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No Guarantee of Success for Microsoft’s Hyper-V Virtualization
With the release to manufacturing of Hyper-V, Microsoft is hoping that Windows Server 2008 users will see the product as the de facto virtualization product for the enterprise. What’s more, Microsoft is looking to use Hyper-V as a catalyst for the expanded adoption of Windows Server 2008. While those accomplishments may be lofty goals, one…
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Rackable to Seed the Cloud
Rackable Systems is providing new ways for enterprises to build out the cloud. The company, which is known for its high-density server and storage products and has been one of the leading advocates for building mobile data center containers, launched five new systems June 23 aimed at businesses looking to build out their computing capacity…
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Symantec Bundles New Data Center Suite
Symantec has bundled a management software package that combines the Big Three requirements of data center management into one product: systems management, endpoint security and backup/recovery. Using in a single management console, Symantec said June 23 that it has packaged Altiris Client Management Suite 6, Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0, and Backup Exec System Recovery 8 Desktop…
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Automated Backups Give Client Weekends Back
Russ Erickson is thrilled to have his weekends back. The system administrator for food distributor Nicholas & Company used to spend about six hours every Saturday night at the office, backing up Nicholas & Co.’s servers. But with the help of IBM VAR Vision Solutions, Nicholas & Co.’s new state-of-the-art data center combines energy efficiency,…
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The Tech That Had VARs Talking in Hershey
This week’s D&H Mid-Atlantic Technology show drew some 1,000 attendees to Hershey, Pa. Besides great door prizes, the buffet dinner and the promise of a six-hour open bar, which products from the 128 vendors at the show had VARs clamoring to get into the exhibit hall? The results range from the practical to the frivolous. Henry…
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Symantec, Citrix Unveil New VI Package
LAS VEGAS—Symantec introduced its new Veritas Virtual Infrastructure enterprise product—developed in concert with Citrix—June 10 at the company’s Vision user conference here at the Venetian Hotel. Veritas Virtual Infrastructure combines Symantec’s Veritas Storage Foundation storage management capabilities with the server operations of Citrix XenServer. This combination of technologies will give data center managers centralized control of…