Archive for August, 2010
HP signs multiyear application services agreement
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2010/100811a.html HP Enterprise Services today announced it has signed a multiyear applications services agreement with Nissan North America (NNA) to develop a new Dealer Business System (DBS). The DBS will be designed to improve Nissan and Infiniti retail dealership transactions. Through the system, dealers will have access to new features and improved functionality with a [...]
Talking VMworld 2010
http://blogs.rpath.com/wpmu/closing-the-gap/2010/08/20/what-to-expect-at-vmworld-2010/ What to Expect at VMworld 2010 August 20, 2010 · Posted in Jake Sorofman, Uncategorized by Jake Sorofman. OK, I admit it: I’m looking forward to VMworld like a kid looks forward to camp. But for exactly the opposite reason: VMworld marks the end of the summer and the beginning of fall tradeshow season. [...]
ILO is in a flash recovery state
http://saltwetbytes.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/the-ilo-firmware-is-in-a-network-flash-recovery-state/ My team mate handed over an issue with the HP iLO on a DL380. When trying to browse to the iLO web page, he got the following error: The iLO firmware is in a network flash recovery state. Refer to the iLO network flash recovery under the trouble shooting section in the iLO users [...]
Focus in on you and your server
http://hostwisely.com/blog/tower-vs-rack-vs-blade-servers-picking-the-right-server/ There are three basic types of servers to choose from: Tower, Rack, and Blade servers. They are all feature unique benefits and limitations that need to be taken into consideration when choosing which type is right for you. Common considerations that need to be taken into consideration include overall cost, space, power, cooling, and [...]
Microsoft security issue advisory
Cnet Microsoft issued an advisory on Monday about a security issue that could leave many Windows applications vulnerable to attack. The advisory deals with a type of attack mechanism known as DLL preloading, or binary planting. Although the attack mechanism is not new or entirely unique to Windows, Microsoft acknowledged that there appears to be [...]
Interop talks cloud
http://www.interop.com/newyork/ Register today for the most comprehensive IT conference and expo. Featuring Enterprise Cloud Summit: Attend 2 days devoted to cloud computing: standards, infrastructure decisions and economics to transform your IT organization. In just a few years, cloud computing has gone from a fringe idea for startups to a mainstream tool in every IT toolbox. [...]
Dell and HP to Certify and resell Oracle operating systems
MarketWatch Oracle today announced Dell and HP will certify and resell Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM on their respective x86 platforms. Customers will have full access to Oracle’s Premier Support for Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM running on Dell and HP servers. This will enable fast and accurate issue [...]
Fusion-io continues to innovate their ioDrive technology offering
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/08/19/fusion_io_dell_oem/ Start-up Fusion-io has snagged Dell as an OEM for its ioDrive PCIe flash card accelerators. Dell, via Michael Dell, is an investor in Fusion-io, a Salt Lake City-based startup, and now joins HP and IBM as an OEM for its products. The ioDrive technology provides a slug of flash memory for use by servers [...]
IBM continues to innovate the Power7 platform
http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs081710-story01.html Today, as expected, the AS/400, iSeries, and System i customer base is finally getting some machinery that is better suited to their needs and budgets than the larger Power7 rack and tower systems that IBM announced in February. And, given how relatively few OS/400 and IBM i shops deploy blade servers, the new Power [...]
Intel buys McAfee to secure the platform
http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-08-20/mcafee-inside-how-intel-bid-could-shake-up-it-security.html If Intel’s bombshell bid last week to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion pans out, the companies pledge to bring an unprecedented level of embedded security to networked devices ranging from smartphones to servers, potentially changing the way in which security is delivered to enterprise IT shops. Tech industry’s M&As in 2010 Intel and McAfee [...]
