Archive for November, 2011
Whitepapers/Redbook page is on the way
I’m putting together a Whitepapers (and Redbook) page to link some relevant documents that the vendors have put together to aid in best practice, system configuration and end user empowerment. If you are interested, send me the URL, I’ll read it and then add it to the page. Hosting the link/the content is free to [...]
Violin Memory sees 10x quarter on quarter growth in EMEA
http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2011-11-28/violin_memory_sees_ten-fold_growth_in_emea.html Nov. 28 — Violin Memory, provider of the world’s fastest and most scalable Memory Arrays, has just announced an 10x quarter on quarter growth in EMEA sales. Both revenues and on-site customer POCs (Proof Of Concept) have exploded into multi-million euro opportunities in the last two quarters. This growth has been matched by the [...]
Building a virtual machine in Cloud Services tool
http://hpcloud.com/ See what happens when the cloud meets one of the most recognized names in technology. HP Cloud Services is building the next generation of cloud infrastructure, platform services and cloud solutions for developers, ISVs and businesses. We invite you to join our private beta. Watching the demo, the process to build a server is [...]
Violin Memory to prepare for expansion into data intensive markets
MarketView MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwire – Nov 15, 2011) – Violin Memory, Inc., provider of the world’s fastest and most scalable Memory Arrays, today named Scott Metzger vice president (VP) of corporate development. With more than two decades of industry and technical expertise, Metzger will aggressively lead Violin’s expansion into data intensive markets such as analytics, [...]
Gartner discusses server shipments
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1859415 Worldwide server shipments in the third quarter of 2011 grew 7.2 percent year-on-year, while revenue increased 5.2 percent year-on-year, according to Gartner, Inc. “The third quarter of 2011 produced growth on a global level but there was some significant variation in growth by region,” said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. “All regions [...]
Dell emowers manufacturers to make the right decisions for their business
MarketWatch ROUND ROCK, Texas, Nov 29, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –Solution combines Dell Services’ ERP implementation, integration expertise and hosting capabilities with core business intelligence to help manufacturers make efficient corporate decisions –Companies could see improvement within the first year of solution implementation –Dell Product & Profit Analytics solution strengthens Dell’s commitment to end-to-end, manufacturing [...]
FBI selects Clearwell eDiscovery Platform
MarketWatch MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Nov 30, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Symantec Corp. today announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has selected the Clearwell eDiscovery Platform to streamline eDiscovery investigations. Clearwell enables FBI case agents to efficiently manage and analyze documents including the ability to search, review, tag and export documents for exchange. [...]
veeam continues to innovate virtual infrastructure offering
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/veeam-brings-its-data-protection-to-windows-server-hyper-v-2011-11-30 News Facts: – Veeam Software, innovative provider of data protection, disaster recovery and management solutions for virtual datacenter environments, now offers Windows Server Hyper-V protection as well as Microsoft Hyper-V Server protection with Veeam Backup & Replication v6. The new version offers a single solution for fast, efficient, reliable, and affordable data protection of [...]
HP Discover coverage day 1
Backstage coverage of the event lives here, you can also follow hash tag HPDiscover on Twitter. I flew into Vienna to attend HP’s Discover 2011 conference which covered the extensive portfolio of HP products and services. I was looking forward to their announcements to see what they were working on and to ensure that the [...]
Symantec report about enterprise security trends
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/symantec-survey-finds-rapid-adoption-encryption-enterprises-coupled-with-growing-pains-nasdaq-symc-1592754.htm MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwire – Nov 30, 2011) – Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today released the findings of its 2011 Enterprise Encryption Trends Survey, which found enterprises are securing data with encryption in more places than ever. However, the survey discovered that encryption solutions are fragmented, creating risk for organizations from the lack of centralized [...]
