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<title><![CDATA[El Caos de la Interoperatividad en Fibra Óptica]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Entre administradores de entornos de almacenamiento en fibra es conocido el problema que hay con la ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Entre administradores de entornos de almacenamiento en fibra es conocido el problema que hay con la compatibilidad entre dispositivos de proveedores diferentes, por ejemplo, al añadir una cabina de discos  a una SAN y que no funcione con el failover (multipath) ya existente en el servidor porque no están en la matriz de interoperatividad de fabricantes. Dejaré en este post unas notas relativas a estos problemas.</p>
<p>Primeramente definiré Interoperatividad:</p>
<p>La <strong>Interoperatividad</strong> es la condición mediante la cual sistemas heterogéneos pueden intercambiar procesos o datos ( procedente de la<a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interoperatividad" target="_blank"> Wikipedia</a> ) o la capacidad de los productos de diferentes fabricantes puedan operar conjuntamente ( procedente de <a href="http://dictionary.bnet.com/definition/Interoperability.html" target="_blank">BNET</a>).</p>
<p>En entornos de almacenamiento en fibra la Interoperatividad es bastante compleja, cumpliéndose que si toda una red SAN no está en la lista de compatibilidad de hardware de los vendedores no operará de la forma esperada. Hace algunos años, el acceder a información de interoperatividad era un trabajo frustante debido a que esta información no era pública por parte de la mayoría de fabricantes y por lástima en muchos casos usada de forma interesada comercialmente. En la actualidad se ha realizado un gran esfuerzo por la mayoría de ellos, creándose una tendencia cada vez más recia en comunicar esta información, al mismo tiempo que los grandes proveedores de soluciones de almacenamiento se ajustan a estándares para universalizar sus productos y flexibilizar una mayor integración en cualquier entorno heterogéneo cada vez más común.</p>
<p>En almacenamiento hay diferentes organismos para mejorar estos grandes problemas de incompatibilidades entre diferentes proveedores, de forma que establecen estándares y protocolos para una mejor comunicación e integración de dispositivos de almacenamiento. Entre todas ellas es destacable es el trabajajo que realiza<a href="http://www.snia.org/" target="_blank"> SNIA </a>(Storage Networking Industry Association) cuyo proposito es encabezar en la industria el desarrollo y promoción de estándares, tecnologías y servicios educacionales para apoderar la gestión de información. Todos los grandes fabricantes de almacenamiento son miembros de la SNIA y de forma paulatina va creciendo un marco de interoperatividad entre todos ellos. Aún así, debido al proceso lento de salida y aceptación de estos estándares se realizan de forma independiente muchas alianzas tecnológicas entre diferentes fabricantes que es su mayoría pretenden impulsar propios productos de avanzada tecnología consiguiendo en gran cantidad de casos ser pioneros y mejorar su cartera de productos y especificaciones y por consiguiente competir comercialmente, forzando que el resto de competidores tecnológicos acepten e integren estas nuevas especificaciones aún no estandarizadas, por esta necesidad de compatibilidad en entornos heterogéneos y para que no penalice su imagen comercial.</p>
<p>A continuación se aportará  información junto con enlaces de  los proveedores de almacenamiento para el conocimiento de la Interoperabilidad de sus productos con las de otros fabricantes.</p>
<h2>Algunas Tablas de Interoperatividad y HCL ( Listas de compatibilidad Hardware )</h2>
<h3>Fabricantes</h3>
<h4>Emulex</h4>
<p>Emulex es unos de los líderes en interoperatividad en SAN, su reputación &#8220;It Just Works&#8221; se basa en un compromiso con los estándares, abierto al soporte de software y hardware, y al testeo extensivo de interoperatividad.</p>
<p>A continuación se listan sus Tablas de Interoperatividad con los siguientes fabricantes :</p>
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<td width="200"><a title="Opens external link in new window" href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=62">3Leaf Networks</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=2">3PAR</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=3">AdventNet</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=6">Bloombase</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=7">Brocade / McDATA</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=64">Bull</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=12">CA</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=32">CipherMax</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=10">Cisco</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=59">Citrix</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=73">Cloverleaf</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=11">Commvault</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=75">Compellent</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=13">Crossroads</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=14">DataCore</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=65">Data Domain</a></td>
<td width="200"><a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=15">Decru</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=16">Dell</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=17">DinoStor</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=18">Dot Hill</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=19">EMC </a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=74">Enhance Technology</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=21">Exabyte</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=22">Fabric7</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=23">FalconStor</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=24">Fujitsu</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=25">Fujitsu Siemens</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=27">Hitachi Data Systems</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=26">HP</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=70">Huawei Symantec</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=28">IBM</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=29">Infortrend</a></td>
<td width="200"><a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=30">iQstor</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=33">LSI</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=68">Microsoft</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=34">MonoSphere</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=35">MTI</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=36">NEC</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=37">NeoScale</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=38">NetApp</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=39">Nexsan</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=72">Novell</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=66">Oracle</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=40">Overland</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=69">Parallels </a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=41">Pillar Data</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=42">Plasmon</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=43">PolyServe</a></td>
<td width="200"><a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=67">QLogic</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=45">Quantum</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=71">Red Hat</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=46">Sanbolic</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=47">Scalent</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=49">Solid Access</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=51">Spectra Logic</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=53">Sun Microsystems</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=52">StoreAge</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=54">Symantec</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=55">Texas Memory Systems</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=56">Unisys</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=57">Virtual Iron</a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=58">VMware </a><br />
<a href="http://www.emulex.com/interop/matrix/index.jsp?mfgId=61">Xyratex</a></td>
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<p>Información y enlaces procedente de<a href="http://www.emulex.com/support/interop.jsp" target="_blank"> Emulex</a>.</p>
<h4>QLogic</h4>
<p>QLogic presenta un magnífico trabajo disponible en su web de interoperatividad al igual que de su historia altamente recomendable disponible en su web, que recopila sus productos, soluciones y servicios que proporcionan, al igual que su certificaciones con distintos proveedores de soluciones SAN. Un documento nada habitual en esta tecnología.</p>
<p>A continuación se listan las Tablas de Interoperatividad con los siguientes fabricantes :</p>
<p><a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=341">3PAR</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=462">AC&#38;NC</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=522">Apple</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=2201">ATTO Technology</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=681">BlueArc</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=1061">Compellent</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=241">Dell</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=464">Dell EqualLogic</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=1961">DNF</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=242">Dot Hill</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=243">EMC</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=2121">Enhance Technology</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=841">Fujitsu Computer Products of America</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=901">Fujitsu Computer Systems</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=252">Hewlett-Packard</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=254">Hitachi Data Systems</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=253">Hitachi Global StorageTechnologies</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=861">HP LeftHand SAN (aka LeftHand Networks)</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=41">IBM</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=384">Infortrend</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=601">Intransa</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=741">iQstor</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=1681">iStor</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=256">LSI</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=1661">Matrox</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=1402">NEC</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=821">NetApp</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=361">Nexsan</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=247">Overland</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=982">Pillar</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=602">Promise</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=260">Qualstar</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=261">Quantum</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=1221">RELDATA</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=2021">Seagra</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=981">SEPATON</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=250">Spectra Logic</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=263">StoneFly</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=1621">StoreVault</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=221">Sun Microsystems</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=181">Symantec</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=1123">Tandberg Data</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=441">Texas Memory Systems</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=421">Thales nCipher</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=1761">Winchester Systems</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=162">Xiotech</a> <strong>&#124;</strong> <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/vendor.asp?vendor_id=161">Xyratex</a></p>
<p>Información y enlaces procedentes de <a href="http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/Interoperability.asp" target="_blank">QLogic</a>.</p>
<h4>Brocade &#8211; McData</h4>
<p>Brocade pone a disposición un documento con la compatibilidad/interoperatividad de sus productos en la sección de compatibilidad enlazable <a href="http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/technology-architecture/compatibility/index.page" target="_blank">aquí</a> llamado <em>Brocade Data Center Ready</em>.</p>
