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Eric Schmidt: Welcome to “Age of Augmented Humanity”

— We are now entering the "age of augmented humanity," Google CEO Eric Schmidt today in Berlin. Schmidt tied together Google's efforts in artificial intelligence, on smartphones and on connected devices like the coming Google TV platform to draft a master vision for the future of technology.

Sep 07 06:53:10 pm PDT / NYT > Companies»

Pushing the Capacity of Hard-Disk Technology

— Clearly, solid-state technology will not send the hard-disk drive into oblivion. Both will have their uses in enterprise settings, so the question is not whether HDDs will disappear, but how will they change to suit the more refined roles as backup and

Sep 07 06:28:27 pm PDT / Arthur Cole»

On the GreenBeat: A Long Road Ahead for Electric Car Batteries, How Cisco’s Spree Affects Smart Grids

— Electric vehicles face a long road to progress when it comes to its lithium-ion batteries, IBM scientist Winfried Wilcke tells the New York Times. Advances in lithium-ion technology have been slow, says Wilcke, whose team is trying to develop a technology that would extend EVs’ range to 500 miles on a single charge ...

Sep 07 02:43:04 pm PDT / NYT > Companies»

The Technology Behind the U.S. Open

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Sep 06 08:37:15 am PDT / Data Center Knowledge»

VMware vShield 4.1, not for the SMB

— I wonder how many of us remember when VMware bought BlueLane and their technology, good things were promised, we saw the first part with the release of vSphere when they introduced vShield Zones. This was a “Free” product for those of you that had any version above Advanced vSphere and to be fair for a 1.0 relea...

Sep 06 06:38:35 am PDT / The Virtualization Practice»

Storm Clouds: Disruptive Technologies Create “New Normal,” Dispel Myths

— As much as information technology has changed in the last 10 years, the next decade promises even more significant change. And as cloud technology becomes more prevalent, IT enterprises will be driven to reconsider the status quo around just about everything we know, including Physical Infrastructure, Virtualization, A...

Sep 04 11:00:00 am PDT / Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal»

Business Intelligence Vendors and Their Partners – Rough Seas Ahead

— The traditional business intelligence ecosystem is built on the numerous strategic partnerships that exist between BI software vendors, which provide the technology, and value added resellers (VARs), which provide customized solutions based on that technology. As in all partnerships, both sides need to have something s...

Sep 03 06:30:00 am PDT / Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal»

Cloud-Based LeadFormix Is a Necessary Sales Enablement Tool

— Highly proactive. Cloud based. Lead insight data. Convert to qualified lead. Actionable intelligence. Up-sell opportunities. Holistic overview of each site visitor. Leadformix is a wonderful tool to add to the sales technology process. They provide ’superior lead ...LeadFormix is a necessary sales enablement too...

Sep 03 06:15:00 am PDT / Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal»

VMworld2010: Peter Silva Wraps Up the Show

— With 2 hours left at VMworld2010, I review the amazing week at F5 booth 1131 and wrap up the entire VMworld experience. ps Technorati Tags: F5, infrastructure 2.0, integration, Pete Silva, security, business, education, technology, application delivery, cloud, virtualization, vmware twitter: @psilvas

Sep 03 01:04:04 am PDT / DevCentral Weblogs»

NetApp to Present at Citi Technology Conference on September 7, 2010

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Sep 02 01:05:00 am PDT / NetApp - Press Releases»

Apptio Launches Solution to Optimize Private Cloud Computing Investments

— Apptio, a provider of on-demand Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions, on Wednesday announced new capabilities that track the cost, quality and utilization of private cloud infrastructures. The new Private Cloud Business Management solution integrates with VMware and other IT systems to provide "charge by mete...

Sep 01 12:00:00 pm PDT / Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal»

Carahsoft Partners with Wyse to Deliver Cloud Computing Solutions

— Carahsoft Technology Corp., a government IT solutions provider, and Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, on Wednesday announced a partnership through which the companies will make Wyse’s industry-leading thin and zero client computing-based desktop virtualization software, hardware and servic...

