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Virtualize in minutes with VMware ESXi

editor — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:41:17 +0000

VMware ESXi is the leanest, meanest hypervisor on the market today – and it’s available for free. Learn how you can get started in four easy installation steps and discover the possibilities with VMware virtualization.

Speakers:
John Gilmartin - Group Product Manager, Product Marketing, VMware
Amir Sharif - Sr Product Manager, Product Marketing, VMware

Tags: VMware, ESXi, virtualization, John Gilmartin, Amir Sharif

San Francisco IDF 2008: Visual Computing Driving Innovation

Jason Lopez — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:35:30 +0000

At the 2008 Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco the future was clear: visual computing. From games to television, from large systems to handhelds, the demand on hardware and software platforms will be to run large amounts of data more efficiently with less power. Some of the breakthroughs to bring video and audio more easily and seamlessly to users include the scalable Nehalem chip architecture, the Media Processor CE 3100, and the architecture codenamed Larrabee.

Tags: 2008 Intel Developer Forum, visual computing, games, CE 3100, IDF, Intel, Larrabee, Nehalem

The Importance of IT Governance in the Marketplace

Paul Lancour — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:51:11 +0000

Join BearingPoint Senior Vice President Marcel Nickler as he explores the importance of IT governance. In today’s difficult economical environment, there is a lot of pressure to deliver more services and performance with less or limited resources. There is also a clear expectation towards IT, which is that the services offered and delivered upon must support the further development of the business in an increasingly international or even global environment.

The convergence of business and IT has offered the advantage of merging the respective strategies of each. This collaboration is a must when aiming to reach a competitive advantage through application IT. With increasing IT costs over the last year, there’s been significant pressure to deliver. By joining business and IT, the related business advantage is obvious; important decisions are jointly agreed upon by the board members, business management and the IT department.

In today’s market, organizations need to take proper steps to solve their IT governance problems. They must establish a focused management team and have control of projects, investments and IT services. This will create short term impact and better results for future success. Stringent IT Governance can improve the competitiveness and adaptability of a company. The establishment of IT Governance is a very challenging obstacle, but the end result is always a success.

Tags: BearingPoint, Marcel Nickler, IT governance, IT, convergence

2008 Australia Visionary Awards

editor — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:01:08 +0000

In this podcast, Sr. Director of Customer Relationships & Publishing, Patrick Spencer, provides an overview of the 2008 Visionary Awards, and the award winning recipients Australia & New Zealand. Visit the Symantec forums for more information on the 2008 Visionary Award winners.

Tags: Australia, Symantec, Vision, 2008 Visionary Awards, Patrick Spencer, New Zealand

2008 Latin American Visionary Awards

editor — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:01:53 +0000

Global Customer Reference Manager, Mark Mullins provides an overview of the 2008 Latin American Visionary Awards, and the award winning recipients from Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.

Tags: Latin America, Symantec, Vision, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina

Government Symposium Visionary Awards

editor — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:01:05 +0000

In this podcast Mark Mullins, Manager of the Global Customer Reference Program at Symantec, provides an overview of the Government Visionary Award winners for 2008. For more information, visit:
www.symantec.com/symposium

Tags: Government Symposium, Symantec, Vision, Mark Mullins

Designing and Implementing a Scalable Virtual Desktop Deployment, part 4

editor — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:01:42 +0000

In this podcast, John Dodge and Tyler Rohrer explore some of the tips and tricks that have proven to be successful for early adopters of VMware virtual desktop infrastructure. By learning from past deployments, companies of all sizes can save themselves lost time, and longer ROI periods by utilizing the best practices that have been, and are, being developed weekly by VMware and our 100,000 customers around the world. Specific to VDI, this podcast focuses on storage reduction and configuration, end user experience, elegant application delivery using THINAPP (formerly thinstall), flexible deployment scenarios, as well as operating system and hardware considerations.

Speakers:
J. Tyler Rohrer, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, VMware
John Dodge, Worldwide Release Engineer, VMware

Tags: J. Tyler Rohrer, John Dodge, VMware, Thinapp, VDI, Thinstall, virtualization, ROI

Designing and Implementing a Scalable Virtual Desktop Deployment, part 3

editor — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:01:18 +0000

With the end user experience being one of the chief implementation considerations in any VDI deployment, John Dodge discusses deployment scenarios, and real life examples of all elements of the layered approach of understanding the Desktop. From user training, to single sign on, to security concerns, this Podcast walks through the practical use and challenges of the different layers. He then provides helpful best practices to assist companies, and customers of all sizes in their deployment plans for VDI and Thinapp. Application virtualization assists customers in a number of ways, and this podcast pays special attention to VMware Thinapp (formerly Thinstall).

