This post tracks a series of articles discussing new features in the upcoming Windows Server 2012, currently in beta as Windows Server 8. This represents Microsoft‘s eighth generation operating system, succeeding the previous server release Windows Server 2008 R2.
This is one of a series of posts discussing the new features in Windows Server 2012, due to be shipped this year and currently in public beta release as Windows Server “8″. You can find references to other related posts at the end of this article. This post reviews the new Storage Spaces feature.
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This week I’ll be attending IP Expo, which has probably become the UK’s biggest IT event. You can find more details out at the IP Expo Website, but if you’re quick, entry is free.
I’ll be there both days and I’m pretty busy with vendor briefings, but if you are [...]
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I don’t talk about company acquisitions too often but I can’t let the purchase of BlueArc by HDS pass me by without adding my opinion. First of all, for those of you who don’t know, BlueArc sells NAS hardware which has been resold by HDS for some years under the HNAS brand. The hardware comes [...]
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I have to admit I was quite shocked to read on holiday that HP had decided to kill off the Touchpad and webOS after what can only be 2 months since launch. In fact at HP Discover 2011 in June, the Touchpad was centre-stage in all presentations, forming a consistent presentation layer for accessing Enterprise [...]
Continue Reading This Post →Day 4 of any conference is pretty much one of reflection and consolidation; 4 days of early starts and late nights (especially when tied with serious jet lag) start to take their toll. However all the hard work is worth it when you have one of those “light bulb” moments and the signs of a [...]
Continue Reading This Post →In this second podcast from HP Discover 2011, I chat to Devang Panchigar, blogger at storagenerve.com and Enrico Signoretti, blogger at juku.it. We discuss HP’s Converged Infrastructure offerings and how they match up to others [...]
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