Sep 01 10:15:00 am PDT / Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal»

Virtually Adopting the Cloud

— Virtualization technology is mainstream for many organisations these days. Not only does it streamline management of IT resources, it also makes more efficient use of existing and new IT infrastructure, improves reliability and availability whilst reducing administration and improving deployment times. Many hosting pro...

Sep 01 04:09:49 am PDT / Cloud Computing»

Augmented Reality. Will it ever become a part of the marketing technology mix?

— There was a lot of buzz about new visualization techniques back in 2009. About a year ago, Mashable posted on an Apple patent called Apple ID: [it] recognizes an object based on visuals (through the iPhone’s camera), a RFID reader or through GPS, and then fetches the data from related databases. I like to imagine [.....

Aug 31 02:13:19 pm PDT / CloudAve »

Gale Technologies, a NetApp Alliance Partner, Showcases Cloud Orchestration Technology at VMworld® 2010

— Will Co-Demonstrate GaleForce Resource Provisioning and Cloud Orchestration Software in NetApp Booth and Genius Bar at VMworld® 2010 San Francisco

Aug 31 01:05:00 am PDT / NetApp - Press Releases»

Software War Pits Oracle vs. Google

— Now used by more big technology companies, open-source software has become a weapon in corporate warfare.

Aug 29 10:17:28 pm PDT / NYT > Business Computing»

Audio White Paper: F5 FirePass Endpoint Security

— As SSL VPN technology becomes more mainstream and organizations extend their internal infrastructures to users who are not necessarily employees, Endpoint security has become an increasing concern. Allowing an infected device access onto the network is just as bad as allowing an invalid user to access proprietary ...

Aug 26 12:16:22 am PDT / DevCentral Weblogs»

Deconstructing Virtualization and the Cloud

— Deploying Applications in the Cloud While there’s more talk than actual use of cloud computing in the enterprise, a Zeus Technology survey looks at the beginnings of a major shift under way. Clear expectations and planning can improve your experience

Aug 20 11:29:03 am PDT / Arthur Cole»

Acquisitions blunt security innovation, say users, analysts

— Some users and analysts fear that the continuing acquisitions of security vendors by some of the largest firms in the business could have a chilling effect on technology innovation.

Aug 19 03:34:00 pm PDT / Computerworld HP News»

Cap Gemini expands LATAM with Sonda acquisition, a BPO firm

— Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, and Sonda Procwork, the Brazilian unit of Chilean IT systems integrator Sonda , today announced that Capgemini Brazil has acquired Sonda Procwork’s facility in Gaspar, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil and will...

Aug 19 02:27:56 am PDT / Avastu Blog - Sustainable Global Clouds»

Questions Surround Dell's Storage Strategy

— Is Dell on the road to becoming a true technology partner for enterprises looking to expand virtual and cloud environments? Or is it simply amassing an amalgam of random systems hoping that, eventually, something will stick? Those questions are back on

Aug 16 10:43:47 am PDT / Arthur Cole»

After beating Microsoft, VirnetX hits Apple with patent suit

— A firm that received a $200 million settlement from MIcrosoft in May filed similar patent infringement charges against Apple Wednesday, claiming that the iPhone and iPad illegally use its technology.

Aug 12 01:00:00 pm PDT / Computerworld Cisco News»

ESG White Papper: Changing the Way

— This adage offers an accurate summary of how organizations currently purchase storage solutions. What is changing are the drivers that impact IT decision making—executives want IT to reduce costs and improve responsiveness to business requirements. From a technology perspective, there are always new storage innovatio...

Aug 01 08:05:00 am PDT / NetApp - Analyst Reports»

Maps and minds

— The National Geographic Assignment Blog is featuring a short excerpt from my book The Shallows, illustrated with some photographs from National Geographic photographers. In the excerpt, I look at the map as an early example of an intellectual technology that both reflects and disseminates a new way of thinking. Read it...

