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- Bluestripe to tackle application management in virtual environments
- Today marks the launch of Bluestripe, a Research Triangle Park, NC startup focused on application service management in virtualized data centers. The founders, former execs from Wily and IBM/Tivoli, maintain that most virtual servers deployed today support "non critical" applications such as file and print servers because...
- Tags: Application, Virtual Server, Application Management, Virtual Environment, Tier, FactFinder, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Data Centers, Ip storage, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Architecting the Virtual Data Center for Availability, Data Protection, and Disaster Recovery
- Virtualization offers the promise of simplifying your IT infrastructure from the desktop to the data center. But can your virtual environment maintain the level of availability you need to keep your business running or to recover from a disaster? Listen to this webcast were representatives...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Protection, Data Center, EqualLogic, Virtual Environment, Data Centers, Storage, Disaster Recovery, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-08-01
- Managing Enterprise Services in Virtual Environment
- Virtualization is becoming an increasingly commonplace commodity. The Service Lifecycle Management project at HP Labs is investigating how it can be applied to a more flexible provisioning of enterprise applications as a service by providing an automated delivery framework, enabling traditionally heavy-weight enterprise applications to become more agile. The work...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Virtual Environment, Enterprise Application, Performance Management, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software
- White papers 2008-07-06
- ManageIQ releases EVM 2.0
- Joe Fitzgerald, CEO of ManageIQ, gave me an update on what his company was doing and the improvements that would be in the second version of the company's Enterprise Virtualization Management™ EVM Suite. Joe's rich experience in management technology really shows during our discussions. Here's...
- Tags: Virtual Environment, Resource, Virtual Machine, ManageIQ, Joe, EVM Suite Version 2.0, EVM Control, VM, Policy Template Library, Desktop Virtualization, RSS, Internet, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-06-11
- Stonesoft Security in Virtual Environments
- Stonesoft Security in Virtual EnvironmentsOther VendorsHow do you think Stonesoft's products compare to other virtualization security vendors such as Altor Networks, Catbird Networks, TBD Networks, or Montego Networks? They all have their own security strategy, but I find the virtual firewalls interesting. You can find a lot of information about...
- Tags: Stonesoft, Stonesoft Security, Virtual Environments, security
- Discussion threads 2008-05-21
- Storage Management Considerations in Virtual Environments
- Virtualization solves the server sprawl problem allowing organizations to consolidate their physical environments to save money on power, cooling and space. However, server virtualization presents a new set of storage management complexities and challenges that may not have been anticipated. This webcast explains how Veritas CommandCentral solves storage management problems...
- Tags: Virtual Environment, Storage, Storage Management, Hardware
- Webcasts 2008-04-30
- A challenge on the horizon - accounting for virtual environments
- I read an insightful post The case for chargeback and virtual appliance that was posted by Alex Barrett yesterday. He brings up several interesting points about accounting for virtual environments. Thanks, Alex, for calling our attention to this issue.As with other posts I've seen, this one seems to equate...
- Tags: virtualization, Managing virtualized environments
- Blog posts 2007-08-03
- VON: A Scalable Peer-to-Peer Network for Virtual Environments
- The scalability of large-scale Networked Virtual Environments NVEs such as today's Massively Multiplayer Online Games MMOGs faces inherent limits imposed by the client-server architectures. The paper identifies an emerging research direction that applies Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks to realize more scalable and affordable NVEs. The central issue for P2P-based NVE (P2P-NVE)...
- Tags: Network, P2P, Virtual Environment, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet
- White papers 2006-05-04
- Optimistic Load Balancing in a Distributed Virtual Environment
- Distributed virtual environments such as massive multi-player games require multiple servers to balance computational load. This paper investigates the architecture of a unified environment where the virtual online world is not partitioned according to rigid boundaries, but according to an adaptive paradigm. Since it is difficult to develop an optimal...
- Tags: Load Balancing, Virtual Environment, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2006-04-24
- Support Dynamic Network Architecture for Large-Scale Collaborative Virtual Environment
- Collaborative Virtual Environments CVEs is a promising technology which provides shared virtual world to the geographically dispersed people to interact with each others. However, the scalability of existing CVE systems is limited due to the constraints in processing power and network speed of each participating host. In this paper, a...
