June Newsletter

This month read how IBM has just announced flash drives for server and storage platforms as well as new software for allocating data among different types of drives in IBM SSDs Spread Across Product Lines. Also, learn about how the major vendors are battling for top position in the market with new products, strategies and alliances in Data Centre Derby Heats Up.
Read about the seven tips for succeeding with virtualization, and seven things that will sink virtualization in Weighing the Pros/Cons of Desktop Virtualisation.
Data redundancy is a primary contributor to the explosive growth in data, read about it in Data Deduplication for SMEs: What to Look Out For.
This month we're reviewing the new VMware vSphere - Check it out here.
Quick Links:
IBM SSDs Spread Across Product Lines
Weighing the Pros/Cons of Desktop Virtualisation
Data Deduplication for SMEs: What to Look Out For
PRODUCT REVIEW: VMware vSphere
IBM SSDs Spread Across Product Lines
In late May, IBM continued its push into SSDs (solid-state drives), announcing flash drives for server and storage platforms as well as new software for allocating data among different types of drives.
Network thoroughbred Cisco jumps into the blade server market. Server stallion HP adds security blades to its ProCurve switches. IBM teams up with Brocade. Oracle buys Sun. And everybody courts that prize filly VMware.
Weighing the Pros/Cons of Desktop Virtualisation
Successful server virtualization deployments lead many IT managers to believe desktop virtualization would provide the same benefits. While that is partly true, companies need to be aware of how the two technologies differ, industry experts caution.
Data Deduplication for SMEs: What to Look Out For
Data redundancy is a primary contributor to the explosive growth in data. Initially deduplication focused on eliminating data redundancy in specific cases like full backups, e-mail attachments, and VMware images. Over time, however, customers have noticed the pervasiveness of duplicated data.
PRODUCT REVIEW: VMware vSphere
Transform your IT infrastructure into a private cloud a collection of internal clouds federated on-demand to external clouds delivering IT infrastructure as an easily accessible service.

