Software-plus-Services is the next logical step in the evolution of computing. It represents an industry shift toward solutions that are neither exclusively software-centric nor browser-centric. Across the industry, Software-plus-Services is growing as a model strategy. Even those claiming to deliver Web-only offerings are moving toward hybrid scenarios that involve both services and software. The best aspects of software– combined with the best aspects of web-based services–can deliver compelling solutions for consumers, developers and businesses.
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The Inside Michigan Education Podcast is a semi-monthly show featuring interviews with community leaders, school administrators, school business officials and individuals who are passionate about the future of Michigan Education.
This week Paul Hillman, a Partner at C/D/H, appeared as a guest and talked about Technology Bond paths and pitfalls. Paul is well versed in K-12 Educational Technology consulting and his insights will be interesting to anyone looking to establish and manage a Technology Bond.
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Everyone is talking virtualization. Most enterprises have adopted VMware in some form, for testing or production server consolidation. The new buzzword is VDI, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. (Read all about it at http://www.vmware.com/products/vdi/.)
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In a previous post I discussed an advanced feature that is included in only one of the leading virtualization platforms and involves the ability to over commit memory. I am, of course, talking about VMware’s unique ability to overcommit memory through a technique known as transparent memory page sharing. In this posting, which I will so cleverly call “Part 2”, I will discuss another technique used in overcommitting memory, the balloon driver.
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Recently I’ve been reading a lot of comparative documentation on three of the main players in the virtualization space which include VMware, Citrix and Microsoft. I have setup and used each of these virtualization platforms and each one has their own features and drawbacks. I think if you look long enough, you will eventually see through the marketing smoke and come to the conclusion that ESX, XenServer and Hyper-V are all great products that accomplish pretty much the same things. They all offer a solution for maintaining high availability. They all support virtual machines with enormous specifications and they all have the ability to migrate VMs between hosts.
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