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Posts Tagged ‘environments’
Optimizing Maintenance Workforce Efficiency in Water and Wastewater Environments with a CMMS Posted By : Ricky01
December 14th, 2010 |
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Grandstream Debuts Cube IP Camera for SMB Environments
November 30th, 2010 |
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The ONVIF compliant GXV3615 delivers standard definition, multi-rate video streaming. – Grandstream Networks, a manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions, extended its portfolio of IP network security camera solutions with the introduction of the GXV3615 Cube IP Camera. Designed as an affordable security protection solution for indoor small to medium-siz…
Security Lacking in Most Virtualized IT Environments, Survey Says
November 29th, 2010 |
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Enterprises are embracing virtualization but security is still lagging behind as managers dont implement security strategies to protect the hypervisor, according to a survey by CA Technologies. – A report on virtual security management underscores the
wide gap between what needs to be done to secure virtualized environments and
what IT managers are actually doing, said CA Technologies on Nov. 29.
Business and IT executives across 15 countries reported
serious security
concerns about dat…
Extreme X460 Switches Aimed at Virtualized Data Centers, Cloud Environments
October 27th, 2010 |
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Extreme Networks is rolling out a family of Ethernet switches designed to give enterprises greater flexibility in such areas as the campus core, virtualized data centers and cloud computing environments. – Extreme Networks officials are aiming for versatility and
scalability in a new family of Ethernet switches that can be deployed anywhere
from the edge of the network through campus environments and into virtualized
data centers.
The Summit X460 family of Gigabit Ethernet switches, unveiled Oct…
IBM Introduces Security Services to Protect Cloud Environments
October 22nd, 2010 |
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IBM offers several hosted security products to enable data integrity, recovery, privacy, and customer isolation in a cloud environment. – IBM unveiled a series of new security products and services
for customers struggling with cloud security planning and management on Oct.
20.
IT managers have a multitude of security and privacy concerns
about moving their data to the cloud, said Jason Hilling, portfolio manager for
the Managed…
How to Ensure Business Service Performance in Cloud Computing Environments
September 14th, 2010 |
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Due to the rapid adoption of cloud computing and virtualization, a new set of network management challenges is emerging. Traditional network management technology focuses on point or component monitoring and is not able to unify performance within one system. This forces the deployment of multiple systems to get an end-to-end view of the virtual IT infrastructure. Here, Vikas Aggarwal explains how to use integrated network performance and business service management systems to ensure business service performance in cloud computing environments. – The widespread implementation of virtualization and the acceleration of the adoption of cloud computing are changing the economics and operations model for managing IT infrastructure. Higher utilization of shared infrastructure is dramatically reducing the quot;per unit quot; costs, and business ag…
Check Point Pushes Virtual Security for VMware Environments
September 2nd, 2010 |
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Check Point Software Technologies added to its virtual security lineup with new integration with VMware technology. – Check Point Software Technologies is expanding its virtual security
offerings with an eye toward protecting VMware environments.
With Security Gateway Virtual Edition (VE), Check Point has added
integration with VMwares VMsafe technology in a bid to bring
the same level of firewall and intrusi…
Extreme Networks Virtualization Architecture to Support VMware Environments
August 27th, 2010 |
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Extreme Networks, in partnership with Exar, is expanding the reach of its Direct Attach architecture to support VMware deployments. The two will demo the solution at VMworld. – When Extreme Networks officials first introduced their Direct Attach virtualized
networking architecture at the Interop 2010 show in April, they
demonstrated the offering using the Linux-based KVM virtualization
technology.
That was fine for the demonstration, but wouldnt
work if the company wa…
MacBook Pro Shines in Dual Environments
August 2nd, 2010 |
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Government Computer News tested the 15-inch MacBook Pro in its “powerhouse notebook†roundup, making it a “Reviewer’s Choice†and giving it an A+ in battery performance. The reviewer notes that what “really knocked our socks off†was how MacBook Pro fared in the “brutal conditions†of the battery life test, where it “lasted five hours and 13 minutes, outlasting its closest competitor by almost two hours.â€
HP Beefs Up Security Offerings in Physical, Virtual Environments
June 29th, 2010 |
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HP debuts a line of security solutions designed to prevent breaches in physical and virtual environments, including a line of TippingPoint virtualization solutions. – Hewlett-Packard, the worlds largest technology company, has announced
high-performance security solutions designed to prevent network breaches in a
converged infrastructure by delivering data protection across both physical and
virtual environments. The offerings include the HP Fibre Channel over…
Managing Capacity in Virtualized Environments
June 29th, 2010 |
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Balancing the demands for resources in a virtualized environment requires a new approach to capacity management. For example, over-allocated virtual machines (VMs) represent wasted capacity, which needs to be identified and reclaimed. And poor VM placement can decrease utilization and cause resource contention. This video discusses capacity management challenges introduced by using virtualization and approaches to take to make optimal use of resources.
