Latest Blogs
Latest Blogs
Byte and Switch:
Byte and Switch: Storage Networking and Beyond
Panasas Pumps Up Parallel Storage
HPC specialist takes aim at the commercial market with storage overhaul
Intel Unveils Solid-State Drives for PCs, Servers
The X25-E for server, storage, and workstation applications will be available in 32-GB and 64-GB models
Cleversafe Chases Cloud Storage
Service providers use 'storage internet' as the basis for cloud offerings
Hewlett-Packard News Releases
Listing of recent news releases from Hewlett-Packard (HP, HPQ).
HP Lightens the Load for Business Travelers
HP today introduced three ultra-portable notebook computers, including a three-pound EliteBook, the smallest and lightest HP notebook with a built-in optical drive.
HP Announces Participation in 2008 Political Conventions
HP today announced that it has signed contracts to become the official provider of notebooks and digital output solutions for the Democratic National Convention in Denver and the official provider of mobility and digital output solutions for the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis.
HP Selects 41 Professors for Innovation Research Awards
HP today announced the 41 professors it has selected to receive its HP Labs Innovation Research Awards, which fund strategic joint research projects between academic research institutions worldwide and HP Labs, the company's central research arm.
Inside System Storage
Inside System Storage -- hosted by Tony Pearson
Storage Symposium 2008 in Montpelier France
If you missed the [IBM System Storage and Storage Networking Symposium] in San Diego, California last month (like I did because I was in Japan and India), here is your chance to attend the one next month in Europe, September 8-11, in beautiful [Montpellier, France]. Several of my colleagues from the IBM Tucson Executive Briefing Center are scheduled to speak at this event.
And maybe, perhaps, some IBM executives, will have something important to say next month also! Stay tuned!
For a list of other IBM events this year, see the [2008 schedule].
technorati tags: IBM, storage, symposium, events, San Diego, California, Japan, India, Europe, Montpellier, France
IBM Global CEO Study 2008 on IBM TV
|
IBM TV has an interesting 8-minute video which includes highlights of the recent
IBM Global CEO study. Worth a look!
For those who prefer a deeper look, you can [download the study], or [listen to the podcast]. |
technorati tags: IBM, Global CEO Study, IBM TV
Deceptively Delicious
| I really enjoy web comic Geek and Poke, a recent example is titled [Microsofts New Approach] (shown here at left). |
The comic combines the recent popularity in cookbooks to help parents get their children to eat more vegetables, such as Jessica Seinfeld's [Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food], with the popularity of the latest Batman movie, [The Dark Knight]. To be fair, I have not reviewed the recipe book, but certainly being the wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld and mother of his children sufficiently qualifies her to write such a book. I did have the pleasure to see this movie at an IMAX movie theater in Hartford, CT a few weeks ago. I highly recommend it. (See also my friend Pam's awesome [review of this movie]). Some have argued the movie franchise has "gone dark" from the previous Batman movies and may not be appropriate for children. Hiding vegetables in meals may not the right thing for children either.
In the comic, the young boy sees right through it, using the word "mojave" as the new slang for "deceive". In Arizona, Mojave refers to both the [desert in the northern part of the state], and the [Native American tribe] that live there. But in this case, it refers to Microsoft's deceptive [Mojave Experiment].
Unlike IBM that repeatedly delivers unique and innovative new products to the marketplace, Microsoft pulls the old ["bait and switch"] routine. In a series of hidden camera interviews, Microsoft asks skeptical people who have never used Microsoft Vista operating system their opinions. As expected, all express concerns of problems they have heard about Microsoft's new OS, from friends, colleagues or Apple television advertisements. On a scale of 0 (won't touch it) to 10 (can't wait to have it), the average skeptic rated Vista with a paltry 4.4 score.
The Microsoft interviewers then show them the new "Microsoft Mojave" Operating System, and ask these same skeptics for their opinions, of which many (35 out of 140 by one account) express they like it, find this new OS useful and intuitive. The interviewers then explain that this Mojave OS was nothing more than the existing Vista OS already in the marketplace. The average rating for Mojave OS was a significantly higher 8.5 score. Just like hiding spinach in a meal to get your kids to eat it. They tricked you, and you said you liked it!
On ZDnet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes takes Microsoft to task in his post [The “Mojave Experiment” - Just an exercise in guided clicking or does it highlight some of the problems with Windows Vista] and his follow-up post [Dissecting Microsoft’s Mojave Experiment]. His conclusion: He considers the marketing experiment cleverly devious, but the outcome of the experiment is vacuous.
Perhaps the key take-away is whom should prospective customers listen to when evaluating a new product. Microsoft is reasonable in feeling that customers should not base their opinions about Vista solely on lopsided Apple television commercials. Apple, Inc. is one of Microsoft's primary competitors. I feel, however, that if you have friends or colleagues who have shared with you their hands-on experiences, that indeed should have much higher weighting.
Nothing, of course, beats personal experience. If you want to try out one of IBM's latest products for yourself, please contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM sales representative.
technorati tags: IBM, Geek and Poke, Jessica Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, Deceptively Delicious, The Dark Knight, IMAX, Batman, Mojave, Desert, Native American, tribe, Microsoft, Vista, Mojave Experiment, hidden camera, interview, ZDnet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Apple
SGI: Press Releases
Current SGI Press Releases and Archive
SGI Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Release and Earnings Call
SGI Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Release and Earnings Call
Federal University of Santa Catarina Powers Up SGI Technology for Increased Oil and Gas Production
Second Largest Computer in Any Brazilian University Enables New Models to Improve Production Efficiency
SGI Altix Blade Servers Earn Rare Industry Certification For Energy Efficiency
SGI First to Ship 80 PLUS-Certified Single-Output Power Supplies,
Storage Stop
News on Sun Solaris Storage Software
Dave Stewart's Keynote at the OpenSolaris Developers' Conference, Prague
At the OpenSolaris Developers' Conference in Prague back in June, "Intel Dave" Stewart gave a great keynote on "Empowering OpenSolaris Developers on Intel Hardware". This isn't precisely storage-related, so I'll just point you to the video over on OpenSolaris.org, but Part 3, in which Dave shares some thoughts about the OpenSolaris community, is of interest to all of us.
Video: Minimercial: Dancing with Data Management