Jul 23 08:20:36 am PDT / Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog»

Agency to investigate patent complaint against smartphones

— The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into patent complaints brought by FlashPoint Technology, which alleges that four smartphone makers violated three patents related to the digital camera functions in the devices.

Jul 08 11:47:00 am PDT / Computerworld HP News»

Verizon begins field trial of Cisco-based unified services

— Verizon Business Wednesday said it has begun a field trial of a set of hosted business services based on technology from Cisco Systems.

Jun 30 09:50:00 am PDT / Computerworld Cisco News»

State of Public Sector Cloud Computing

— Federal and state governments are prodigious information technology users. Federal Chief Information Security Office Vivek Kundra reports that the United States government is spending $76B annually on 10,000 different systems. In a recently released report, State of Public Sector Cloud Computing, Vivek Kundra su...

May 25 06:17:52 am PDT / Perspectives»

Will your next phone be a videophone?

— Videophone technology has matured to the point that sales of the devices could explode in the next two years.

May 13 03:00:00 am PDT / Computerworld Cisco News»

Aruba buys Azalea Networks for industrial mesh wireless in $40M deal

— Aruba Networks will buy a start-up in outdoor mesh wireless technology, Azalea Networks, in a cash and stock deal valued at $40.5 million.

May 10 06:00:00 am PDT / Computerworld Cisco News»

Cisco supports new Wireless Gigabit spec; bosts Wi-Fi speeds by 10 times

— The group developing a super-fast wireless data technology that can transmit data up to 10 times as fast as today's fastest Wi-Fi published its initial specification on Monday and named Cisco as the latest backer of the technology.

May 09 10:32:00 pm PDT / Computerworld Cisco News»

Update: Cisco announces CleanAir for Wi-Fi interference on new access points

— Cisco Systems announced a new series of high-end wireless LAN access points with so-called CleanAir technology that is designed to give network administrators the ability to monitor Wi-Fi interference from a variety of devices.

Apr 27 08:00:00 am PDT / Computerworld Cisco News»

Amazon Cloudfront is Streaming Media 2010 Editor's pick

— I am excited that Amazon Cloudfront has been selected as one of the 10 Editor's pick of 2010 by Streaming Media. Amazon Cloudfront is the Content Delivery Network (CDN) that is dead simple to use both from a technology and a business point of view. From a technology point it literally takes a single button click in t...

Apr 19 11:02:41 am PDT / All Things Distributed»

Telepresence technology is catching on, but hold on to your wallet

— Telepresence -- the extreme high end of videoconferencing -- can save businesses 20% on travel costs. It requires a big upfront investment, but some large companies are already sold on it.

Apr 19 03:00:00 am PDT / Computerworld Cisco News»

Rightsizing Servers to Achieve Cost and Power Savings in the Datacenter

— By Dileep Bhandarkar, Ph. D. Distinguished Engineer Global Foundation Services, Microsoft I speak about server rightsizing from time to time at technology conferences, and am surprised that the basic concepts are new to some people in the industry. A lot of people don’t realize the huge performan...

Dec 15 07:07:00 am PST / ms datacenters»

VMware foresees mobile virtualization in 2010

— Virtualization company VMware says that its new platform to let organizations virtualize smartphones and mobile devices will show up in handsets next year. The mobile phone is now as important to businesses at desktop computers, and acts as a mobile computer in many cases, said Stephen Herrod, VMware chief technology...

May 25 11:31:10 am PDT / Application Delivery and Virtualisation Specialists.»

