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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Anatomy of a storage overhaul: Facebook's photo system
- Anatomy of a storage overhaul: Facebook's photo systemAn SQL file storage systema "blob" is a funtion used to store images in a database. Normally an image is linked to a database, but a blob allows the image to be stored in that database. In a small business this...
- Tags: Databases, Facebook, photo system, database, storage, photograph, anatomy
- Discussion threads 2009-04-06
- What Cisco learned from open source
- What Cisco learned from open sourceCutting marginsSure these companies can make it using linux, and taking the thinner margin, the Question is will they want to over the long term. It may mean a slight change in their business model, in that they make up there margin not in the...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Cisco Systems Inc., open source, Linux Now, Linux, Hewlett-Packard Co., TransGaming
- Discussion threads 2009-03-16
- Turtles vs. Hares
- In Aesop's version of the story a bragging rabbit challenges a turtle to a race, and then loses because he shoots so far ahead he becomes overconfident enough to take a nap, only to find on waking that the turtle has made it over the finish line. ...
- Tags: Job, Stored Procedure, Data Center, Information Technology, Data Centers, Storage, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2009-03-11
- Sizing, configuration, and the Unix reseller hurdle
- Sizing, configuration, and the Unix reseller hurdleIncompetent is as incompentent doesI saw an interesting job ad: http://detroit.craigslist.org/tch/982155526.htmlI contacted the guy to find out how someone with 3 years of experience could possibly be able to consult on infrastructure. Not to mention the whopping 55k salary (with 50% travel). No wonder...
- Tags: Content management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, Unix, Microsoft SharePoint, Bob Anderson, reseller, brass ring, noose, shingle, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-14
- Storage choices
- Storage choicesWhat about the lords of storage?You know, the guys whose entire life is dedicated to carving out disk space? How do these highly paid specialists maintain simple JBODS or 74xx devices? Where are the switches? Where is the fiber? You mean they might have to log into a *gasp*...
- Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), Storage management, RAID, Servers, ZFS, SAN, storage, CX4-240, Sun 74XX, LORDS, EMC Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solution
- Discussion threads 2009-01-13
- Can Linux and Solaris be married?
- Can Linux and Solaris be married?Where Linux beats out other *nix competitors mostis in driver support. Just about any off-the-shelf hardware can be made to work and work well with Linux. That, plus the fact that you'd be dealing with another single entity if you chose Solaris, is why OEMs...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Dana, Sun Solaris, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., ZFS, Nexenta
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Sun posts $1.67 billion loss on write-off
- updated: Sun Microsystems reported a loss for the first quarter of its fiscal 2009 year of $1.67 billion, or $2.24 per share, on revenue for $2.99 billion, down from $3.22 billion for the first quarter of 2008 statement. The loss was largely attributed to the write off of a $1.44...
- Tags: Writeoff, Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., Performance Management, Sun Solaris, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- Surviving the recession with Free Enterprise OSes (Part 2)
- In Part 1, I discussed the four Free Linux distributions that are best position to provide extended support and ample functionality to an end user through a protracted recession, as well as having the characteristic "safeness" or "stability" factor in terms of being able to weather...
- Tags: Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Sun Solaris 10, Red Hat Inc., Recession, Operating System, Novell OpenSuse, BSD, CentOS, Scientific Linux, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Sun Storage J4400 Array as Disk Storage for Zmanda's Amanda Enterprise 2.6 Software
- Explosive data growth, combined with demanding requirements for data availability, has placed a tremendous burden on IT operations staff at businesses of all sizes. Yet, many organizations do not have the staff or budget to purchase and manage complex and expensive backup and recovery software products. The Sun Storage J4400...
- Tags: Software, Disk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Disk Storage, Backups, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Sun Fire X4540 Server as Backup Server for Zmanda's Amanda Enterprise 2.6 Software
- Explosive data growth, combined with demanding requirements for data availability, has placed a tremendous burden on IT operations staff at businesses of all sizes. Yet, many organizations do not have the staff or budget to purchase and manage complex and expensive backup and recovery software products. The Sun Fire X4540...
- Tags: Software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Backup Server, Sun Fire, Backups, Servers, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2008-09-01
- News to know: Apple vs. Psystar; Intel; Microsoft and multicore; Linux kernel
- Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple sues Psystar Sam Diaz: Complaint: 'Invaluable good is being eroded' Larry Dignan: The end of the Mac clones? Jason D. O'Grady: Apple: See you in court Larry Dignan:Â Intel's second quarter delivers; Cheap laptop demand...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Larry Dignan, Linux Kernel, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, Twitter, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Linux, Channel Management, Mainframes, Open Source, Telecommunications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Servers
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Why you'll have a long wait for Microsoft's next OS
- Why you'll have a long wait for Microsoft's next OSPerhapsbecause I said best bitsThe next OS from Microsoftshould employ the best bits of what is available, whether they are Microsoft ideas or not - most of the best ones have not been. For example, it should at the very least...
- Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Maybe I was wrong about Mac Servers
- Maybe I was wrong about Mac ServersSo ZFS is the sole criteria for a quality server OS or not?Has data loss due the underlying file system really been the problem Robin and you are making it out to be?RE: Maybe I was wrong about Mac Serversye: Veritas VxFS indeed has...
- Tags: Desktops, Servers, server, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- Apple announces ZFS on Snow Leopard
- Apple announces ZFS on Snow LeopardTimingHow sweet would it would be if App£e could deliver Grand Central and ZFS at the point of WINDOWS 7 release. The marketing people would have a field day!Kudos to Sun for inventing such a great FS.I wonder how long it will take for Apple...
- Tags: RAID, Desktops, ZFS, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- 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
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