Archive for December, 2010
GlassHouse Technologies talks about the Clouds on Campus
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101214005260/en/GlassHouse-Technologies%E2%80%99-Whitepaper-Details-Risks-Rewards-Cloud FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GlassHouse Technologies, a global provider of independent data center consulting and managed services, today announced the availability of a whitepaper that highlights the drivers, challenges, advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing initiatives in higher education institutions. The whitepaper, “Clouds on Campus: The Risks, Rewards and Potential of Cloud Computing in Academia,” outlines [...]
Opportunities for vendors in BRIC countries continue
http://www.wcm.bull.com/internet/pr/new_rend.jsp?DocId=618947&lang=en Bull (Euronext Paris: BULL), the only European company offering combined expertise in IT infrastructures IT and complex systems, today unveiled ‘BullWay 2013′, its strategic plan for the years 2011 to 2013, along with its associated financial objectives1. The aim of this strategic plan is to position Bull within three years as a European leader [...]
What do we mean by follow the sun or follow the moon?
http://www.bladewatch.com/2010/01/08/follow-the-moon/ I was reading an interesting article talking about virtualization of storage being the next big thing, and for many it will be. I wonder though if we should not be looking more towards the follow the moon vehicle for IT infrastructure, the concept of data center virtualization. We need to be thinking of virtualization [...]
Firmware, firmware, firmware part 2
I’ve updated the Dell and HP firmware spreadsheets with current advised firmware revisions and where possible we’ve tested it on the systems we have in the bladewatch labs. Do check the release notes to see if there are any dependencies and try on a test system if you can. For those that have missed my [...]
Talking about IT and British business
http://www.fujitsu.com/uk/news/pr/fs_20101209.html London, 9th December 2010 — The results of Fujitsu’s first bi-annual Business Certainty Index, a pulse check of the mood of British business, has shown apathy is the main reason for the lack of investment in IT innovation. Cut backs in IT budgets were cited as a significant reason for lack of investment (47%) [...]
HP helps achieve more with less through virtualized environments
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101214005577/en/HP-Improves-Performance-Reduces-Costs-Support-Virtualized PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced a comprehensive support solution that enables clients running business-critical applications on virtualized HP ProLiant servers to improve performance and availability while reducing costs and complexity. The new HP Critical Advantage service provides clients with an assigned account team to deliver support and maintain uptime of business-critical, virtualized [...]
Fujitsu to help County Councils with shared services
http://www.realwire.com/releases/Fujitsu-agrees-new-7-year-shared-services-contract-with-Cambridgeshire-and-Northamptonshire-County-Councils London, 20 December 2010 – Fujitsu has successfully retained its contract with Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire County Councils to work in partnership to deliver a pioneering shared service. Fujitsu was originally appointed four years ago to deliver an ERP shared services platform based on Oracle e-Business Suite – this included functions such as financials, procurement [...]
IBM firmware spreadsheet updated
I’ve updated the IBM firmware spreadsheet with firmware that we have tested with the limited devices we have in the Bladewatch labs, so do check it out. As per usual, these documents are meant as a guide only and you should check with IBM for latest updates/readme or deployment documentation, and note that some firmware [...]
Virtualization management tools
http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid94_gci1525116,00.html As 2010 draws to a close, users, partners and industry experts say they want greater clarity from VMware about its virtualization management tools. For virtualization pros, sorting through the increasing number of virtual data center management tools that have hit the market lately is easier said than done, whether the comparison is between new [...]
Dell to help customers with data growth
http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/secure/2010-12-cti-ir-release.aspx Dell (NASDAQ: Dell) and Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CML) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Dell to acquire Compellent, a rapidly growing provider of highly-virtualized storage solutions with automated data management features, including tiering and thin provisioning, for enterprise and cloud-computing environments. The acquisition is the latest strategic investment by [...]
