Energy metrics for X-as-a-Service and cloud offerings?
What, if any, metrics are software-as-a-service and storage-as-a-service vendors providing when it comes to electrical consumption? My company’s “green” policies have some guidelines about our vendors, but outsourced IT seems to be a black box right now. Some companies, particularly storage providers, have been more forthcoming than others, but I’m wondering if others have run [...]
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| February 12, 2010 5:25 PM
Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing in 2010, Knowledge Point Challenge, SaaS, Storage, storage as a service
What, if any, metrics are software-as-a-service and storage-as-a-service vendors providing when it comes to electrical consumption? My company’s “green” policies have some guidelines about our vendors, but outsourced IT seems to be a black box right now. Some companies, particularly storage providers, have been more forthcoming than others, but I’m wondering if others have run [...]
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| February 12, 2010 5:25 PM
Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing in 2010, Knowledge Point Challenge, SaaS, Storage, storage as a service
Comparison: VMware ESX, Virtual Iron, Xen Enterprise
Can anyone tell me comparisons/provide links to comparison articles on VMware ESX, Xen Enterprise and Virtual Iron? Not just performance but features? Thanks!
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| March 9, 2010 4:21 PM
Virtual Iron, Virtualization software, VMware, VMware ESX, Xen, Xen Enterprise
Can anyone tell me comparisons/provide links to comparison articles on VMware ESX, Xen Enterprise and Virtual Iron? Not just performance but features? Thanks!
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| March 9, 2010 4:21 PM
Virtual Iron, Virtualization software, VMware, VMware ESX, Xen, Xen Enterprise
Using GPO Loopback method to lockdown access
I now have a need to give a vendor file acces, specifically a certain folder on the network, but want to lockdown access to drives when I publish explorer.exe. Currently I have simple OU’s in AD with users, and no seperate GP for the Citrix server itself. Every domain user has default access to Citrix via Security Groups linked to [...]
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| February 5, 2010 6:04 PM
Active Directory, Citrix, GPO, Group Policy Objects
I now have a need to give a vendor file acces, specifically a certain folder on the network, but want to lockdown access to drives when I publish explorer.exe. Currently I have simple OU’s in AD with users, and no seperate GP for the Citrix server itself. Every domain user has default access to Citrix via Security Groups linked to [...]
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| February 5, 2010 6:04 PM
Active Directory, Citrix, GPO, Group Policy Objects
setting up a virtualhost
I want to setup virtualhost on my apache server so that i can run more than one website on the same server without using www.localhost/mysite_name.com. If i get it right, using just www.mysite_name.com shld work but it doesn’t yet. The help I cud find thru google weren’t clear to me. Currently, localhost is my server/domain [...]
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| February 9, 2010 9:45 AM
Apache, Virtual Hosting, Windows Server
I want to setup virtualhost on my apache server so that i can run more than one website on the same server without using www.localhost/mysite_name.com. If i get it right, using just www.mysite_name.com shld work but it doesn’t yet. The help I cud find thru google weren’t clear to me. Currently, localhost is my server/domain [...]
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| February 9, 2010 9:45 AM
Apache, Virtual Hosting, Windows Server
The IT Blog Top 10: Feb. 4, 2010
Here are the most popular blog posts on the ITKnowledgeExchange network this week. Read the rest of the top 10 on the Community Blog, or apply for your own blog by e-mailing me at Michael@ITKnowledgeExchange.com. 1. How to allow the root user to log in to VMware ESX Server with SSH David Davis’ how-to on [...]
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| February 4, 2010 4:49 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
Here are the most popular blog posts on the ITKnowledgeExchange network this week. Read the rest of the top 10 on the Community Blog, or apply for your own blog by e-mailing me at Michael@ITKnowledgeExchange.com. 1. How to allow the root user to log in to VMware ESX Server with SSH David Davis’ how-to on [...]
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| February 4, 2010 4:49 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
Monitoring *aaS deployments for SLA requirements
What are you using to monitor cloud/*aaS deployments to make sure vendors meet their SLA? Right now, we have a few SaaS applications deployed, and while uptime is somewhat easier to check, how do we determine latency fault and under-performance? Also, if we move into storage as a service, any monitoring tips there? Thanks.
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| February 10, 2010 3:30 PM
Cloud Computing in 2010, Knowledge Point Challenge, Performance indicators, SLA, software as a service (SaaS), storage as a service
What are you using to monitor cloud/*aaS deployments to make sure vendors meet their SLA? Right now, we have a few SaaS applications deployed, and while uptime is somewhat easier to check, how do we determine latency fault and under-performance? Also, if we move into storage as a service, any monitoring tips there? Thanks.
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| February 10, 2010 3:30 PM
Cloud Computing in 2010, Knowledge Point Challenge, Performance indicators, SLA, software as a service (SaaS), storage as a service
Migrating Microsoft Exchange to a cloud or hosted service
I am in a quandary and wanted some useful input on what will surely be, in the not too distant future, a very seamless and straightforward process. How can one seamlessly and intelligently migrate an in-house Exchange environment to a cloud/hosted based service? In short I have facilitated a number of migrations now and each [...]
