Thursday, May 20, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 20/05/2010



SAP unveils analytic engine software-hardware combo
On Day 3 of SapphireNOW, SAP is leveraging advances in hardware by soon making available an engine, HANA, upon which its analytical tools can run better, and mixed workloads can be performed. It’s “one of the crown jewels” of the company, said one exec
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Novell unveils cloud-focused identity tool
The company is positioning its newly released Identity Manager 4 beta as a one-stop shop for securely managing access control and compliance at mixed IT shops. Novell’s focused its pitch particularly on companies using some element of virtualization or cloud computing
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SAP won’t dominate the infrastructure stack
On Day 2 of SapphireNOW, SAP says it believes in specializing in parts of the stack and partnering with vendors on other parts. An analyst says it’s a jab at rival Oracle. Also, SAP outlines how it wants to build products
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HDS improves network performance monitor
Hitachi Data Systems’ IT Operations Analyzer now watches SUSE Linux and Solaris environments as well as Windows. But an industry analyst says isn't a true heterogeneous network monitor
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McMaster University to study future car processors
The Hamilton, Ont.-based school is teaming up with IBM to determine how car companies can connect a vehicle’s multiple microprocessors into one cohesive unit. The researchers will utilize IBM’s multi-core processors throughout the study
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ERP: How hard can it be to replace it?
Buying new enterprise resource planning software is never a lift and load replacement. Why you should not use your current system as a basis on which to write specifications for the new software
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In Conversation: EMC all about the private cloud
VIDEO EMC World 2010 focused almost exclusively on the private cloud, reports CWC staffer Rafael Ruffolo. Plus, nominate a colleague for ComputerWorld Canada's IT Leadership Awards
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Amazon improves reliability of its cloud database
The new high-availability feature, Multi-Availability Zone (Multi-AZ), automatically configures a standby copy of the database. But it doubles the price
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Cloud service users face confusing legal landscape
Lawyers caution that companies should study the data protection laws in all the countries where their cloud provider operates
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Google unveils new cloud data storage for developers
Google Storage for Developers, a cloud-based data storage offering, goes up against Amazon S3
Read More ...

SAP unveils analytic engine software-hardware combo
On Day 3 of SapphireNOW, SAP is leveraging advances in hardware by soon making available an engine, HANA, upon which its analytical tools can run better, and mixed workloads can be performed. It’s “one of the crown jewels” of the company, said one exec
Read More ...

Novell unveils cloud-focused identity tool
The company is positioning its newly released Identity Manager 4 beta as a one-stop shop for securely managing access control and compliance at mixed IT shops. Novell’s focused its pitch particularly on companies using some element of virtualization or cloud computing
Read More ...

SAP won’t dominate the infrastructure stack
On Day 2 of SapphireNOW, SAP says it believes in specializing in parts of the stack and partnering with vendors on other parts. An analyst says it’s a jab at rival Oracle. Also, SAP outlines how it wants to build products
Read More ...

HDS improves network performance monitor
Hitachi Data Systems’ IT Operations Analyzer now watches SUSE Linux and Solaris environments as well as Windows. But an industry analyst says isn't a true heterogeneous network monitor
Read More ...

McMaster University to study future car processors
The Hamilton, Ont.-based school is teaming up with IBM to determine how car companies can connect a vehicle’s multiple microprocessors into one cohesive unit. The researchers will utilize IBM’s multi-core processors throughout the study
Read More ...

ERP: How hard can it be to replace it?
Buying new enterprise resource planning software is never a lift and load replacement. Why you should not use your current system as a basis on which to write specifications for the new software
Read More ...

In Conversation: EMC all about the private cloud
VIDEO EMC World 2010 focused almost exclusively on the private cloud, reports CWC staffer Rafael Ruffolo. Plus, nominate a colleague for ComputerWorld Canada's IT Leadership Awards
Read More ...

Amazon improves reliability of its cloud database
The new high-availability feature, Multi-Availability Zone (Multi-AZ), automatically configures a standby copy of the database. But it doubles the price
Read More ...

Cloud service users face confusing legal landscape
Lawyers caution that companies should study the data protection laws in all the countries where their cloud provider operates
Read More ...

Google unveils new cloud data storage for developers
Google Storage for Developers, a cloud-based data storage offering, goes up against Amazon S3
Read More ...

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