In this podcast from the WhatIs.com editorial team, you will learn what IPv6 is, why you should care about it, and how it will affect information technology and your networking job in the future.
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In this podcast from WhatIs.com, associate editor Alex Howard interviews Mark Denne about IT chargeback systems.
When you listen to the podcast, you’ll learn the answers to the following questions:
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Mark Denne is the Chief Architect at Intuit and author of “Software by Numbers.” He has over 20 years of experience in the software industry. Mark wrote about workable models for IT chargeback for CIO.com and has consulted on implementations of IT chargeback systems for other enterprises. |
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In the latter half of the podcast, Mark also answered questions submitted from Twitter users previous to recording. In an effort to understand what questions exist in the IT community at large, Alex tweeted this question:
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digiphile About to do a podcast exploring IT chargeback systems. http://bit.ly/bHLM What would YOU like to ask an expert on the topic? Let me know! |
Following are the replies he received and passed on to Mark. Thanks to Charles Gardner, Shannon Snowden, Patrick Burrows and Martin McKeay for posing such useful questions.
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serverguys What’s the minimum size business / infrastructure where an IT chargeback system makes sense? |
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serverguys Or better yet how to best evaluate whether or not it makes sense. What criteria to evaluate? |
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shannonsnowden I find IT managers don’t have control of their power costs, it’s done elsewhere in the company. In chargeback how is this done? |
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demosthe The purpose of IT systems should be to save or make money (otherwise why do them?). How do these systems measure that? |
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mckeay How do we quantify IT resources enough to be able to do chargeback without greatly increasing the IT overhead? |
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In this podcast, WhatIs.com’s associate site editor, Alex Howard, explores what greenwashing is, who’s using it and whether you need to pay attention to your investments in ‘green technology.’
Is your organization’s new green computing initiative really good for the planet? Listen today and find out more!
Once you’ve listened to the episode, you may find the following online resources to be useful in uncovering greenwashing:
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On the one hand, information life cycle management – ILM for short — is a comprehensive approach to managing the flow of data and associated metadata from creation and initial storage to the time when it becomes obsolete and is destroyed.
On the other hand, ILM may be just the latest example of a buzzword that hasn’t quite move beyond the hype cycle.
In this podcast, I’ll explore what ILM is, why it’s relevant and why full adoption and implementation of the technology hasn’t been universal.
Once you’ve listened to the podcast, learn more about ILM in the following stories, learning resources and white papers, several of which are cited during the episode.
Articles and learning resources:
Q&A: How does file archiving differ from HSM and ILM solutions?
- Greg Schulz
The SNIA XAM Initiative
The SNIA XAM Initiative to drive adoption of its forthcoming eXtensible Access Method (XAM) specification.
Information Lifecycle Management Course List
Sun Microsystems and Deloitte have joined forces to create a series of self-paced courses that reflect best practices for Information Life Cycle Management (ILM) across the enterprise and address regulatory compliance.
Solving information life-cycle management challenges
- Claudia Shandra
Does EMC’s ILM strategy really solve complexity?
- Beth Pariseau
The new buzzwords: Information lifecycle management
- Steve Duplessie, Nancy Marrone, Steve Kenniston
White papers:
The Roadmap to Implementing ILM (PDF)
The ILMI’s paper describes their vision for the various phases of implementing ILM.
Vision for the Future of ILM
In this white paper, you’ll read about the SNIA’s Data Management Forum (DMF) perspective on the evolution of ILM.
How to Simplify Information Management through Advanced Storage Consolidation
A number of technologies and approaches are available to IT organizations looking for new and innovative ways to deal with storage capacity growth and compliance demands. This white paper provides key insights to achieve a unified storage.
Practical Steps toward Information Lifecycle Management
In this paper by the Clipper Group, you’ll get current, practical advice on how your organization can implement an ILM strategy - from discovery of your information assets - to actively managing data over its lifecycle.
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Web texting is two-way text messaging from the Web to a mobile handheld device, usually a cellular phone.
Traditionally, SMS messages are texted from handheld to handheld. As mobile providers have improved their Web sites, it has become possible for subscribers to log on and send text messages to cell phones from the online account. Now, companies are taking it one step further and allowing text messages to be sent to and from an online application and a cell phone.
To learn more, WhatIs.com’s Alex Howard called up Gavin Macomber, co-founder & executive vice president of MobileSphere, which has developed a Web texting platform.
When you listen to the podcast, you’ll learn the answers to the following questions:
After you listen, visit Joopz to try out Web texting yourself.
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What is enterprise search? Why is it important? Why are major software firms and Internet giants chasing market leadership in enterprise search so intently? What is making enterprise search such a hot buzzword in IT? You’ll learn the answers to these questions – and more – in this podcast.
While articulating the concept is a challenge, choosing software, architecture, user requirements, testing and maintenance is even harder. Learn more about key considerations for anyone evaluating implementing enterprise search in this podcast.
Once you’ve listened to the podcast, make sure to read the following excellent articles for more information about enterprise search:
Enterprise search platforms: Seven evaluation tips (SearchDataManagement.com)
Enterprise search platforms are a far cry from simple search engines. An IDC analyst and an experienced information expert share tips for evaluating enterprise search technology.
Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 10g gets overhaul (SearchOracle.com)
Oracle wants to make a name for itself in the highly competitive and quickly growing enterprise search market.
Can SAP enterprise search succeed in a crowded market? (SearchSAP.com)
SAP’s enterprise search offering will enter a competitive market when it is released later this year.
SAP melds enterprise search with business accelerator (SearchSAP.com)
SAP showcased new enterprise search capabilities, but users say more information is needed before enterprise search would be widely deployed.
Solix unveils Google enterprise search for Oracle E-Business suite (SearchOracle.com)
New archiving software from Solix Technologies Inc. adds Google enterprise search capabilities to Oracle’s E-Business suite.
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Silverlight is Microsoft’s new programming model for developing and distributing rich Internet applications (RIA) that use graphics, animations or video within the .NET framework. It’s also the plug-in from Microsoft for delivering media created with Silverlight.
To learn more about Silverlight, WhatIs.com’s Alex Howard sat down with SearchVB.com editor Brian Eastwood.
When you listen to the podcast, you’ll learn more about Silverlight, including:
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This podcast from WhatIs.com explores what 3-D chips are, how they’re made and what their production might mean for the extension of Moore’s Law into the third dimension. In April 2007, a new version of 3-D chips was announced by a partnership of IBM and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researchers at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, with support from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency ( DARPA).
To learn more about the advance, we went right to the source and called up Kerry Bernstein. Kerry is a Senior Technical Staff Member at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Hts, NY. Kerry was kind enough to sit down with WhatIs.com’s Alex Howard to talk about IBM’s development of through-silicon vias, 3-D chips and the future of microprocessors.
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What is Joost? Formerly known as the “Venice Project,” Joost is an IPTV service from the creators of Skype and Kazaa that is also based upon peer-to-peer (P2P) technology . Learn more about how is Joost different from YouTube, Current.tv, Revver or other online video — especially important in the wake of Viacom’s announcement that MTV, BET, Comedy Central and other programming will be distributed on the Joost platform.
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A media-aware network uses a combination of software and hardware within routers to bring more intelligence to the edges of a network. These processors and complex algorithm enhance the experience of VoIP, videoconferencing or other rich-media communications.
To learn more about media-aware networks, WhatIs.com’s Alex Howard interviewed Cathal Phelan and Keith Morris, the CEO and VP of marketing, respectively, at Ubicom, a manufacturer of specialized processors and router equipment.
When you listen to the podcast, you’ll learn the answers to the following questions:
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