Jim Metzler hosted a session with Riverbed Chief Scientist Mark Day and Certeon CTO Donato Buccella that raised the question: Is there any longer a need for physical appliances? From my point of view here are the key points: “The need for a dedicated physical appliance to handle WAN optimization tasks, in many cases, is [...]
Interop 2012
Interop Cloud and Virtualization Zone is a hotbed of activity from SDN to Software Networking!
Dell EqualLogic and Certeon aCelera Accelerates Business Continuity
Check out the new Dell tech report on @equallogic replication and @Certeon aCelera Sync WAN optimization. This technical report describes how Dell’s EqualLogic Auto-Replication feature works with Certeon aCelera Sync virtualized WAN optimization product. This report also presents Dell lab validated performance results that will enable IT and SAN administrators to take complete advantage of [...]
A Learning New Tricks Quick Hit
Virtualize your Network & Extend Your Datacenter: WAN optimization lets you explore Microsoft’s recommended externalization capabilities of Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) and External BLOB Storage (EBS). Don’t miss out on significant storage and related performance benefits. When you take advantage of Microsoft’s data externalization features, Your SharePoint administrators can move large, old and unused data [...]
The year of improving productivity while driving down costs
In 2012, chief information officers aim to leverage virtualization technologies, as more than 40 percent of survey respondents claimed the services were the top IT priority for their business. The savings generated from consolidating servers will then be reinvested in other IT initiatives like cloud computing, mobility and other high-ranking concerns in 2012, IDC executives [...]