Cloud Acquisitions: Software giants start pouncing on cloud companies

Oracle bought RightNow. SAP acquired SuccessFactors. And it’s likely a few other cloud-related companies will be coming to a software giant near you. What remains to be seen is whether these cloud acquisitions really change anything or just ensure the giants keep their stranglehold on the market. SAP’s $3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors, which was… Continue reading Cloud Acquisitions: Software giants start pouncing on cloud companies

BlueCat Networks to Deliver Cloud-Ready IP Address Management (IPAM)

BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, today announced a strategic partnership with Computacenter (LSE: CCC.L Ticker: 164905 / ISIN: GB00B1649052), Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, to provide IP Address Management, DNS and DHCP solutions to commercial and government organizations throughout Germany. “German organizations face considerable challenges in managing an ever-growing number of… Continue reading BlueCat Networks to Deliver Cloud-Ready IP Address Management (IPAM)

VMware vSphere ESXi Migration Flowchart

With release of vSphere ESXi 5, its end of the road for ESX hypervisor (last version was 4.1 for ESX). Follow link below for ESXi migration flowchart. Rick Vanover lists precise details about ESX migration to ESXi and what steps to take for a proper migration. Be sure to download the zip file below and… Continue reading VMware vSphere ESXi Migration Flowchart

IgniteVM Helps Oracle DBAs Maintain Performance in Virtual Environments

Confio Software, the makers of the award-winning Ignite performance management software tools, launched its IgniteVM solution for database administrators (DBAs) attending Oracle OpenWorld. Confio’s IgniteVM is the first and only software designed specifically for DBAs to monitor the performance of Oracle on VMware. By offering DBAs an unprecedented level of visibility beyond the database and… Continue reading IgniteVM Helps Oracle DBAs Maintain Performance in Virtual Environments

Cloud-Based Keyboard for Android Smartphones and Tablets Released

A.I.type has released a new version – A.I.type Keyboard Plus for Android. It’s intelligent – employing a cloud based multi-tiered language modeling system. It’s accurate – a real “blind-typing” system which automatically corrects (and doesn’t miscorrect) typos and misspellings. It’s cool – offering fully customizable skins and personalized keyboard layouts. A.I.type Keyboard Plus offers an… Continue reading Cloud-Based Keyboard for Android Smartphones and Tablets Released

VMware vConverter: A fatal error occurred Message

While I was trying to convert an existing Virtual Machine (VM), I experienced a small issue with the vConverter wizard. If you try to convert server using VMware vCenter vConverter, you may experience an error like this: A fatal error occurred. The reason for this might be a Network connection failure. The wizard will close… Continue reading VMware vConverter: A fatal error occurred Message

Tech Data Partners with VMware to Deliver VMware vSphere 5

Tech Data Corporation today announced that it has partnered with VMware to deliver VMware vSphere® 5 to its channel of over 60,000 resellers in the United States. VMware vSphere 5 is available for live, remote, or virtual demos at Tech Data’s onsite VMware Transformation Center, providing resellers with expert-led sales and technical training to differentiate… Continue reading Tech Data Partners with VMware to Deliver VMware vSphere 5

Technical tutorial for virtual systems backup and recovery

This feature brief is primarily intended to assist technical personnel as they design and implement Backup Exec and the Agent for VMware Virtual infrastructure, and make related decisions. Additionally, the business value of the Backup Exec Agent for VMware Virtual Infrastructure (referred to commonly as the VMware Agent in this document) and the licensing of… Continue reading Technical tutorial for virtual systems backup and recovery