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| February 10, 2010 3:59 PM
Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing in 2010, Exchange migration, Knowledge Point Challenge, Microsoft Exchange, Migrations and upgrades
I am in a quandary and wanted some useful input on what will surely be, in the not too distant future, a very seamless and straightforward process. How can one seamlessly and intelligently migrate an in-house Exchange environment to a cloud/hosted based service? In short I have facilitated a number of migrations now and each [...]
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| February 10, 2010 3:59 PM
Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing in 2010, Exchange migration, Knowledge Point Challenge, Microsoft Exchange, Migrations and upgrades
The best books on cloud computing
For February, ITKnowledgeExchange is building out a guide on cloud computing. What is on your recommended reading list for getting up to speed or tackling particular technologies? Thanks for any suggestion to our reading list!
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| December 16, 2011 2:01 PM
Book Reviews, Cloud Computing, Cloud computing books, Cloud Computing in 2010, Open IT Forum
For February, ITKnowledgeExchange is building out a guide on cloud computing. What is on your recommended reading list for getting up to speed or tackling particular technologies? Thanks for any suggestion to our reading list!
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| December 16, 2011 2:01 PM
Book Reviews, Cloud Computing, Cloud computing books, Cloud Computing in 2010, Open IT Forum
Service Level Agreements (SLA) for cloud computing services
Can anybody enlighten me about what kinds of things are in a real SLA for a cloud? I’m primarily interested in performance and availability. My reason for asking: A research group I’m becoming affiliated with has a neat technique for optimally scheduling tasks to provide realistic guarantees on completion. The nice part is that they [...]
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| February 10, 2010 1:52 PM
Cloud Computing in 2010, Cloud Services, Knowledge Point Challenge, Service Level Agreement
Can anybody enlighten me about what kinds of things are in a real SLA for a cloud? I’m primarily interested in performance and availability. My reason for asking: A research group I’m becoming affiliated with has a neat technique for optimally scheduling tasks to provide realistic guarantees on completion. The nice part is that they [...]
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| February 10, 2010 1:52 PM
Cloud Computing in 2010, Cloud Services, Knowledge Point Challenge, Service Level Agreement
Setting up an Amazon EC2 VPN network
I’d like to set up a VPN network across Amazon’s EC2, across both the US and Europe and my own network over IPSEC. Does anyone have experience setting up VPN on EC2, and any points to make it work well?
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| February 10, 2010 1:22 PM
Amazon EC2, Cloud Computing in 2010, Knowledge Point Challenge, VPN, VPN design, VPN on EC2
I’d like to set up a VPN network across Amazon’s EC2, across both the US and Europe and my own network over IPSEC. Does anyone have experience setting up VPN on EC2, and any points to make it work well?
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| February 10, 2010 1:22 PM
Amazon EC2, Cloud Computing in 2010, Knowledge Point Challenge, VPN, VPN design, VPN on EC2
Securing the cloud: Is IDS passe?
It used to be a good design to not only run applications in different tiers, but also physically separate them on different network switches. Network devices have since improved (security wise) and some folks seem to be alright with virtual switches. And then came the cloud infrastructure where security is mostly limited to host based [...]
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| March 2, 2010 1:01 PM
Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing in 2010, Cloud Security, Knowledge Point Challenge
It used to be a good design to not only run applications in different tiers, but also physically separate them on different network switches. Network devices have since improved (security wise) and some folks seem to be alright with virtual switches. And then came the cloud infrastructure where security is mostly limited to host based [...]
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| March 2, 2010 1:01 PM
Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing in 2010, Cloud Security, Knowledge Point Challenge
Is compliance preventing you from moving to the cloud?
Are compliance concerns (such as PCI DSS) or more general data security concerns preventing you from moving data to the cloud? What would be required for you to reconsider your position?
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| October 19, 2010 5:32 PM
Cloud compliance, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing in 2010, Cloud computing security, Compliance Assessment, IT Compliance, PCI DSS
Are compliance concerns (such as PCI DSS) or more general data security concerns preventing you from moving data to the cloud? What would be required for you to reconsider your position?
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| October 19, 2010 5:32 PM
Cloud compliance, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing in 2010, Cloud computing security, Compliance Assessment, IT Compliance, PCI DSS
The most-watched IT questions this week: Feb. 2, 2010
Tick tock, tick tock. What’s that sound? The countdown for the Nexus One Challenge. What? You’ve moved on? Well
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| February 2, 2010 3:36 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
Tick tock, tick tock. What’s that sound? The countdown for the Nexus One Challenge. What? You’ve moved on? Well
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| February 2, 2010 3:36 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
How do I know when to add capacity to my virtual infrastructure?
