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most recent messages 5/25/2013 3:06:30 PM Jim O'Reilly The optimum operations for flash/DRAM hybrids are single readss and writes to the DRAM using CPU memory commands. This obviates the need for blocking IO, and using the file stacks. Performance is... blog roll message boards chat Poll: Biometrics & Backup Michael Steinhart, Editor in Chief, 5/24/2013 Comment now In our flash poll on multifactor authentication, the audience is split rather evenly among those who insist on it across the board and those who use it only for work and financial apps. Report From World of Cloud 2013 Congress Charlotte Erdmann, Media & Communication Consultant, 5/24/2013 Comment now A few weeks ago, the first World of Cloud congress was held in Frankfurt. More than 200 international companies participated. Federal Agencies Cleared to Embrace AWS Michael Steinhart, Editor in Chief, 5/23/2013 Comment now 2 comments Uncle Sam wants you! To use the cloud. And although the push has been on for three years already, it's only now that the effort is gaining some traction. Most recent post, Michael.Steinhart, 5/24/2013 4:24:22 PM If you read through the FCW story, Michelle, there's more info on how long the process... UK Datacenters Try 100Gbit/s Networking Jon Martindale, Technology Journalist, 5/22/2013 Comment now 6 comments Virgin Media in the UK has begun offering 100Gbit/s services to datacenters, and the hosting and collocation company Redstation has already embraced the new technology. Most recent post, Shepy, 5/23/2013 11:00:06 AM Yes, it does content for bandwidth along with other sevices, but nothing of major... Competing for Next-Gen Authentication Michael Steinhart, Editor in Chief, 5/21/2013 Comment now 8 comments Earlier this month, we started a discussion about the next wave of authentication technologies. A special report from Dark Reading this month highlights the issue and explores The Future of Web Authentication. Most recent post, Shepy, 5/23/2013 11:09:21 AM Ahh, at least this isnt a case of "lets defende against the last attack" as with... The Changing Face of EMC Jim O'Reilly, Storage Engineer, 5/20/2013 Comment now 12 comments The announcement that EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) is planning to sell a PCIe flash accelerator card in itself wouldn't be a bombshell. The company has talked about the technology as a forward cache for its arrays for quite some time, and it delivered a product OEM'd from Virident for that purpose. Most recent post, dstrait, 5/25/2013 10:32:35 AM "Space constraints"? I'm rarely accused of being over-brief. I'm working on it. Swapping... Rumor Mill Churns as VMware Hybrid Looms Michael Steinhart, Editor in Chief, 5/20/2013 Comment now 15 comments Tomorrow's the big day: VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is set to announce the launch of its vCloud Hybrid Service offering that bridges on-premises and public cloud resources. Most recent post, dstrait, 5/25/2013 12:39:25 PM My love for my old Palm Pilot IIIx PDA (and my Handspring Visor) is only matched... Manage Rogue Clouds to Protect Business Nancy Mogire, IT Security Researcher, 5/17/2013 Comment now 18 comments As employees increasingly adopt cloud technologies without consulting IT first, it is important to develop a policy to bring "shadow IT" out of the shadows and prevent security breaches, unrecoverable data, and unforeseen costs. Most recent post, Shepy, 5/24/2013 6:52:57 AM Michael,I mean just in general with anything! Most recent example that springs to... Infographic: Uncle Sam's Mobile Devices Michael Steinhart, Editor in Chief, 5/17/2013 Comment now 14 comments A new study from the Mobile Work Exchange shows that federal workers love using their personal smartphones for work. However, federal agencies are woefully behind when it comes to setting policies and enforcing security. Most recent post, Shepy, 5/23/2013 5:22:52 AM @Michael It's not even one every 2 days, it's very nearly one a day! only 25 days... 4 Models for Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery & Continuity Bill Kleyman, Virtualization & Cloud Solutions Architect, 5/16/2013 Comment now 27 comments Yesterday, in Evolving Tech Delivers Higher Efficiency, we talked about cloud-based disaster recovery and business continuity in general terms. Today, we'll drill a little deeper. Most recent post, Bill Kleyman, 5/21/2013 2:20:49 PM Not sure about the length of time for the extension. However, I do see it happening... Evolving Tech Delivers Higher Efficiency Bill Kleyman, Virtualization & Cloud Solutions Architect, 5/15/2013 Comment now 12 comments Over the past few years, cloud services have become more enhanced and more prevalent. From Gmail to Dropbox to AWS, there's greater emphasis on data delivery, connectivity, and distribution. Most recent post, Bill Kleyman, 5/17/2013 9:51:01 PM How can we prevent the progress of technology? Our demand around the latest and... Next 5 blogs + All blogs All blogs most commented 15 Rumor Mill Churns as VMware Hybrid Looms Michael Steinhart, Editor in Chief, 5/20/2013 12 The Changing Face of EMC Jim O'Reilly, Storage Engineer, 5/20/2013 8 Competing for Next-Gen Authentication Michael Steinhart, Editor in Chief, 5/21/2013 6 UK Datacenters Try 100Gbit/s Networking Jon Martindale, Technology Journalist, 5/22/2013 2 Federal Agencies Cleared to Embrace AWS Michael Steinhart, Editor in Chief, 5/23/2013 Conversations with AT&T Spring Cleaning for your Cloud Sara Vincent, Senior Marketing Manager, AT&T, 3/19/2013 Comment now 4 comments Even though there were flurries falling on my way to work this morning, I can feel spring in the air. Most recent post, Michael.Steinhart, 4/30/2013 11:55:38 PM I can't believe I missed the Passover joke and only