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Friday, 02 May 2008 22:22 |
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IBM said it's planning to launch a global, online
marketplace for software applications under a plan it's calling the
Blue Business Platform.
Three key components of Blue Business Platform were unveiled today at the Business Partner Leadership Conference in Los Angeles:
- IBM is opening up their powerful Application Integration Toolkit to all Business Partners, giving them immediate access to a set of standard interfaces to simplify installation of applications, systems management and online services for SMB clients.
- IBM is launching a new Global Application Marketplace to provide a convenient nexus for Business Partner offerings targeting the SMB market.
- and they are announcing a new IBM product for small businesses: Lotus Foundation Start, a pre-loaded server that can launch a small business in less than 30 minutes with e-mail, security, back-up and recovery and other collaboration software.
More components of Blue Business Platform will be introduced through 2008. All will share the same guiding principle: putting powerful IT into the hands of SMB clients in very simple ways. Ask your local IBM representative for additional information.
Source: CNN Marketwire, InformationWeek, CRN/ChannelWeb , Google Alert on blue+business+platform
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 12:25 |
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We've created a small package for updating RSA by just entering the ip address.
The package contains a batch-file for updating RSA adapters or Management Modules through the MPCLI-tool. This is especially usefull when you want to update a large amount of servers with the same firmware.
As always you can easilly adapt the package to fit your needs, the current package contains a firmware update for a x3550. Just launch the file, enter the IP address of the RSA and the rest goes automatically.
Feel free to adapt the batch files to your needs and send us an e-mail if there are any questions.
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Friday, 25 April 2008 10:34 |
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We know by now that a lot of services and systems will become or already are virtual. And now Q-Layer has introduced the Virtual Private DataCenter.
With the Q-layer’s Virtual Private DataCenter (VPDC),
service providers can offer their customers a “self-service” ability to
build, provision and manage a private datacenter without the pains of
buying, installing and configuring their own hardware and software.
Instead of buying racks, servers or storage devices, the customer buys
a pool of CPU power, memory, storage capacity and network capacity. The
customer will use the acquired resources to setup his own (virtual)
datacenter, including servers and storage, without touching any
physical machine.
Source: Q-Layer VPDC, VMWorld Video, VPDC Demo
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 18:18 |
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IBM (NYSE: IBM)
introduced today an entirely new category of server uniquely designed
to address the technology needs of companies that use Web 2.0-style
computing to operate massive data centers with tens of thousands of
servers.
Companies that operate massive scale-out data centers spend
10 to 30 times more on energy costs per square foot than a typical
office building.(1) The energy powers both hundreds of thousands of
servers and the air conditioning needed to cool them. The exponential
growth of such data centers will continue as streaming video, online
gaming and social networks spike Internet traffic, requiring companies
to build ever vaster pools of computers that devour energy resources to
operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
iDataPlex = (i – Internet) + (Data = Data Center) + (Plex = Large Scale)
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 01:00 |
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Updated April 23rd: This conference has been rescheduled to a later date in the autumn. Read the whole story HERE.
Systems based on IBM POWER™ microprocessors provide industry leading technology proven in systems that range from gaming machines to supercomputers. These systems offer the enhanced reliability, scalability and robustness of the IBM POWER platform. The IBM POWER™ Systems Technical Conference is a new event and combines the well known System p, AIX & Linux Technical University and System i Technical Forum into one global event.
This conference is intended for customers, IBM employees, IBM Business Partners, Independent Software Vendors and System Integrators.
Source: IBM
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Friday, 18 April 2008 01:44 |
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Got info about the IBM Mac Pilot Program which is being published on Roughly Drafted Magazine. Keep sending me those links.
by Daniel Eran Dilger on Roughly Drafted Magazine
As further evidence of the growing interest in Macs among
enterprise customers, IBM’s Research Information Services launched an
internal pilot program designed to study the possibility of moving
significant numbers of employees to the Mac platform. The study has
already found an enthusiastic response from participants and is helping
to drive Mac support for IBM’s business applications.
IBM’s Mac Pilot Program.
A summary of the pilot program, detailed in a IBM document
obtained by RoughlyDrafted, revealed that IBM is actively working to
move away from its dependence upon Microsoft Windows and toward a
heterogeneous cross-platform future.
Source: IBM Research and Roughly Drafted
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 00:54 |
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I attended a session on the IBM PDU's (made by Eaton / Powerware) at the Technical University in Sevilla and heard that a new PDU Selection sheet or PDU Decision Tree has been released. This guide is essential in selecting the right PDU for your configuration.
They also updated the special Powerware IBM EMEA website. The recently announced Ultra Density PDU is already there as is the PDU+ and the UPS3000.
Source: Powerware EMEA, Powerware EMEA PDU Decision Sheet
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 20:43 |
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Got an email about bundling Red Hat with Domino
Improve reliability, security, and performance while lowering costs with IBM Lotus Domino 8 and open collaboration client powered by Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®.
Looking for a new way to cut IT costs and increase capability at the same time?
Click to download a live evaluation of Lotus on Linux.
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