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Is Windows 7 reliable enough to release now?

Based on the latest leaked builds of Windows 7, it appears that Windows 7 is entering crunch time, with a release candidate due soon. We've seen impressive performance test results, but how do these recent builds stack up in terms of reliability? I can offer anecdotal evidence. A week ago,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Adrian, System Uptime, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-03-12

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Five reasons to deliver a virtual service, not a virtual server

What began as an interesting technological experiment has now become an opportunity for IT to shape its future, says Fortisphere's Lilac Berniker Commentary - As virtualization becomes an increasingly commonplace technology in the datacenter, the breadth of stakeholders in the virtual environment is growing. ...

Tags: Information Technology, Workload, Virtual Server, Server, Strategy, Management, virtualization, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-10-29

SQL Server Surveyor 1.2.5.11 (Windows)

SQL Server Surveyor is a tool which allows database administrators to easily create reports of their SQL Servers for the purposes of documentation, auditing, comparison with other servers, etc. Report Features: Version of SQL Server and operating system; Licensing; Collation; Uptime; Network configuration; Disk information; SQL Server statistics; Linked servers;...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Windows, VirtualObjectives, SQL Server Surveyor, Databases, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-23

RAM Saver Pro 9.12 (Windows)

Easy-to-use RAM optimizer tool that will keep your computer running faster. It increases the operation system performance by making more memory available for your applications. RAM Saver Pro will: - defragment system memory for faster access time; - increasing the efficiency of your CPU and Motherboard caches; - recover memory...

Tags: Desktop, Monitor, Microsoft Windows, RAM, Computer, Godlike Developers, Productivity, Flash Memory, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-10-21

Ventrilo 3.0.5 (Windows)

Ventrilo is a scalable Voice over IP VoIP communications system that solves a lot of the problems associated with network latency, packet loss, uptime and administration. Ventrilo can be used for home / personal applications like talking to friends and family, or playing organized online games where Voice Comm can...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, Ventrilo, Telephony, VOIP, Games, Telecommunications, Networking, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-21

DRAM error rates: nightmare on DIMM street

Windows.Atleast From Vista has a Utility in Administrative tools in the control panel.Where in "About this Mac"?I'd just like to make sure I know the right place to look for errors. I look under "Hardware/Memory" and see a list of all 8 DIMM slots. There's a column for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Memory, error rate, stable system, true meaning, DRAM

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

A Quick Primer on Data Center Tier Classifications

Today, a number of companies are either consolidating their data centers or implementing new data center projects. Their decisions are often based on the appropriate "tier level" of the IT facility. The tier level is determined by an industry standard classification system for infrastructure performance. A four-tier system rates a...

Tags: Data Center, STC Associates, Tier Level, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2009-10-01

The coming "big crunch" - IT systems will start failing on a large scale

ScaremongeringAll that was missing - the placard reading 'The End of the World is Nigh'.So my critical, clustered systems are going to start failing are they? Why did I cluster them then?My RAID arrays are going to start failing are they? Why did I go RAID then? And have I...

Tags: RAID, Hewlett-Packard Co., IT System, power supply, information technology, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Unrealistic expections and the latest Gmail outage

Gmail is down again? And you are giving them a free pass because they are Google? That is crazy talk. What you should be asking is "Why am I using this service that is constantly going down?" With an in-house solution you can have total control of your Microsoft...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, IT IS, expection, Google Gmail, latest Gmail outage, Gmail outage, Unrealistic expection, Google Inc., outage

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

SysOrb 3.4.2 (Windows)

SysOrb is a cross-platform software system for monitoring servers (Win/Lin/Unix/Novell), applications, switches, routers, firewalls, printers, and copiers. SysOrb has many advanced features and yet it has a simple and easy-to-use web interface which means short implementation time and significantly less training needed than with other competing systems. SysOrb saves metrics...