caught it a month after the... All Conversations with AT&T blogs blog roll message boards chat 5/25/2013 3:06:30 PM Re: Arrays vs PCIe, spinning disks vs. SSD: The optimum operations for flash/DRAM hybrids are single readss and writes to the DRAM using CPU memory commands. This obviates the need for blocking IO, and using the file stacks. Performance is extremely fast. Two things are essential. Writes... Jim O'Reilly on Don't Worry About SSD Wearout 5/25/2013 1:12:42 PM Re: Arrays vs PCIe, spinning disks vs. SSD: Would you say that PCIe is likely to take the place of infiniband, similarly to how ethernet (via iSCSI) displaces fiber channel? Would this remote memory be exploitable by Intel's forthcoming transactional memory feature, or does that feature... dstrait on Don't Worry About SSD Wearout 5/25/2013 12:39:25 PM Re: A natural extension of the virtualization platform: My love for my old Palm Pilot IIIx PDA (and my Handspring Visor) is only matched by my disappointment with every subsequent thing that Palm did. 1. As long as Azure is in the ballpark, it doesn't have to be strong. Momentum will keep the Microsoft... dstrait on Rumor Mill Churns as VMware Hybrid Looms 5/25/2013 12:35:22 PM Re: The disappearing technician: @ChrisB: True but they also have the previous set of tools with them too and they check on it 1st and if they cannot they go for the next best option, the modern way as you said. hash.era on Cloud Causing Software Market Shift 5/25/2013 11:53:15 AM Re: A natural extension of the virtualization platform: With respect to Apple, does "complacency" mean "ah, who cares" or does it mean that they are too worried about protecting what they have in the hope of keeping the cash cow going? Many businesses seem to be too attached to whatever cash cow... dstrait on Rumor Mill Churns as VMware Hybrid Looms 5/25/2013 11:30:59 AM Re: Arrays vs PCIe, spinning disks vs. SSD: I've done quite a bit of work on hybrid RAM. The new HMC 3D memory makes things easier to design. The idea odf sharing is very useful, and involves adding an RDMA capability to the memory stack, through a PCIe link. Mostly, that would be software,... Jim O'Reilly on Don't Worry About SSD Wearout 5/25/2013 10:44:35 AM Re: Arrays vs PCIe, spinning disks vs. SSD: (As a long-time database guy, I can't help but feel that in-memory databases are some form of cheating. I think a lot of figurative babies are being thrown out of the window, in favor of using horsepower instead of forethought to overcome bathwater... dstrait on Don't Worry About SSD Wearout 5/25/2013 10:32:35 AM Re: Software is : "Space constraints"? I'm rarely accused of being over-brief. I'm working on it. Swapping servers is very much the point of cloud. If I'm building a private cloud or even if I'm a small-time cloud operator, I probably don't have enough... dstrait on The Changing Face of EMC 5/24/2013 4:39:07 PM Re: More price wars: Google's dropping its data storage prices, too, as reported today in InformationWeek. The announcement came through yesterday, and the price is now 18 cents per GB per month. Interestingly, Amazon S3 is around half that! &n... Michael.Steinhart on Storage & Bandwidth Price Wars Raging 5/24/2013 4:24:22 PM Re: Time savings multiplied: If you read through the FCW story, Michelle, there's more info on how long the process took and how there are dozens of other cloud providers waiting for their certifications, too. Here's a quote: Achieving FedRAMP certification was a six-month... Michael.Steinhart on Federal Agencies Cleared to Embrace AWS 5/24/2013 9:20:29 AM Time savings multiplied: I'm happy to read about FedRAMP. This is the kind of efficiency I like to see in government. How long did it take to vet cloud services for government data use? Michelle Greenlee on Federal Agencies Cleared to Embrace AWS 5/24/2013 6:52:57 AM Re: In house app store: Michael,I mean just in general with anything! Most recent example that springs to mind, a user looking for help as to why a third party cloud based system wasnt printing (it uses a proprietary activex system for printing) so i went to their... Shepy on Manage Rogue Clouds to Protect Business Next 5 messages + All message boards All messages blog roll message boards chat 5/22/2013 6:13:54 PM Live Chat - Thursday, May 30 - 11:30 AM ET : It's going to be fun, and perhaps even cathartic, for everyone involved, Cheryl. I know I'm going to learn a lot. And if you're seeing this now -- mark your calendar, tell your friends, and spread the word via Twitter, FB, and LinkedIn. Here's... Michael.Steinhart Editor 5/21/2013 7:41:43 PM Live Chat - Thursday, May 30 - 11:30 AM ET : "Dead Men Tell No Tales" - a quote from one of my favorite Disney rides, but dead servers have a story or two to share. Looking forward to this chat, although some names may be changed to protect the innocent hardware. Cheryl Platinum 5/21/2013 3:31:05 PM Live Chat - Thursday, May 30 - 11:30 AM ET : LIVE CHAT SESSION Thursday, May 30, 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT Join us for a stimulating discussion with Cheryl Adams, a seasoned DBA, Data Architect, and IT consultant with over 15 years of experience. She's worked with Oracle and PeopleSoft,... Michael.Steinhart Editor 4/30/2013 1:07:32 AM 3 Important Steps to Securing the Enterprise Cloud: thank you batye Steel 4/30/2013 1:07:25 AM 3 Important Steps to Securing the Enterprise Cloud: interesting info batye Steel 4/29/2013 5:26:03 PM 3 Important Steps to Securing the Enterprise Cloud: Many thanks for persevering with the program ... Mikerman Steel 4/29/2013 4:18:13 PM 3 Important Steps to Securing the Enterprise Cloud: Thank you Tami H Steel 4/29/2013 4:11:03 PM 3 Important Steps to Securing the Enterprise Cloud: take care all! 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