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Curtis Franklin Jr.
Curtis Franklin Jr., Executive Editor
2/21/2012 - Of the many facets of cloud computing, storage in the cloud is one of the most popular for both consumers and enterprise customers. While there are questions about security and privacy, ...
Curtis Franklin Jr.
Curtis Franklin Jr., Executive Editor
2/14/2012 - Let's say you were asked to put together the IT program for a new Federal program. How would you go about figuring out what to include and how to make it all work?
David Wagner
David Wagner, Senior Editor
2/14/2012 - Enterprises have data coming out their ears. If data was a stray cat, Animal Planet would do a series about your smelly house full of litter boxes and cat toys strewn along the ground so ...
Curtis Franklin Jr.
Curtis Franklin Jr., Executive Editor
2/9/2012 - Data on a spinning platter is easy to represent in the state of a tiny magnetic particle. Oriented one way for a "1" and another for a "0," these tiny magnetic dust specks have been the ...
Ivan Schneider
Ivan Schneider, Writer, specializing in financial technology
2/8/2012 - Technology leaders have a history of name-calling using the term "dinosaur."
Enterprise DELLiberations
Bob Ganley
Bob Ganley, Senior Solutions Consultant
2/17/2012 - In the first blog of this series, I discussed how some organizations are overprovisioning their server resources in order to balance performance and data protection SLAs. Parts 2 and 3 ...
Bob Ganley
Bob Ganley, Senior Solutions Consultant
2/10/2012 - In the first of this series, I proposed that some organizations are overprovisioning their server resources in order to balance performance and data protection SLAs. In part 2, we examined ...
Bob Ganley
Bob Ganley, Senior Solutions Consultant
2/8/2012 - OK, I know what you are thinking. "My consolidation effort is specifically aimed at making IT more efficient!" So what is the problem? You can save some up-front CAPEX when you virtualize ...
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Friday October 21, 2011 4:58:50 PM
Uh huh, just like prego it's in there!
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:21:01 PM
@zerox-Its always better to be safe than sorry!!!
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:20:15 PM
Take care, everyone. Thanks of course to Curt and the guests for plenty of great information.
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:10:05 PM
Thanks Susan, Good Night. : ) 
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:09:15 PM
Good night, :)
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:08:48 PM
good night :)
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:08:27 PM
I also should be saying good night everyone
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:07:06 PM
Thanks, technocrat. You too
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:06:29 PM
indeed worthwile
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:06:21 PM
@Fbpmt/eethtworkz, you're certainly right, and it's probably not a trend we can fight. But I always have this feeling that talking about how we know better is one thing, and making sure we practice it is another.
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:05:46 PM
@fbmt, if folks think it would be interesting, I'll be happy to schedule another show on high-performance computing clusters. What does everyone think: Worthwhile?
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:04:35 PM
Have a great day everyone !
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:04:16 PM
@zerox- i kinda think that most grizzled veterans in the IT space already go into a new project with realistic expectations.Its just the marketing companies which over-hype things(& some newbies fall for it)...
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:04:02 PM
Thank you everyone - this was really informative !
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:03:51 PM
thank you. informative and not confusing. we want to know more!!! :)
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:03:23 PM
@ fbpmt, I will also like it
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:03:23 PM
Next week we're planning a show on next-generation technology used in manufacturing. The week following is another show on high-performance networking!
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:03:09 PM
good day to all
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:02:58 PM
thank you good info
Thursday October 20, 2011 3:02:36 PM
can we get the guests back and show us how hadoop works? via one of their clients?
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Tom Nolle
Project Lightning Streamlines Storage
2|16|12   |   2:09   |   No comments

EMC's Project Lightning has matured into a product set, and it's important, less because it has new features or capabilities in storage technology and management, than because it may package the state of the art in a way more businesses can deploy.
Tom Nolle
Big Data Appliance Is Big News
1|12|12   |   2:18   |   No comments

Oracle's release of a Hadoop appliance for Big Data may be a signal that we're shifting to database appliances.
Tom Nolle
Myopia Can Hurt Storage Policy
12|22|11   |   2:08   |   No comments

We're at the beginning of a cloud-driven revolution in storage, but Oracle's quarter shows that enterprises are hunkering down on old concepts because they're afraid of the costs in the near term.
Sara Peters
An Untrained User & a Mobile Medical Device
12|19|11   |   2:43   |   11 comments

Untrained end users, clueless central IT staff, and expensive mobile devices are a worrisome combination for healthcare CIOs.
Tom Nolle
Too Many Labels on 'Big Data'?
12|9|11   |   2:12   |   3 comments

However you label it, structured and unstructured information are different and will likely always require different tools.
Sara Peters
E2 Debuts New Storage Section
12|8|11   |   1:51   |   No comments

Need strategic guidance on everything from SSDs to 100 percent virtualized datacenters? Look no further.
Sara Peters
Rural Areas Still Short on Internet Infrastructure
12|5|11   |   2:02   |   11 comments

The UK is investing more in super-fast broadband infrastructure in urban areas -- but under-served rural areas will continue to suffer from inadequate Internet infrastructure.
Tom Nolle
Office for iPad: No Revolution Yet
12|2|11   |   2:09   |   10 comments