Tags: Monitor, Monitoring, Evalesco Systems, Microsoft Windows, SysOrb, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Forget Linux. Microsoft trains retailers on how to pitch Win 7 PCs vs. Macs

Better than setting up shop next to an Apple Store. [i]That[/i] idea makes BOB look brilliant.RE: Forget Linux. Microsoft trains retailers on how to pitch Win 7 PCs vs. i think microsoft should work to convince xp users to upgrade to windows 7 as that will let the numeroususers of...

Tags: Desktops, Retail, Operating systems, Ksplice, Microsoft Corp., reboot, Win 7 PC, Apple Macintosh, PC, Linux, Win 7, average user, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Am I a big whiner about Gmail's downtime?

Establish Down-Time Procedures. Move on.Google Apps is a GREAT resource.Whining for something you get for freeNTyes you areand on top of it you give the M$ shills something to hang on.I've never looked into it, but does Google Gears help......when / if Google Apps is down?Teachers are hardly unique...

Tags: cloud computing, E-mail providers, Google Inc., big whiner, Google Gmail, whiner, Google Apps

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

System builders still waiting for Windows 7 tools

So is this any different from other Windows launches?Just curious if this is is a departure from the past or business as usual.Exploits...Well, 1 operating system and one platform leads to complete outages when it is exploited.There is no need to require MS Windows on the desktop when you can...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, tool, uptime, Microsoft Windows, command line, System Builders, Microsoft Corp., desktop, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Gmail FAIL - What it says about Google and email in general

A little perspective...2 hours of downtime since May. That's at least 3 months of uptime if the May outage happened to fall on the last day of the month. Applying a little math, that tells me that GMail has had an uptime percentage of 99.999%. That's the...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Google Gmail, Google Inc., Gmail FAIL, uptime, downtime, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

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

Thoosje Sevenbar 3.0 build 2348 (Windows)

Our Windows 7 sidebar for Microsoft Windows XP and Vista has gadgets like media players, sticky's, calculators, Google search, Yahoo search, and lots of more search engines. It has also Vista sidebar gadgets like weather and system uptime and lots of more useful gadgets. The sidebar uses 50% less RAM...

Tags: Vista Sidebar, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Thoosje, Sidebar, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-15

GeekTool 3.0rc5 (Mac)

GeekTool is a PrefPane System Preferences module for Mac OS 10.5. It let you display on your desktop different kind of informations, provided 3 default plugins : File plugin to monitor MacOS X activity with /var/log/system.log, or any file that you want to follow.Shell mode to launch custom scripts...

Tags: Monitor, Apple Macintosh, Plug-in, Tynsoe, GeekTool, Monitors & Displays, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-13

Marketing Firm Optimizes Infrastructure to Cut IT Costs, Boost Uptime

R.L. Polk is one of the largest consumer marketing firms in the United States and a leading provider of automotive marketing information. To keep up with annual business growth of 30 percent and remain focused on delivering new data services, Polk needed to reduce the time spent deploying and managing...

Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Server, Infrastructure Inc., Uptime, IT Cost, R.L. Polk, Data Centers, Storage, Marketing Research, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing

Case studies 2009-08-07

Garmin International Inc. Improves Demand Management System Uptime by 40%

Garmin International Inc. wanted to replace legacy demand management application, that was due to retire, with a next-generation solution and streamline application administration with a more user-friendly demand management tool. The challenge was to minimize spreadsheet-based processes and improve scalability. Garmin International Inc. implemented Oracle's Demantra Demand Management to 40...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Demand Management Inc., Garmin International Inc., Uptime, Productivity, Sales Force Management, Workforce Management, Sales, Human Resources

Case studies 2009-08-01

Live Webcast: Choosing Google Apps over Microsoft Exchange

Duralee is a 400-person, fast-growing decorative fabrics company. When CIO Bill Kelly joined the company, he knew he'd have to switch out its aging messaging infrastucture and assumed he'd go with Microsoft Exchange. He'd been a longtime Microsoft Exchange customer and understood its capabilities - so when he made...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Webcast, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Duralee, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2009-07-21