Results tagged "Vista"
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Windows 7 Surpasses Vista, But XP Still Dominates
August 02, 2010 11:43 PM
Windows 7 in July surpassed its predecessor Vista in global usage share, but the older XP continued to dominate by a wide margin, an analysis firm says. At the end of last month, Windows 7 had a 14.46% share, while Vista fell to 14.34 percent, according to NetApplications. When Microsoft released Windows 7 to retail in October 2009, Vista had an 18.83 percent share.Harnessing vSphere Performance Benefits For NUMA: Part 2
December 14, 2009 05:32 PM
In my last post I talked a great deal about native support for NUMA in vSphere on enabled Opteron and Nehalem processor platforms. NUMA is a strong technology in and of itself, but it really starts to shine when teamed with other supporting technologies. In this post, I'm going to cover the details of integrating next generation networking and interrupt technologies to improve storage and networking performance. I'll focus on MSI-X, but future posts will cover VMDq, RSS and Multiple Queue's in more detail, as all these technologies work closely to distribute load to multi-core CPUs and dramatically improve system performance.Desktone, Verizon Announce Desktop Virtualization As A Service
April 21, 2008 03:00 PM
Desktone plans to sell "desktops as a service" through service providers like Verizon Businesss and European and Asian carriers; IBM is a partner.7 Whole-Disk Encryption Apps Put A Lock On Data
March 28, 2008 08:00 AM
TruCrypt, PGP, FreeOTFE, BitLocker, DriveCrypt, and 7-Zip provide remarkably strong, on-the-fly, encryption to keep your data secure from loss, theft, or prying eyes.Analysis: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Adds Virtualization -- In Beta Form
September 26, 2007 01:26 PM
The Release Candidate of Windows Server 2008 will include the beta code for Microsoft's much-anticipated virtualization technology. Is that a good idea?Rolling Review: In-Line NAC
August 10, 2007 06:04 AM
We sent five in-line NAC vendor a detailed invitation letter with breakdowns of our equipment and made ourselves available for questions. We asked vendors to supply a solution they wouldLinux Vs. Mac: Which Is The Better Windows Alternative?
August 01, 2007 04:00 AM
If you're a Vista-wary Windows user who would rather switch than fight, should you move to a Linux distro or Apple's OS X? We asked a Mac fan and aFive Networking Pet Peeves
July 07, 2007 06:00 AM
Here are some of the more frustrating, unsolved networking problems that can get your blood boiling, in the opinion of our expert.What To Do When Windows Vista Crashes
June 27, 2007 07:00 AM
Because Microsoft's new operating system is bigger than its predecessors, it's more of a pain to reinstall. Here are some backup, repair, and monitoring methods so you won't have to,Windows Vista How-To: Moving User Profiles To Vista Systems
June 05, 2007 04:00 AM
Microsoft has made some drastic changes in Windows Vista's support for personalization. How will this affect your move to Vista? Learn how you can mitigate the impact with built-in andBest of the Web
VXLAN termination on physical devices
VXLAN is an Experimental IETF draft of protocols to enable the creation of a large overlay, multi-tenant network.
ONF Deadly Serious About OpenFlow-Based SDNs
: OpenFlow is poised to reach over-hyped status, yet there are practical, useful reasons for keeping an eye on Openflow. The biggest cloud players are involved and driving the feature creation.
Practical Introduction to Applied OpenFlow
Get a primer on the Openflow protocol and what it can do for networking.
On Resilience of Spit-Architecture Networks
This research papers investigates the practical issues in split-architecture networks and the placement of the controllers, such as Openflow controllers, in the network.
