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Edison analysts put the management software of an HP EVA system through a series of typical day-to-day storage management tasks. The same tasks were also evaluated on similar systems from NetApp and EMC. This study demonstrates how the superior user interface and virtualization offered by the HP EVA storage system can provide organizations with the benefits of higher administrative efficiency combined with the potential ability to utilize less expensive human resources.
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A BD-Live Test Drive
A few weeks back, the PlayStation 3 received a Blu-ray firmware shot in the arm with BD-Live support. That means users can now enjoy all sorts of multimedia perks, such as multiplayer games, social networking, online store access, and extra video content. The first disc to show off the new features, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, came out this week. So what's my initial impression?
Getting to a BD-Live Menu takes about a minute (but feels longer). There, a pane offers downloadable previews and a couple of deleted scenes that you can watch--eventually.
The long load time is the result of the disc's having to download content from the Internet to the PlayStation 3's hard drive. So while the extras are nice (in this case three standard-def deleted/extended scenes), the wait isn't. It's a question of whether you can tolerate something that doesn't offer the instant gratification of streaming video from the Internet or, y'know, the disc you just bought.
Another thing dawned on me: After dropping in a bunch of BD-Live enabled discs, you'll need to start scouring the PlayStation 3's hard drive for excess files to delete. Great--one more device where I'll need to clear the cache! On the bright side, all of that content is sorted in an easy-to-flush BD content folder.
So, the technology's maiden voyage is a little shaky--and not too different from what HD DVD was doing (God rest its silicon soul). The good news here is that Walk Hard happens to be funny, and the disc comes stacked with bonus features.
The BD-Live features that sound really intriguing, such as gaming and social networking, are nowhere to be found on Walk Hard. That honor goes to next week's release, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. By all rights, it's a horrible movie, but it promises to come packed with a BD-Live game, "Aliens vs. Predators vs. You." (There's also a playable online version that you can check out now.) Considering how bad the movie is, maybe "AvPvY" should be an endurance game--see how long you can sit through the film. But I digress.
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