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Utility Computing: Pay-per-usage processing provided by a service organization that uses its own computers and facilities. Also called "on demand computing," customers access the computers via a private network or over...; Full Utility Computing Definition >>

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Delta Sonic Car Wash systems deploys Vyatta: Delta Sonic Car Wash systems deploys Vyatta's network virtualization technology. by Dan Kusnetzky; Tags: Network, Delta Sonic Car Wash Systems Inc., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2009-11-19
Shopping at the second-hand server store: Virtualization or not - you're still spending too much on hardware if you buy it new. Whether you need one server or a pallet load, it's all available at 15-20% of the original price, for equipment that is only 2 - 4 years old, made by your favorite manufacturers. by...; Tags: Pallet, Cloud Computing, Manufacturing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Paul Milligan; Blog posts 2009-11-18
Where does HP's Procurve line go post 3Com?: HP is purchasing 3Com. With every merger comes some customer trepidation about changes that could be made. by Larry Dignan; Tags: HP ProCurve, 3Com Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Utility Computing, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-11-13
Power Solutions Article:Â Highly Available Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V and SCVMM 2008: In virtualized environments, high availability can be critical to avoiding lost revenue, maintaining productivity, and protecting data from system failure. Combining Microsoft® Hyper-V™ technology with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM 2008 on Dell™ platforms can help organizations create highly available virtualized systems while offering simplified management, dynamic performance,...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2009-11-04
Survey: Virtualization and physical infrastructures need to be managed in tandem: Virtualization is seen as a key enabling technology. But on its own it does not address the most important operational and management challenges in a shared infrastructure. by Dana Gardner; Tags: Survey, Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2009-11-03

Blades of Fury Free for iPhone 1.0.7 (Mobile): Blades of Fury Free for iPhone is a 3D arcade fighting game available for iPhone and iPod touch. Prove your bravery and establish your own fighting style through epic duels to cast your name among the greatest heroes, and be remembered in history. Blades of Fury Free for iPhone is...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Blade, Gameloft, Games, Blade Servers, Smart Phones, Utility Computing, Servers, Personal Technology, Hardware, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2009-11-03
Client virtualization will help you create your next generation desktop: Client virtualization is one of Forrester's top 15 technology trends to watch. by Natalie Lambert; Tags: Desktop, Client Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Natalie Lambert; Blog posts 2009-11-02
Oracle's Virtualization Story: Oracle VM, like the other virtualization technologies Oracle offers, is presented as an integrated, optimized, easy-to-manage part of an Oracle environment. It may not be the best choice for those expecting support the products from the industry leaders. by Dan Kusnetzky; Tags: Oracle Corp., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2009-11-02
Scaring yourself and others: Scary Halloween ghostshosts come in many guises -and the scariest ones in IT, at least for for non AIX users where ghost processes are still common, are the OS ghosts invoked through virtualization and the ghostly shadows cast by your boss's belief that he knows something about technology...; Tags: Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, UNIX, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Software, Storage, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2009-10-31
Comodo System Cleaner 2.1.114194.1 (Windows): Comodo System-Cleaner is the first registry cleaner to harness the power of 100% safe cleaning. It utilizes the revolutionary innovation of SafeDelete, a feature that allows users to safely recover any files deleted in error. This advancement eliminates risk from the process of registry cleaning. Picture a messy room. It...; Tags: Vacuum, Comodo, Comodo System-Cleaner, Blade Servers, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Utility Computing, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2009-10-31
SAP regaining its mojo?: Earlier today at SAP TechEd Vienna, Jim Hageman Snabe, SAP senior vice president in charge of products said: "Business ByDesign will be multi-tenant." It was almost a throw away line in a broad conversation discussing SAP's slow conversion to all things SaaS and cloud computing. I...; Tags: Blade, SAP AG, Operational Planning, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Roi/Tco, Servers, Business Operations, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2009-10-27
Get a vendor-neutral overview of your virtualization options: This sample chapter from Practical Virtualization Solutions examines popular virtualization strategies from an application and performance perspective and looks at the pros and cons of each technology. Title: Practical Virtualization Solutions: Virtualization from the Trenches Authors: Kenneth Hess and Amy...; Tags: Pearson Education Inc., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware; Book chapters 2009-10-27
Silver Spring signs up another smart grid client: The latest utility to commit to using smart grid technology from Silver Spring Networks is American Electric Power AEP. Silver Spring will be part of the company's gridSMART initiative, which is being engineered by Indiana Michigan Power and AEP Ohio across regions in Indiana and northeast central Ohio. AEP hopes...; Tags: American Electric Power Co. Inc., Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2009-10-26
Vulnerability Seen in Amazon's Cloud-Computing: Leading cloud-computing services may be vulnerable to eavesdropping and malicious attacks, according to research that shows it is possible for attackers to precisely map where a target's data is physically within the "Cloud" and then use various tricks to gather intelligence. The study probed Amazon's industry-leading Elastic Computer Cloud (EC2)...; Tags: Vulnerability, New York, Amazon.com Inc., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Security, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2009-10-24
ClearView RC Flight Simulator 5.11 (Windows): Professional quality RC flight simulator for radio controlled planes and helicopters. This is not a game. ClearView specializes in "real life" simulation of electric, glow and gas RC helicopters and planes, including TRex 450, Blade CX, CP and CP Pro, Hone Bee, Raptor 60 and 90 and many others. The...; Tags: Helicopter, SVKSystems, ClearView, Blade Servers, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2009-10-19
Making the leap from virtualization to cloud computing: A roadmap and guide: Whatâ€™s really positive is that the top-down service perspective that says virtualization is great, but the end point is the service. On top of that virtualization, what do I need to do to take it to the next level? And, for many people now, that next level they are looking...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2009-10-15
FireDaemon Trinity 2.3.2657 (Windows): FireDaemon Trinity is an Windows Service Management Platform. Trinity is comprised of three components: Enterprise Management Console, Web Server and Console Application. The Management Console gives you control over services running on all machines on your network. It allows you to remotely manage machines via HTTPS and SOAP. The Web...; Tags: Enterprise Management, Web Server, Console, FireDaemon Technologies, FireDaemon Trinity, Trinity, Console Application, FireDaemon, Microsoft Windows, Web Servers, SOAP, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software; Software downloads 2009-10-14
Virtualizing a Windows Active Directory Domain Infrastructure: This white paper focuses on best practices for implementing an enterprise Active Directory infrastructure using virtualization technology. We will discuss how to perform a full migration of your physical AD infrastructure to a virtualized environment. Many of the topics are also relevant if you plan to support a mixed environment; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Global Knowledge, Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2009-10-12
Returnil Virtual System 2010 Home Free 3.0.6517.4958 (Windows): Returnil virtualization technology clones a computer's System Partition and boots the PC into this system rather than native Windows, allowing you run your applications in a completely isolated and secure environment. All activity is then performed within the virtual environment, ensuring that the operating system itself cannot be compromised by...; Tags: Virus, Virtualization, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Storage; Software downloads 2009-10-12
Frugal Friday: The Software of Stallman, Psystar/Apple, Parallels: Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss Ken's interview with Richard Stallman, Psystar's newly announced OEM Licensing program for Mac Cloning, the greater implications of hardware and software vendor tie-in, and talk with Jamison Moore of Parallels, the virtualization company. Click Here to...; Tags: Software, Apple Inc., Psystar, Podcasts, Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Internet, Management, Storage, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-10-09