What tools and methods do you use to predict when you’ll need to expand capacity in your virtual infrastructure? How do you add VMs effectively to the system and still make sure you’re allocating resources well? Any tips would be appreciated.
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| January 29, 2010 5:04 PM
Virtual infrastructure, Virtual Machine Performance Management, Virtual machine provisioning and configuration, Virtual Machines
What tools and methods do you use to predict when you’ll need to expand capacity in your virtual infrastructure? How do you add VMs effectively to the system and still make sure you’re allocating resources well? Any tips would be appreciated.
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| January 29, 2010 5:04 PM
Virtual infrastructure, Virtual Machine Performance Management, Virtual machine provisioning and configuration, Virtual Machines
Biometric Issues in Healthcare using Mobile COWs (Carts on Wheels)
Hello, We currently use biometric authentication (Sagem Morphosmart 1300)on our clinical units in a hospital setting. These COWs are powered by a battery power supply located on the cart and there is no battery in the laptop. We have consistently and frequently experienced USB failures on the biometric devices where staff has to unplug and plug [...]
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| February 1, 2010 7:50 PM
Authentication, Biometric authentication, Biometrics, Virtualization and hardware
Hello, We currently use biometric authentication (Sagem Morphosmart 1300)on our clinical units in a hospital setting. These COWs are powered by a battery power supply located on the cart and there is no battery in the laptop. We have consistently and frequently experienced USB failures on the biometric devices where staff has to unplug and plug [...]
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| February 1, 2010 7:50 PM
Authentication, Biometric authentication, Biometrics, Virtualization and hardware
Blades vs. rack servers for virtualization platform
Do you use blades or rack servers as a virtualization platform, or do you not have a standard platform? What justified your decision?
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| January 31, 2010 10:56 PM
Blade Server Installation, Blade servers, Rack Servers, Virtualization, Virtualization Hardware, Virtualization platforms
Do you use blades or rack servers as a virtualization platform, or do you not have a standard platform? What justified your decision?
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| January 31, 2010 10:56 PM
Blade Server Installation, Blade servers, Rack Servers, Virtualization, Virtualization Hardware, Virtualization platforms
Sticker giveaway: Ask a great question, receive a free IT Knowledge Exchange sticker
We’ve recently received some spanking new IT Knowledge Exchange stickers and we’d like to send them to you, our steadfast question-askers. The rules are simple: Ask a question in the community, then send me an e-mail with: Link to the question Your preferred mailing address We’ll mail you a free IT Knowledge Exchange sticker. There [...]
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| December 24, 2010 6:34 PM
AS/400, CIO, CRM, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
We’ve recently received some spanking new IT Knowledge Exchange stickers and we’d like to send them to you, our steadfast question-askers. The rules are simple: Ask a question in the community, then send me an e-mail with: Link to the question Your preferred mailing address We’ll mail you a free IT Knowledge Exchange sticker. There [...]
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| December 24, 2010 6:34 PM
AS/400, CIO, CRM, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP
Error when installing vSphere Client on Windows Server 2008 R2
I am getting the following error when I try to log in to vsphere client on my Windows Server 2008 R2 “Error Parsing the server “x.x.x.x” “clients.xml” file Login will continue contact your system administrator” Does anyone know a fix for this?
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| January 27, 2010 4:17 PM
vSphere, vSphere client, Windows Server 2008 R2
I am getting the following error when I try to log in to vsphere client on my Windows Server 2008 R2 “Error Parsing the server “x.x.x.x” “clients.xml” file Login will continue contact your system administrator” Does anyone know a fix for this?
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| January 27, 2010 4:17 PM
vSphere, vSphere client, Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft System Center Live Chat TODAY, 11-2 PM EST (8-11 AM PST)
Join Microsoft System Center experts Kenon Owens and Sacha Dawes live today in a chat where they will answer your toughest questions relating to System Center, including physical and virtual environment management, data center issues, desktop solutions and more. Bookmark the chat page now and submit your questions ahead of time in the comments.
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| January 26, 2010 1:05 PM
DataCenter, Desktop, it management, Microsoft Windows, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Essentials, System Center Operations Manager, Virtualization
Join Microsoft System Center experts Kenon Owens and Sacha Dawes live today in a chat where they will answer your toughest questions relating to System Center, including physical and virtual environment management, data center issues, desktop solutions and more. Bookmark the chat page now and submit your questions ahead of time in the comments.
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| January 26, 2010 1:05 PM
DataCenter, Desktop, it management, Microsoft Windows, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Essentials, System Center Operations Manager, Virtualization
best laptop for esxi 4.0
which is the best laptop for esxi 4.0
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| January 26, 2010 2:05 AM
ESXi 4, VMware, VMware ESXi, VMware ESXI 4.0
which is the best laptop for esxi 4.0
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| January 26, 2010 2:05 AM
ESXi 4, VMware, VMware ESXi, VMware ESXI 4.0
