The Verge

MARCH 2, 2022

The $10 a month (or $100 a year) Wyze Home Monitoring service includes one Cam Plus license worth $15 a year to apply to any camera (adding unlimited event recording and other AI features), plus person detection for all the user’s cameras. Ring’s $20 fee covers unlimited cloud camera storage, Wyze’s includes one.

Storage 59

Storage Hardware Backup Licensing 59

Galido

JANUARY 17, 2020

That means adding up what you spend on hardware, software, licenses, suppliers and warranties. How much more hardware and software do you need? What kind of data storage space do you need? There are no storage costs and you can usually find 24/7 support should something go wrong. It simply hosts your files.

Hardware 94

Hardware Internet Training Storage 94

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

ii] Furthermore, according to HPE internal data, average storage utilization hovers around 40%. iii] While organizations must plan for usage spikes and failovers, they also have opportunities to clean up workloads, retire unused equipment, and leverage newer, more efficient hardware and solutions.

Industry 98

Industry Data Center Energy .Net 98

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 7, 2022

To build that budget, an ideal IT procurement solution provides an overview of your inventory, including aggregate information on storage, compute, virtual resource allocation, and configuration details. It would also provide a simulator for on-premises IT that includes the ability to input your actual costs of storage, hosts, and memory.

Data 98

Data Storage Cloud Resources 98

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

After being in cloud and leveraging it better, we are able to manage compute and storage better ourselves,” said the CIO, who notes that vendors are not cutting costs on licenses or capacity but are offering more guidance and tools. He went with cloud provider Wasabi for those storage needs. “We

Strategy 140

Strategy Cloud CTO Hire Fractional CTO 140

The Verge

JUNE 30, 2020

We at YouTube TV license content from our content providers to then provide to you. When content prices increase, the overall cost of streaming goes up for everyone. YouTube TV (@YouTubeTV) June 30, 2020.

Comparison 126

Comparison Network Licensing Storage 126

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

With storage you might always want the best support plan to replace any failed components within a few hours or less,” says Pratt. Audit all contracts IT organizations almost always pay for more than the business actually needs for hardware, software, and networking.

Fractional CTO 138

Fractional CTO CTO Hire Budget Licensing 138

Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Introducing a new line of Network Storage Servers for SMB. Only yesterday, a third product that I worked on over the past little while called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials was announced, on hardware provided by Western Digital. The WD Sentinel DX4000 looks pretty awesome from a hardware perspective as well.

Storage 48

Storage Network SMB Windows 48

All Things Distributed

MAY 8, 2012

of administrative tasks such as OS and database software patching, storage management, and implementing reliable backup and disaster recovery solutions. After the Free Usage Tier, you can run Amazon RDS for SQL Server under two different licensing models - "License Included" and Microsoft License Mobility.

Development 116

Development Windows Disaster Recovery Licensing 116

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? And it’s publicly available on GitHub , although not licensed with a typical open source license. What happens to submarine cables when there are massive events, like a volcanic eruption? Ulrich Speidel shares some of the findings after the volcanic eruption in Tonga.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Galido

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The video processing with VideoProc allows the user to load it on a remote server or a cloud service using a significantly lower time, or simply store it in the local PC space “consuming” a lower part in the device of storage. It is very interesting to take advantage of what Digiarty calls 3-Level Hardware Acceleration.

Video 92

Video Software Software Examples 92

Linux Academy

APRIL 18, 2019

For example, you can eliminate costly infrastructure refresh programs, and a variety of software license maintenance. Consider the typical items in your budget in a traditional IT environment like hardware maintenance costs, costs associated with OS patching, storage administration, and testing. All these things add up!

Linux 60

Linux Budget Cloud Resources 60

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

And that’s before we get into Microsoft’s game streaming service, xCloud, which could mean you won’t need any Xbox hardware at all to play many of the latest games. Games should also load quicker because both consoles now include fast solid-state storage, a big improvement over the mechanical hard drive included in the Xbox One.

