The Argument for the Integration of Scale-Out Storage as Server Virtualization goes Mainstream (Computer Technology Review)

October 19, 2009

In 1998, Nasdaq was starting its final leg of a 20-year secular bull market in technology when a little-known company called VMware had just opened doors of its Palo Alto office. Ever since computing moved from the mainframe to the desktop, the push had been to bigger, faster, and more — more CPUs, more servers, more power, more cooling — and ultimately more complexity, more cost and more …

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The Argument for the Integration of Scale-Out Storage as Server Virtualization goes Mainstream (Computer Technology Review)

October 19, 2009

In 1998, Nasdaq was starting its final leg of a 20-year secular bull market in technology when a little-known company called VMware had just opened doors of its Palo Alto office. Ever since computing moved from the mainframe to the desktop, the push had been to bigger, faster, and more — more CPUs, more servers, more power, more cooling — and ultimately more complexity, more cost and more …

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The Argument for the Integration of Scale-Out Storage as Server Virtualization goes Mainstream (Computer Technology Review)

October 19, 2009

In 1998, Nasdaq was starting its final leg of a 20-year secular bull market in technology when a little-known company called VMware had just opened doors of its Palo Alto office. Ever since computing moved from the mainframe to the desktop, the push had been to bigger, faster, and more — more CPUs, more servers, more power, more cooling — and ultimately more complexity, more cost and more …

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The Argument for the Integration of Scale-Out Storage as Server Virtualization goes Mainstream (Computer Technology Review)

October 19, 2009

In 1998, Nasdaq was starting its final leg of a 20-year secular bull market in technology when a little-known company called VMware had just opened doors of its Palo Alto office. Ever since computing moved from the mainframe to the desktop, the push had been to bigger, faster, and more — more CPUs, more servers, more power, more cooling — and ultimately more complexity, more cost and more …

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The Argument for the Integration of Scale-Out Storage as Server Virtualization goes Mainstream (Computer Technology Review)

October 19, 2009

In 1998, Nasdaq was starting its final leg of a 20-year secular bull market in technology when a little-known company called VMware had just opened doors of its Palo Alto office. Ever since computing moved from the mainframe to the desktop, the push had been to bigger, faster, and more — more CPUs, more servers, more power, more cooling — and ultimately more complexity, more cost and more …

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The Growth Of The Virtual Workplace (OfficialWire)

October 19, 2009

It really makes sense for virtual assistance and the virtual workplace to grow. Aside from the economic benefits, the virtual office or the work-at-home setup also benefits the environment.

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Researchers From IBM, Nokia and VTT Bring Avatars and People Together for Virtual Meetings in Physical Spaces (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

October 19, 2009

While you can’t yet teleport or clone yourself to be in two places nearly at once, computer scientists are working on what might be the next best thing.

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The GENI Project Office at BBN Technologies Announces $10.5M in NSF Funding to Kick Off New, Larger-Scale Prototyping … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

October 19, 2009

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—-BBN Technologies, an advanced technology solutions firm, announced today a $10.5M National Science Foundation grant to fund further prototyping for GENI, a virtual laboratory for exploring future internets at scale.

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Should Your Center Charge for Wifi? Yes, Using Medusa

October 19, 2009

Vonage, one of the pioneers in Internet-based home phone service, recently announced the launch of a calling application for the iPhone and Blackberry. The free

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LinkedIn Hits 50 Million Users; ALLIANCE Academy Offers Social Media Training

October 19, 2009

Professional networking site LinkedIn last week announced a count of 50 million users holding memberships on their site. This announcement does not come as a

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