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- Disks: why size means performance
- OK, Smarty pants...How do I use only the outer-most sectors of my 500GB disk?Performance != reliabilitySeagate has progressively gotten worse with reliability - that's why they cut the 5-year warranty back down to 3 years. Western Digital has made great strides with reliability though. WD isn't focussing on...
- Tags: Serial ATA, SSD, SAS Institute, SAS Drives, performance, disk
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Next year is THE year for cloud computing
- Here is what Indu Kodukula, CTO of SunGard Availability Services thinks how cloud computing is likely to transform the computing industry landscape in 2010. Commentary - Yogi Berra had it right - it?s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. It?s especially difficult...
- Tags: CIO, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, cloud, Indu Kodukula
- News items 2009-11-17
- New tool aids .Net developers in writing Linux, Mac OS X apps
- Windows only applications will be a thing of the past before long.We could also use some good tools for porting general Win32 apps to Mac and Linux using WineLib.Agree, but, for the transition, these kinks of tools will helpNTmore reasons to avoid NovellThese proprietary apps that work only with M$...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, .NET, Operating systems, tool, Linux, Microsoft .NET, Mac OS X app, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- TR Dojo: Five reasons why Windows 7 XP Mode will encourage upgrades
- In all honesty though . . .In all honesty though - I'm not seeing anything that runs in XP but won't run in Vista/7. The only things that had issues where antiviruses and firewalls - but all of those offered upgrades eventually.It's the UI now more than anything elseI've been...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Windows7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Win7, XP Mode, Win 7
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- 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
- 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
- The state of US workforce technology adoption
- Did you know that among US information workers that: 35% use laptops and 76% use desktop computers? Only 11% use smartphones? 57% are optimistic about technology, but 43% are pessimistic? We know because we surveyed 2,001 US information workers that use computers...
- Tags: Team, Collaboration, Smart Phone, Information Worker, Tool, Workforce, Gen-Y Employee, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Productivity, E-mail, Knowledge Management, Human Resources, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Ted Schadler
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Red Hat, Microsoft deliver on virtualization interop promises
- It's more than notable that Red Hat and Microsoft have delivered on some aspects of their cross certification virtualization promises. Here's what was delivered today (verbatim, from the Red Hat press release), following pledges of both companies last February: Validation of Red Hat Enterprise...
- Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Open Source, Linux, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- Psystar's Thermopylae: The Nightmare Hypervisor Arrives
- Miami, Florida-based Psystar, which is currently under litigation from Apple for producing Mac-compatible clones and is counter litigating the company for monopolistic practices, has announced that they are OEM licensing their virtualization technology and ICAP so that any PC vendor may easily produce Mac clones. ...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Hypervisor, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Cloud Computing, Apple Mac OS, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Pano, Sun Ray, and the Wintel gestalt
- Distributed Computing is now180 degrees out of sync with the bandwagon. That means that Murph's ideas are being adopted whilst mine are being ignored. I guess this proves that I am not a mirror of Murph.DumbRays are just as expensive as this Pano stuff. And what do you get for...
- Tags: Wintel, DumbRay, Pano, Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-12
- Is desktop virtualization the next focal point?
- What about the hardwarewhat is the interface for the virtual desktop? Would you buy a low power pc or would a thin client type of device do? Both will workYou can run virtual desktops on just about any hardware depending on your needs. A call center might go with thin...
- Tags: Virtualization, Desktops, desktop, desktop virtualization, We?re, virtual desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...
- Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
- Red Hat becomes bona fide virtualization vendor
- Red Hat is HOT!Open_Source is the future, it is here to stay and will stampede the old 'point & click' crowd.;)It is just too bad that Red Hat will alwaysbe a distant 100 or so behind the "point and click" crowd...:)
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Inc., virtualization
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Red Hat becomes bona fide virtualization vendor
- It's no surprise that Red Hat is taking pot shots at VMware and Microsoft these days. The Raleigh, NC company has always slammed Microsoft but is not just a Linux vendor anymore. By virtue of its acquisition of Qumranet and its release of Enterprise Linux 5.4 this...
- Tags: Desktop, Hypervisor, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- Doing the VMware Dance Day 3
- VMware Day 1 Summary The first official day of VMworld found me running from meeting to meeting. I did find a short time to walk the show area. This offered the opportunity to speak with several users of virtualized environments and various vendors who are part of the...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 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
- Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building
- It all started with two extra Opteron CPUs and RAM and a bunch of hard drives which I had lying around, that mushroomed into a Build-Your-Own monster PC project. Like a modern day Victor von Frankenstein, who digs up bodies in graveyards in order to bring his...
- Tags: PC, AMD Opteron, Amazon.com Inc., Power Supply, CPU, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- OpenSource World/NGDC/CloudWorld Experiences
- I've been running from meeting to meeting at IDG World Expo's OpenSource World/Next Generation Datacenter/CloudWorld Conference at the Moscone Center in the heart of beautiful San Francisco (see OpenSource World/NGDC/CloudWorld.) Here are my initial impressions of the event: The event is significantly smaller than any I...
- Tags: IDG World Expo, Event, Vendor Area, Data Centers, Channel Management, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- News to know: Clearwire; Google Caffeine; innovation; Office and Nokia; VMWare; Windows 7
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Clearwire bets on fourth quarter WiMax tipping point Garett Rogers: Google to Caffeinate search results ...
- Tags: Innovation, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Google Android, Nokia Corp., Clearwire Corp., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Mobile Operating Systems, Data Centers, Smart Phones, Virtualization, Microsoft Office, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Office Suites, Software
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
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