Vendors prep mgmt. tools to handle virtualization

All the week's news about data center technology, 09/06/05
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Vendors prep mgmt. tools to handle virtualization, 09/05/05

Computer Associates and BMC Software will soon join IBM in
upgrading their management packages to help customers get a
handle on their growing virtualized environments, making it
easier to shift server workloads to meet business demands.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6439>

Radio: Multicore processors and server virtualization, 09/05/05

We're joined this week by Vernon Turner, IDC's group vice
president and general manager for enterprise computing, to talk
about the impact on enterprise data centers by multicore
processors and server virtualization technology.
<http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/0905radio.html?nl>

Exchange protection software debuts, 09/05/05

The Neverfail Group, a company that got its start as a disaster
recovery consultancy in the early 1990s, has begun selling
software designed to ensure that Microsoft Exchange servers stay
up and running.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-neverfail.html?nl>

Tivoli has mainframe mgmt. on tap, 09/05/05

IBM last week announced a slew of upgrades to its Tivoli
management software portfolio that the company says will help
customers automate administrative tasks and view
mainframe-specific statistics from one console.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-tivoli.html?nl>

SAS cuts a wide data path, 09/05/05

Until recently, data centers were populated primarily with
storage-area networks that used Fibre Channel connectivity and
parallel SCSI interfaces. Such storage solutions deliver high
performance and reliability but carry a high price tag. However,
serial-attached SCSI technology is poised to keep storage costs
down without compromising functionality or performance.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6440>

IDC: Global disk storage market reached $5.6 billion in Q2,
09/02/05

The total worldwide disk storage systems market grew 9.9% to
$5.6 billion in factory revenue in the second quarter of this
year as compared to the year-ago quarter, according to an IDC
analyst. The growth was the highest year-on-year growth over the
last eight quarters, the analyst said in a report released
Friday. Total disk storage systems petabytes grew 59.3% year
over year to reach 457 petabytes in the second quarter.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090205-storage.html?nl>

Sun completes StorageTek purchase, 08/31/05

As expected, Sun Wednesday completed its $4.1 billion purchase
of Storage Technology, a deal that was first announced June 2.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6441>

Microsoft ships next beta of Windows Server 2003 R2, 08/30/05

Microsoft on Tuesday shipped what could become the final code
for the next version of Windows Server 2003.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6442>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

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2. Cell carriers tackle Katrina damage
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3. 2005 salary survey
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4. Google dives deeper into networking
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5. Katrina news
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Cell carriers tackle Katrina damage
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