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Martin MacLeod posted a blog entry

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:38:51 -0800

HP ILO2 firmware update to 1.80
HP.com HP have updated the fimware for the ILO2 integrated lights out to version 1.8. I’ve posted the release notes...
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Martin MacLeod posted a blog entry

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:05:57 -0800

Tesco Mobile to sell the iPhone
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/technology/8378267.stm A spokesperson for the firm said that it hoped to offer the phone “in...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:37:46 -0800

CIO on cost and discounts
I was having a chat with one of the Heads of IT over at one of the multi-nationals the other day asking him if money comes into...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:27:45 -0800

Physical work, no thanks
A strange thing has been happening in the wintel world for at least a few colleagues working across our sunny City of London....
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:00:16 -0800

Next Generation Ethernet on the way
Business Wire PISCATAWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet protocols with operating speeds of 40 Gb/s...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:59:11 -0800

Korea the next market place?
Business Wire DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets...
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:37:19 -0800

IBM gets recognition for energy efficient Supercomputing
PR Newswire ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — IBM ( IBM) supercomputers are the most energy efficient in the...
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:46:36 -0800

The need for IT to be visible
I was speaking with a delivery manager in the ‘blade team’ over at one of the multinationals and she was saying how...
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Martin MacLeod posted a blog entry

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:28:31 -0800

127 cdrom’s, 93 power cables and 22 PCI networks cards and 47 PCI-E network cards
I was speaking with one of my CIO friends today. He had asked for a survey of the server build process and of their storage...
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:58:36 -0800

Welcoming the Burton Group to Bladewatch
Burton Group I would like to welcome the Burton Group to our blog (bladewatch.com), it is great that they have decided to...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:18:48 -0800

UpsiteTechnologies partners with Sensatronics
Earthtimes SANTA FE, NM, November 17, 2009—UpsiteTechnologies, Inc., leading developer of highly engineered airflow solutions...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:12:51 -0800

Univa UD furthers cloud computing possibilities
Univa UD Portland, OR, November 17, 2009 – Univa UD, a leading provider of cloud management software products, today...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:53 -0800

University works with HP to deliver HPC solution
HP.com PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 17, 2009 – HP today announced the University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute for...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:02:10 -0800

Bladewatch re-design on its way
The original Bladewatch site and logo got designed back in 2006 in about an hour, I liked it and we kept that design for a...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:51:12 -0800

Upgrading HP System and Array Controller firmware document in screenshots
I confess that when I first started out, I had no idea how to upgrade system firmware. I started making the offline floppy...
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:12:09 -0800

Please stop calling Tom – he really isn’t interested
One of my CIO friends phoned me up and asked, “Is it me or have we changed the wording on the sales literature from...
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:53:33 -0800

Asking the right questions is key
I was talking with some friends, a project manager, a few windows server guys and a CIO, we had met for drinks at one of the...
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:30 -0800

Iceotope announces liquid-cooled server technology
http://www.realwire.com/release_detail.asp?ReleaseID=14283 Supercomputing 2009, Portland Oregon; 17th November 2009: Iceotope...
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:57:50 -0800

Social media impacts your brand, your business
Finextra A poll of 2095 people from YouGov for the virtual bank shows that 79% of Brits regularly use social media each month....
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:41:17 -0800

Making blade technology work for your business
I was having a chat with some colleagues about deploying blade servers, they have been talking to me about deploying blade...
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:33:29 -0800

Blade.org announces Webinar Series
Earth Times “Feedback from customers who attended the previous webinar (server virtualization) has been very positive. ...
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:27:55 -0800

HP furthers data center performance and innovation
HP PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2009 – HP today launched servers, storage, software and networking offerings that deliver new...
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:16:50 -0800

HBOS IT systems affected by storms
Finextra were reporting HBOS being affected by the harsh weather we’ve had in the UK, the article mentions the systems...
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:08:04 -0800

Challenge HP!
HP HP today celebrates the tenth anniversary of the XP Disk Arrays by kicking-off with an online storage contest in the UK....
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:02:05 -0800

Talking about Backups
www.handybackup.net Hardware errors, data corruption, viruses and spyware or simple deleting important information by mistake...
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