Dell IT Delivers More With Virtualization | TechRepublic

Dell IT Delivers More With Virtualization | TechRepublic: "As the company grew and globalized, the 45-day window each new deployment took was simply too long to keep up with the speed of the business. Add to that a data center that was running out of space and straining the limits of power and cooling capacity, and Dell engineers knew they needed a better solution. Read this case study to learn how Dell IT group virtualized more than 5,000 servers to save the company over US $29 millio"

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Memo to kid coders: Enterprise software exists • The Register

Memo to kid coders: Enterprise software exists • The Register:

 "Open...and Shut If you live or spend time in Silicon Valley, it's easy to forget that enterprise software exists, or that it still drives $245 billion in annual revenue, according to Gartner.

Google, Facebook, and a rising generation of consumer-facing startups get the media buzz, to the point that young developers have neither an interest in enterprise software nor an appreciation for the challenges it has long sought to solve – but could this be a good thing?

This generational shift hit home while having lunch with my 20-something developer colleagues this week. I mentioned BEA Systems and got blank looks all around. I persisted, "You know, the app server company???" Vacant expressions. "Java?!? You've heard of that, right!?"

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Mainframe to remain critical platform for evolving hybrid data centre: BMC - Computer Business Review

Mainframe to remain critical platform for evolving hybrid data centre: BMC - Computer Business Review: "The survey found 93% of respondents at large companies expect mainframe capacity to grow or remain steady, while 62%, compared to 56% last year, expect to grow overall capacity.

While 47% of respondents said new workloads and new business applications are contributing to their capacity growth, 60% of respondents said the top IT priority is keeping costs down, the survey said."

Product Manager Workload Automation 1003 | Techworkers Job Opening

Product Manager Workload Automation 1003 | Techworkers Job Opening:

 "The Product Manager will play critical roles in the success of the company and will be key members of the management team. The individuals will be ultimately responsible for building the Product Roadmap and Plan of Record and Market & Product requirements and will be the strategic and tactical hub of the product. The Product managers will work closely with other functions such as product marketing, marketing communications, engineering, and sales. The focus of this position will be the Enterprise Job Scheduling product line"

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