<h4>Sun Microsystems</h4>
<p>Proporciona un listado de soluciones de almacenamiento certificadas con Microsoft en el siguiente documento:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sun.com/products/interoperability/index.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.sun.com/software/windows/storage_cert.pdf</a></p>
<p>En su sección de <a href="http://www.sun.com/storage/index.jsp" target="_blank">almacenamiento </a>y <a href="http://www.sun.com/servers/index.xml" target="_blank">servidores</a> individualmente es completada con tablas de soportabilidad/certificación/interoperatividad de cada dispositivo, y una <a href="http://www.sun.com/products/interoperability/index.jsp" target="_blank">sección genérica</a> a la Interoperatividad de todos sus productos.</p>
<h4>IBM</h4>
<p>Presenta una sección de productos para SAN:</p>
<p><a href="http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/uk/storage/san/index.html" target="_blank">http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/uk/storage/san/index.html</a></p>
<p>Cada dispositivo va acompañado de un documento de Interoperatividad llamado <em>Interoperability Matrix</em>.</p>
<h4>EMC</h4>
<p>Proporcionan <a href="http://spain.emc.com/collateral/elab/emc-support-matrices.pdf" target="_blank">un documento</a> con las matrices de interoperatividad en la sección de <a href="http://spain.emc.com/products/interoperability/" target="_blank">Interoperatividad </a>de su portal. Sus  clientes  pueden utilizar <a href="https://elabnavigator.emc.com/" target="_blank">una herramienta de navegación para la interoperatividad</a> en Powerlink.</p>
<h4>HP</h4>
<p>Sección de almacenamiento en su portal:</p>
<p><a href="http://welcome.hp.com/country/es/es/leb/storage.html" target="_blank">http://welcome.hp.com/country/es/es/leb/storage.html</a></p>
<h4>NETAPP</h4>
<p>Sección de Interoperatividad en su portal:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.netapp.com/us/technology/interop.html" target="_blank">http://www.netapp.com/us/technology/interop.html</a></p>
<h4>VMWARE</h4>
<p>Dispone uns sección para consultas de compatibilidad desde su web con distintos proveedores:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?action=base&#38;deviceCategory=san" target="_blank">http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?action=base&#38;deviceCategory=san</a></p>
<p>Proporciona un documento con las matrices de compatibilidad completa <a href="http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/pdf/vi_san_guide.pdf" target="_blank">Storage/SAN Compatibility Guide</a>.</p>
<p>&#8230;.  sólo son algunos proveedores de fibra.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[I remember back-in-the-day when Virtual meant ‘almost,’ ‘simulated’ or ‘in essence’ as in, ‘I’m virt]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://psilvas.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/virtgrid.png"><img style="display:inline;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;border-width:0;" title="virt grid" src="http://psilvas.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/virtgrid_thumb.png?w=172&#038;h=221" border="0" alt="virt grid" width="172" height="221" align="left" /></a> I remember back-in-the-day when Virtual meant ‘almost,’ ‘simulated’ or ‘in essence’ as in, ‘I’m virtually there.’  Today, as it has made it’s way into computer terminology, it can mean actual or real things that are done over computers.  <a title="Virtualization Solutions" href="http://www.f5.com/solutions/virtualization/">Virtualization</a> has been the main enabler of Cloud Computing and has become an important tool for IT.  I recently attended the <a title="Virtualization Conference &#38; Expo 2009" href="http://www.virtualizationconference.com/event/schedule">2009 Cloud Computing and Virtualization Conference &#38; Expo</a> in Silicon Valley and wanted to share some of my observations.  The show has certainly grown from last year but still a nice small(er) conference with a lot of opportunity for good conversations.  Cloud ‘solutions’ seemed to dominate the talks even though there is still a lot of confusion about the Cloud with a good portion of participants appearing to be in the investigative/learning stage.  Many of the attendees were still just trying to understand the whole ‘cloud’ terminology and I felt like one of the most informed – which means there is still plenty of opportunity to educate folks.  Security was a big topic as you can imagine but this year it seemed like the presentations were focused on solving those fears instead of just listing them as inhibitors.</p>
<p>One of the sessions I enjoyed was ‘<a title="Nothing New But It Changes Everything" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&#38;source=web&#38;ct=res&#38;cd=2&#38;ved=0CAoQFjAB&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fmediacast.sun.com%2Fusers%2Fgbrunette%2Fmedia%2F2009-CloudExpoWest-Brunette-v0.2.pdf&#38;rct=j&#38;q=Cloud+Security+-+It%27s+Nothing+New%3B+It+Changes+Everything!%E2%80%99&#38;ei=kKwFS_O6HZCIswPMmaHBCQ&#38;usg=AFQjCNHeO0izdqxu0l2VukcaMTSaEWidgQ">Cloud Security &#8211; It&#8217;s Nothing New; It Changes Everything!’ (pdf)</a> from <a title="Nothing New But It Changes Everything" href="http://linux.sys-con.com/node/1127043">Glenn Brunette</a>, a Distinguished Engineer and Chief Security Architect at <a title="Sun Microsystems" href="http://www.sun.com/">Sun Microsystems</a>.  He first reviewed the hallmarks of information security: CIA, the Guiding Principals, Managing Risk and so forth and indicated that the Cloud doesn’t change any of that – there’s no difference in what drives security or the concepts, it’s the Implementation that is different.  So if the overall Security Services are the same, and if the traits are the same – what’s missing?  According to Glenn, the thing that Cloud Computing Security demands is: <a title="The Context-Aware Cloud" href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/macvittie/archive/2008/12/02/the-context-aware-cloud.aspx">CONTEXT</a>.</p>
<p>He reviewed some of the challenges facing Cloud Security:</p>
<p><strong>Speed</strong> – the agility to quickly configure services.  Security is usually the last part of the architecture but how do you secure services and enforce them when units are getting spun up/down at a rapid pace. It’s an opportunity to re-think.  One thing Sun (and others) are starting to do is bake security best practices right into the image before sending it to the cloud. Why make the customer deal with securing the underlying system when the provider can build the needed security right into the image.  Pre-integration and assembly allows the customer to still deploy quickly but securely.</p>
<p><strong>Scale</strong> – Today Security administrators deal with 10’s, 100’s, even 1000’s of servers but what happens when potentially tens of thousands of VM’s get spun up and they are not the same as they were an hour ago. Security assessments like Tripwire, while work, inject load and what if those servers are only up for 30 minutes?  How can you be sure what was up and offering content was secure?  One idea he offered was to have servers only live for 30 minutes then drop it and replace.  If someone did compromise the unit, they’d only have a few moments to do anything and then it’s wiped.  You can keep the logs but just replace the instance.  Or, use an Open Source equivalent every other time you load, so crooks can’t get a good feel for baseline system.</p>
<p><strong>Assessability</strong> – anyone with a credit card can now deploy cloud services.  Maybe someone feels IT is too slow in deploying a particular service and decides to do it themselves.  They now have substantial resources available and not a lot of knowledge of current policies.  How can you be sure that the policies are enforced across the board on all deployments.</p>
<p><strong>Transparency</strong> – Customer’s need a comfort level to know how the data is kept safe, how keys are managed, how do they constrain a problem in the cloud &#8211; essentially understanding the provider’s standards and processes.  There are more IT elements, more change events, more data and less control – that’s the fear.  The cloud makes these challenges more visible.</p>
<p><strong>Consistency &#38; Integrity</strong> – knowing the exact configuration of any machine at any time.</p>
<p><strong>Key Management</strong> – this is a huge problem with providers. Doing a backup to the cloud (while keeping the keys close) is OK but if you intend to use that data then the keys also need to be stored in the cloud. Being able to do a fast recover can also require keys out there. Additional legal verbiage is what typically covers key management today.</p>
<p><strong>Accountability</strong> – Service Level Agreements. SLA are not so strong on the provider end and customers often need to negotiate this area.</p>
<p><strong>Compliance</strong> – auditors.</p>
<p>There are changing architectural strategies in the cloud. Tight Integration becomes Dynamic Assembly; Inspections become Telemetry of Objects; Repair &#38; Recover turns to Recognize &#38; Restart; and Log Scraping becomes Analytics. You just need to change some of the old habits. Opportunities exist for standardization but in the meantime, get to a manageable set of things that need to be done and build upon the automation. Glenn closed with his Cloud Security Rules:</p>
<ul>
<li>Embrace Security Systematically</li>
<li>Design for High Survivability (fight thru)</li>
<li>Compartmentalize failure (nodes going down)</li>
<li>Minimize Trust Boundaries (how far does the data go)</li>
</ul>
<p>Good advice.</p>
<p>ps</p>
<ul>
<li>#22 out of <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/07/30/26-short-topics-about-security-stats-stories-and-suggestions.aspx">26 Short Topics about Security</a></li>
<li>previous stories: <a title="You’ve Taken That Out of Context" href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/11/13/yoursquove-taken-that-out-of-context.aspx">21</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/11/06/ipv6-and-the-end-of-the-world.aspx">20</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/10/28/social-media-ndash-friend-or-foe.aspx">19</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/10/21/will-you-comply-or-just-check-the-box.aspx">18</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/10/15/donrsquot-say-a-word.aspx">17</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/10/08/this-time-itrsquos-personal.aspx">16</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/10/06/f5rsquos-big-ip-system-with-oracle-access-manager.aspx">15</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/10/01/can-my-pan-ride-the-lan-out-the-wan.aspx">14</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/09/25/our-h1n1-preparedness-plan.aspx">13.5</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/09/24/reduce-your-risk.aspx">13</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/09/18/brought-to-you-by-the-letter-l-and-the-number-7.aspx">12</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/09/16/keys.aspx">11</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/09/09/the-threat-behind-the-firewall.aspx">10</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/09/03/dumpster-diving-vs.-the-bit-bucket.aspx">9</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/08/27/hacks-hackers-hacking.aspx">8</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/08/24/be-our-guest.aspx">7</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/08/19/yelling-lsquowebapp-firewallrsquo-in-a-crowded-data-center.aspx">6</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/08/14/the-encryption-dance.aspx">5</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/08/07/decade-old-data-centers.aspx">4</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/08/04/remember-when-we-drew-big-clouds-on-whiteboardshellip.aspx">3</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/07/31/breach-is-the-word-is-the-word-is-the-word.aspx">2</a>, <a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2009/07/30/26-short-topics-about-security-stats-stories-and-suggestions.aspx">1</a></li>
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<p><strong>Related Resources</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a title="Download 'F5 and the 8 Ways to Virtualization' PDF" href="http://www.f5.com/pdf/white-papers/f5-8-ways-to-virtualization-wp.pdf">F5 and the 8 Ways to Virtualization</a> (pdf)&#124; <a title="Listen to the audio version of this white paper" href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/interviews/archive/2009/06/04/audio-white-paper---f5-and-the-8-ways-to.aspx">Audio</a> &#124;</li>
<li><a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/macvittie/archive/2009/11/09/virtualization-changes-application-deployment-but-not-development.aspx" target="_top"><em>Virtualization</em> Changes Application Deployment But Not Development</a></li>
