Server's feature list?What do you call this? I can't remember.When a company announces that the next version of their software will have this great feature and all the fanboys go nuts and all the bloggers *cough* Paul Murphy *cough* start talking about how...
- Tags: Snow Leopard Server, Snow Leopard, ZFS, server
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time
- OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The TimeWatch Out Microsoft: Coming at ya from all sides!Nobody can tell me otherwise, OpenSolaris is a thing of beauty--ZFS, ZFS Slider, Dtrace, Containers, GNOME Nimbus interface, xVM Hypervisor LDOMS, and new CrossBar Network Virtualization.There's some serious $hit going on here I wish were in...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, OpenSolaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, software, Getting Better
- Discussion threads 2009-06-07
- 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
- Flash disk drives are a hit with enterprise customers, says Sun
- Today, Sun announced hundreds of wins across a range of industries for its eco-friendly Sun Storage 7000 series since it was introduced 5 months ago. According to Sun, over 17 petabytes of total space has been purchased, making it "the fastest ramping new product in Sun's storage portfolio ever". Sun...
- Tags: Disk, Disk Drive, Analytics, Sun Microsystems Inc., ZFS, Storage, Hardware, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Using ZFS Snapshots With Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL on OpenSolaris 2008.11 OS
- The objective of this paper is to show how to deploy Zmanda Recovery Manager 3.0 for MySQL on the OpenSolaris 2008.11 OS and how ZRM performs on a Sun Fire X4500 system using the ZFS file system. In particular this paper demonstrates how ZRM takes advantage of ZFS snapshot technology...
- Tags: OpenSolaris, Data Protection, MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Disaster Recovery, Backups, Open Source, Databases, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-05-01
- 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
- Are any open source projects too big to lose
- Are any open source projects too big to loseAn enemy of an enemy...It seems clear that these "crown jewels" are continuing sources of vexation to MS. So why would MS arch-enemy Oracle do anything to reduce this effect?On the other hand, might MS counter-move by buying some open source...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Databases, UNIX, Oracle Corp., open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source project, MySQL, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Is Oracle serious about hardware?
- Is Oracle serious about hardware?The tech landscape is starting to look like the oil industryWhere 3 or 4 companies own it all. Its not all bad as long as innovation continues. But i hate to see open source products whenever they get popular get sucked into the mix....
- Tags: Oracle Corp., hardware, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-21
- Sun sells soul for 10 cents more
- Sun sells soul for 10 cents moreThis is a best fit and should have happened long time ago...As explained by Dana Blankhorn in http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4014 (Why is Oracle picking up the Sun mess?), the following single reason is alone good enough to justify this acquisition"This is a defensive move. To quote...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Programming languages, Operating systems, UNIX, Middleware, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Sun sells soul, IBM Corp., Sun Sells, Java
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- Hooray! Oracle acquisition of Sun makes perfect sense
- Hooray! Oracle acquisition of Sun makes perfect senseYou said ..."Open source, too, may take a hit, as I don?t expect Unbreakable Linux to remain Oracle?s point on the OS arrow. Solaris will be the prime OS, meaning Oracle?s channel pipeline to Red Hat will shrink."As one WHO has a TON...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Linux, Corporate law, Sun Solaris, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Oracle acquisition, Hooray, acquisition, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- Seven big tech acquisitions to watch for in 2009
- Seven big tech acquisitions to watch for in 2009Oh pleaseApple buy Adobe? They would never deplete their cash that much. Adobe would be very expensive. And as for the comment about Adobe certainly selling more than half to Windows users, that's barely true, but not nearly as much as people...
- Tags: Mainframes, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., big tech acquisition, tech acquisition
- Discussion threads 2009-04-14
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