Fujitsu and his Battery of Software to Manage “Big Data”

Posted by on April 25, 2012 No comments

Fujitsu is the next company to announce new tools for managing large volumes of data. On this occasion announced several packages that make up a suite designed to process and analyze all the information generated about the companies and that is vital to improve competitiveness and ensure business continuity.

Fujitsu Propierty DataAmong its capabilities will be handling large and various file systems, fast scanning and storage of information and effective access to these unstructured databases that are generated every second.

This is the first step in a strategy that is formed as a priority for the Japanese multinational. Not surprisingly, later start marketing a bundle consisting of the software and hardware fully optimized for such processes. The objective is to generate a Fujitsu annual turnover exceeding one billion dollars.

Among the applications is announced Interstage Big Data Parallel Processing Server based on Apache Hadoop but Fujitsu says the increased yield of 5-fold relative to development based on open source.

It also highlights Complex Event Processing Server, designed to find trends in such large amounts of data based on advanced analytics and complex. According to the company, it is ideal to always know the proximity of customers to any product sold.

In January, Fujitsu announced a similar initiative under the cloud services model. This time will allow its customers to deploy this software on their own data centers.

This is the Five Common Errors in Migration Processes

Posted by on April 24, 2012 No comments

Five Common Errors in Migration Processes

Quest Software - HelmigaalaQuest Software has identified the five most common mistakes during the process of migrating to new platforms and applications. As the company points out, there are many benefits to be gained by it, but it is also important to properly apply good practices to avoid complexity, slowness and outages when migrating.

Specifically, Quest Software is made based on years of experience in the migration of millions of mailboxes, users and data. There are five common mistakes and the proposed manufacturer to avoid them:

  1. Insufficient planning. It is common for companies to become immersed in large migration projects without reviewing existing environments (users, distribution lists, groups, public folders …) and not what to move and what not. In this case it is important to evaluate the compatibility of applications with the browser and prepare for change, especially when it comes to Office 365, Windows 7 and the migration to Active Directory.
  2. Underestimating the user and organizational impact. Nor is common to consider the impact of migration on users and operations, and the analysis of all access points. It is advisable to always start with an analysis of all applications, processes and user access required to ensure that resources and appropriate software will be available during and after migration. Of course, Quest Software advises users to schedule migration tasks outside the hours when there is more work to reduce the impact on production systems.
  3. Lack of co-existence strategy. Another common mistake is not providing the perfect coexistence between existing systems and new. This problem can lead to service interruptions, lost productivity and increased business costs. The coexistence is central to those processes that unfold in several phases.
  4. Safe migration policies. The absence of backup processes on a regular basis is another reason why the information can be lost during migration. It is essential to have a full backup and data recovery plan that works, something that will restore more quickly and successfully any process that fails to migration.
  5. Lack of focus “postmigración”. Finally, another common mistake as Quest is to concentrate on execution without paying attention to the optimization of the new environment. In this respect it is necessary a strong project management through reports, audits and monitoring to ensure that the new system is compatible, safe and efficient.

Many companies struggle to complete the migration projects on time, within budget and trying to minimize interruption to the business, not to ask for help or not following good practice. As trusted experts on migration, restructuring and consolidation of all kinds, Quest uses proven methodologies and innovative solutions. It also has experts from around the world to ensure zero impact on migration that offer maximum benefits while minimizing the risks.

The Legendary ZX Spectrum is 30 Years Old

Posted by on April 24, 2012 No comments

The legendary ZX Spectrum turns 30

ZX Spectrum is 30 Years OldThe Clive Churchill Hotel and the April 23, 1982 are the place and date of launch of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, ZX81 successor to the popular and one of the 8-bit computers most popular of all time.

In fact it was one of the classic best sellers in Europe and the United States during the 80′s and early 90′s, reaching the 20,000 software titles that the vast majority (about 16,000) were games.

ZX Spectrum was based on the Zilog Z80A microprocessor to 3.5 MHz, was marketed on powerful versions with 16 and 48 kB of RAM (16KB ROM), including a BASIC language interpreter and a tape storage cassette audio. Furthermore, an integrated keyboard with 40 keys rubber running pressing two conductive tracks membranes capable of detecting the pressure and gave occasional wear problems.

