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7 enterprise management tools for shops with a tight budget
Leaders in IT shops with tight budgets (and aren't they all these days?) might want to take a look at these enterprise management tools that cost under $10,000. by Toni Bowers
Tags: Enterprise Management, Tool, Utility Computing, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2008-07-21
Measure Dell M1000e and M600 Power Consumption
"Going green" is popular these days. Whether your organization is buying into the movement for social or financial reasons, you'll still need to measure your success. Dell's new M1000e chassis and M600 blade servers have built-in methods to get power information. Scott Lowe explains. by Scott Lowe
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Blade, Chassis, Scott Lowe, Power Supply Reading, Individual Blade, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware
Blog posts 2008-07-20
Dell M1000e: Lessons learned
Previously, I discussed the process I went through to make a decision on some new elements for my network and server infrastructure at Westminster College. I purchased an EMC AX4 SAN to complement a new Dell M1000e blade chassis filled with seven M600 servers. Here's how it's working out. by...
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Blade, iDRAC, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Ethernet, Servers, Hardware, Networking, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2008-06-12
PC virtualization gains attention
In an informal poll of readers on virtualization-centric site Virtualization Review, 193 readers to date cast their votes on their "primary virtualization concern in 2008." by Paul Mah
Tags: Desktop, PC, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Storage, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-06-11
A travel log of Blade's Edge Mountains in the World of Warcraft
Adventurers in the World of Warcraft come to Blade's Edge Mountains when they reach level 65 or so. This is a very exciting time for players, they can see the end of the leveling grind to 70 and eventual access to all of the end game content is within their...
Tags: Blade, World Of Warcraft, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Mark Kaelin
Blog posts 2008-06-06
Technologia: A travel log of Blade's Edge Mountains in WoW
A travel log of Blade's Edge Mountains in the World of Warcraft presented by Technologia, the official unofficial guild of TechRepublic. by Wally Bahny
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Blade, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Wally Bahny, Off Topic, World of Warcraft, WoW, technologia, geekend
Image galleries 2008-06-02
Co-Administration is the new virtualization endpoint
Almost every organization has embraced some amount of virtualization, and the network has surely been a hot topic as a virtual environment scales upward. Most virtual host systems (VMware ESX, Citrix XenServer, etc.) offer host-based switches that implement 802.1Q tagging on the ports to the virtual machines. This poses a...
Tags: Network, Server, Co-administration, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Networking, Hardware, Storage, Rick Vanover
Blog posts 2008-06-01
What virtualization tools are available for testing?
In my previous posting, I talked about various ways that you can replicate enough of your physical infrastructure in a lab in order to be able to perform realistic testing. Although testing can be performed without taking the step of replicating your real environment, the results will be much...
Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Workstation, Guest, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft Virtual PC, VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, Tool, Virtual PC 2007, Virtualization, Linux, 64-Bit, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Components, Storage, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2008-05-26
Run your Linux apps on Windows without virtualization
Someone on Digg pointed to this announcement from Ulteo: "With Ulteo Virtual Desktop, you just have to run the application you need to use from the Ulteo panel and its window will show up like any other Windows application. Ulteo Virtual Desktop is free." Ulteo Virtual Desktop...
Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Ulteo Virtual Desktop, Linux, Virtualization, Web Browsers, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Internet, Storage, Selena Frye
Blog posts 2008-05-20
McAfee Total Protection for Network is an enterprise-class network security center
I am writing to you live from the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas while attending Interop. While here, I make it a point to identify new products that are of interest to those who can not attend. First up is the McAfee Total Protection ToPS for Network product...
Tags: McAfee Inc., Security, Network, Blade, Network Security, ToPS Suite, Content Security Blade Server, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Networking, Hardware, Rick Vanover
Blog posts 2008-04-29
Managing IT costs: Best of breed vs. "best value"
In reviewing your operations with an aim to control or lower costs related to running your IT department, there comes a time when you might have to have a religious war with some of your staff... do you keep your "best of breed" hardware or do you ultimately replace it...
Tags: Information Technology, HP ProCurve, IT Cost, Analysis, Utility Computing, Networking, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2008-03-30
VMware & Virtualization
Now that I have your interest in VMware Workstation and virtualization, you may find some of these additional blog posts useful. Can virtualization save you money? What can you do with VMware Workstation 5 Unlock the power of VMware Workstation command line Check out...
Tags: VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Steven Warren
Blog posts 2008-03-26
Remaking my server environment: Blade servers, virtualization, terminal computing
Over the next couple of months, my staff and I will be making some relatively significant changes to the computing environment at Westminster College. I thought I'd use this post to describe what we're doing and why and maybe give you some ideas about your own workings. ...
Tags: Blade Server, Blade, Environment, Storage, Computing, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Terminal Services, Virtualization, Hardware, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2008-03-26
Microsoft unveils release candidate of Hyper-V
Microsoft has unveiled the release candidate of its hotly anticipated Hyper-V virtualization technology, which the company says is "near final." When released in August, Hyper-V virtualization technology will become part of Microsoft's Server 2008 operating system. However, Microsoft said that it will be possible to license...
Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Server, Intel X86, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Storage, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-03-20
10 MORE things you should know about virtualization
Virtualization has probably affected every IT environment to one extent or the other. Whether you do casual virtualization for test environments or complete virtualization for all systems, there's no one-size-fits-all solution. Here's a rundown of the things you need to know about the whole virtualization space. Note:...
Tags: Player, Environment, Server, VMware Inc., XenServer Enterprise Platform, Hyper-V Virtualization Hypervisor, Virtual Appliance, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Rick Vanover
Blog posts 2008-02-25
10 things you should know about virtualization
Virtualization has been a major buzzword in the IT world for a few years. Now the buzz is getting bigger, as we draw close to the release of Windows Server 2008 on March 1. Microsoft has promised that the Hyper-V virtualization component formerly called Viridian will follow within 180 days....
Tags: Application, Operating System, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Virtual Machine, VM, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Debra Littlejohn Shinder
Blog posts 2008-02-20
Is VMware's technology lead big enough to hold off Microsoft?
VMware, currently king in virtual computing, is beginning to feel the pressure that Microsoft tends to bring to bear when a new technology threatens the Redmond-based giant. Virtualization, or the ability to run multiple server instances on the same physical machine, is a hot technology with all of the Fortune...
Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Storage, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-02-19
IBM packages virtualization for SMBs
IBM is prepping its System I and P servers with virtualization software PowerVM to compete with the x86 servers in the market. An excerpt from InformationWeek: PowerVM is IBM's established server hypervisor and related software that subdivides physical servers into LPARS or logical partition units,...
Tags: Small And Medium Business, IBM Corp., PowerVM, Virtualization, Linux, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Smb/Sme, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Arun Radhakrishnan
Blog posts 2008-01-30
Virtual Iron secures another $20 million financing
Virtual Iron Software, one of the main competitors to VMware in the enterprise server virtualization field, has secured $20 million in new venture equity financing. The funding "will be used to accelerate product development and expand global sales, marketing and distribution efforts." According to its press release:...
Tags: Financing, VMware Inc., Virtual Iron, Virtualization, Financial Accounting, Product Development, Investment, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Finance, Research & Development, Business Operations, Storage, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-01-28
Lenovo gets license to make IBM's xSeries
In a move that has resellers expressing their doubts, Lenovo will sell IBM-based x86 servers using technology licensed from IBM. This is unlike the outright purchase of IBM's laptop and PC business in 2005. IBM denies that there is any ambiguity of strategic direction. According to...
Tags: IBM xSeries, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM Corp., Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-01-25


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