Frank J. Ohlhorst

The CS-Series of Nimble Storage Built on industry-standard hardware, CS units are rack-mounted appliances that offer internal storage, removable hard drives and integrated failover capabilities. Nimble’s Snapshot Technology Enhances Backup Nimble uses snapshot technology to create frequent backups. Snapshots are instantaneous and can be scheduled to occur as frequently as every five minutes. Nimble’s Multitier […]

The founders of Nimble Storage chose the company’s name to reflect their commitment to create flexible but scalable enterprise-class storage products. The company’s latest effort, the CS260 storage area network (SAN) appliance, builds on that tradition. A 3U (5.25-inch) SAN, the CS260 offers up to 48TB of converged storage and data backup. The CS260 is […]

If there is one data center problem that cloud computing has obscured more than any other issue, it is licensing. IT managers are finding the licensing surrounding cloud technologies, especially virtualization, have become near impossible to manage. Microsoft, in an effort to spur adoption of its cloud portfolio, is attempting to simplify the licensing scheme […]

Truth be told, big data is not a big or new concept. The ideology behind big data has been around since the early days of mainframes and scientific computing. What is new about big data is the term itself, which has become part of the nomenclature of today’s business speak. Still, for most of its […]

Best known for online game delivery, cloud services provider OnLive announced that it is offering a hosted implementation of Windows 7 for the iPad. Designed to run in the cloud as a virtual desktop, the OnLive Desktop uses virtualization technology to create a remotely hosted Windows 7 desktop. The technology, introduced Jan. 10 at the […]

In what may be a definitive sign that cloud services are here to stay, cloud services provider Skytap has announced that its customers have provisioned more than 1 million virtual machines on Skytap Cloud, the company’s hosted infrastructure offering. Skytap’s primary offering, which the company classifies as a hybrid cloud, is designed to provide end […]

A recent study of technology job want ads shows a 61 percent increase in demand nationwide for IT professionals with cloud computing experience. The study, which is based on ads posted by about 2,400 businesses, was performed by Wanted Analytics, a firm that provides business intelligence for the talent marketplace. “This growth spurt shows that […]

Mobile virtualization is a relatively new element in the world of IT virtualization technology, especially since the computing power of mobile devices has only recently grown enough to handle a virtualization platform. Red Bend Software is looking to help mobile device users capitalize on that enhanced processing power with vLogix Mobile 5.0. Red Bend Software […]

CRM solutions vendor NexJ Systems is aiming to extend its footprint into mutual fund dealers, brokers and life insurance distributors by offering a fully integrated cloud-based desktop. The company, which is well-known in the financial industry for its CRM offerings, is partnering with Winfund, a vendor of wealth management solutions, to create a specialized hosted […]

In what may be a sign of the times, Microsoft is expanding the footprint of its Lync platform further into the cloud. The company has launched a pilot program with telecom giant British Telecom to begin offering an enterprise-class platform to host dedicated Microsoft Lync Voice service. The pilot augments BT’s existing global Managed Lync […]

Setting up the typical video surveillance system is normally a complicated endeavor that at best delivers muddy video stored on magnetic media. What’s more, typical video surveillance technology uses a time-lapse paradigm for archival and review purposes-probably not the best way to bring video security into a business, data center or even a home. ZyXEL […]

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announced that it has added two new hard drives to its G-Technology series of storage devices. The new drives come in 1TB and 4TB sizes and are incorporated into the G-Technology G-Drive and G-Raid solutions. The new drives bring impressive amounts of storage space to what are considered mobile or small-business […]