Speakers:
J. Tyler Rohrer, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, VMware
John Dodge, Worldwide Release Engineer, VMware

Tags: J. Tyler Rohrer, John Dodge, VMware, Thinapp, VDI, Thinstall, virtualization

Designing and Implementing a Scalable Virtual Desktop Deployment, part 2

editor — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:00:04 +0000

This podcast is the second in a series covering the basic design considerations that customers of all sizes should be mindful of as they begin to explore the many benefits of VDI. John Dodge takes a pragmatic, layered approach in working towards a framework in designing flexible, and scalable VDI deployments, as is discussed in this podcast. From Thin Clients, to PC’s, to connectivity and networks, to security, DMZ, and firewall considerations, to connection broker topology, then into the host, hypervisor, storage, operating system, and lastly application and user profile layer - all combine to provide a best practices model for elegantly designing new desktop architectures using VMware VDI and Thinapp.

Speakers:
J. Tyler Rohrer, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, VMware
John Dodge, Worldwide Release Engineer, VMware

Tags: VDI, John Dodge, Thin Clients, Thinapp, VMware, virtual desktop deployment

Designing and Implementing a Scalable Virtual Desktop Deployment, part 1

editor — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:16:53 +0000

This Podcast covers the basic requirements customers of all sizes should consider in begging to look at alternative ways to architect their desktop populations. As we like to say, the desktop is no longer a NOUN, or a singular physical asset that we provision and deploy to end users, waiting for it or its software components to break then fix. The Desktop is in fact a VERB, it is something you do, it is really a workspace where computers, applications, and users converge so they can do the jobs we assign to them. VMware Enterprise Desktop solutions, including VDI and Thinapp allow us to do just that. However, any successful deployment hinges on a successful assessment of what your users need, today, to “desktop”.

Speakers:
J. Tyler Rohrer, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, VMware
John Dodge, Worldwide Release Engineer, VMware

Tags: NOUN, software, VMware, Enterprise Desktop solutions, VDI, Thinapp, J. Tyler Rohrer, John Dodge

Server Consolidation Best Practices with VMware and HP

editor — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:49:10 +0000

In this podcast, learn best practices for planning server virtualization and consolidation from VMware and HP experts. Ensure your virtualization project is a success with these tips on target applications, storage and networking considerations, process changes and much more. Listen to Rob Smoot of VMware and James Lomonaco from HP as they offer real-world advice on how to get the most out of your virtual infrastructure using assessment services as well as advanced functionality that will improve availability, drive up utilization and make your administrators more productive.

Speakers:
Rob Smoot, Group Manager, Product Marketing, VMware
James Lomonaco, HP ISS, Product Marketing Manager, HP

Tags: virtualization, VMware, HP, storage, networking, Rob Smoot, James Lomonaco

Speed to Market: Delivering Improved Competitive Capability

Paul Lancour — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:05 +0000

Join BearingPoint Director Matthew O’Mara to explore speed to market and why it’s such a hot topic in today’s insurance industry. With many clients not fully understanding what it is and why it is needed, speed to market, as the term implies, refers to a company’s ability to develop and introduce products to the market quickly.

For a company to capture the potential offered by speed to market as a competitive capability, they must be aware of the new and updated products being offered in the marketplace. This means that you can not only respond to the demands, you need to anticipate them by continually developing and testing new products and services. A company’s ability to develop and offer new products quickly is the key to satisfying the needs and demands of the marketplace.

Speed to market can deliver improved competitive capability to a company if it is done correctly. Involving the right people, systems and processes to identify where, what and how to change is critical. Although it is not easy or necessarily fast to do, improving speed to market at a company can generate great benefits to its bottom line, market image and competitive abilities.

Tags: BearingPoint, Matthew O’Mara, insurance, Speed to market

IDF 2008 San Francisco

Jason Lopez — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:36:27 +0000

The Intel Developer Forum has evolved into one of the most important technology events of the year. For anyone making hardware and software, IDF provides a way to learn about critical advances in chip design, and it gives Intel the opportunity to get feedback from developers. For the rest of the world, IDF is where Intel’s latest thinking comes to light about the way people use computers and how to design better chips. At the upcoming IDF, Intel will give insights into next generation microarchitecture, mobile Internet devices, nettops and netbooks, consumer electronics, and embedded computing. In this video podcast, we take a brief look back at past IDFs leading up to this August 19-21 in San Francisco’s Moscone Center West.

Tags: Intel Developer Forum, IDF, Intel, microarchitecture, mobile Internet devices

Intel Centrino2: C.T. Phone Home!