- Tags: Network, Agent, Nanyang Technological University, Virtual Environment, Network Architecture, Collaborative Virtual Environment, Real Estate, Networking, Network Administration, Business Operations
- White papers 2006-03-13
Additional Resources
- Print this: Actually, please don't, but DO think about why printers should get more airtime in green tech discussions
- I was talking to someone within the past couple of months (I honestly can't remember who right now, sorry) who made a pretty profound statement that seems pertinent in the context of this post. I had just admitted, somewhat shamefacedly, to my ongoing addiction to printing out my notes, presentations...
- Tags: Green Technology, Printing, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Microsoft: How we'll take on VMware
- The software maker believes it has the tools and the right price point to beat VMware in the battle for the virtualisation market. Microsoft has a three-pronged strategy to beat VMware in the virtualization market, according to the company's senior director for virtualization product management, Zane Adam. ...
- Tags: Hypervisor, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, virtualization, Microsoft, VMWare
- News items 2008-10-10
- The Apple II is baaaaccckk (via emulator)
- In the Friday nostalgia department, TechRepublic's John Sheesley has unearthed an emulator for the Apple II. All you need is a browser and you're off to memory lane. Sheesley writes: Unlike the TRS-80 Model I Basic emulator page, the Virtual Apple site doesn't use a Java...
- Tags: Apple II, Apple Inc., Emulator, ActiveX, Sheesley, Virtual Apple, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Desktone "Desktops as a Service"
- I had the opportunity to chat with Desktone about their recent announcements. In the last little while they announced a pilot of virtual desktops as a service and partnerships with both Wyse and Microsoft. Here's what Desktone had to say in the desktop as a service announcement: Desktone,...
- Tags: Virtual Desktop, Desktone Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Rich people can hang $4,000 IntelliTunes digital jukebox on their walls
- This one may be just for the Lehman Brothers and AIG execs of the world, because I'm not sure anyone else can afford Game Cabinets' new $3,995 Intellitunes digital jukebox in this economy. What do you get for all that money? The wall-mountable unit sports two separate...
- Tags: Jukebox, Wall, Intellitunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- IBM reports early. Profits up 20 percent, full year estimates reaffirmed.
- IBM, surprising Wall Street today with an early release of its quarterly earnings, reported a 20 percent in net income and EPS of $2.05. The company also reaffirmed its forecast of at least $8.75 for the year, a 22 percent increase from a year ago. Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM chairman,...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Teaching telecommuting
- Teaching telecommutingtelecommuting skills?I'm a fulltime telecommuter, though I do venture out to teach an IRL composition class a couple of days a week. I think the kids already have the skills they need to telecommute, and they value having the connection between the classroom and that new work environment made...
- Tags: telecommuting
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Digital Web Business News: Weekly Report - Oct. 8, 2008
- There are an incredible amount of startups and established companies who are releasing tools and practices for digital Web strategies for businesses on a weekly basis. Since I cannot cover them all I have set out to prepare a weekly snapshot of digital Web news that impacts businesses of all...
- Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, News, Brainshark, LotusJump, Search, Marketing Research, Ruby On Rails, Open Source, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Kernell indicted in break-in to Palin's Yahoo email
- Kernell indicted in break-in to Palin's Yahoo emailI bet he is praing for an Obama winin November, as that way he has a great change at receiving a pardon from him.If McCain wins, well five years in Guantanamo is not really [i]all[/i] that bad... ;)RE: Kernell indicted in break-in to...
- Tags: Palin, Yahoo Email, Kernell, e-mail, break-in, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Teaching telecommuting
- I had to commute this morning. I left the commuting behind about 5 years ago and dread the drive from middle-of-nowhere Massachusetts to Boston. We have a lot more horses than traffic jams out my way, so I've definitely lost my tolerance for traffic. The local troopers...
- Tags: Boston, Tool, Telecommuting, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
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