HP announced a new infrastructure solution for SAP‘s in-memory computing system HANA, which converges database and application platform capabilities for transactions, analytics, text analysis, predictive and spatial processing. The system is a product of the HP and SAP co-innovation initiative called “Project Kraken.”
Monthly Archives: June 2014
VMware Support Insider: Top 20 Articles for May 2014
Here is our Top 20 KB list for May 2014. This list is ranked by the number of times a VMware Support Request was resolved by following the steps in a published Knowledge Base article.
VMware vSphere Blog: vCenter Heartbeat End of Availability
For those of you who have used vCenter Heartbeat to protect your vCenter instances, please be aware that we have announced the end of its availability as of June 2 2014.
Don’t worry though if you’re using it today; the current iteration will be supported through late 2018.
The AV Integrators Role in the Workplace of the Future
The changing dynamics in today’s workplace are creating tremendous opportunities for AV Integrators.
Secure Mobile Access with Windows Phone 8.1
With the release of the Windows Phone 8.1 Preview for Developers last month, Windows Phone developers can now test-drive the upcoming version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system. Windows Phone 8.1 includes major features such as the personal assistant Cortana, the new Action Center, a mobile version of Internet Explorer 11, and support for virtual private networks (VPNs).
Flying Through Clouds: Establishing a Flight Plan
NetApp Solutions Performance Engineers As I think about flying through clouds, establishing the right performance methodology is similar to a pilot completing flight school before taking to the air. Continuing with this analogy, every pilot must complete a flight plan and file it with the local Aviation
IBM Risks Losing Traditional Enterprise Deals in Name of Cloud Solutions
IBM is faced with the difficult task of balancing its traditional enterprise business with a growing cloud business. Its new Cloud Business Solutions portfolio has components you’d find in a traditional enterprise deal but IBM sells them ‘as a service’. They contain consulting services, pre-built assets, software products, ongoing support and SoftLayer cloud infrastructure in a single client agreement.
Cloud Must Adapt to your Business Needs — Compute
This is part 2 of our blog series: “Cloud must adapt to your business needs”, looking closely at cloud compute. We will review the architecture used within the Dell Cloud for U.S. Government as an example, discuss why it is important and conclude with questions that can be asked to cloud providers to insure you are getting the most value for your investment. Let’s discuss how the cloud compute infrastructure is an extension to your current IT infrastructure.
Enabling ubiquitous communications from the cloud through ShoreTel Sky
The communication needs of people and businesses have evolved over time. The underlying technology that is used to fulfill the needs of enterprises has also changed significantly from plain old telephone (POTS) copper lines to ISDN circuits to DSL Lines and T1s.
How to Save Money and Safely Avoid Overcooling Your Data Center
Today’s data centers are experiencing more demands from the IT organization. Throughout the entire process, as administrators are continuously tasked with running a high-density, multi-tenant, data center platform as efficiently as possible. This means controlling power, workloads, and of course – cooling.
PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc. 