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AMD Unveils Opteron 4000 Series for Cloud, Scale-Out Environments
June 23rd, 2010 |
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AMD is targeting its latest Opteron family of chips at cloud and hyperscale computing environments, where great demand is placed on performance, energy efficiency and low cost. AMD officials also said that the Opteron 4000 processors also meet similar demands they are hearing from SMBs. – Advanced Micro Devices is rolling out its latest
Opteron processor family, a group of energy-efficient, low-cost chips
aimed at cloud and hyperscale computing environments.
The four- to six-core Opteron 4000 series, codenamed “Lisbon,” is aimed at servers and workstations with one and two sockets…
McAfee Offers Management for Optimized Virtual Environments Platform
May 13th, 2010 |
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For companies deploying virtualization within their environments based on best fit and ease of management, there are limited choices for security; deploy traditional endpoint security within the virtual machine or utilize a hypervisor vendors proprietary API. McAfee is hoping to change that with MOVE.
– Security specialist McAfee announced its strategy to advance the
security options for virtualized environments that would provide
stronger and optimized security controls helping customers maximize
their current and future investments in virtualization. McAfee said it
is currently developing a p…
Proliferation of Cloud Environments Future State Posted By : Roopal
May 10th, 2010 |
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Cloud computing is a standardized IT program that offers its users the capability to rent internet services such as IT infrastructures, software and other services, by a reputable service provider. Cloud computation is necessary for anyone looking to get involved in creating an internet based firm, or helping companies to set up companies’ businesses online economically.
How to Secure Sensitive Data in Cloud Environments
April 21st, 2010 |
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When enterprises adopt cloud computing and deploy databases in virtual environments, they run the risk of exposing highly-sensitive data to a broad base of internal and external attacks. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Slavik Markovich offers strategies to help enterprises protect their data when implementing a database security strategy in cloud or virtualized environments.
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The
outsourced nature of the cloud and the inherent loss of control that
goes along with that means that sensitive data must be carefully
monitored to ensure it is always protected. But how do you monitor a
database server when the underlying hardware moves every day or even
over the course …
Fujitsu Primergy CX1000 Server Targets Cloud Environments
March 17th, 2010 |
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Fujitsu is rolling out its Primergy CX1000 system for cloud computing environments. Fujitsus solution offers 38 rack servers in an enclosure, with shared power distribution and cooling components. In addition, the system is designed to conserve floor space and power. The Fujitsu offering will com-pete with similar solutions from the likes of IBM, Dell, HP and SGI.
– Fujitsu is joining the ranks of systems makers building servers aimed specifically at the cloud computing space.
Fujitsu on March 17 unveiled its Primergy CX1000, a system based on Intels new four- and six-core Xeon 5600 series processors and
designed to help cloud computing providers get the powe…
Personal Security Creating Less Secure Environments Everywhere Posted By : Ms Mindy Matter
February 23rd, 2010 |
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The security of both your machine and your information is key these days, and that is why so many computer owners choose to install virus protection as soon as they get their computers. After all, its essential to get up and running online, isnt it? Its also why so many people get confused when they see a virus protection program pop up on their computers suggesting they have serious infection problems. Lots click on the buttons hoping to fix the problem, but if Personal Security is the name of the protections software you see on the machine, the problem isnt with your computer, but with the program itself.
Dell OpenManage Tools Streamline Windows Environments
February 16th, 2010 |
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Dell’s new OpenManage integration suite for Microsoft System Center is designed to make it easier, more efficient and more cost-effective for Dell enterprise customers to manage their Windows environments. In addition, Dell is increasing the storage capacity of its PowerEdge R510 server to handle Microsoft’s Exchange Server 2010.
– Dell is looking to make it easier for enterprises to manage and use their
Microsoft Windows-based IT assets.
Dell on Feb. 16 rolled out its OpenManage Integration Suite for
Microsoft System Center, which is a set of tools designed to help businesses
more quickly and securely run their Windows en…
How to Manage Capacity in Virtualized Environments
February 3rd, 2010 |
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Virtualization introduces a new capacity management paradigm, forcing IT administrators to reassess how they currently plan and manage data center capacity. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Rob Smoot discusses various capacity management methods, explaining why capacity management is important, and how it differs in the physical world versus a virtualized one.
– With virtualization, data center resources are shared in an adaptive, large communal pool of dynamic capacity. Because capacity is shared, there is a ripple effect in the data center cluster; when one application or virtual machine zigs, others must zag in response since capacity is finite. As a res…
Citrix, Microsoft Partner to Offer Disaster Recovery for Virtual Environments
December 15th, 2009 |
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In its Citrix Essentials 5.5 for Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix is integrating its StorageLink Site Recovery feature, which gives users greater disaster recovery capabilities for their Hyper-V-based virtual data centers. Users can test out disaster recovery scenarios and manage their DR services through a single console.
– Citrix Systems is adding disaster recovery capabilities to its data center
virtualization platform for Microsofts Hyper-V technology.
Citrixs new Essentials 5.5 for Microsoft Hyper-V includes Citrix
StorageLink Site Recovery, a set of tools that enable users to set up, test and
manage disaster r…