Storage IO Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2014

For those not familiar or who need a recap, VCE was created to create converged server, storage I/O networking hardware and software solutions combing technologies from its investors resulting in solutions called vBlocks.

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Sean Daniel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

HP/Microsoft do an Extreme Make-Over of a Not For Profit Organization. Families For Effective Autism Treatment of Washington (or FEAT WA) , was the first winner of the HP & Microsoft Extreme technical make-over. HP also improved their networking infrastructure with the HP ProCurve 1810G-24 switch. at 1:20 PM.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 16, 2016

Here is how they are treated in Wikipedia: Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers , data storage devices , network switches , software , computer peripherals , HDTVs , cameras, printers, MP3 players, and electronics built by other manufacturers. In 2015, it was the third largest PC vendor in the world after Lenovo and HP. [11]

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Virtualized Greek

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Basically, they are looking to provide programmability to the network via their Application-Centric Infrastructure. This is different from the current software first movement in that Cisco’s approach is based on their hardware first view of the network. HP – Top of Rack. Network Cisco NSX VMWare'

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 19, 2013

DreamWorks “Turbo” Accelerated By HP. DreamWorks “Turbo” Accelerated By HP. HP’s advanced Converged Infrastructure portfolio enabled our artists and engineers to create the highest-quality picture possible.”. By: John Rath July 19th, 2013. 75 million render hours. Turbo-Charging Digital Render Farms.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Frankly, it’s the same basic premise behind storage area network (SANs), although I think Lightbits wants to distance themselves from that terminology. Lightbits has their own operating system, LightOS, which runs on industry-standard x64 servers from Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I was able to hit two technical sessions yesterday and liveblogged both of them: Virtualizing the Network to Enable a Software-Defined Infrastructure. The first one, on virtualizing the network, did highlight an important development regarding hardware offloads for Geneve, the next-generation network overlay encapsulation protocol.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 9, 2014

Networking. Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is a networking topic that is starting to get more and more attention (some may equate “attention” with “hype”; I’ll allow you to draw your own conclusion there). Servers/Hardware. Here’s hoping you find something useful!

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Social, Agile and Transformation

JANUARY 14, 2009

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 NAS Network Storage for the Home and Advice for Device Manufacturers. and business transformation.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 7, 2023

The freed resources were diverted to other areas such as infosec, VPN, and networking. Iyer has already outsourced 90% of the company’s IT — everything from the network to the hardware maintenance. Vendors such as Dell and HP have launched an innovative plan. Only the ERP and the AI divisions are inhouse.

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Fountainhead

JULY 7, 2009

2 weeks ago I was training a new Account Executive about the virtues of server automation, I/O virtualization, converged networking, etc. within the first hour he blurts out "then if a customer uses this stuff, they should be able get five-9s of availability from run-of-the-mill hardware, right?" I begin this blog with a true story.

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Virtualized Greek

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Prior to the iPhone you couldn’t convince my wife that a smartphone could completely replace her MP3 player, HP IPAQ and Mobile Phone. SDN proponents have called the traditional approach to networking “a big bag of protocols.” The industry has traditionally taken a hardware first approach to solving protocol related issues.

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Fountainhead

JUNE 29, 2009

HPs BladeSystem Matrix architecture is based on VirtualConnect infrastructure, and bundled with a suite of mostly existing HP software (Insight Dynamics - VSE, Orchestration, Recovery, Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager) which itself consists of about 21 individual products. But how revolutionary and simplifying are they?

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Fisher sets the stage for people interacting with multiple devices, and devices that are highly mobile, supported by software and services delivered over a ubiquitous network connection. ” Eul walks through the basic components of the mobile platform, which includes not only hardware but also mobile software.

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The Verge

JUNE 3, 2020

When it comes to consumer tech, social networking, messaging, music streaming, and television top the list. The hardware itself looks like 9to5Google first reported a gadget codenamed “Sabrina” would : a bigger, softer, more rounded version of the Chromecast. HP’s Omen 15 gaming laptop has a sleek new design. Which is weird!

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Fountainhead

MARCH 3, 2009

Since about 2001, Egenera has been selling its high-end hardware/software combination that unified re-purposing of physical and virtual servers. PAN stood for Processing Area Network, akin to a SAN in its ability to logically re-allocate CPUs, and its ability to provide ultra-high reliability. Egenera PAN now available on Dell blades.

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Sean Daniel

JULY 19, 2010

Discovering Windows Server Codename “Aurora” HP has teamed up with Becky Och’s, one of our Senior Program managers on the team to talk about what’s in Windows Server Codename ”Aurora”, the new cloud integrated version of Small Business Server. How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi Networks. at 9:21 AM.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

JUNE 8, 2016

SDN is going to change how we build networks, will CIOs be ready? Despite the importance of information technology, the way that all of us are building networks is just a little bit antiquated. The arrival of SDN should make the big boys in the field of computer network gear, Cisco, Juniper, HP, IBM, etc. What Google Did.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

Networking. What happens when multiple VXLAN logical networks are mapped to the same multicast group? This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. I talked before about the difference between network virtualization and SDN, so no need to mention that again.