<li><a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/macvittie/archive/2008/08/07/3522.aspx" target="_top">Server <em>Virtualization</em> versus Server <em>Virtualization</em></a></li>
<li><a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/macvittie/archive/2009/04/09/architects-need-to-better-leverage-virtualization.aspx" target="_top">Architects Need to Better Leverage <em>Virtualization</em></a></li>
<li><a href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/interviews/archive/2009/08/12/intelligent_file_virtualization.aspx" target="_top">Audio White Paper – Intelligent File <em>Virtualization</em></a></li>
<li><a href="void(0);/*1258748516140*/">f5 Networks and GoGrid Share Their News</a></li>
<li><a id="dnn_ctr482_BlogDisplay_RecentPosts_ctl02_Hyperlink2" href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/dctv/archive/2009/11/05/cloud-computing-expo-an-interview-with-pete-silva.aspx">Cloud Computing Expo &#8211; An Interview With Pete Silva</a></li>
<li><a id="dnn_ctr482_BlogDisplay_RecentPosts_ctl04_Hyperlink2" href="http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/dctv/archive/2009/11/05/cloud-computing-expo-an-interview-with-michael-sheehan.aspx">Cloud Computing Expo &#8211; An Interview With Michael Sheehan</a></li>
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<title><![CDATA[LearnTrends: Merging Information, Learning and Social Media by Christy Confetti-Higgins]]></title>
<link>http://aprilhayman.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/learntrends_christyhiggins/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>April Hayman</dc:creator>
<guid>http://aprilhayman.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/learntrends_christyhiggins/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Merging Information, Learning and Social Media Leveraging social media tools, relationships and cont]]></description>
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<p><em>Leveraging social media tools, relationships and content expertise, the Information Services team at Sun Microsystems has integrated info/knowledge into programs like engineering, marketing, sales and learning to drive connections, discovery and knowledge sharing. The focus is on employee learning, keeping the organization smart and providing good information to drive good decisions. You will learn about the value of information services, how it relates to learning and development, and see the use of Social Learning Exchange, wikis, blogs, Twitter, and virtual worlds to create an integrated learning experience around information for Sun employees.</em></p>
<p><strong>Slides available at: <a href="https://slx.sun.com/1179275991" target="_blank">https://slx.sun.com/1179275991</a></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#660000;">Note: Christy had trouble with her connection and had to speed through her presentation. My notes may not be complete with some of her points.</span><strong> </strong><span style="color:#660000;">Quite a bit of it is paraphrased.</span><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>My Notes (all mistakes are my own!):</strong></p>
<p>Good information = Smart decisions</p>
<p><!--more--></p>
<p><strong>Overview information services: digital libraries &#38; research</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>digital libraries &#38; research (DL&#38;R)</li>
<li>The library has been part of Sun for over 20 years</li>
<li>2 employees today (10 originally)</li>
<li>part of Sun Learning Services</li>
<li>focus on information services for employees</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Information Services : DL&#38;R Roles</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>connecting people to content</li>
<li>connecting content to content</li>
<li>connecting people to people</li>
</ul>
<p>From these connections, employees have good connections to learn, good business decisions for Sun</p>
<ul>
<li>who they should connect with</li>
<li>information for research projects</li>
</ul>
<p>Their role is to reduce that time that they have to spend looking for the information</p>
<p><strong>Portfolio of Information Services</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Content Services</li>
<li>Information Access &#8211; wikis, websites, portals</li>
<li>Research &#38; Consulting &#8211; providing research to people, groups</li>
<li>Training &#38; Communications</li>
<li>Immersive Environment</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Why Information Services?</strong></p>
<p><em>Bunch of long quotes</em></p>
<p>&#8220;Get Serious about Informal Learning&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Best practices: reinventing the corporate library&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;End user update: 2009 overview for information managers&#8221;</p>
<p><span style="color:#660000;"><em>These quotes are available through the slides link found at the top of the post.</em></span></p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s all about the CONTENT&#8230;.</strong></p>
<p>3rd Party Content Management</p>
<ul>
<li>contract negotiations</li>
<li>relationships management</li>
<li>renewals</li>
<li>content pilots</li>
<li>content integration **</li>
<li>cataloging</li>
<li>feedback management</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Key Content Sources &#8211; for learning</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>visuals of what she&#8217;s talking about</li>
<li>in addition to ebooks and ejournals</li>
<li>wall street journal, safarai books onlin, IEEE journal</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Content acquisition process</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>importance of content to business</li>
<li>monitor and integrate corp. goals into decision process</li>
<li>we immerse ourselves into teams</li>
<li>communities &#8211; social media, email, forums, blogs, etc.</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Christy said: keeps a finger on the pulse of the business to provide the information needed</em>.</p>
<p>We know the information vendor landscape so..</p>
<ul>
<li>quality of information and satisfaction with product</li>
<li>conduct trials with targetd groups (justify the purchase and measure the value)</li>
</ul>
<p>Quite a few journals that focus on engineering and technical information (IEEE, Springer, EBSCOhost, ACM, Harvard Business Review, etc.)</p>
<p><strong>eBooks</strong><br />
- Safari books online<br />
-books 24&#215;7<br />
-NetLibrary<br />
-Springer eBooks &#8211; computer science</p>
<p>All integrated and accessible in multiple ways.</p>
<p><strong>Content feedback Loop, Usage and ROI</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Surveys to users, target audience</li>
<li>ROI work with vendors: productivity, time savings, dollars saved, impact to biz</li>
<li>Focus groups when possible</li>
<li>Talk to key target user groups at meetings, events, progects</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Christy said: Safari eBooks is very big at Sun and Christy supplied several feedback comments in regards to it.</em></p>
<p><em>Christy said: Google Scholar is great! but you need a subscription to access some of the texts</em></p>
<p><strong>Keys for Learning via Information Services you must</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>integrate</li>
<li>particpate (webinars, etc)</li>
<li>communicate</li>
</ul>
<p>URL for slides: <a href="https://slx.sun.com/1179275991" target="_blank">https://slx.sun.com/1179275991</a></p>
<p>They have a Twitter page (libraryresearch)</p>
<p>MyLearning is a learning resource center for employees</p>
<ul>
<li>modules include Media, books, news, blogs</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sales U and Services Delivery U</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>fairly new programs in the Sun environment</li>
<li>employees who are going through the programs that there are additional information sources that are related to their area of learning</li>
<li>as employees look through the site, they see other services that map to areas that relate to their own</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Social Media Tools</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Blogging</li>
<li>podcasts</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Social Learning Exchange </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>YouTube for the corporation</li>
<li>Employees can post video to the exchange for others to leverage; examples include</li>
<li>sales pitch</li>
<li>informational video on the library</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Christy said: User generated content plus library generated content is a powerful combination</em></p>
<p><strong>Safari Books Online</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>employees can create content or booklets for others to access</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>1Stop is a wiki frequented by engineers within Sun</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>particular areas within 1Stop that library has integrated its information into the wiki pages</li>
<li>RSS feed of Solaris fed into the wiki so it automatically updates without constant maintenance</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Informing Employees about Social Media</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>She created a blog that is fed to appropriate spots in the enterprise network</li>
</ul>
<p>At this point, Tony Karrer asked her about how all these information resources integrated into learning (we were running out of time and he wanted her to summarize; had to skip the parts on Second Life). Christy answered that the information services are a learning tool in and of itself. The key integration points are those mentioned at the beginning of her discussion. The focus on informal learning has allowed a window to open for them to integrate more of their services and information into other areas. Information services and learning space are coming together. Information services professional will evaluate content, know and integrate that information across the organization.</p>
<p>Is it easy to search for content using tags? Used a tool, Grocker (sp), to search across resources. The content providers are implementing social tools into platforms. Her department does not have one way to tag across resources because of the various content providers.</p>
<p>Mobile solutions and access outside the system? Content providers do offer some mobile access through mobile devices. The Sun Learning Exchange is set outside the server so employees can access it from their mobile devices.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[USA: Sun Microsystems mit kräftigem Umsatzrückgang...]]></title>
<link>http://hw71.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/usa-sun-microsystems-mit-kraftigem-umsatzruckgang/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hw71</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hw71.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/usa-sun-microsystems-mit-kraftigem-umsatzruckgang/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Gefunden bei heise.de: 09.11.2009 11:12 Sun mit 25 Prozent Umsatzrückgang Der US-amerikanische Compu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Gefunden bei <a href="http://www.heise.de/developer/meldung/Sun-mit-25-Prozent-Umsatzrueckgang-853523.html" target="_blank">heise.de</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>09.11.2009 11:12</p>
<p>Sun mit 25 Prozent Umsatzrückgang</p>
<p>Der US-amerikanische Computer- und Softwarehersteller Sun Microsystems hat im vergangenen ersten Quartal seines Geschäftsjahres einen kräftigen Umsatzrückgang verzeichnet. Den 2,99 Milliarden US-Dollar im Vergleichszeitraum des Vorjahres stehen nun 2,24 Milliarden US-Dollar (1,49 Milliarden Euro) gegenüber.</p>
<p><!--more-->Das bedeutet einen Rückgang um 25 Prozent. Allein der Umsatz mit Servern ist nach Angaben des Wall Street Journal um 41 Prozent zurückgegangen. Allerdings konnte das Unternehmen laut Mitteilung seinen Nettoverlust von 1,68 Milliarden auf 120 Millionen US-Dollar reduzieren.</p>
<p>Der US-Softwarehersteller Oracle hatte im April bekannt gegeben, Sun für 7,4 Milliarden US-Dollar zu übernehmen. Vermutlich vor diesem Hintergrund hatte Sun darauf verzichtet, am Freitag die Zahlen in einer Pressemitteilung bekannt zu geben und eine Konferenz abzuhalten. Oracle droht Widerstand der EU-Kommission gegen die Übernahme, hieß es Anfang dieses Monats in Medienberichten. Hauptstreitpunkt sei die Datenbank-Software MySQL, die Sun Anfang 2008 übernommen hat.</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>Umsatz- und Gewinnentwicklung bei Sun Microsystems in US-Dollar</p>
<pre><strong>Quartal Umsatz 	        Nettogewinn/-verlust</strong>
1/01 	5.050 Mio. 	510 Mio.
