CenterBeam
Network Computing, 9/2/04: Affordable IT: Desktop Management
Arm yourself with this estimate the next time you requisition a desktop-management suite: The cost of an unmanaged Windows XP desktop is $5,309 over three years, whereas a managed XP desktop runs only $3,335, according to Gartner. If you have a lot of desktops, the justification for spending the big bucks on a management suite may be in the savings per desktop over time. Cheaper alternatives are available, but they'll cost you in terms of the time it takes to research, implement and maintain them.
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Let the Experts Do It
You can also outsource desktop management. The philosophy here is that off-loading the mundane but ever more complicated task of maintaining your desktops will free up people to manage your core business. For small and midsize companies, outsourcing may make more sense than buying a suite or building a system. Regardless of the size of your business, desktop-management service providers such as CenterBeam and Everdream boast that their expertise will help you plan better for the future.
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Press Release, 9/21/04: Univation Selects CenterBeam to Manage IT Infrastructure
CenterBeam Helps World Leader in Plastics Manufacturing Technology Lower IT Costs, Improve IT Services
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Univation Technologies, a worldwide licensor of technologies to make a variety of plastics, has selected CenterBeam to manage its IT infrastructure in its headquarters and field offices.
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Back-up and Restore
Infoworld, 9/20/04: Microsoft adds disk backup support
DPS aimed at Windows file backup
By Bob Francis
Microsoft jumped into the disk-based backup and recovery market Monday with the announcement of the Microsoft Data Protection Server (DPS), a low-cost, continuous, disk-based backup and recovery system. More than 20 storage industry partners announced support for the new software-based product, which is scheduled for release in the second quarter of next year.
DPS is aimed at the low-end of the data backup market and will handle basic backup tasks for Windows file servers. It is designed to let users, as opposed to administrators, easily recover past versions of their files. Microsoft will release similar products for its Exchange, SQL Server, and Sharepoint products in the future. "From their Windows desktop, users will be able to see any versions of a file DPS is protecting," said Jeff Price, a senior director in Microsoft's storage group.
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Hewlett-Packard
eWeek, 8/20/04: HP Aims Blade, Virtualization Tools at Utility Computing
By Jeffrey Burt
Hewlett-Packard Co. is bringing greater manageability and virtualization capabilities to its blade server offerings as it pushes forward its utility computing initiatives.
Modularity is a key component of HP's Adaptive Enterprise strategy, and "blades are a very modular aspect of the shift toward utility computing," Ann Livermore, executive vice president of the company's Technology Solutions Group, said during a press conference Monday.
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