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Fountainhead

MARCH 18, 2009

It allows IT operations to define I/O, storage connectivity and networking entirely in software, resulting in stateless and re-configurable CPUs. It permits IT to "wire-once" and then create CPU configurations (virtual NICs, HBAs, networks/VLANs, storage connections) using a unified/consolidated networking fabric. The result?

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 22, 2013

Content delivery and security specialist CloudFlare has been growing rapidly as it builds out a global network of data centers. The updates feature Intel SSD drives and SandyBridge Xeon 2630L processors, adjustments to caching, and a shift in network cards. In the end, we settled on the network cards from a company called Solarflare.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 18, 2013

MapR M7 is now available on Amazon Elastic MapReduce, Fruit of the Loom implements a Teradata Data Warehouse, and HP updates its ArcSight Security Analytics portfolio using big data to protect critical information and mitigate risk. HP uses big data for unified security analytics. Networking. By: John Rath July 18th, 2013.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

He starts with the data center, and briefly discusses Intel’s leadership in CPUs (from the low-end with Atom and Avoton to the high-end with Xeon E5), server rack-scale architecture, and software-defined networking. General Hardware IDF2013' He next transitions into a brief discussion of the evolution of the PC.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

He starts with the data center, and briefly discusses Intel’s leadership in CPUs (from the low-end with Atom and Avoton to the high-end with Xeon E5), server rack-scale architecture, and software-defined networking. General Hardware IDF2013' He next transitions into a brief discussion of the evolution of the PC.

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The Verge

MAY 11, 2020

Our other picks for the best laptops of 2020 include the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, the MacBook Pro 16, and the HP Elite Dragonfly. The Zephyrus G14 is an astonishingly powerful gaming laptop for a low price (relative to other notebooks with comparable hardware). The HP Elite Dragonfly in tent mode. HP Elite Dragonfly.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2013

I try to keep the information linked to data center technologies like networking, storage, virtualization, and the like, but occasionally other items slip through. Networking. Ranga Maddipudi ( @vCloudNetSec on Twitter) has put together two blog posts on vCloud Networking and Security’s App Firewall ( part 1 and part 2 ).

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Sean Daniel

APRIL 4, 2011

How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Well, I’m positive this is something that HP will not support, so don’t even think of calling them if you go down this road, but I figured it’d be fun if you wanted to continue to use the same hardware. Power on the server.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2013

IBM boosts its System z portfolio by acquiring CSL International, Actian leverages previous acquisitions to launch new cloud and big data platforms and EastWest Bank selects HP to build a private cloud for updating its infrastructure. HP builds private cloud for EastWest Bank. IBM Acquires BLADE Network Technologies.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

Networking. What happens when multiple VXLAN logical networks are mapped to the same multicast group? This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. I talked before about the difference between network virtualization and SDN, so no need to mention that again.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 31, 2016

seconds, 288 HP, 200 ft. According to the International Association for IT Asset Management ( IAITAM ), ITAM is Software Asset Management (SAM), Hardware Asset Management (HAM), and Asset Portfolio Management (APM). Special software (usually with agents) discovers the hardware and the software that is installed on it.

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CTOvision

MAY 28, 2014

From customers to experts to standards bodies, a consensus is building that says continuous monitoring will vastly improve the security of our networks and critical infrastructure. In addition, you have to know, and continually update, your asset inventory – both hardware and software. So what is it?!

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 18, 2013

The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated a $36 million contract with HP Enterprise services, initially announced last November. This win was important not only for HP, the systems integrator, but for Microsoft’s Office 365. HP and U.S. Networking. Department of Veterans Affairs Cancels $36 Million Cloud Contract.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2013

Its conference demo illustrated a 12GB/s Fusion powered pipeline, with ioControl Hybrid storage, HP Z820 ioTurbine Cache, and HP Z820 Artist workstations with ioFX 1.6TB. Networking. .” Fusion-io (FIO) showcased a complete studio solution for visual effects acceleration. Comments (required). DataCenterKnowledge.

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CTOvision

JUNE 3, 2014

The process of Managing Assets includes tracking all hardware and software products (PCs, servers, network devices, storage, applications, mobile devices, etc.) That covers a wide range of methods to protect an organization’s assets – and any physical asset that is somehow connected to a network needs cyber protection.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

This Technology Short Take is a bit heavy on the networking side, but I suppose that’s understandable given my recent job change. Networking. Ben Cherian, Chief Strategy Officer for Midokura, helps make a case for network virtualization. Note: Midokura makes a network virtualization solution.) Servers/Hardware.

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Fountainhead

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

In the early eras of PCs, a number of new technologies arose: in particular there was the IP network, that allowed the CPU to talk to others, and external/networked storage, that externalized (or removed) the dedicated hard drive. Changes to the network or storage meant changing I/O configurations. An alternative model.

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Virtualized Greek

MARCH 1, 2013

If you are new to virtualization your first thought may be to go out and purchase some dedicated hardware to run your lab sessions. There’s a lot you can do with a couple of PC’s or entry level servers, network storage and a switch. However, once you nest a VM this brings in questions around networking. Networking.

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