Archive for July, 2010
Updated HP firmware spreadsheet
I’ve updated the HP spreadsheet which lists servers current supported firmware versions, keeping your firmware and drivers updated is one of the first questions you get asked when logging a call. The spreadsheet is here. Documents on how to update the firmware online are here for system and here for array. Do double check the [...]
VMware continues to innovate cloud computing
vmware With groundbreaking new memory management and expanded resource pooling capabilities, VMware vSphere 4.1 promises to accelerate the evolution of datacenters and service providers into cloud computing environments, setting the standard for key tenets of cloud computing: * 2X larger resource pools with 3X the management power. Already the most powerful virtualization platform on the [...]
The growth of the virtual magazine?
Check out this interesting article talking about HP furthering their offering in the on-demand magazine. It also talks about how the iPad might bring new opportunities in the magazine area, it will be interesting to see how this progresses. The great thing about these kind of opportunities are the revenue and chances for innovation or [...]
NetApp shows us how the green data center is done
NetApp RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC.—July 14, 2010— NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced that its dynamic data center located at the NetApp technology center in Research Triangle Park (RTP) has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious ENERGY STAR®, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. The RTP data center, which [...]
Apple and the iPhone 4
There has been a lot in the press and blog world about the iPhone 4, the issues around the signal loss reported if you hold it a certain way. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10665424 Apple boss Steve Jobs unveiled the offer at a press conference called to tackle the ongoing speculation about the iPhone 4′s antenna problem. The case [...]
Becoming a fan of the new HP Proliant G7 servers
HP announced their latest revisions to their Proliant range, with some important improvements with a focus on scalability, energy efficiency and consolidation. There have been several improvements around the systems management (ILO3) and further enhancements to their energy efficiency including their Intelligent Power Discovery technology, which does look cool. Anything that can be done to [...]
New banks, new markets, the way ahead
An interesting article from finextra talking about new banks finding it challenging to recruit new customers, it raises an interesting set of challenges for the industry both in reaching out to their customers and into how the banks manage and communicate with their customers. http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=21607 New entrants to the UK banking market will have a [...]
NetApp to further VMware vSphere environments
http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/news-rel-20100713-virtual-storage.html SUNNYVALE, Calif.—July 13, 2010— In support of the new VMware® vSphere™ 4.1 release, NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced new storage management integration for greater performance and scalability of VMware vSphere environments. NetApp Virtual Storage Console enables customers to centrally manage all NetApp® storage for VMware environments directly from the VMware vCenter™ Server console and [...]
Changing the nature of IT
I was having a chat with an IT Manager of the Windows server team for a financial multinational in the Canary Wharf area. We had dinner shortly before I went on holiday. We had been speaking about the BAU issues he’s going through, what his concerns are and his business drivers. The CIOs are often [...]
Microsoft updates for July 2010
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-jul.mspx Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2010 Published: July 13, 2010 | Updated: July 14, 2010 Version: 1.1 This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for July 2010. With the release of the bulletins for July 2010, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued July 8, 2010. For more information about [...]