2/01 	5.115 Mio. 	552 Mio.
3/01 	4.100 Mio. 	263 Mio.
4/01 	4.000 Mio. 	134 Mio.
1/02 	2.881 Mio. 	-180 Mio.
2/02 	3.100 Mio. 	-99 Mio.
3/02 	3.100 Mio. 	-26 Mio.
4/02 	3.400 Mio. 	20 Mio.
1/03 	2.750 Mio. 	-111 Mio. ( -78 Mio. *)
2/03 	2.915 Mio. 	-2.283 Mio. (10 Mio.*)
3/03 	2.790 Mio. 	4 Mio.
4/03 	2.980 Mio. 	-1.040 Mio. (12 Mio.*)
1/04 	2.536 Mio. 	-286 Mio.
2/04 	2.888 Mio. 	-125 Mio.
3/04 	2.651 Mio. 	-760 Mio. ( -260 Mio. *)
4/04 	3.110 Mio. 	783 Mio. [red -173 Mio. **[/red]])
1/05 	2.628 Mio. 	-174 Mio.] (13 Mio.*)
2/05 	2.843 Mio. 	19 Mio.
3/05 	2.625 Mio. 	-9 Mio. ( -61 Mio.*)
4/05 	2.975 Mio. 	121 Mio. (200 Mio.*)
1/06 	2.726 Mio. 	-123 Mio. ( -68 Mio. *)
2/06 	3.337 Mio. 	-223 Mio. ( -51 Mio. *)
3/06 	3.177 Mio. 	-217 Mio. ( -29 Mio. *)
4/06 	3.828 Mio. 	-301 Mio. ( -61 Mio. *)
1/07 	3.189 Mio. 	-56 Mio. ( -42 Mio. *)
2/07 	3.566 Mio. 	126 Mio.
3/07 	3.283 Mio. 	67 Mio.
4/07 	3.835 Mio. 	329 Mio.
1/08 	3.219 Mio. 	89 Mio.
2/08 	3.615 Mio. 	260 Mio.
3/08 	3.266 Mio. 	-34 Mio.
4/08 	3.780 Mio. 	88 Mio.
1/09 	2.990 Mio. 	-1.677 Mio. (-65 Mio. ***)
2/09 	2.614 Mio. 	-201 Mio.
3/09 	3.220 Mio. 	-209 Mio.
4/09 	2.630 Mio. 	-147 Mio.
1/10 	2.243 Mio. 	-120 Mio.

Das Geschäftsjahr beginnt jeweils im Juli

* ohne Sonderfaktoren

** ohne Berücksichtigung der Zahlungen aus der Einigung mit Microsoft
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<p>*** Ohne Sonderkosten durch Restrukturierung und Abschreibung auf Firmenwert</p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[Virtualización del puesto de trabajo: mejoras y experiencias en educación]]></title>
<link>http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/virtualizacion-del-puesto-de-trabajo-mejoras-y-experiencias-en-educacion/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eloy M. Rodríguez</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/virtualizacion-del-puesto-de-trabajo-mejoras-y-experiencias-en-educacion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hace ocho años y medio Sun se mudó a las oficinas actuales en donde se implantaba un sistema novedos]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Hace <strong>ocho años y medio</strong> Sun se mudó a las oficinas actuales en donde se implantaba un sistema novedoso de &#8220;<strong>oficina flexible</strong>&#8220;, en donde no teníamos ubicación fija sino que había una serie de puestos con unos <strong>terminales ligeros</strong> que se llamaban Sun Ray 1 y unos teléfonos <a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sr_oficina.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-469" title="SR_oficina" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sr_oficina.jpg" alt="SR_oficina" width="289" height="392" /></a>programables y, de acuerdo a unas políticas de uso, nos sentábamos en donde nos <img src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/SR_oficina.jpg" alt="" hspace="20" vspace="15" align="left" />gustase o pudiésemos, con un puesto personalizable gracias a una tarjeta de identificación.</p>
<p>Para este cambio hubo varios cursos y había una amplia gama de actitudes previas, desde los escépticos totales hasta los ilusionados con usar un terminal sin nada, <strong>absolutamente nada de software dentro</strong> que iba a trabajar para nosotros y no viceversa, como ocurría con los puestos basados en PC al uso o, en menos medida, con las WS que usábamos entonces. Por supuesto, la empresa estaba feliz al ahorrarse del orden de 2/3 de superficie y equipamiento y ahorros de energía de varios millones de pesetas al año.</p>
<p>El cambio fue mucho <strong>más fácil de lo esperado</strong> y ocho años y medio después seguimos usándolos (<strong>los mismos equipos de entonces</strong>, sí, físicamente los mismos). Ahora vendemos los <strong><a href="http://www.sun.com/software/index.jsp?cat=Desktop&#38;tab=3&#38;subcat=Sun%20Ray%20Clients">Sun Ray</a> 2</strong>, con importantes mejoras pero bajo el mismo concepto.</p>
<p>Esta entrada es para informar que se acaba de anunciar una <a href="http://www.sun.com/featured-articles/2009-1110/feature/index.jsp">nueva <img src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/Sun_Ray.jpg" alt="" hspace="20" vspace="15" align="right" />versión del software</a> <a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sun_ray.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-457" title="Sun_Ray" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sun_ray.jpg" alt="Sun_Ray" width="149" height="114" /></a>que gestiona centralizadamente las granjas de terminales y que incorpora mejoras importantes, algunas de las cuales venían siendo suministradas por nuestros partners y otras son respuesta a la evolución de tecnologías a las que los Sun Ray dan acceso.</p>
<p>En concreto, lo más significativo es:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mejoras de rendimiento en <strong>Adobe Flash</strong>, herramienta muy exigente y utilizada mucho en entornos educativos</li>
<li>Soporte expandido de <strong>periféricos USB</strong> via redirección a Windows</li>
<li>Soporte de presentación en <strong>color 32 bits</strong> para aplicaciones sobre Windows Server 2008</li>
<li>Soporte de Windows Server 2008 TS Session Broker</li>
<li>Y, sobre todo, un <strong>emulador de Sun Ray para PC</strong> bajo el nombre de Sun Desktop Access Client (SDAC)</li>
</ul>
<p>Los Sun Ray <strong>coexisten</strong> actualmente en las redes con los PC y este emulador viene a <strong>facilitar la movilidad en entornos mixtos</strong>, que son los habituales en todas las organizaciones. Información detallada aqui.</p>
<p>Y acabo esta entrada comentando dos cosas. La primera es que la oferta de <strong>virtualización del puesto de trabajo</strong> de Sun no exige los terminales Sun Ray. Son un buen complemento pero no debemos olvidar dos paquetes de software como son <a href="http://www.sun.com/software/vdi/index.jsp"><strong>VDI</strong></a> y <a href="http://www.sun.com/software/products/virtualbox/"><strong>VirtualBox</strong></a>. En los enlaces precedentes hay amplia información al respecto.</p>
<p>La segunda va ligada a la educación y me da pie el vídeo que adjunto del <strong>campus de la Universidad de Colorado State</strong>. El <strong>modelo</strong> de Sun ya lo he expuesto previamente en <a href="/roller-ui/authoring/preview/eloy/?previewEntry=los_port%C3%A1tiles_del_presidente_zapatero">este blog</a> y sigue <strong>vigent</strong>e, tanto para enseñanzas obligatorias como universidades e institutos. Y lo demuestra el vídeo adjunto. Es importante centrarse en varios temas: la facilidad de <strong>a</strong><span class="entryEditSidebarLink"><a href="entryEdit.rol?weblog=eloy&#38;bean.id=bd7274ed-b667-4f60-ab39-2f625c7fec1e">Invitación a sesiones técnicas: virtuali&#8230;</a></span><strong>cceso ubicuo a la red</strong> sin necesidad de ser un <strong>portador</strong> permanente de un portátil, el concepto <strong>ecológico</strong>, la coexistencia con otros puestos de trabajo y la <strong>adaptación del mobiliario</strong> a las necesidades de cada entorno.</p>
<p><span style="display:block;width:425px;margin:0 auto;"> <embed src='http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.3910296' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' AllowScriptAccess='always' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' wmode='transparent' flashvars='' /></span></p>
<div style="font-size:10px;">more about &#8220;<a href="http://vodpod.com/watch/2510248-untitled?pod=eloyrguez">video_portal_final</a>&#8220;, posted with <a href="http://vodpod.com?r=wp">vodpod</a></div>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>En España tenemos algunas <strong>experiencias en educación</strong>, con mucha más aceptación en el entorno privado que en el público, en donde la ingente masa de PC desplegados y anuncios como el proyecto Escuela 2.0 interfieren en las decisiones inversoras y generan dudas, aunque la realidad es que los Sun Ray podrían dar la <strong>estructura básica</strong> en los colegios o universidades <strong>coexistiendo</strong> con los otros puestos y portátiles.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[OpenSolaris Day 2009]]></title>
<link>http://jhonwary.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/opensolaris-day-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jhonwary</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jhonwary.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/opensolaris-day-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Taken from : Alex Budiayanto's Blog Pada pertengahan bulan November ini, Jim Grisanzio [Senior Progr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><pre>Taken from : <a href="http://alexbudiyanto.web.idl">Alex Budiayanto</a>'s Blog</pre>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://alexbudiyanto.web.id/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/OpenSolarisatITHB.jpg" alt="OpenSolaris Day at ITHB" width="443" height="624" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Pada pertengahan bulan November ini, <strong><a href="http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/" target="_blank">Jim Grisanzio</a></strong> [<em>Senior Program Manager, OpenSolaris Engineering – </em><a href="http://sun.com/" target="_blank"><em>Sun Microsystems Inc</em></a>] akan datang ke Indonesia, untuk menjadi pembicara dalam acara <strong>OpenSolaris Day 2009</strong> yang akan diadakan di <strong>Jakarta</strong> dan <strong>Bandung</strong>. Selain acara OpenSolaris Day 2009, akan diadakan juga <a href="http://opensolaris.org/os/community/advocacy/usergroups/" target="_blank">OSUG</a> meeting yang juga berlangsung di dua kota tersebut. Semua acara tersebut terbuka untuk umum dan <em><strong>free of charge</strong>. </em>Nah, bagi anda yang ingin mengikuti acara tersebut, dibawah ini informasi detail-nya.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">
