Monthly Archives: November 2008

Sun VP CTO to demo xVM-GigaSpaces Integration

Rich Zippel, VP CTO at Sun Microsystems will be presenting Sun’s xVM and integration with GigaSpaces at IGT 2008 – The World Summit of Cloud Computing, 1-2 December in Israel. Built by engineers from Sun’s Market Development Engineering Group, GigaSpaces and IGT … Continue reading

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Local Cache, Local View or Embedded Space? – GigaSpaces Data Access – How and Why

GigaSpaces includes several runtime options and API to access the IMDG. These includes: – Local Cache – Local View (available only for GigaSpace) – Embedded Space – Remote space Where the API to access your data could be GigaSpace API … Continue reading

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You want it Fast or Super Fast? – The IB, 10GbE , GigE Benchmark

With the current global financial meltdown, the ability to effectively compete becomes essential. Faster data access and sharing are critical for business success. Speed is critical for beating the competition, translating into a need for better latency. With MW products … Continue reading

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Big Cloud Week Coming Up

Next week is shaping up to be a big week for cloud computing (again). MondayMicrosoft will be making an announcement in San Francisco about the launch of Online Services. I’ve been invited to attend that as well as a Blogger… Continue reading

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Private/Public Cloud

Most data centers of today run applications on dedicated machines. This is often referred to as static provisioning. In addition, applications are typically provisioned to handle expected peak loads. Both lead to over-provisioning and low resource utilization.John Foley wrote an… Continue reading

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