VMware ESX Server (which is the enterprise product) is based off, and runs on, Linux. So Microsoft can create special hooks all day long. Thanks to opensource, VMware has kernel level access to their OS too.
Am I the only one shocked that this thing has no gigabit backend? Also, I assume only one 100MB port? NOT good design descisions IMHO.
Also, and I know this has been hashed out quite a few times, how is an office supposed to back this thing up? Yeah, it's RAID, but with no SCSI/Fibre port for local NDMP attached backups, you have to drag everything back over the single 100MB port from another server. Better bet would be to DIY your own box, then you could have a local attached TBU device as well as do cooler stuff like block-level iSCSI sharing as opposed to the file-level NAS stuff, all on the same set of drives.
Assuming you do a full backup every night, then yes it could be percieved as impractical. However, most place do Incremental/Differential and only backup full once a week. Also, I don't think the engineer's at HP/StorageTek were targeting most geek's pr0n/MP3/Star Trek collection when they designed the LTOs:)
Yeah, well 7 years ago I paid $200 for 8MB of RAM. A Travan backup system is pretty ancient in terms of technology.
For perspective, a 100GB/200GB LTO1 tape costs like $55US. I'd say that is a pretty good deal in the price department. Tapes will be around for many years to come. For archival and most sisater recovery, there aren't many better solutions.
According to the article, it looks like the major beef is that submitting via the website does not output the claim in the determined format. While this seems to be a small issue, imagine if you were the guy that admins the email server getting the 1000s of email generated by MSFreePC.com. I would think that MSFreePC.com could change the procedure to output a more compatible format to send to MS and all should be fine. Whether or not MS is just playing a bully is yet to be determinined (in this case).
I agree, I am sure MS had policies in place to keep all public-facing servers fairly up2date. One thing that I found to be true is when the article mentioned that alot of the developers internally had installed SQL or MSDE on their workstations. I know that when our comapny got Code Red / Nimda, it was the developers workstations with IIS that were propagating it to the rest of the network.
Just goes to show that people who are paid to be technically apt can be just as much of a crutch and regular users.
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I read an interesting article on Salon.com yesterday about a minister who had been suckered in the "Switch" campaign. The article can be found here.
Having watched your show numerous times, it is easy to see you have a genuine "geekness" about you. As a fellow member of the tribe, I always find it interesting to see how you explain so many things with the science behind the matter rather than just explaining it away with "Because that's the way it's always been done.". My question to you is this, have you always been a cerebrally inclined individual? Have you faced many hurdles in the cooking world due to your pursuit of the science and taste and not the tradition?
No one can deny that Mandrake is one of, if not the most, easiest to install/use distros around. Myself, I dont like the bloat. However, any method that can make the Linux/Open Source community grow by making it easier for new people to come aboard is worth supporting. Kudos to Mandrake for pulling it out...
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VMware ESX Server (which is the enterprise product) is based off, and runs on, Linux. So Microsoft can create special hooks all day long. Thanks to opensource, VMware has kernel level access to their OS too.
Am I the only one shocked that this thing has no gigabit backend? Also, I assume only one 100MB port? NOT good design descisions IMHO.
Also, and I know this has been hashed out quite a few times, how is an office supposed to back this thing up? Yeah, it's RAID, but with no SCSI/Fibre port for local NDMP attached backups, you have to drag everything back over the single 100MB port from another server. Better bet would be to DIY your own box, then you could have a local attached TBU device as well as do cooler stuff like block-level iSCSI sharing as opposed to the file-level NAS stuff, all on the same set of drives.
http://www.gamedaemons.net/
Logo looks awfully familiar. I know GD has been around for a little while.
Best summary yet. Kudos.
best joke of the year award.
It looks like they also unlocked the port of the original half-life on the new Source engine as well. I am downloading that as we speak.
Assuming you do a full backup every night, then yes it could be percieved as impractical. However, most place do Incremental/Differential and only backup full once a week. Also, I don't think the engineer's at HP/StorageTek were targeting most geek's pr0n/MP3/Star Trek collection when they designed the LTOs :)
Uh, 1-800-IRON MOUNTAIN
http://www.ironmountain.com/
Yeah, well 7 years ago I paid $200 for 8MB of RAM. A Travan backup system is pretty ancient in terms of technology.
For perspective, a 100GB/200GB LTO1 tape costs like $55US. I'd say that is a pretty good deal in the price department. Tapes will be around for many years to come. For archival and most sisater recovery, there aren't many better solutions.
According to the article, it looks like the major beef is that submitting via the website does not output the claim in the determined format. While this seems to be a small issue, imagine if you were the guy that admins the email server getting the 1000s of email generated by MSFreePC.com. I would think that MSFreePC.com could change the procedure to output a more compatible format to send to MS and all should be fine. Whether or not MS is just playing a bully is yet to be determinined (in this case).
First the Aimee Deep Story and now this MTV story...if this turns into a Teeny Bopper website, I am so out of here...
With HP-UX and Solaris based projects getting ready for launch in the next few years I imagine that Enterprise Unices will have a long life to live.
I agree, I am sure MS had policies in place to keep all public-facing servers fairly up2date. One thing that I found to be true is when the article mentioned that alot of the developers internally had installed SQL or MSDE on their workstations. I know that when our comapny got Code Red / Nimda, it was the developers workstations with IIS that were propagating it to the rest of the network.
Just goes to show that people who are paid to be technically apt can be just as much of a crutch and regular users.
I read an interesting article on Salon.com yesterday about a minister who had been suckered in the "Switch" campaign. The article can be found here.
Having watched your show numerous times, it is easy to see you have a genuine "geekness" about you. As a fellow member of the tribe, I always find it interesting to see how you explain so many things with the science behind the matter rather than just explaining it away with "Because that's the way it's always been done.". My question to you is this, have you always been a cerebrally inclined individual? Have you faced many hurdles in the cooking world due to your pursuit of the science and taste and not the tradition?
No one can deny that Mandrake is one of, if not the most, easiest to install/use distros around. Myself, I dont like the bloat. However, any method that can make the Linux/Open Source community grow by making it easier for new people to come aboard is worth supporting. Kudos to Mandrake for pulling it out...