<ul style="text-align:justify;">
<li><strong>Jakarta, 16 November 2009</strong>:
<ol>
<li><strong>OpenSolaris Day 2009 @ Universitas Gunadarma</strong>
<ul>
<li>Tempat: Universitas Gunadarma, Auditorium Gd. 4 Lt. 6, Jl. Margonda Raya No.100 Depok.</li>
<li>Waktu: 09.00 – 13.00 WIB</li>
<li>Fasilitas: Sertifikat, <em>Goodies</em></li>
<li>Biaya: <em><strong>Free of Charge</strong></em></li>
<li>Pendaftaran: didi [at] staff.gunadarma.ac.id atau missa [at] staff.gunadarma.ac.id</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>OSUG-Jakarta meeting 2009.11</strong>
<ul>
<li>Tempat: <a href="http://id.sun.com/" target="_blank">Sun Microsystems Indonesia</a>, Wisma Metropolitan I, lantai 13, Jalan Jendral Sudirman Kav 29-31, Jakarta</li>
<li>Waktu: 18.30 – 20.30 WIB</li>
<li>Fasilitas: Snack, Makan Malam, <em>Goodies</em> <strong>[untuk mendapatkan goodies, silahkan reservasi <a href="http://osum.sun.com/events/opensolaris-day-gunadarma" target="_blank">DISINI</a>]</strong></li>
<li>Biaya: <em><strong>Free of Charge</strong></em></li>
<li>Pendaftaran: Reservasi online <a href="http://osum.sun.com/events/osugjakarta-meeting-200911" target="_blank"><strong>DISINI</strong></a> atau kirim email ke alex.budiyanto [at] sun.co.id dengan subject “<strong>Reservasi OSUG-Jakarta meeting 2009.11</strong>”.</li>
<li>Seat: 40 orang (karena keterbatasan tempat)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align:justify;">
<li><strong>Bandung, 17 November 2009</strong>:
<ol>
<li><strong>OpenSolaris Day 2009 @ ITHB – Bandung</strong>
<ul>
<li>Tempat: Assembly Hall ITHB, lantai 5, Jalan Dipati Ukur no 80-84 Bandung</li>
<li>Waktu: 09.00 – 12.00 WIB</li>
<li>Fasilitas: Sertifikat, <em>Goodies </em><strong>[untuk mendapatkan goodies silahkan reservasi </strong><a href="http://osum.sun.com/events/open-solaris-day-ithb-bandung" target="_blank"><strong>DISINI</strong></a><strong>].</strong></li>
<li>Biaya: <em><strong>Free of Charge</strong></em></li>
<li>Pendaftaran: Hans Kristanto [08180 9396 329] atau di alamat email kristanto.hs [at] gmail.com</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>OSUG-Bandung meeting 2009.11</strong>
<ul>
<li>Tempat: Detik Bandung, Jln. Lombok No.33, Bandung</li>
<li>Waktu: 18.30 – 20.30 WIB</li>
<li>Fasilitas: Snack, Makan Malam, <em>Goodies</em></li>
<li>Biaya: <em><strong>Free of Charge</strong></em></li>
<li>Pendaftaran: Reservasi online <a href="http://osum.sun.com/events/osugbandung-meeting-200911" target="_blank"><strong>DISINI</strong></a> atau kirim email ke august.kerenz [at] gmail.com dengan subject “<strong>Reservasi OSUG-Bandung meeting 2009.11</strong>”.</li>
<li>Seat: 40 orang (karena keterbatasan tempat)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align:justify;">So, bagi rekan-rekan yang ingin tahu lebih lanjut tentang sistem operasi <a href="http://opensolaris.org/" target="_blank">OpenSolaris</a>, atau ingin diskusi langsung dengan <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/" target="_blank"><strong>Jim Grisanzio</strong></a>, jangan lewatkan kesempatan ini, segera daftarkan diri anda.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[HP acquires 3Com ]]></title>
<link>http://boic.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/hp-acquires-3com/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Patric Carlsson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://boic.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/hp-acquires-3com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oracle, Dell, Xerox and now HP &#8211; the high tech world as we knew it is changing fast. Companies]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Oracle, Dell, Xerox and now HP &#8211; the high tech world as we knew it is changing fast. Companies that previously stood their ground and was seen as pillars of innovation are know swallowed into mega-companies that will challenge the marketplace with new services, products and offerings. Here is some selected tidbits from <a href="http://www.businessweek.com" target="_blank">BusinessWeek</a> in regards to the deal.</p>
<p>&#8220;Through its acquisition of networking gear maker 3Com, Hewlett-Packard will accelerate competition with Cisco Systems (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=CSCO">CSCO</a>), especially in China, practically overnight. Then comes the hard part. To make the most of the $2.7 billion deal, HP also needs to revitalize 3Com&#8217;s faded brand and persuade Western companies to take a chance on its products, designed largely in Asia.</p>
<p>Analysts were quick to see the logic in the planned acquisition, announced on Nov. 11. HP (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=HPQ">HPQ</a>) is attacking Cisco&#8217;s dominance of the market for gear that connects computers just as Cisco moves more aggressively into the market for computer systems, where HP is strong. Cisco on Nov. 3 struck a partnership with storage company EMC (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=EMC">EMC</a>) and software company VMware (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=VMW">VMW</a>) aimed at<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2009/tc2009113_873211.htm">supplying bundles of computers, storage, networking, and software</a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>The article continues&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;HP&#8217;s bigger challenge in making the deal a success will be removing the tarnish that remains on the 3Com &#8217;s brand in the U.S. and Europe as a result of years of mismanagement. While 3Com&#8217;s data-center networking gear has about 35% of the Chinese market, it&#8217;s practically absent from the largest companies in the U.S. and Europe, analysts say.&#8221;</p>
<p>Read the full article <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2009/tc20091111_678209.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Other good resources for this topic include: <a href="http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/11/11/brocade-cisco-slide-on-hp3com-news/" target="_blank">Barrons</a>, <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2009/11/11/brocade-shares-sink-after-3com-deal/" target="_blank">WSJ</a>, <a href="http://247wallst.com/2009/11/11/tech-strangeworld-3com-bought-by-h-p-coms-hpq-csco-ibm/" target="_blank">24/7 Wall St.</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/11/11/hp-3com/" target="_blank">Mashable</a> &#38; <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/11/hp-acquires-3com-for-2-7-billion/" target="_blank">Techcrunch</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cultural Bent Hangs Over Oracle’s Battle for Sun]]></title>
<link>http://terrencebarr.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/cultural-bent-hangs-over-oracle%e2%80%99s-battle-for-sun/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>terrencebarr</dc:creator>
<guid>http://terrencebarr.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/cultural-bent-hangs-over-oracle%e2%80%99s-battle-for-sun/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Times yesterday published a good article explaining the backdrop against which regulato]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/11/11/business/11oracle_CA0/articleInline.jpg" width="190" height="126" style="margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;float:left;" /> The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/technology/companies/11oracle.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a> yesterday published a good article explaining the backdrop against which regulators in the U.S. and Europe make their antitrust decisions. Worthwhile reading.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>&#8211; Terrence</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Europa refuta acordo Oracle-Sun]]></title>
<link>http://carlrobers.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/europa-refuta-acordo-oracle-sun/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>carlrobers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://carlrobers.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/europa-refuta-acordo-oracle-sun/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Orgãos reguladores antitruste da UE desaprovaram a compra da Sun Microsystems pela Oracle (se não sa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"> </span>Orgãos reguladores antitruste da UE desaprovaram a compra da Sun Microsystems pela Oracle (se não sabe do que estou falando veja este link <a href="http://carlrobers.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/oracle-fecha-acordo-para-compra-da-sun-em-us-74-bi/" target="_blank">Oracle fecha acordo para compra da Sun em US$7.4bi</a>), o fato é que comparando a Sun a Oracle pode desmotivar os programadores e utilizadores do banco de dados <a href="http://www.google.com.br/url?sa=t&#38;source=web&#38;ct=res&#38;cd=2&#38;ved=0CBAQFjAB&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fbr-linux.org%2Flinux%2Fsun-compra-mysql-ab&#38;ei=hPf5SurgJZCkuAePw5THDA&#38;usg=AFQjCNFrrT2IKCsd8qceuuBf9KRZdjGQJw&#38;sig2=oHQtaFfE5-X4rH5YLmVi7Q" target="_blank">Mysql que recentemente foi adquirido pela Sun</a> por US$1bi, pois a Oracle pode temer o crescimento do MySql e a desvalorização do seus produtos.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O corre que esta demora na concretização da negociação tem prejudicado a Sun, ela revelou que teve balanço trimestral negativo em 120 milhões de dólares.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Reguladores antitruste da União Europeia formalmente desaprovaram a compra da Sun Microsystems pela Oracle, iniciando uma batalha por um acordo que já foi liberado nos EUA. A famosa &#8220;declaração de objeções&#8221; que a Sun recebeu ontem da Comissão Europeia não é uma surpresa, já que os europeus já haviam expressado preocupações em relação à transação, temendo que ela prejudicasse a competição no mercado de base de dados.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A Comissão Europeia tem até o dia 18 de janeiro do ano que vem para decidir se liberará ou não o acordo.</p>