Enterprise ARCHITECTURE TEAMS FINALLY RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF infrastructure ARCHITECTURE LEADERSHIP

— Forrester recently published a report: Infrastructure Architects Link Technology Strategy With Long-Term EA and Business Goals It’s a decent article. For far too long many enterprise teams have viewed infrastructure architects as too low level...(read more)

Jul 17 09:59:24 am PDT / Thoughts from the raised floor. Lewis Curtis Blog site»

Water cooling returns to IBM mainframe

— IBM next week will add water-cooling to a mainframe offering for the first time in 15 years; the company has started offering the technology fror blade servers and supercomputers in recent years.

Dec 31 08:00:00 pm PST / Data center news from Network World Fusion»

Don’t Hassle the Hoff: Recent Press & Podcast Coverage & Upcoming Speaking Engagements

— Here is some of the recent coverage from the last month or so on topics relevant to content on my blog, presentations and speaking engagements. No particular order or priority and I haven’t kept a good record, unfortunately. Press/Technology & Security eZines/Website/Blog Coverage/Meaningful Links: Threatpo...

Dec 31 04:00:00 pm PST / Rational Survivability»

Introducing The HacKid Conference – Hacking, Networking, Security, Self-Defense, Gaming & Technology for Kids & Their Parents

— This is mostly a cross-post from the official HacKid.org website, but I wanted to drive as many eyeballs to it as possible. The gist of the idea for HacKid (sounds like “hacked,” get it?) came about when I took my three daughters aged 6, 9 and 14 along with me to the Source Security conference [...]

Dec 31 04:00:00 pm PST / Rational Survivability»

Chattin’ With the Boss: “Securing the Network” (Waiting For the Jet Pack)

— At the RSA security conference last week I spent some time with Tom Gillis on a live uStream video titled “Securing the Network.” Tom happens to be (as he points out during a rather funny interlude) my boss’ boss — he’s the VP and GM of Cisco‘s STBU (Security Technology Business Unit...

Dec 31 04:00:00 pm PST / Rational Survivability»

Comments on the PwC/TSB Debate: The cloud/thin computing will fundamentally change the nature of cyber security…

— I saw a very interesting post on LinkedIn with the title PwC/TSB Debate: The cloud/thin computing will fundamentally change the nature of cyber security… PricewaterhouseCoopers are working with the Technology Strategy Board (part of BIS) on a high profile research project which aims to identify future technology and ...

Dec 31 04:00:00 pm PST / Rational Survivability»

Server Technology Solutions for Cisco’s® Unified Computing System configurations

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Dec 31 04:00:00 pm PST / ServerTech Blog - Information for the Data Center Equipment Manager»

Syracuse University opens New Green Data Center with Cabinets Powered by Server Technology’s 415V 3-Phase Cabinet Power Distribution Units

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Dec 31 04:00:00 pm PST / ServerTech Blog - Information for the Data Center Equipment Manager»

If you have these challenges…..you might need a Vblock

— Back in April, VMware/Cisco/EMC participated in a Tech Field Day event where various IT vendors had the opportunity to present current products and future vision to technology bloggers with a variety of backgrounds. VCE Vblock was one of the focus areas of a 2hr session towards the end of the event. One of the comments...

Dec 31 04:00:00 pm PST / Data Center Networks»

When Are FCoE Standards “Done?”

— If you think about it, there really hasn’t been any other technology that has raised the concerns about standards in the way that FCoE has. Suddenly, people are concerned about standards and how complete they are and don’t want to make a move until the standards are “done.” You’d th...

Dec 31 04:00:00 pm PST / Data Center Networks»

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My name is Catherine Liao and you're reading the latest postings of various blogs I follow. You'll notice that the topics tend to center around Cloud Computing, Data Center, Virtualization, Servers, Web Technologies and 24x7 Operations.

These are topics that I'm interested in as I've spent a large chunk of my professional career building, deploying, and maintaining 24x7 application delivery environments. I use the knowledge I've garnered daily in my role as a Technology Solutions Architect for Cisco. I should note that this site is my personal site and does not reflect the views of Cisco.

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