January, 2011

Inside Enterprise IT

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    Four key trends affecting OEM supply chains today part 3: The new 80/20 rule

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    The new 80/20 rule—automate 80% of your transactions and only involve managers in the remaining 20% It seems to me that we’ve reached a point where most OEMs agree on the benefits of reducing complexity in their supply chain operations. In part 3 of our OEM Supply Chain series (see parts 1 and 2 ), I will explore why some of the benefits of simplification, however, lie below the surface of typical analysis. Increasing application sophistication and computing power means that application...
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    Adaptation as protection

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    I just finished reading an excellent article by Ted DeZabala, the national leader of Deloitte’s Security & Privacy Services, on Forbes.com “ Are You Focused On The Wrong Security Risks? ”, which poses several good questions about what organizations are doing to protect their corporate identity, employees and data. Ted raises some excellent points around the necessary procedures for how to protect your company. But, I think there is a bigger picture worth addressing. For companies...
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    “Stacker” Mark Collier gives an OpenStack update

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    A group of “stackers” (Rackspace employees involved in OpenStack ) paid us a visit today here at Dell. During a break in the meetings I got some time with Mark Collier , VP of Marketing and Business development at Rackspace who has been focused on building up OpenStack. I chatted with Mark about what’s been going on in this open source cloud project and what’s coming up. Take a listen: Some of the ground Mark covers What his involvement in OpenStack has been over...
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    Dell OEM solutions: 10 must-reads of 2010

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    As we move into 2011, I wanted to highlight some of the top blog posts in 2010. From customer stories to trends , our team tackled a variety of topics including technology , storage , supply chain , cloud , and services for OEMs to name a few. It was difficult to choose only ten blogs from our growing archives and we are excited to provide even more compelling content this year. So without further ado, here are the top posts of 2010 in no particular order: A cool-blue innovation in cloud storage...
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    Are spinning hard drives losing ground to flash and cloud options?

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    In a recent article by Chris Mellor on The Register’s site , it is noted that certain segments of the hard drive market are hurting and blame was given to the rise of tablets, flash drives, and a growing dependence on the cloud for storage. I totally agree with the premise that spinning media in consumer devices is losing interest for users. Not many people generate their own content anymore, web-based streaming of entertainment is reducing demand for massive media libraries in people’s...
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    EqualLogic named InfoWorld’s best storage for 2011 and why it should matter to you

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    Recently InfoWeek announced that Dell EqualLogic’s (EQL) PS 6010XVS won top storage award for 2011. The PS 6010XVS is a SAN array that comes with 8 Solid State Drives (SSD) and 8 15K rpm Hard Disk Drives (HDD). It’s fast and like all of EQL products comes with all the SAN storage management software at no additional fees. With EQL’s SAN management you also get auto-tiering which allows the SAN to automatically analyze I/O patterns to determine most used data blocks. Then the EQL...
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    My interview on the Windows Azure team blog — The Cloud will go away

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    Earlier this month an interview I did with Robert Duffner, Director of Product management for Windows Azure , went live on the Windows Azure team blog . Robert asked me a variety of questions about Cloud security, how I see the Cloud evolving, the pitfalls of the cloud, where Dell plays etc. I was pleasantly surprised to see that my ramblings actually turned out coherent Here is a section from the interview (you can check out the whole piece here ): Cloud computing is a very exciting place...
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    Accelerating virtualization with greater throughput!

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    Enabling customer choice and flexibility has always been a top priority at Dell, and the way we’ve designed and developed our PowerEdge blade portfolio is no exception. Dell continues to expand and refine our Blade offerings to reflect customer desires and technology adoption trends. One of these trends is the movement towards 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) solutions as a way to facilitate network unification and consolidation, as well as supporting robust virtualized usage models by enabling...
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    Of parts and partners (2 of 2)

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    Earlier, I wrote about the Dell OEM Partner Program , a pilot initiative that Dell OEM Solutions has recently kicked off in an effort to leverage that channel partner community to increase the capabilities available to OEM customers. Dell’s broad portfolio of desktops, workstations, servers, storage and services plus the stocking, international logistics, advanced financing and detailed customization capabilities brought by channel partners make for a powerful combination that can help any...
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    Dell, GPGP and you: How Dell brings emerging GPGPU technology to your data center

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    Co-Authored by Chris Christian and John Barnhart; Dell Enterprise Product Group, Technical Marketing There have been many advances in accelerated computing technology and the evolution of HPC architectures lately. This has caused many an IT professional, like you, to take a fresh look at parallel-processing-based computing solutions. Dell is here for you. We have a variety of accelerated technology alternatives for you to investigate so you can choose and deploy the best solution for your needs...
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    Low voltage DIMMs can mean huge savings in Hyperscale environments