<p>Mais Informações Aqui: <a target="_blank" href="http://softwarelivre.org/portal/empresas/por-que-a-oracle-batalha-tanto-pelo-mysql">http://softwarelivre.org/portal/empresas/por-que-a-oracle-batalha-tanto-pelo-mysql</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Oracle and EC Positions Harden in Wake of Statement of Objections]]></title>
<link>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/oracle-and-ec-positions-harden-in-wake-of-statement-of-objections/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/oracle-and-ec-positions-harden-in-wake-of-statement-of-objections/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Now that the European Commission (EC) has issued a formal statement of objections to Oracle’s propos]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[E.U. challenge to Oracle/Sun deal a bad omen for M&amp;A]]></title>
<link>http://boic.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/e-u-challenge-to-oraclesun-deal-a-bad-omen-for-ma/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Patric Carlsson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://boic.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/e-u-challenge-to-oraclesun-deal-a-bad-omen-for-ma/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We all know that mergers are not easy. Here is some news in regards to the Oracle/ Sun merger from D]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>We all know that mergers are not easy. Here is some news in regards to the Oracle/ Sun merger from <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com" target="_blank">Daily Finance</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;As expected, the E.U. raised objections to the Oracle (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/oracle-corporation/orcl/nas">ORCL</a>) buyout of Sun (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sun-microsystems-inc/java/nas">JAVA</a>) at about the same time that the Department of Justice approved the deal. The E.U.&#8217;s objection is based on the large market share that the two tech companies would have in the MySQL software business.</p>
<p>European authorities have been deviling American companies for years. In 2001 they killed the GE (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-electric-company/ge/nys">GE</a>) deal to purchase Honeywell (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-electric-company/ge/nys">HON</a>), which would have been the crowning achievement of Jack Welch&#8217;s tenure at the world&#8217;s largest conglomerate. The E.U. has troubled Microsoft (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) and Intel (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">INTC</a>) over antitrust concerns, and now it has brought up similar issues with Oracle&#8217;s plans.</p>
<p>The aggressive stance of the Europeans could threaten other deals in the works, starting with the planned joint venture in the search industry betweenYahoo! (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">YHOO</a>) and Microsoft. Action on the merger could bring Google&#8217;s (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) huge market share in the search industry under scrutiny. Even the Kraft (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/kraft-foods-inc/kft/nys">KFT</a>) deal with Cadbury might be aggressively reviewed &#8212; if it ever happens. That transaction would give Kraft a huge portion of the gum and chocolate businesses in Europe.&#8221;</p>
<p>Read the full article <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/e-c-challenge-to-oracle-sun-deal-a-bad-omen-for-manda/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo! plans to expand, hire people in India - CEO]]></title>
<link>http://newshyderabad.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/yahoo-plans-to-expand-hire-people-in-india-ceo/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Yahoo! Inc plans to grow its business in India and hire additional people there, its chief executive Carol Bartz said on Tuesday.</p>
<p> Bartz, who was speaking at a luncheon in Singapore, said she was heading from the city-state to India where she would meet the country&#8217;s prime minister and other senior officials.</p>
<p> She also said Yahoo! is &#8220;happy&#8221; with its investment in China&#8217;s Alibaba, although it recently sold a small part of its shares in Alibaba.com, the Chinese firm&#8217;s listed unit.</p>
<p> (For more news on Reuters Money visit <a href="http://www.reutersmoney.in/">http://www.reutersmoney.in</a>)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sun y Oracle: novedades]]></title>
<link>http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/sun-y-oracle-novedades/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eloy M. Rodríguez</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[De verdad que lo siento, es un serial que ya empieza a aburrir, pero sé que hay clientes o potencial]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:small;"><a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ce.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-372" title="CE" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ce.jpg" alt="CE" width="131" height="88" /></a>Mientras yo escribía la entrada de ayer, se produjo una noticia que refuerza el título de que <a href="/eloy/entry/mientras_la_ce_y_oracle">la CE y Oracle seguían negociando</a> ya que la CE lanzó una <strong>declaración formal de objeciones</strong>. La prensa se hace eco de la misma pero el portal de la <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/news.html">Comisaría Europea de la Competencia a fecha de hoy no la incluye</a>. Por ello acudo a un <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709519/000118143109050589/rrd256710.htm">documento oficial</a> de notificación de Sun a la <a href="http://www.sec.gov/investor/espanol/quehacemos.htm">SEC</a>, </span>la agencia norteameri<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">cana</span> que se ocupa de<span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:small;">p</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:small;">roteger a los inversionistas y mantener la integridad de los mercados de valores. En ella se notifica que las objeciones se <strong>limitan </strong>a los potenciales efectos negativos </span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:small;">para el mercado </span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:small;">de la combinación de las bases de datos de <strong>MySQL</strong> y los productos de nivel empresarial en este área de Oracle. Este proceso permite remitir toda la argumentación que se considere oportuna y <strong>no prejuzga el resultado final</strong> del proceso.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:small;">Oracle ha sacado una <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/039824">nota de prensa</a> en la que <strong>niega cualquier reducción de la competencia</strong>, asegurando que dichas <a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/logo_oracle.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-437" title="Logo_Oracle" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/logo_oracle.jpg?w=150" alt="Logo_Oracle" width="150" height="60" /></a>objeciones revelan un profundo malentendido tanto en la competición como en la dinámica del <strong>Open Source</strong>, que <strong>no puede ser controlado por nadie</strong>. Oracle afirma que </span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:small;"> este <strong>mercado </strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:small;"><strong>es fuertemente competitivo</strong> con ocho actores importantes, incluyendo </span>IBM, Microsoft, Sybase y otros tres vendedores de Open Source. También recalca que el Departamento de Justicia de <strong>EEUU ha aprobado previamente la adquisición</strong> y tras el aplazamiento de la CE ha vuelto a revisarlo sin encontrar <strong>ningún obstáculo</strong>. Termina afirmando que se opondrá vigorosamente a esta declaración de objeciones ya que <strong>las pruebas en contra son abrumadoras</strong> y están convencidos de que finalmente conseguirán la <strong>aprobación</strong> a la compra.</p>
