Networking World: Why Storage Performance Metrics Mean Little

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Friday, September 16, 2011

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- Why Storage Performance Metrics Mean Little

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TODAY'S TOP STORY

- Why Storage Performance Metrics Mean Little
Storage performance benchmarks only show you what the systems can do if the organization has an unlimited IT budget.
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- Feds Spur Ultrafast Broadband App Development
US Ignite will use a private-public partnership to foster the development of high-speed "killer apps" in key industries.
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- Skytap Brings Self Service To Hybrid Clouds
Automation tools cut the cost of cloud management and federation by upwards of 70%, says vendor.
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- Brocade Debuts Subscription Pricing For Network Infrastructure
Also unveils new Fibre Channel, Ethernet switches for converged fabrics.
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- Fusion-io Gives Virtualized Apps A Speed Boost
Announced at VMworld, ioCache bundle accelerates performance and decreases hardware costs, I/O demands on shared storage.
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- Google, OpenDNS Team To Speed Web Traffic
Collaborative project with content delivery networks aims to change the way content gets served to users.
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- Deloitte Bets Big On Informal, Social Learning
Chief Learning Officer Nick van Dam says 90% of all corporate learning is informal learning, including information gleaned through social networks.
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- Mayo Clinic Builds Next-Gen Health Information Exchange
Open-source natural language processing software will provide additional context so that clinicians and researchers can better use patient data from a variety of sources.
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- Windows 8: First Impressions
Microsoft Senior VP Unveils Windows 8 at BUILD 2011
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FROM THE NETWORK COMPUTING BLOG
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- Extreme Networks' Pint-Sized Wireless Powerhouse
By Lee H. Badman
In this era of waning wired client connectivity, there are lots of used and vacant UTP runs scattered about. At the same, many wireless access points are poor candidates to take advantage of the typical knee-high data jacks that pervade most modern buildings. And then there's the slick little Snap-On Wi-Fi access point from Extreme Networks, which brings an innovative form factor and decent feature set to market.
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- Purpose Built Or Off The Shelf Hardware: A Tale Of Two Systems
By Howard Marks
As AMD and Intel have boosted the performance of x86 processors, some industry observers have suggested that the days of custom hardware are numbered. Recent solid state storage system announcements from Kaminario and Astute Networks demonstrate that this argument is far from over.
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- Windows Server 8 Embraces Private Clouds
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Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Server 8 promises to meld server technologies with services in the cloud, at least that is the theme presented by Microsoft's Jeff Woolsey, the Principal Program Manager Lead for the Server and Cloud Division.
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