Saturday | 30 August, 2008
Stories by: Deni Connor
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VMware Remains Only Holdout on Multi-vendor Virtual Server Management 08/08/2008 08:18:05
Managing both the hardware and software of rivals has been a standard feature for management software vendors for years. Only recently however, have virtualization vendors begun to follow suit -- offering the ability to manage not only their own virtual server environments, but those of competitors as well. - +
Virtual-Server Vendors' Apps Manage Competing Products 24/07/2008 08:33:26
Virtual-server vendors are following the example of systems-management and physical-server vendors by expanding their management applications to control not only their own virtual server environments, but those of their competitors. - +
Do VMware Certifications Offer a Competitive Weapon 16/06/2008 15:56:39
Even as Microsoft rolls out ever-more-refined beta versions of its hypervisor, VMware is emphasizing technical knowledge about virtualization in general and facility with its own products in particular as a way to maintain its market dominance. Its most recent evolution is a certification program designed for the architects behind virtualization deployments, a move that is generally applauded by IT managers. - +
Is an online backup service OK for your data stockpiles? 20/05/2008 09:31:39
These days in IT, you can buy a service for anything - including, once again, your storage. - +
Earthly needs 20/05/2008 08:55:42
John Lewis, IS director at Geokinetics, didn't let the geophysical services company's rapid growth shake him up. - +
How do you back up virtual environments? 09/05/2008 10:39:29
When it comes to backing up virtual servers, IT administrators have a lot of choices. But increasingly, they're finding one method of backup isn't enough to satisfy all the demands of a virtual environment. - +
5 ways to cut back on datacentre power consumption 20/02/2008 08:21:42
Cutting back on the amount of power a datacentre consumes isn't necessarily tricky, but it does require a holistic approach that considers the IT, cooling and power infrastructures. As Kfir Godrich, CTO for EYP Mission Critical Facilities, a datacentre consultancy, says: "If you are not looking at your datacentre from the utility input down to the chip, and then back to the power and cooling, you are missing the target." These five tips - some for the here and now and others for longer-term strategizing - will help you curb power use in the datacentre. - +
Quest Software buys virtualization company 14/11/2007 09:13:00
Quest Software announced it had acquired Provision Networks, a maker of desktop virtualization software, to bolster its portfolio of heterogeneous virtualization-management tools. - +
Data-protection vendors bolster wares 14/11/2007 11:20:02
Bocada, Arsenal Digital Solutions and Digisense separately announced upgraded software and services designed to help enterprises better manage and protect their data. - +
Storage array vendor touts flexible partitioning 07/11/2007 09:24:51
3PAR has rolled out software for divvying up its high-end disk arrays logically rather than physically. - +
Dell acquires IP SAN vendor EqualLogic for $US1.4 billion 06/11/2007 08:01:59
Dell announced Monday plans to buy IP storage-area network vendor, EqualLogic for $US1.4 billion, strengthening an already booming part of Dell's business.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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