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Articles for the keywords: Dell
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30 Jan 2012
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Migrating from SUSE Linux to Oracle Linux 5.5 [25325]
Dell Undertakes the Shift on Worldwide Basis
In June 2010, Dell was operating some 1700 servers in various worldwide locations on SuSE Linux when it decided to migrate to Oracle Linux 5.5, leaving the hardware and application layers unchanged. Dell found sufficient capacity on some existing MegaGrid implementations to allow the applications and databases to be migrated to the grid and the SUSE Linux server powered down and decommissioned. Although Oracle does not support heterogeneous Oracle RAC clusters, Dell experienced no issues during the transition with nodes running SUSE Linux interoperating with nodes running Oracle Linux. Dell expects to complete the migration in June 2012.
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10 Dec 2011
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Magic Quadrant for Midrange and High-End Modular Disk Arrays [25046]
Gartner Reports on 2011 Market Survey
The 2011 Magic Quadrant for Midrange and High-End Modular Disk Arrays from Gartner has found the midrange and high-end modular disk array storage market grew 8.2% from 3Q10 through 2Q11, as reported in storagenewsletter.com. The Gartner report profiles the 15 vendors who figure significantly in the market, noting strengths and cautions in each case. Among the conclusions Gartner draws is that, it is clear that vendors such as Dell, HP, IBM and Oracle, which have large and global distribution organizations, prefer to own their own ECB disk storage IP rather than sourcing it from a competing or enabling vendor.
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05 Dec 2011
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IDC Finds 11% Growth in 3Q11 for External Disk Systems Worldwide [25008]
EMC Maintains Leadership Position
IDC's "Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker" found that external disk storage systems factory revenues posted year-over-year growth of 10.8%, totaling just under $5.8 billion in 3Q11. The total disk storage systems market grew to $7.6 billion in revenues in the quarter, 8.5% up from 3Q10. EMC led the external disk storage systems market with 28.6% revenue share in the third quarter, followed by IBM and NetApp tied for second with 12.7% and 12.1% market share. In total worldwide disk storage systems, EMC finished in the top position with market shares of 21.7% followed by HP with 18.9% respectively.
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29 Nov 2011
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Worldwide Server Shipments Grew 7% - Gartner [24992]
The Register Sees Things as Back to Pre-2008 Levels
Gartner reports that server shipments worldwide are up 7% and revenue up 5% in 2011Q3. IBM led the worldwide server market based on revenue while HP declined 3.6 percent year-on-year and Oracle exhibited flat growth. HP held on to its leadership position in server shipments despite a decline for the quarter. Dell was in second place and IBM in third. The Register confirms Gartner's finding, noting that "shipment and revenue levels on a global basis have more or less recovered to the levels prevailing ahead of the server crash in the wake of the Great Recession three years ago."
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09 Nov 2011
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View 20110 Oracle OpenWorld Sessions [24891]
Keynote Highlights
From a single URL, viewers can watch the entire lineup of keynote addresses delivered at Oracle OpenWorld 2011. Among the speakers and their topics:
- Oracle OpenWorld Opening Keynote: Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle
- Cloud + Big Data = Massive Change + Massive Opportunity: Joseph M. Tucci, Chairman, President, and CEO, EMC
- Extreme Innovation: Mark Hurd, President, Oracle: Thomas Kurian, Executive Vice President, Product Development, Oracle
- Dell Keynote: Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell Inc.
- Engineered Systems: John Fowler, Executive Vice President, Systems, Oracle
- Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Launch: Richard Sarwal, SVP, Oracle
- Empowering Customers Through Datacenter Transformation. Together We Innovate: John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco
- Oracle Applications: Complete Solutions, Complete Choice: Steve Miranda, Senior Vice President, Applications Development, Oracle
- Accelerating Growth: New Paradigms: S. D. Shibulal, CEO and Managing Director, Infosys
- Oracle Cloud Computing: Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle
- Shimp and Zavery - Highlights - OpenWorld 10-6-11
These videos are available to all.
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