<p><a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/d_justiciausa-11.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-438" title="D_JusticiaUSA-1" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/d_justiciausa-11.jpg?w=150" alt="D_JusticiaUSA-1" width="150" height="73" /></a>Para que todo sea más apasionante, la propia <strong>División Antimonopolio</strong> del Departamento de Justicia del Gobierno de EEUU ha hecho ayer mismo una <a href="http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/November/09-at-1210.html">declaración sobre este asunto</a>, indicando que tras una cuidadosa investigación encuentran <strong>poco probable que la operación ataque a la competencia</strong> en el mercado.  Se fundamentan en la información recogida de amplios sectores del mercado y de documentación interna de las partes y desean una <strong>rápida resolución de las diferencias</strong>.</p>
<p>La declaración recalca que hay <strong>bastantes actores en el mercado</strong> de bases de datos y que <strong>MySQL tiene una amplia y experta comunidad</strong> soportándola que, en su caso, podrían soportar una evolución derivada de ella. Y acaba hablando de la<a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/logo_mysql.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-226" title="Logo_MySQL" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/logo_mysql.jpg" alt="Logo_MySQL" width="130" height="76" /></a> <strong>larga experiencia de colaboración con las autoridades europeas</strong> en materia de proteger a los <strong>usuarios a nivel mundial</strong> en materia de antimonopolio.</p>
<p>Este último párrafo ofrece interesantes interpretaciones, pero parece una <strong>presión con guante blanco</strong> del gobierno americano a la UE.</p>
<p>Espero que estas líneas permitan a cada uno sacar sus <strong>propias conclusiones</strong> y evitar interpretaciones desenfocadas. Mientras en Sun <strong>seguimos trabajando</strong> con ilusión para dar el mejor servicio a nuestros clientes. Y Oracle lo tiene claro. La página de inicio hoy de su web <strong>no da lugar a dudas</strong>&#8230;..</p>
<p><a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/oracle_buys_sun1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-440" title="Oracle_buys_Sun" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/oracle_buys_sun1.jpg" alt="Oracle_buys_Sun" width="500" height="204" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Mientras la CE y Oracle siguen negociando Sun anuncia records]]></title>
<link>http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/mientras-la-ce-y-oracle-siguen-negociando-sun-anuncia-records/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eloy M. Rodríguez</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Es curioso lo que da de sí un día muy ventoso en el que toda tu familia trabaja menos tú. Aparte de un casi imposible partido de tenis y el bricolaje ese que nunca encuentras el momento, he tenido ocasión de navegar por la red y leer varios de esos temas que marcas como &#8220;por hacer&#8221; y quiero aprovechar para comentar algunos que pueden ser de interés.</p>
<p><a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/nkroes.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-443" title="NKroes" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/nkroes.jpg" alt="NKroes" width="150" height="114" /></a>Lo primero es que al estar en Sun me estoy dando cuenta de que las <strong>instituciones europeas</strong> importan en nuestras vidas bastante más de lo que parece. <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/kroes/index_en.html">Neelie Kroes</a> es la Comisaria Europea para la Competición y sus declaraciones a Reuters el <span class="Article_Date" style="font-weight:bold;display:block;float:right;padding-top:10px;"> </span> 21 de octubre tras una reunión en Bruselas con el Presidente de Oracle Safra Catz indicando que Oracle no ha conseguido despejar las preocupaciones sobre los riesgos para la competencia que la compra de Sun genera han dado pie a una tormenta de opiniones en la prensa especializada.</p>
<p>En la <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSTRE59K5J820091021?pageNumber=1&#38;virtualBrandChannel=0">noticia que publica Reuters</a>, se desarrolla el tema que, en líneas generales, se centra en las preocupaciones de la CE <a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/logo_mysql.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-226" title="Logo_MySQL" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/logo_mysql.jpg" alt="Logo_MySQL" width="130" height="76" /></a><a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/oracledb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-444" title="OracleDB" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/oracledb.jpg" alt="OracleDB" width="124" height="124" /></a>sobre el futuro de la competencia si el líder de las bases de datos empresariales asumiese al líder de las bases de datos open source. La CE ve una gran <strong>concentración de mercado</strong> y Oracle argumenta que <strong>MySQL compite con SQL Server</strong> de Microsoft y lo seguirá haciendo. Para el interesado en las especulaciones periodísticas pueden leer lo que ha publicado <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/04/oracle_sun_investigation/">The Register</a> y <a href="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/EC-Might-Lodge-Formal-Objection-to-Oracle-Acquisition-of-Sun-709231/">eWeek</a>.</p>
<p>Como empleado de Sun no puedo comentar nada más que la postura de Oracle está <a href="/eloy/entry/oracle_y_sun_se_desvelan">publicada recientemente</a> y que es obvio que sus responsables legales están trabajando en el tema.</p>
<p>Pero estos duelos de grandes alturas no nos bloquean y seguimos trabajando y quizás imbuidos por la influencia del comprador estamos acelerando los lanzamie<a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/benchmarks1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-445" title="Benchmarks" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/benchmarks1.jpg" alt="Benchmarks" width="266" height="115" /></a>ntos de <a href="/eloy/entry/multiplicar_casi_por_5_el">soluciones innovadoras</a> y poniendo en valor las <a href="/eloy/entry/importante_record_mundial_tpm_c">virtudes de las mismas</a>, cosa en la que quizá no habíamos sido muy proactivos últimamente.</p>
<p>En este sentido, entre el 11 y el 13 de octubre hemos anunciado hasta ocho records mundiales de rendimiento. Sólo los ennumero con el correspondiente <a href="http://www.sun.com/benchmarks/?intcmp=3457">enlace para el interesado</a>:</p>
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<li><span class="g27targ">Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000: </span>2.400 SPECint_rate_base2006 y 1.930 SPECfp_rate_base2006</li>
<li><span class="g27targ">Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 Server- 64 proc: </span>196.564 SAPS</li>
<li><span class="g27targ">4x Sun Blade Server con base de datos Oracle: </span>75.762<span class="g27targ"> Two-Tier SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) Parallel Standard Application Benchmark</span></li>
<li><span class="g27targ"> </span> <span class="g27targ">Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Servers: 50.000 Oracle BI EE Users </span></li>
<li><span class="g27targ">Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server: </span>100.209 SPECweb2005</li>
<li><span class="g27targ">Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Servers con Oracle RAC: </span> 7.717.510.6 tpmC</li>
<li>Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 server con tecnología FlasFire: 250.000 nóminas con PeopleSoft Enterprise Payroll 9.0</li>
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<title><![CDATA[Sun Tech Days 2009: Você não pode perder!]]></title>
<link>http://jus2think.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/sun-tech-days-2009-imperdivel/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Wesley</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Neste fim de ano um dos melhores eventos sobre desenvolvimento com tecnologias open sources de ponta]]></description>
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Neste fim de ano um dos melhores eventos sobre desenvolvimento com tecnologias open sources de ponta estará novamente no Brasil, é o <a href="http://www.suntechdays.com.br/">Sun Tech Days</a>!<br />
Vários fatores tornam esta oitava edição do evento organizado no Brasil pela Sun Microsystem <strong>imperdível</strong>. Sem dúvida, a atração mais esperada deste ano é a participação de <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gosling">James Gosling</a>, mais conhecido como o <strong>pai do Java</strong>!</p>
<div id="attachment_62" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7204/abertura.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-62" title="abertura" src="http://jus2think.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/abertura1.jpg?w=150" alt="abertura" width="150" height="112" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Abertura do evento no auditório principal. </p></div>
<p>Outros pontos que irão contribuir para um evento inesquecível este ano incluem as demonstrações sobre as <strong>novidades do JDK 7</strong>, a nova versão do Kit de Desenvolvimento Java, que trás inúmeros recursos novos à linguagem. Há também muita expectativa quanto as apresentações sobre desenvolvimento de RIAs (&#8220;Aplicações de Internet Rica&#8221;), tecnologia fundamental da &#8220;Web 2.0&#8243;, e que tem a plataforma <strong>JavaFX</strong> como uma ótima opção de desenvolvimento. Haverão também sessões dedicadas a desenvolvimento mobile (como aplicações para celulares) tanto na plataforma JavaME quanto na JavaFX. Teremos aindas as novidades dos Servlets 3.0, tópicos avançados sobre a Java Persistence API (JPA), apresentações dedicadas ao GlashFish e ao MySQL, e um track inteiro dedicado ao <a href="http://jus2think.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/testando-o-opensolaris-em-uma-maquina-virtual/">sistema operacional OpenSolaris</a> e várias de suas funcionalidades avançadas.<br />
