Partnering Networks for Solutions Providers
An article in eWeek discusses partnering among solution providers. It is interesting to see that the most revolutionary partner network, OnForce, wasn't mentioned.Here are links to each partner network:
digiCoast Blog
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Here are links to each partner network:
Monday, October 01, 2007
Rash recommendation from Sun
In an article on energy efficiency, Mark Monroe, a director at Sun, recommended shutting down "all those mystery servers".I've worked in data centers of all sizes and will acknowledge that most organizations do not implement configuration management very well and that mystery servers do exist as a result. In many cases, the best thing for the organization is to move toward getting all unnecessary equipment powered off and decommissioned — not just for saving energy but for prompting justification for what should be powered on in the first place.
However, unplugging first and asking questions later is no way to run a data center.
