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- Does virtualization equal cloud computing?
- I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer
- With their Comcast and AT&T dealsMcAfee has a huge market share hereit pretty much does nothing to prevent being infected by these rogue antivirus attacks.I have found Combofix (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix)is the most effective tool to remove these things but even that isn't 100%.Usually you will want to rename it before you...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- RumLog 4.2.3 (Mac)
- RUMlog is a logging, QSL handling and printing tool, especially made for the short wave DXer, made by a DXer. Basic logging features are included for the higher bands up to 1.2 cm. RUMlog can handle an unlimited numbers of logs and an unlimited numbers of QSOs per log. An...
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- Windows XP Mode Q and A
- 7/Vista incompatible "Drivers" on XP modeMy otherwise perfectly working HP printer, Logitech webcam, and an analog microphone failed to work with Vista since the hardware vendors won't provide updated drivers while the older ones resulted in BSODs. Can these be made to work by installing the drivers into XP...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Natural Interface Solutions Maker Expects to Cut Hardware Support Costs by 60 Percent
- Wacom Europe, the European office of the leading manufacturer of pen tablets and natural interface solutions, wanted to increase its flexibility and reduce hardware costs. It deployed Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V to virtualize its IT environment. As a result, the company projects a 60 percent reduction in annual...
- Case studies 2009-10-01
- Puzzle World (Mobile)
- Enter the world of puzzles now and enjoy the fun & pleasure every puzzle brings to you. Up to 50 puzzles including graphic reasoning, language reasoning, mathematics, imagination are waiting for you to conquer! Are you the smartest and fastest puzzle solver?How to install? When installing to S60 3rd phones,...
- Software downloads 2009-09-25
- A complicated relationship: Oracle's database business gets SAP'd
- SAP needs Oracle?Multiple mentions of Oracle sales being tied to SAP and multiple mentions of them needing each other, yet no backing rationale for why SAP needs Oracle. Do they really need each other or is Oracle's dependency on SAP a one way street? Where's the rationale for SAP...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Doing the VMworld Dance Summary
- I found VMworld to be an excellent opportunity to meet executives of both VMware and its partners. I'm hoping to stay in touch with these companies so that I can help you stay up to date as well. Here are a few general observations about what I...
- Blog posts 2009-09-03
- Consulting Expertise for the Virtual Data Center - Accelerating Your Journey to the Private Cloud
- Many organizations today want to do more than just virtualize their applications - they want to fundamentally transform how IT operates so they can deploy applications faster to get to market before the competition. Private cloud computing delivers the provisioning speed of virtualization and the flexible choice of consuming internal...
- Webcasts 2009-09-03
- VMworld 2009: HP introduces new VDI
- At VMworld 2009 in San Francisco, Ann Livermore, executive vice president of HP's services organization, announces two new virtualization solutions that will give system administrators the ability to better virtualize and converge their entire IT infrastructure by enabling access of virtual and physical assets inside the environment.
- Videos 2009-09-02
- Virtualization: a good idea but still some growing pains to consider
- It's a solution in search of a problemHow on earth is virtualization going to reduce complexity? The only way to reduce complexity is to use *one* platform of course.[Repeat]How on earth is virtualization going to increase security? The holes in windows will still be there, won't they?This shouldn't sell.Show me...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-02
- Oracle 11g Release 2 available
- Oracle said Tuesday that the second release of its 11g database is generally available. The update comes two years after the launch of 11g. Oracle Database 11g Release 2 is heavily focused on consolidating hardware and virtualization, according to Mark Townsend, vice president database product...
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- Will advances in the Mac OS tip the scales for BYOPC?
- Yes indeedy... It's a good time to know how to support Macs.It's not too late guys... If you like your IT careers, it's a good time to pick up a Mac and start tinkering / learning... You UNIX guys should take to it like a fish to water (considering 10.5...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- RumLog 4.0.3 (Mac)
- RUMlog is a logging, QSL handling and printing tool, especially made for the short wave DXer, made by a DXer. Basic logging features are included for the higher bands up to 1.2 cm. RUMlog can handle an unlimited numbers of logs and an unlimited numbers of QSOs per log. An...
- Software downloads 2009-08-19
- Waking up to the full extent of virtualization options
- While doing my morning expedition through the wilds of news sites, blogs and, of course, comic strip sites, I came across something by Laura McCabe, a partner at Hurwitz and Associates, titled "What is Virtualization, and Why Should You Care?" While Laura's comments are useful, she didn't try to present...
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- HP partners with iTKO on LISA services testing suite for SOA, BPM
- HP is reselling iTKO’s LISA Virtualize product, a suite of test, validation and virtualization solutions optimized for distributed, multi-tier applications that leverage SOA, BPM, cloud computing, integration suites and ESBs. by Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-08-14
- Virtualizing Tier 1 Apps on VMware vSphere 4: Exchange, SQL, Oracle, SAP
- Unfortunately, application teams are often reluctant to virtualize their Tier 1 applications. Infrastructure teams can accelerate the adoption of virtualization by demonstrating the value of the VMware vSphere internal cloud for these applications. The presenter of this webcast will show how VMware vSphere can run large, performance sensitive applications such...
- Webcasts 2009-08-12
- Reseachers run one million virtual machines to help flight botnet problem
- Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories SNL have demonstrated a supercomputer running more than one million virtual computers that will provide insight into the behavior of botnets. Botnets are networks of infected computers zombies that can be remotely controlled, and are difficult to protect against and study since...
- Blog posts 2009-08-09
- 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...
- Case studies 2009-08-07
- Win7, Unity PC & Mobile with newest shell (Mobile)
- The easiest way to own Win7 on your phone. The best Win7 style launcher on Symbian. Features: 1. Direct access to the target apps with the navigation key via Start menu. 2. At the time you operate in any apps, Win7 remains active. 3. Fresh, friendly, and familiar appearance. 4....
- Software downloads 2009-08-04
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