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Recession: The mother of invention?

I was reading an interesting article that dealt with the future of computing. In it, one sentence modified and old agage and said “recession is the mother of invention.” That inspired me to write a post that expanded on that thought and put a little perspective on it. Don’t cast stones when I say this, [...]

How can you green your computing infrastructure through virtualization?

Over the years, the heavy reliance on computers and servers has increased exponentially. With that reliance comes an increase in the overall number of machines in service. The server side of the business has ballooned recently to the point where businesses are faced with concerns such as electricity consumption, cooling and space constraints. Although the [...]

Green Tech from Sun Microsystems and 3PAR helps UCSB avert a power crisis.

Let me preface this by saying that I have been a 3PAR evangelist since I first laid hands on the unit. It has been a love affair that I carry to this day. I am a person who loves excellent engineering, and as such, 3PAR really shines in my portfolio of IT solutions. I have [...]

2008 Market Crash, Recession, Depression – Whatever you want to call it…

Here is an interesting forward I received along with the accompanying picture. It about captures America’s sentiments towards Wall Street.
Back during the 1929 financial crash,
it was said that some
Wall Street stockbrokers and bankers
JUMPED from their office windows
and committed suicide when confronted
with the news of their firm’s and clients’ financial ruin.
Many people were said to have [...]