Catherine Girardeau — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:01:00 +0000

Intel’s new, next-generation Centrino platform, Centrino2 and Centrino2 with vPro, is coming soon to a laptop near you. In this video from the vPro Expert Center, Josh Hilliker, vPro Expert Center’s Community Manager, along with Brian Tucker, Mobile Platforms Marketing Manager, and Senior Systems Engineer Todd Christ, give an sneak peek into Centrino2’s remarkable remote management capabilities, using a combination of Client-Initiated Remote Access (CIRA), and the recently-updated Active Management Technology (AMT) 4.0. Centrino2 with vPro can “phone home” for updates, assistance, or crisis management — even when it’s outside the corporate network, and IT Managers can access it for updates, software patches, troubleshooting, and hardware repair — even when it’s in “sleep” mode.

Tags: AMT, Brian Tucker, centrino, Centrino2, Centrino2 with vPro, CIRA, Intel, Josh Hilliker, Todd Christ, vpro

The Reboot: Trophies and Gamercards Coming to PS3

Rio Pesino — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:01:10 +0000

New screens of what looks like Sony’s answer to Xbox Live were leaked over the Internet this week. Rumor has it that the Playstation 3’s next firmware update will include a trophy “reward” system and gamercards. Also, in this episode of The Reboot, with host Rio Pesino, a Los Angeles-based production company dismisses its lawsuit against Nintendo, another Playstation Phone rumor hits the Web, and a new survey says the average gamer spends $30,000 on video games.

Tags: Playstation, gamercards, The Reboot, Rio Pesino, Playstation Phone, video games

Verizon Business Adds Open Hosted Speech Services to Contact Center Portfolio

Michael Johnson — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:00:02 +0000

Through the addition of Open Hosted Speech Services (OHSS) to its portfolio of contact center solutions, Verizon Business is offering enterprise and government customers a new level of control and flexibility over speech applications, while still enjoying the reliability and scalability associated with a hosted solution. In this podcast, Tom Smith, senior product manager of IVR and speech services for Verizon Business, discusses how customers can now manage their own contact center applications and take advantage of Verizon Business’ award-winning hosted speech platform. Smith also discusses how OHSS can be an integral part of a comprehensive contact center strategy.

Tags: Open Hosted Speech Services, OHSS, Verizon Business, Tom Smith

Building an Adaptive Infrastructure with VMware and HP

editor — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:40:38 +0000

Together, HP and VMware enable you to virtualize server resources and consolidate multiple applications and heterogeneous operating systems onto a single HP ProLiant server. As a result, you can optimize your computing resources, increase scalability, and improve management efficiency.

Listen to this podcast to learn how VMware and HP have teamed up to deliver an adaptive infrastructure that helps you reduce costs, increase agility and be more competitive.

Speakers:
Rob Smoot, Group Manager, Product Marketing, VMware
James Lomonaco, HP ISS, Product Marketing Manager, HP

Tags: HP, VMware, virtualize, operating systems, ProLiant server, scalability, Rob Smoot, James Lomonaco

Implementing Service Oriented Architecture: Organizing for Success

Paul Lancour — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:06:41 +0000

In this podcast, enterprise architecture expert Steven Kahn discusses some of the findings that went into the recently published, An Implementor’s Guide to Service Oriented Architecture - Getting it Right, produced by BearingPoint, Composite Software and other contributors. The bottom line: successful implementation of an SOA system is about more than technology. As Kahn explains, challenges in understanding the technology, to developing an IT funding model that will enable it to serve across the enterprise are all critical to success. There are many common implementation pitfalls, but Kahn explains how the process can be made simpler, and hopes to encourage more people to deploy their own SOA.

Steven Kahn is a senior manager in BearingPoint’s commercial services business systems integration practice where he works to define and deliver value-driven SOA and BPM solutions. He specializes in enterprise architectures with specific emphasis on enterprise integration and business process management.

Tags: Steven Kahn, Service Oriented Architecture, BearingPoint

DirectPointe Provides Expert Remote Computer Support to Home Users

Brad Baldwin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:49:26 +0000

DirectPointe, an award-winning managed service provider (MSP), has added a new home computer care service with its DirectPointe Home offering. Until now, computer service meant disassembly and transporting your computer into retail location where a “geek” would add your machine to a 10-day-wait queue. But DirectPoint Home changes the game with its remote expert support where users can get help 24×7x365, all without the hassle of disconnecting cords and cables.

