Quest Software has introduced version 5.2 of its vRanger software for data backup and recovery in VMware virtual environments. The vRanger line provides support for virtual machine data backup in the VMware ESX hypervisor environment and in the environment of its successor, ESXi, and a Quest executive says version 5.2 adds support for VMware’s HotAdd feature that offers faster speeds for doing ESXi backups.
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Quest Upgrades VRanger For Quicker Data Backup In VM Environments
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FCoE: Standards Don’t Matter; Vendor Choice Does
Over the last year or so, some FCoE experts have been arguing nuances of FCoE and which protocols you need or don’t need. FCoE inter-swich interoperability? I will be old(er) and gray(er) before that happens in any meaningful way. While they are interesting discussions—if you go for that sort of thing—ultimately, they won’t impact you’re purchasing decisions. You are going to use whatever your SAN vendor tells you to use.
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Lancope To Offer High-Performance Network Flow Collector, Leverage Firewall Flow Data
Lancope’s newest flow-based security, network and application-monitoring appliance features increased performance. The high-end StealthWatch FlowCollector 4000 features a monitoring capacity of 120,000 flows per second (FPS) per collector to scale for very large enterprise networks.
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Healthcare Providers Shifting to the Cloud
With the unstoppable growth of medical imagery many health care providers are realizing that trying to do a data migration to a new storage system every few years is becoming next to impossible. Some providers I spoke with said unless they shift to the cloud, they’ll never be able to even fathom catching up with their data growth as they’ll be continuously stuck in a never ending cycle of rebuying their next storage system and migrating data.
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Quantum Simplifies Deduping Disk Target
Quantum has come out with a new system that could shake things up a little. Somehow Quantum has managed to get Veg-a-matic like flexibility into the DXi6700, while simplifying the purchase process and adding a new hybrid deduplication scheme, all at a new lower price.
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R.I.P. DVD: Six Reasons It’s Time for Discs to Die
When Apple launched refreshed hardware last week, it was no surprise that the ultrathin MacBook Air still does not have an internal DVD drive. Many were shocked to find out, though, that Apple has now also removed the DVD drive from the Mac Mini. But, Apple shouldn’t stop there, and the revolution shouldn’t be limited to Apple, or even just to PCs for that matter. It’s time for discs to die.
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Apple iPad, Day 23: Using the Front-Facing Camera on the iPad 2
30 Days With the iPad: Day 23
Taking pictures on the iPad 2 using the rear-facing camera leaves a lot to be desired, but the iPad 2 is also equipped with a front-facing camera. Today, I take a look at how to put the tablet’s front camera to work.
The front camera can be used to snap a picture of yourself in case you need a new profile headshot for a Facebook account or something. It will do the trick, but like the rear-facing camera, it is not the highest quality picture in the world.
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Stone Bond Keeps Focus On Data Integration For The Masses
Version 8 of Stone Bond Technologies’ flagship data integration solution, Enterprise Enabler, has added Virtuoso to its branding. Targeted at the non-technical line-of-business users, EE Virtuoso provides a single, integrated environment to develop, test, deploy and monitor the real-time access and availability of information in a fraction of the time and cost of alternative offerings, says the company.
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Apple iPad, Day 20: Music, Movies, and Books (Oh My!) With the iPad
30 Days With the iPad: Day 20
After spending yesterday focused on the iPad as a portable gaming console, it seemed appropriate to stay in entertainment mode. Today, I explore other ways of to spend your leisure time on the iPad–like watching movies or TV shows, listening to music, or reading a good book.
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