His other notable specifications was their video system that showed a matrix of 256 x 192 pixels with 15 colors in just 6.75 kB of memory. And above all, it was significantly cheaper than its main rival, the Commodore 64: 125-175 pounds compared to 585 dollars.

And over the years were adding peripherals such as light pens, joysticks, printers, storage devices and interfaces ZX Microdrive disk or type OPUS Discovery DISCiPLE or Beta Disk.

The hardware was designed by British engineer Richard Altwasser and software by compatriot Steve Vickers.

Jupiter – Amazing Netbook Power Config Applet

Posted by on April 17, 2012 No comments

Jupiter-BoltJupiter is a hardware and power management applet for Linux and perfect for energy savings on netbooks and laptops. Born of the bones of the popular EeeTray applet, Jupiter sees a shift in focus towards better usability and ease of configuration, preserving users have powerful EeePC tray set are used.

Jupiter is launched from Applications> System Tools. Once you run sits in your system tray / notification area displays the icon of a ‘Lightning Bolt’. The color of the icon changes color based on the current operating mode. Click this icon displays different options.

Note that Jupiter, only shows an option in the menu if your system has / supports it. This means that not all features are listed below may be accessible to you.

Jupiter has three different modes of action “all determined by assessing the ability of CPUFreq within the kernel. These are:

  • Maximum performance, the maximum performance mode allows your computer to use the maximum available for your CPU. Ideal for when you need something extra kick of performance, but a total drain on battery life.
  • High Performance, a perfect “halfway” solution. The high-performance mode is a “On Demand”, which means that the way to reduce power consumption when the processor is inactive, but may provide additional energy when required.
  • Energy saving, the ideal place if you need the battery to last, thus reducing the CPU speed to a minimum allowing better energy conservation.

Issue of the New iPhone: Wi-Fi problem

Posted by on April 13, 2012 No comments

Wi-Fi Problem on New iPhone.

iPhone 4S WiFi Problem

The Apple brand is in the minds of many, is a reference mark. A benchmark for all, of course, for better or for worse. As to the latter is normal to see as any apparent minor impact can soon become a major problem for the company, as the case “Antennagate”.

With the new iPhone we targeted to the same thing, is to generalize the error of a small batch of units that had errors with the Wi-Fi. A limited number of units of time, errors have been found in terms of connections too slow, intermittent connections and even impossible connections and location of available networks.

In the official Apple forums there have been over 700 complaints about it, that is why in Cupertino have been put to work and are investigating the matter. That if it is believed that the only models affected are the third generation iPhone that have no connection 4G LTE. Under any circumstance Apple has officially confirmed that there will be no problem to replace affected units.

Since the submission of an official of the New iPad, apart from this error of connectivity with Wi-Fi networks have been reported other problems such as overheating and device load failures. Read more »

The New iPhone Will Come in October

Posted by on April 13, 2012 No comments

New iPhone will come in October

The head of the Human Resources department Foxconn, Asian manufacturer of the devices in the company Apple, has said that just received the order to begin manufacturing the new phone, so its release is expected “around the month October. “

Again, silence from Apple and the expectations generated by the arrival of new mobile devices are constantly emerging new rumors about them. This year first occurred before the arrival of the new iPhone and now it’s the turn of the next generation of iPhone.

Last week the rumors came from Foxconn, manufacturer responsible for assembling the iPhone. New rumors pointed to the following smartphone the company would be presented in June instead of October, because Foxconn has begun to hire more employees for the fifth generation iPhone. However, new information from the same factory disprove this theory.

As recorded by the South Korean newspaper Maeil Business Newspaper, the head of Human Resources Foxconn has said that the new generation of iPhone will arrive around October because they have already received orders from Apple to begin manufacturing. “We just received the order. The launch will be in October,” he says. Read more »

Save time – listen to your team

Posted by on April 12, 2012 No comments

Save time – listen to your team

Effective communication during project stages and noting down what each team member has to say is important for project managers. Using the right tools to manage all the incoming information is also an important task skilful managers cannot do without. That is why it is vital to see what agile software can really help managers save time resources and make their life less stressful while seeing all their projects achieve successful completion. If you know how to conduct productive team meetings, stimulate workers and make sure you use kanban by Targetprocess lots of time and money can be saved in the meantime. So finding amazing ideas for scrum project management and researching project management tips online can be the golden ticket to success for dedicated managers who want to achieve great results in everything they do professionally.