Hardware 110

Hardware Microsoft Examples Storage 110

Galido

APRIL 11, 2017

Virtualization is popular these days for businesses for several reasons, but primarily to reduce hardware and infrastructure costs, performance, backups and redundancy, while being able to scale infrastructure and provide resources on demand. . Bare metal virtualization runs virtualization software installed directly on hardware.

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Backup Vmware Operating Systems 60

Galido

JUNE 28, 2018

As devices are discovered, probes will also detect the services and hardware it can monitor. Paessler PRTG Network Monitor’s licensing is based on sensors. Reducing the costs by buying only the hardware you need. Maps and dashboards: visualization and control panels. Distributed monitoring. Detailed reports.

Network 60

Network LAN VOIP Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Servers/Hardware. These look interesting, but be aware that they are not licensed with an open source license. Additionally, the wording of the license for these extensions has caused some consternation (at least, among the folks I follow on Twitter). Networking.

Linux 60

Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

You must also factor in the differences in fees and licensing structures that may impact your cost over time. Licensing type. While many BI vendors license their software on a per-user/seat basis, it’s not the only licensing type. You’ll find BI licensing options ranging from per-session to per-database.

Business Intelligence 61

Business Intelligence Licensing Training Software 61

Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Kevin Houston has an updated blade server comparison chart that might be helpful in making hardware decisions. VMware is offering licenses for Log Insight to customers who already own NSX. Want to get geeky with storage protocol stacks ? Want to get geeky with storage protocol stacks ?

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Initial purchase, configuration, and installation Negotiating software license terms is a skill in itself that might require assistance from the company’s legal team or CFO. When performing a TCO analysis, it’s important to try to accurately estimate how many licenses you need today, as well as how many licenses you might need down the road.

Software 131

Software Software Enterprise Enterprise 131

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Derek Seaman: VMworld – Architecting Storage DRS Clusters INF-STO1545. Arista: I also chatted briefly with Arista about the hardware VXLAN tunnel endpoint (VTEP) support they were demonstrating. As many others have pointed out in the comments to my post on OTV-VXLAN traffic flow , the addition of hardware VTEP support (i.e.,

Vmware 107

Vmware Virtualization Conference Hardware 107

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Servers/Hardware. In part 2 , Mike discusses things like using the appropriate virtual hardware, the right kernel modules for VMXNET3, getting rid of unnecessary hardware (like the virtual floppy), and similar tips. Want some additional information on layer 2 and layer 3 services in VMware NSX? Here’s a good source.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Rudi Martinsen has an article on changing the Avi load balancer license tier (this is in the context of using it with vSphere with Tanzu). I never found the root cause, but we did find a workaround; however, along the way, someone shared this article with me. Plastic microchips ? That’s kind of cool.

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

CTOvision

JULY 9, 2014

In the text below, I examine an on-premise Hadoop ecosystem as a general purpose Big Data solution in relation to alternative commercial purpose-built storage technologies (-e.g. When including the cost of software, hardware, and licensing/support, the cost per terabyte (TB) of an MPP system is estimated at tens of thousands of dollars [4].

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Big Data Data Analysis Fractional CTO 286

Virtualized Greek

AUGUST 25, 2013

There is still a ton to be done in virtualizing networks and storage. There’s no question that both storage virtualization and network virtualization are cool technologies. VMware could come in with their ROI calculator and show even with a hefty license cost and hardware investment almost any organization would save money.