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    Dell’s Data Center Solutions (DCS) group focuses on customers operating huge scaled out environments. Given the number of systems deployed in these environments we are always looking for ways to take energy out of our systems. A half a watt here, a half a watt there means big energy savings when multiplied across a hyper scale environment and translates into lower costs to our environment and to our customers’ operating budgets. Recently we have adopted Samsung’s low voltage...
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    The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) you didn’t hear about

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    If you’ve read about CES , you’ve read about tablets. You’ve probably also read about 3D TV and electric cars. But what seems to be missing from the coverage is the cool stuff that you had to dig to find, because not every booth had it. Energy efficiency from Philips and GE Philips demonstrated equipment that will power your home more efficiently, like a power converter that used dissipated heat to replace your hot water heater. They also talked about an air conditioner that...
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    Winning the hearts and minds of users – Dell products win prestigious technology award

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    The Dell Large Enterprise Product Reviews program gives key IT publications an opportunity to test, evaluate and run our client, server and storage technology through its paces. It is vital to give reviewers a hands-on experience so we can get feedback and third-party credibility. The Dell LE Product Review program is the means by which we place our newest clients, servers, workstations, and storage products into the hands of those influencers, like InfoWorld , who write for industry trade publications...
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    Dell Precision T5500 Workstation Wins InfoWorld 2011 Technology of the Year award

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    Today InfoWorld published their 2011 Technology of the Year awards recognizing the best hardware and software of the year and the InfoWorld Test Center has picked the Dell Precision T5500 as Best Workstation. “Of all the products InfoWorld tested in the past year, these are the products that impressed InfoWorld the most. InfoWorld’s Technology of the Year award winners are not just the best products in their class, but the ones that are changing the way IT services are delivered and...
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    Of parts and partners (1 of 2)

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    When you think of Dell, what words pop into your mind? Technology? Simple? Industry-standard? Direct? If you’re like many of our customers, one if the key reasons that you have worked with Dell over the years is the direct relationship that you have built up with a Dell sales representative. With a single call or email, you have a point of entry into all of the Dell systems, products and organizations. Conversely, they build up an understanding of your company, key contacts and technology...
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    Dell EqualLogic PS6010XVS iSCSI SAN voted best storage system in InfoWorld 2011 Technology of the Year awards

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    Every year “ InfoWorld Technology of the Year ” awards recognize the most groundbreaking and valuable products in IT. Dell EqualLogic products have now won this award two years in a row. InfoWorld Test Center editors and reviewers selected Dell EqualLogic PS6010XVS iSCSI SAN as the Best Storage System in InfoWorld’s 2011 Technology of the Year awards. Why is this product ground breaking and valuable: In most workloads, for example database applications, and virtual desktop...
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    What to look for in 2011 in the OEM computer business

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    Here we are. 2010 is gone and 2011 is rolling towards us at full speed, high beams on, and honking its two-tone air horn. Per tradition , I have assembled a list of a few technologies to look forward to in the coming year. SSD & Flash The mass adoption of flash storage technology in all aspects of computing is fascinating to me. Today you can buy a notebook PC, workstation, desktop, server, or even netbook with an optional SSD. But those storage devices with all of their benefits (high speed...
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    Mark Shuttleworth on UEC and OpenStack

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    Mark Shuttleworth, the ever gracious founder of Ubuntu , stopped by Dell this morning to talk to various folks about various subjects. I was able to grab some time with him between meetings and get his thoughts on a few topics. I was particularly interested in getting his thoughts on Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) which will be available this week from Dell as the Dell | Canonical UEC Solution (along with the UEC software, the solution is based on our PowerEdge C2100 and C6100 and comes with a...
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    Josh’s 2011 technology predictions for hardware and software OEMs

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    It’s the time of year for presents, eggnog and predictions. Sure, guessing about the future of computing is always tough. Looking back at 1998 when I got my first Cassiopeia handheld, it would be hard to look forward to the day when Android phones and iPads filled the homes of non-technical friends. But knowing that the future is uncertain is what makes a forecast a forecast, and if you have to forecast, forecast often (so says Edgar R. Fiedler). So here we go . . . Four predictions...
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    Virtualization and disaster recovery planning: A little I gets better R

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    Everyone recognizes the potential disruption by natural disasters. However, if someone happened to wreck their car into the transformer powering your building, would that be any less disastrous for your company? I’m not sure if you’ve read Cormac Foster’s blog about virtualization and disaster recovery from October – The Impact of Virtualization on Disaster Recovery Planning – but if you’re interested in either topic, it’s worth a read. In it, he talks a...
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    A toast for getting 11G right!

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    We ended 2010 on the right note! Our 11G PowerEdge servers continue to garner praise and accolades from a wide variety of sources. This third-party validation means our approach to designing and building a better server is working and that customer concerns and issues being addressed. Whether it’s from you or industry reviewers, we use that feedback to help us build better servers. That is why we wanted to share some of the positive feedback we’re getting on the PowerEdge R815 . Recently...
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