O evento conta ainda com a sessão &#8220;Hands-On Lab&#8221; onde o participante leva seu notebook e põe em prática seus conhecimentos!<br />
Você pode conferir a programação na <a href="http://www.suntechdays.com.br/agenda.html">agenda disponível no site</a> do evento (note que ela ainda está incompleta e sujeita a alterações até o dia do evento).</p>
<div id="attachment_63" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6773/coffeebreakn.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-63" title="coffeebreak" src="http://jus2think.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/coffeebreak.jpg?w=150" alt="coffeebreak" width="150" height="112" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Foto do coffee-break do evento. Peguei ela no site da Sun... e eis que eu me vejo nela! (Onde está Wally?).</p></div>
<p>No ano passado o Sun Tech Days foi um sucesso de público atingindo mais de 6.000 pessoas incluíndo-se as cidades satélites do &#8220;mês do Java&#8221; e as transmissões via webcast. Apenas no local do evento foram mais de 2.000 pessoas, um público formado por executivos, desenvolvedores e estudantes, que tiveram a oportunidade única de conhecer alguns dos <strong>principais experts em tecnologias open sources do mundo</strong>. Houveram momentos de descontração como o &#8220;Show de Talentos&#8221; e os <strong>sorteios de diversos brindes</strong> como mp3 players (iPods), netbooks (Eee PCs), além de bolsas de viagens e videogames. Os horários de coffee-break serviram para a integração dos participantes: grupos se formavam ao redor dos stands dos patrocinadores e dos stands dedicados à tecnologias (como o do OpenSolaris) para conversar, se conhecer e trocarem experiências.</p>
<div id="attachment_65" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1240/dukeinscricao.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-65" title="duke_inscricao" src="http://jus2think.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/duke_inscricao.jpg?w=150" alt="duke_inscricao" width="150" height="112" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Duke: o mascote da tecnologia Java.</p></div>
<p>As palestras são de alto nível, sempre ministradas por experts mundiais no assunto, e recheadas com a distribuição de camisas do evento, bolas anti-stress, e outros brindes para a platéia.<br />
Apesar de quase todos os palestrantes utilizarem o inglês em suas apresentações, aqueles que não dominam a lingua contam com fones de tradução simultânea e não falta em nenhum momento quem traduza uma dúvida, em português, para o palestrante, fazendo com que, assim, além da apresentação aconteça também a <strong>participação</strong>.</p>
<div id="attachment_66" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 122px"><a href="http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2756/localp.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-66" title="local" src="http://jus2think.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/local.jpg?w=112" alt="local" width="112" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Amcham Business Center: local do evento.</p></div>
<p>Se você não quer perder um dos melhores eventos sobre tecnologias open sources do Brasil, e não quer perder a chance de participar, conhecer e interagir com vários desenvoldores e experts em tecnologias do Brasil e do mundo, confirme já sua inscrição através do site oficial: <a href="http://www.suntechdays.com.br/">http://www.suntechdays.com.br/</a> (inscrições com desconto até o dia 20/11), e faça, você também, parte deste evento!</p>
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<dc:creator>Rajani Ramsagar</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Enterprise Computing: Is the Solid State Drive Hype Over?]]></title>
<link>http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/11/05/enterprise-computing-is-the-solid-state-drive-hype-over/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Chris Evans</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/11/05/enterprise-computing-is-the-solid-state-drive-hype-over/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Have a look at this news report from Barrons.com on their Tech Trader site.  STEC shares lost a whop]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Have a look at this <a href="http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/11/04/stec-crushed-by-emc-issue-three-bullish-analysts-give-up/">news report</a> from Barrons.com on their <strong>Tech Trader</strong> site.  STEC shares lost a whopping 36% as quoted in the article and in fact were down almost <strong>39%</strong> for the day.  So have solid state drives lost their sparkle?</p>
<p>Barrons also <a href="http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/11/03/stec-q3-tops-ests-but-sees-possible-order-slowdown-from-key-customer-stock-whacked-after-hours/">wrote</a> the day before on the STEC earnings call.  The interesting parts are (a) EMC, who take <strong>90%</strong> of all STEC drives, aren&#8217;t selling as many as they expected (b) other vendors (notably <strong>IBM</strong> and <strong>Sun</strong>) aren&#8217;t doing well with SSD either.  So what&#8217;s the problem here?</p>
<p>For STEC the problem is clear &#8211; reduced demand and increased competition,  but that doesn&#8217;t answer the question of what&#8217;s going on with the wider market.</p>
<p><strong>Opinion</strong></p>
<p>SSDs are expensive.  SSD integration in most arrays is clunky, being a simple substitute for a standard drive.  I also believe that many customers are struggling to identify use cases for solid state drives and have no easy way to measure and justify the potential performance improvements &#8211; other than to install the drives and see what happens.  &#8220;Buy and Try&#8221; isn&#8217;t exactly a scientific approach.</p>
<p>Although it will eventually happen, I think the <strong>death</strong> of the fibre channel drive isn&#8217;t about to happen for some time.</p>
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<link>http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/multiplicar-casi-por-5-el-rendimiento-de-una-base-de-datos-oracle/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eloy M. Rodríguez</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[La innovación a veces produce avances lineales y otras veces exponenciales. Durante el Oracle Open W]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>La <strong>innovación</strong> a veces produce <strong>avances</strong> lineales y otras veces <strong>exponenciales</strong>. Durante el Oracle Open World hace menos de un mes se presentaron importantes novedades poniendo la tecnología de Sun en conjunción con la de Oracle y allí vieron la luz el <a href="/roller-ui/authoring/preview/eloy/?previewEntry=oracle_y_sun_un_gran">Exadata V2</a> y el <a href="/roller-ui/authoring/entryEdit.rol?weblog=eloy&#38;bean.id=c7be431e-4cb3-4855-b7f4-e9c7c8b1c14b">record mundial de Tpm-C</a>. Lo primero es un fantástico <a href="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/f5100fa1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-453" title="F5100FA" src="http://eloyrguez.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/f5100fa1.jpg" alt="F5100FA" width="364" height="194" /></a>appliance para OLTP y BI y lo segundo es un record mundial que sirve para acreditar excelencias pero está muy por encima de las <strong>necesidades normales</strong> de los usuarios.</p>
<p>Hoy escribo estas entradas porque he visto un <a href="/BestPerf/entry/oracle_flash_cache_sga_caching">blog</a> de un compañero que ha hecho un estudio de cómo <strong>optimizar</strong> una instalación de <strong>Oracle con Sparc Solaris</strong> simplemente incorporando el <strong>acelerador <a href="http://www.sun.com/storage/disk_systems/sss/f5100/index.xml">F5100</a></strong> con tecnología FlashFire y optimizando el uso de la SGA, una parte de elementos comunes de la base de datos Oracle. Y lo hace sobre <strong>configuraciones similares</strong> a muchas de las que hay en <strong>nuestros clientes</strong> del entorno sanitario, educativo y de la administración pública.</p>
<p>Para los más técnicos, les remito al <a href="/BestPerf/entry/oracle_flash_cache_sga_caching">blog original</a>. Para el resto, el mensaje es claro: posibilidad de <strong>mejorar casi hasta cinco veces</strong> el rendimiento de la base de datos<strong> Oracle</strong> con una inversión que significa un <strong>pequeño porcentaje</strong> de la inversión inicial. Mucho por poco.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[OpenSolaris Preview "dev" b127 is available.]]></title>
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<p>OpenSolaris Preview 2010.02, now called &#8220;dev&#8221; instead of 2010.02 (based on build 127) is available as of November 13, 2009.</p>
<p>You can get it <a href="http://www.genunix.org/">here</a>.</p>
<p>PS – For the ham radio guys/gals out there interested in using OpenSolaris for ham radio related needs, feel free to check out the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisham/">Solaris &#38; OpenSolaris Ham Radio Group</a>. It’s just getting started and we could use both end users and developers interested in getting various ham radio software ported/packaged for use on Solaris/OpenSolaris.</p>
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