Latest data center news.
Vendors prep mgmt. tools to handle virtualization, 09/05/05
Computer Associates and BMC Software will soon join IBM in upgrading their management packages to help customers get a handle on their growing virtualized environments, making it easier to shift server workloads to meet business demands.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-virtualization.html?nl
Radio: Multicore processors and server virtualization, 09/05/05
We’re joined this week by Vernon Turner, IDC’s group vice president and general manager for enterprise computing, to talk about the impact on enterprise data centers by multicore processors and server virtualization technology.
http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/0905radio.html?nl
Exchange protection software debuts, 09/05/05
The Neverfail Group, a company that got its start as a disaster recovery consultancy in the early 1990s, has begun selling software designed to ensure that Microsoft Exchange servers stay up and running.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-neverfail.html?nl
Tivoli has mainframe mgmt. on tap, 09/05/05
IBM last week announced a slew of upgrades to its Tivoli management software portfolio that the company says will help customers automate administrative tasks and view mainframe-specific statistics from one console.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-tivoli.html?nl
SAS cuts a wide data path, 09/05/05
Until recently, data centers were populated primarily with storage-area networks that used Fibre Channel connectivity and parallel SCSI interfaces. Such storage solutions deliver high performance and reliability but carry a high price tag. However, serial-attached SCSI technology is poised to keep storage costs down without compromising functionality or performance.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2005/090505techupdate.html?nl
IDC: Global disk storage market reached $5.6 billion in Q2, 09/02/05
The total worldwide disk storage systems market grew 9.9% to $5.6 billion in factory revenue in the second quarter of this year as compared to the year-ago quarter, according to an IDC analyst. The growth was the highest year-on-year growth over the last eight quarters, the analyst said in a report released Friday. Total disk storage systems petabytes grew 59.3% year over year to reach 457 petabytes in the second quarter.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090205-storage.html?nl
Sun completes StorageTek purchase, 08/31/05
As expected, Sun Wednesday completed its $4.1 billion purchase of Storage Technology, a deal that was first announced June 2.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/083105-sun-storagetek.html?nl
Microsoft ships next beta of Windows Server 2003 R2, 08/30/05
Microsoft on Tuesday shipped what could become the final code for the next version of Windows Server 2003.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/083005-microsoft-r2.html?nl
