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    Monthly Technical and Sales related Vendor Updates from HPM Networks.

     

    Online Version: September 2008 | All Updates

    www.hpmnetworks.com

     

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    VMware

     

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    HP Updates

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    HP ProLiant - New Products Announcing August 11, 2008

    Various Product Announcements from HP.

     

    HP QLogic MezzanineHP ProLiant BL495c virtualization blade

    The HP ProLiant BL495c virtualization blade, the world's first server blade designed specifically to host virtual machines, is the ideal platform for virtualized environments that require significant memory, data storage and network connections to optimize server performance. The BL495c eliminates performance bottlenecks by accelerating virtual server speed with twice the memory capacity, solid state drives that use limited power and two more Ethernet network connections than competitive offerings.

     

     

     

    HP Extreme Storage
    		 Extreme storage from HP
    The petabytes are coming. Are you ready?

    Choose extreme storage to support extreme data growth—while leveraging digital and static media to create new revenue streams. Look for:
    Extreme scalability
    • Handle the most storage-hungry applications with extremely scalable storage infrastructure
    • Decrease data center footprint with superb performance and storage capacity density
    • Reduce the time required to scale your system with easy performance and capacity upgrades

    Extreme affordability
    • Complete system with hardware and software lowers acquisition costs
    • Easy-to-use single management interface drastically lowers administration requirements
    • Quick, easy upgrades to performance and capacity allow for lower operational costs
    • Volume economics achieved through industry-standard components

    Unified management
    • Single management interface allows for configuration and control of servers and storage within the system
    • Capacity and performance added and configured with one command
    • Zero-downtime maintenance with rolling upgrades

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    VMware VMworld 2008 - September 15-18, at The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas

    Join your peers, September 15-18, at The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas as VMware hosts VMworld 2008, the leading virtualization event. Now in its fifth year, VMworld is a must-attend event for all IT professionals looking for actionable ideas, innovative products and best practices for virtualizing your enterprise— from the desktop to the datacenter.

    1) 300+ classroom sessions, both Technical- and Sales-oriented
    These sessions are the equivalent of several formal training courses, with the additional advantage of being full of peers with real-world experiences from which to draw upon and discuss.

    2) Hands-on labs
    The well-constructed labs provide an opportunity to evaluate and learn new VMware technology both in guided and non-guided sessions.  Excellent for building product knowledge on hardware that would otherwise be unavailable to attendees.

    3) Expert panels
    Panels of technical experts are available to discuss details of VMware products and solutions.

    4) Vendor representation
    The expo attracts a huge number of cross-industry vendors, all of whom focus on their virtualization products.  Having all the vendors in one place at one time has been an invaluable source of information on upcoming technologies and VMware add-ons.

     

    New Microsoft Licensing and Support Eases Path to Virtualization

    Customers “Get Virtual Now” with increased flexibility and broader support when virtualizing Microsoft server applications.

     

    Follow-up from Paul Maritz on ESX / ESXi 3.5 Update 2
    As many of you already know, on August 12, 2008, we experienced a code issue with the updated versions of ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 (Update 2). The issue triggered a premature expiration of the product license, causing a range of possible problems including the inability to power-on virtual machines on affected hosts.

    At that time, I wrote that we would do everything in our power to ensure this type of incident is never repeated. Since then, we have initiated a major examination and evaluation of our product release and quality assurance processes. This effort has yielded a number of areas for improvement, and we have already begun making needed changes. [Read More at Link Above].