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Interop

  • Can Archive Replace Backup?

    April 15, 2011 11:01 AM | George Crump

    Everyone should know the difference between backup and archive yet many data centers still use their backup application as their archive product.

  • Solid State Storage First Step: SSD As Cache

    April 13, 2011 03:12 PM | George Crump

    Though it's reliable and can boost performance, storage managers still struggle to properly apply solid state technology for maximum benefit without the need to rearchitect storage infrastructure.

  • Interop: Microsoft Exec Says 'Google Me'

    November 19, 2009 05:27 PM | Paul McDougall

    A Microsoft executive speaking at Interop Thursday unwittingly highlighted the challenge his company faces in building brand recognition around its Bing search engine. The exec told audience members seeking his contact info to "Google me."

  • Interop: Which Cloud Is Right For You?

    November 18, 2009 03:57 PM | Paul McDougall

    Look up in the sky and you might see cirrus, stratus, or cumulus clouds. Similarly, cloud computing comes in multiple flavors. The one you should choose depends on, among other things, how much vendor lock-in you're prepared to accept in exchange for banishing complexity from your IT organization.

  • Web 2.0 Expo: Search Goes Social

    November 17, 2009 12:17 PM | Paul McDougall

    The classic Internet search model, where users type in a query and are confronted with page upon page of links ranked by someone else's idea of relevance, is giving way to a more efficient paradigm in which results are informed by who the searcher is, who his or her friends are, where they live, and other user-centric data.

  • HP's Networking Takeover Plan

    May 20, 2009 09:49 PM | J. Nicholas Hoover

    It took them long enough, but HP is finally really gunning for Cisco as a networking vendor. That ambitious tack is on full display here at Interop, from copious keynotes to a huge exhibitor booth.

  • Performance Testing And Integration At Interop

    May 20, 2009 01:44 AM | Mike Fratto

    If networking is cool at Interop, then testing, the red-headed stepchild of networking, is going to make itself known. Factors like data center consolidation and virtualization are changing the demands made of the network for more resilient, low latency and high speed capacity.

  • Interop: Vendors Still Confuse With Cloud Computing Definitions

    May 19, 2009 06:35 PM | J. Nicholas Hoover

    The afternoon keynotes at Interop saw IBM, HP and SAP giving their visions of cloud computing. While the companies had a number of real deliverables to talk about, the keynotes also showed that vendors continue to confound and confuse with their various conflicting definitions.

  • Interop: HP Entering IP Desk Phone Market, Kind Of

    May 19, 2009 01:53 PM | J. Nicholas Hoover

    This morning, HP announced that it would soon begin selling IP desk phones, a potentially lucrative way to inch up competition with Cisco in networking and communication. However, it's already uncertain just how much HP really cares about phones.

  • Ozzy Osbourne At Interop

    September 17, 2008 06:52 PM | K.C. Jones

    So, here's something I didn't expect from Interop: I met Ozzy Osbourne. I didn't realize he was standing just a few feet away from me, near the Nokia booth, until he walked up and urged me to fill out a form that someone else had just handed me.

  • Network Recorders Are A Window To The Past

    September 17, 2008 03:36 PM | Mike Fratto

    Announced at Interop, Endace Analytics Center 2000 provides network analysis for Endace's NinjaProbe, while Solera Networks announced an OEM program providing data-capture services to others. In both cases, the ability to play back captured network traffic eases troubleshooting and resolution.
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