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February 7, 2013  11:04 PM

Brocade Network Advisor



Posted by: Raj Perumal
IT consultant

Hi folks! Centralized management is a key topic for discussion in IT these days. So if you could do that for both storage and networking would you? Of course you would! Enter BNA (Brocade Network Advisor)! It allows you to manage all of your Brocade equipment from one pane of glass. BNA gives...

February 5, 2013  10:52 PM

VMware Aware Switching with Brocade VCS



Posted by: Raj Perumal
IT consultant

Hi folks! So how would you like your switches to be aware of VMware as VM's move? You can do this with Brocades VCS! Brocade VCS allows your switches to communicate with VMware and create port profiles tied to MAC addresses. This allows the profile to move along with the MAC, regardless of what...


February 4, 2013  10:48 PM

Firefox OS



Posted by: Raj Perumal
IT consultant

Hi folks! So there is another OS that is coming to the mobile market! What's this you might ask? Firefox OS! The great folks at Firefox are taking their chances and wading into the mobile waters to try their hand at it. Firefox OS is supposed to be deployed using an entirely open infrastructure...


February 2, 2013  10:43 PM

BlackBerry Z10



Posted by: Raj Perumal
IT consultant

Hi folks! So the new BB Z10 is out, and what does everyone think? It's been out for a while now and I have a few friends that have tried it. I find that people who have used Android and went to the new BlackBerry aren't as happy as they thought they would be. However existing BlackBerry users...


February 1, 2013  8:40 PM

HTC One



Posted by: Raj Perumal
IT consultant

Hi folks! Finally the HTC One is coming to town and I am a very happy camper! I currently use the HTC One X (XL model) and have loved it from the start. During the time I have owned it, I tried some other phones out like iPhone and BlackBerry but I kept going back to the HTC One X. I guess I...


January 31, 2013  11:24 PM

Best Buy closes 15 Canadian Stores



Posted by: Raj Perumal
IT consultant

Hi folks! In the wake of the VMware layoffs, Best Buy has also announced some changes! The big electronics retailer has announced the closing of 15 Canadian stores, this includes Best Buys and Future Shop locations. In my own home town of Winnipeg, the Regent location Future Shop closed. It's...


January 31, 2013  10:49 PM

BlackBerry 10



Posted by: Raj Perumal
IT consultant

So RIM (BlackBerry now) has finally launched BB10. And the world rejoiced! Actually no, not really. Instead the stock slid. Fresh off the news of BB10, it's been announced it won't be available until mid March. This really did not help BlackBerry now. This is the worst news possible when people...


January 30, 2013  11:26 PM

Brocade Awarded



Posted by: Raj Perumal
IT consultant

Hi folks! Brocade was just recently awarded the Networking Quality Assurance and Certification for Rackspace Private Cloud! This goes to show that Brocade means business in the cloud datacenter marketplace and that they're here to stay. Rackspace is one of the largest cloud providers in the...


January 30, 2013  11:10 PM

VMware changes



Posted by: Raj Perumal
IT consultant

Hi folks! So if you haven't heard already, there have been some rumored job changes at VMware. VMware announced layoffs and to the tune of 900 people. VMware also is hiring at the same time however, and will be focusing on areas that make sense to them. It should be interesting to see which...


January 14, 2013  11:30 PM

Brocade names new CEO, Lloyd Carney



Posted by: Raj Perumal
IT consultant

Hi folks! Today Brocade named a new CEO to steer the ship! Brocade named Lloyd Carney as their new CEO. He comes from a very experienced background from such companies as Xsigo Systems, Micromuse, Nortel Networks and Bay Networks. Bringing with him tons of experience, he should be able to help...