DirectPointe Home provides three levels of service: PC Care, On-Demand and Total PC. PC Care is a preventative service that solves 80% of the most common computer problems by doing routine maintenance. On Demand provides fast support so that you can get your problem fixed now! Total PC is an unlimited package that provides everything a home computer user needs to have peace of mind when it comes to their computer, including virus protection, online security, data back-up and unlimited support.

Seth Bailey, VP of the Consumer Division at DirectPointe, talks to Brad Baldwin from Rocky Mountain Voices about the offering and the benefits for retiring baby boomers or parents hoping to find relief from their mal-ware downloading youngsters.

Tags: Brad Baldwin, DirectPointe Home, PC Maintenance, Remote Expert, RockyMountainVoices, Seth Bailey, support

Server Consolidation Using VMware Infrastructure

editor — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:00:44 +0000

Learn about the benefits of server consolidation with VMware virtualization. Increase the flexibility and availability of your datacenter by consolidating up to 20 virtual machines on a single server. Hear why more than 100,000 customers are using VMware to dynamically balance workload among servers and nearly eliminate user impact during planned downtime and hardware maintenance.

Speakers: Rob Smoot, group manager, product marketing, VMware

Tags: VMware, virtualization, datacenter, virtual machines, balance workload, Rob Smoot

Student Creates Multi-Touch Software and Table for Science Project

Brad Baldwin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:54:59 +0000

Here’s one student that takes the “Science Fair” to the next level. Bridger Maxwell, a high school student at Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS) decided to create a multi-touch table for his Science Fair entry–kinda like an iPhone screen, and Microsoft Surface on a budget.

The multi-touch experience allows for object movement, rotation, growing and shrinking, and even multi-hand, multi-person use. Inspired by movies like Minority Report, Maxwell leverages Apple OS X, code developed during Google Summer of Code called Open Touch, and his own code. The table, made from plexiglass and a dissembled Acer monitor, uses infrared light emitting diodes and an IR camera to detect and transmit fingertip motions as inputs.

Maxwell also expects to experience a future where multi-touch technology becomes a standard way to interact with applications, particularly for graphic manipulation and even gaming. Maxwell submitted his code back to the community at code.google.com/p/corkboard/ and has received coverage on Ars Technica and a local NBC news story.

Maxwell also expects to experience a future where multi-touch technology becomes a standard way to interact with applications, particularly for graphic manipulation and even gaming. While Maxwell didn’t get a summer internship on the iPhone team “this” year, has received coverage on Ars Technica and the local NBC news station. Not bad for a high school student.

Tags: Apple, Brad Baldwin, Bridger Maxwell, Google, iPhone, Multi-Touch, RockyMountainVoices, Summer of Code, Surface, Utah

VCS for VMware

editor — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:32:06 +0000

In this podcast Sr. Product Manager, Sunder Parameswaran discusses the challenges organizations face in implementing virtual server environments, and how Veritas Cluster Server for VMware can help in reducing complexity and decrease downtime. Find more information on Veritas Cluster Server

Tags: Sunder Parameswaran, Veritas, Cluster Server, VMware, Symantec, virtualization

The Reboot: Getting Into the Video Game Industry

Rio Pesino — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:01:18 +0000

Working in the video game industry is one thing every gamer dreams of doing. According to GameCareerGuide.com, more than 50,000 people in North America alone play, create and design video games for a living. Many gamers would jump at the chance to be paid to play video games, but most don’t know the first thing to do when it comes to getting their foot in the door. In this episode of The Reboot, host Rio Pesino speaks with video game recruiters from Bungie, LucasArts, BioWare, Ubisoft, THQ and FullSail about the hiring process, what they look for in a candidate and some insiders’ advice on how to break into the industry.

Tags: video games, gamers, The Reboot, Rio Pesino, Bungie, LucasArts, BioWare, Ubisoft, THQ, FullSail

Intro to Virtualization

editor — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:00:25 +0000

What is a virtual machine? Learn the fundamentals of virtualization in this overview of VMware’s software technology. Hear how to consolidate multiple virtual machines on a single server to increase server reliability and utilization while reducing power and cooling costs. Hardware independent virtual machines enable complete mobility of applications and data.

Speakers: Rob Smoot, group manager, product marketing, VMware
Jaleh Rezaei-Homami, associate product marketing manager, VMware

Tags: virtual machine, virtualization, VMware, reducing power, cooling costs, Rob Smoot, Jaleh Rezaei-Homami

Hardware-Assisted Virtualization - Intel Chip Chat - Episode 28

editor — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:47:04 +0000

Learn how Intel is unlocking IT constraints from the core platform architecture with hardware - assisted Intel Virtualization Technology.

Tags: Intel, IT, Virtualization