The rumor that Office might be ported to the iPad raises the question of whether tablets might then be able to really replace PCs.
Tom Nolle
A New Platform for Clouds?
11|28|11   |   2:07   |   5 comments

The node.js architecture for real-time application-building with Javascript may be the first platform for cloud PaaS application-building.
Tom Nolle
The Right Storage Technology
11|16|11   |   2:10   |   6 comments

Rotating media, flash memory, in-memory DDR… What the heck should we be using, anyway?
Mary E. Shacklett
Green Screens Continue to Play Critical Role
11|14|11   |   2:07   |   No comments

Green screens get programmers close to the bare metal faster than portal technology, and they will be essential for cloud's high performance and reliability expectations.
Tom Nolle
Virtual Desktop as a Cloud Strategy
11|9|11   |   2:11   |   2 comments

Virtual desktop technology is touted as a means of lowering support costs for PCs, but it may be a better strategy for expanding your vision of the cloud as an application platform. A virtual desktop approach can put desktop apps into the cloud.
David Wagner
Looking Down the Barrel of the Sun
11|8|11   |   2:32   |   2 comments

A massive area of solar activity is going to be pointing at us soon.
Curtis Franklin Jr.
The Big Project Duck
11|7|11   |   1:49   |   1 comment

Don't look like a silly project duck by failing to scale your project management tactics.
Tom Nolle
Two Brains in a Phone
10|20|11   |   2:12   |   15 comments

VMWare’s introducing a virtual-machine framework for Android phones that will enable companies to partition personal and work use of the device.
Mary E. Shacklett
Latest Approach for BYOD Is the Middle Ground
10|14|11   |   1:57   |   3 comments

More companies are opting for middle ground as they adopt "Bring your own IT" policies, which includes publishing a list of pre-approved mobile devices for users.
Tom Nolle
Project Lightning Streamlines Storage
2|16|12   |   2:09   |   No comments

EMC's Project Lightning has matured into a product set, and it's important, less because it has new features or capabilities in storage technology and management, than because it may package the state of the art in a way more businesses can deploy.
Tom Nolle
Big Data Appliance Is Big News
1|12|12   |   2:18   |   No comments

Oracle's release of a Hadoop appliance for Big Data may be a signal that we're shifting to database appliances.
Tom Nolle
Myopia Can Hurt Storage Policy
12|22|11   |   2:08   |   No comments

We're at the beginning of a cloud-driven revolution in storage, but Oracle's quarter shows that enterprises are hunkering down on old concepts because they're afraid of the costs in the near term.
Sara Peters
An Untrained User & a Mobile Medical Device
12|19|11   |   2:43   |   11 comments

Untrained end users, clueless central IT staff, and expensive mobile devices are a worrisome combination for healthcare CIOs.
Tom Nolle
Too Many Labels on 'Big Data'?
12|9|11   |   2:12   |   3 comments

However you label it, structured and unstructured information are different and will likely always require different tools.
Sara Peters
E2 Debuts New Storage Section
12|8|11   |   1:51   |   No comments

Need strategic guidance on everything from SSDs to 100 percent virtualized datacenters? Look no further.
Sara Peters
Rural Areas Still Short on Internet Infrastructure
12|5|11   |   2:02   |   11 comments

The UK is investing more in super-fast broadband infrastructure in urban areas -- but under-served rural areas will continue to suffer from inadequate Internet infrastructure.
Tom Nolle
Office for iPad: No Revolution Yet
12|2|11   |   2:09   |   10 comments

The rumor that Office might be ported to the iPad raises the question of whether tablets might then be able to really replace PCs.
Tom Nolle
A New Platform for Clouds?
11|28|11   |   2:07   |   5 comments

The node.js architecture for real-time application-building with Javascript may be the first platform for cloud PaaS application-building.
Tom Nolle
The Right Storage Technology
11|16|11   |   2:10   |   6 comments

Rotating media, flash memory, in-memory DDR… What the heck should we be using, anyway?
Mary E. Shacklett
Green Screens Continue to Play Critical Role
11|14|11   |   2:07   |   No comments

Green screens get programmers close to the bare metal faster than portal technology, and they will be essential for cloud's high performance and reliability expectations.
Tom Nolle
Virtual Desktop as a Cloud Strategy
11|9|11   |   2:11   |   2 comments

Virtual desktop technology is touted as a means of lowering support costs for PCs, but it may be a better strategy for expanding your vision of the cloud as an application platform. A virtual desktop approach can put desktop apps into the cloud.
David Wagner
Looking Down the Barrel of the Sun
11|8|11   |   2:32   |   2 comments

A massive area of solar activity is going to be pointing at us soon.
Curtis Franklin Jr.
The Big Project Duck
11|7|11   |   1:49   |   1 comment

Don't look like a silly project duck by failing to scale your project management tactics.
Tom Nolle
Two Brains in a Phone
10|20|11   |   2:12   |   15 comments

VMWare’s introducing a virtual-machine framework for Android phones that will enable companies to partition personal and work use of the device.