Cloud computing has already proven worthy of attention from established enterprises and start-ups alike. Most businesses are looking at cloud computing with more than just idle curiosity. As of this writing, IT market research suggests that most enterprise IT managers have enough resources to adopt cloud computing in combination with on-premises IT capabilities.
If your business computers are running on versions of Windows XP or Vista without the latest service packs, it’s time to update, upgrade or go it alone as Microsoft withdraws software support.
MySQL database administrators are always looking for a solid backup and recovery tool that will suit all their needs. Xtrabackup, created by Percona, is the open source alternative to the commercial Innodb Hot Backup tool. This article explains a good methodology for testing and verifying Xtrabackups capabilities and precision.
MySQL database administrators are always looking for a solid backup and recovery tool that will suit all their needs. Xtrabackup, created by Percona, is the open source alternative to the commercial Innodb Hot Backup tool. This article explains a good methodology for testing and verifying Xtrabackups capabilities and precision.
<b>Sourceforge:</b> "Swedish student Thomas Eriksson says a lot of advanced computer usage is still best done from the terminal. Given that, he’s developed Bashish to provide a more useful and beautiful terminal environment."
<b>Open Enterprise:</b> "Europe should be learning from China's example, not sending patronising nastygrams that just makes it look petulant and anachronistic."
Dell has launched a new PowerVault solution to help simplify data backup and recovery for IT-challenged companies. It also rolled out the Vostro 3000 series -- a thin-and-light laptop designed specifically for small businesses.
Dell has launched a new PowerVault solution to help simplify data backup and recovery for IT-challenged companies. It also rolled out the Vostro 3000 series -- a thin-and-light laptop designed specifically for small businesses.
<b>The H Open:</b> "At this year's Google I/O developer conference, currently taking place in San Francisco, Google announced the availability of a collection of high quality open source fonts for the web."
<b>The Register:</b> "Google is "very confident" that the newly open-sourced VP8 video codec will stand up to the sort of patent attack Steve Jobs warned of when he defended Apple's decision to shun VP8's predecessor, the open-source Ogg Theora."
Earlier this week, Microsoft released Visual Studio 2010. This article, by Scott Mitchell, looks at several new and exciting features in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
Earlier this week, Microsoft released Visual Studio 2010. This article, by Scott Mitchell, looks at several new and exciting features in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
Earlier this week, Microsoft released Visual Studio 2010. This article, by Scott Mitchell, looks at several new and exciting features in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
<b>Flameeyes:</b> "I don’t try to hide the fact that I think that FSF’s continuous stress over “GNU/Linux” is a huge ego stroke toward GNU that tries to deny that there is other Free Software beside GNU."
Virtually Speaking: VMware is taking its virtualization message to the streets with its partners, while Red Hat is taking a quieter and more traditional approach.
<b>ServerWatch: </b>"A really useful feature of the open source editor Vim is the macro command, which allows you to record and reply a series of commands."
Con artists have zeroed in on Apple Store gift cards for their latest online heist, tricking users into divulging their card and personal information numbers.
<b>DaniWeb:</b> "Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse in the world of software patents, a reliable source sent me this response from Steve Jobs about a patent pool that's forming and aiming to nail the open source codecs projects."