Vmware 64

Vmware CTO Virtualization VOIP 64

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Servers/Hardware. The series provides an introduction and overview of licensing (part 1), a review of architecture and hardware recommendations (part 2), an overview of data availability (part 3), and a discussion of fault domains (part 4). Romain Decker has an “under the hood” look at the VMware NSX load balancer.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Vmware Hardware Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Cumulus Networks recently shifted their pricing and licensing model toward perpetual licenses; this article has more information and a comparison of the old vs. new models. Servers/Hardware. Roie Ben Haim has an article on how to improve the NSX GUI user experience. VCE—er, or is it EMC Converged Platforms Division?—recently

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Devices first started as tightly-coupled hardware and software solutions. The DPDK is BSD licensed and source code is available from Intel. Second, DPDK offers SR-IOV support and allows L2 switching in hardware on Intel’s network interface cards (estimated to be 5-6x more performant than the soft switch).

Virtualization 113

Virtualization Intel Cloud Data 113

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Rudi Martinsen has an article on changing the Avi load balancer license tier (this is in the context of using it with vSphere with Tanzu). I never found the root cause, but we did find a workaround; however, along the way, someone shared this article with me. Plastic microchips ? That’s kind of cool.

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Dataconomy

JUNE 16, 2023

Gamma offers a PoC Assessment for a portion of your data to demonstrate proof of value and a 30-day trial license for a thorough analysis. Data in a variety of places, including endpoints, networks, cloud storage, email, and applications, can be scanned, categorized, and monitored by DLP solutions. How to use Gamme AI?

Symantec 77

Symantec Cloud Data Applications 77

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Colin Lynch gives a “first look” at the Cisco UCS Generation 3 hardware , which may be of interest if you’re a UCS customer or looking at purchasing UCS. Chris Evans reflects on how Amazon S3 appears to have become the de facto object storage API. Is OpenStack turning into a niche product? Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Operating Systems Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

Servers/Hardware. First, he provides a high-level overview of Mesos ; that’s followed up by a slightly deeper look at Mesos, then a discussion of persistent storage and fault tolerance. Yes, you could run Docker on bare metal and achieve (the author’s words) “massive CapEx benefits” by “eliminating expensive licensing” for VMware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

The Verge

JUNE 18, 2020

There’s Amazon Prime video, of course, which includes both Amazon’s originals and a really solid set of licensed movies and TV shows (shout out to the wholesome USA series from the mid-2000s, Psych and Burn Notice ). The Fire HD 8 Plus has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. To keep the price down, Amazon has tamped the specs down.

Video 75

Video Wireless Storage Google 75

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Readers may recall that I was using a Dell Latitude E7370 (see my E7370 hardware review ) up until August 2017, when I put the Linux migration on hold indefinitely due to productivity concerns. Cloud storage/sync: GNOME offers built-in integration for Google Drive, and I’m still using Dropbox for non-confidential information.

Linux 60

Linux Report Vmware Google 60

Fountainhead

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Doubly challenging when you consider the different topologies of virtual servers, licensing servers, provisioning servers and more, all scaling at different rates to maintain service levels. What better use-case than to apply a cloud operations model within which to deploy such a solution? February 15, 2013 at 6:04 AM. Cloud Hosting.

Cloud 189

Cloud Data Center Mobile Virtualization 189

Sean Daniel

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Dean Paron, Product Unit Manager, demos Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, source Brandon LeBlanc on the Windows Blog More Details on the WMS Blog and SBS blog , but here is a snippit of that: Volume License(VL) customers will be able to download and purchase Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 on March 1, 2011. Storage Server Essentials. (17).

Windows 59

Windows Small Business SMB Backup 59

Galido

MAY 23, 2016

The disk image is made without any interruption or reboot (hot backup), and you can also restore it to dissimilar hardware. x, hot backup without needing to turn off virtual machines, backup to network and tape, one low-cost license for unlimited ESXi hosts and virtual machines. Compatible with ESXi 4.x/5.x/6.x,

Backup 66

Backup Software Software Vmware 66

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2022

The logical progression from the virtualization of servers and storage in VSANs was hyperconvergence. By abstracting the three elements of storage, compute, and networking, data centers were promised limitless infrastructure control. Worries around vendor lock-in surround the black-box nature of HCI-in-a-box appliances, too.

Cloud 108

Cloud CTO Open Source Data Center 108