So, your favourite(!) storage vendor has just shelled out 2.1 billion dollars on a product line that sits alongside their bestselling Mid-Enterprise Storage Arrays (EVA) but also pokes its finger at the Mission Critical arrays (XP). Just what are customers going to gain from 3par? 3par offers: FC & iSCSI connectivity with built in dedicated site …
Monthly Archive: February 2011
Feb 07
End of a printer
My old trusty Epson melted last summer and I’ve finally got around to buying a replacement, for a change, I got a Canon, to be more specific, an MG6150, what an awesome Multi Function printer! Scan / Copy & Print, plus its WiFi enabled so I can hide it away anywhere I like in the house, …
Feb 07
Too many cables – HP Virtual Connect is here to help!
Have you got a HP blade chassis with a million connections coming from the back side pass-through interconnects, or even some sort of Cisco/HP/Brocade Network/SAN switch in there which is maxed out and you have to configure the SAN and/or Network each time you add or replace a server? Virtual Connect Flex Fabric solves this …
Feb 07
Cloud Security
Just what certification should you cloud provider have? SAS-70, verifies the service providers control processes, but these are defined by the service provider! Customers have to determine if these controls are adequate ISO 27001, specifies how service providers should handle security controls & risk assessment, again, these controls are self-defined by the provider. The Trusted …
Feb 04
VMware to Go bro
It’s been out a while and it’s moved to PRO, but has anyone actually used VMware Go? It’s a web based wizard driven interface for those SMB’s and smaller companies to guide users of any expertise though the installation of vSphere hypervisors Remotely deploy vSphere hypervisor whilst ensuring compatibility with the built in hardware check …