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October 2014 Build it and they will come… well techies anyway.  Microsoft is building even larger in Iowa. The company today unveiled plans to invest a whopping $1.1 billion in a new data center campus in West Des Moines, where it already operates a large server farm. The project will be one of the largest […]

Setting up IBM Tivoli Storage Manager & NetApp for snapshot difference incremental backups To start you must configure the NetApp file server connection information to run the snapshot difference incremental backup command on the Tivoli® Storage Manager client. You must also use the set password command to specify the file server host name, and the […]

 How do I connect my Oracle Sun Server via the serial port?’. We here at Greentec Systems get the question alot! We thought we would provide some tips for connecting the serial port of a UNIX Server (Sun SPARC / Linux) to the serial port (console) of a Sun Server. This is often helpful and even […]

Oracle founder Larry Ellison is stepping down as CEO. He will be replaced by 2 executives. Former Oracle presidents Safra Catz and Mark Hurd will be co-CEOs. Ellison will be the Executive Chairman of Oracle’s Board, and the company’s CTO. Oracle’s shares are off by 2.9% regarding the news. “Larry has made it very clear […]

NetApp, the leader in enterprise storage, witnessed an 7% decline in storage product revenues in the last quarter, while storage software entitlements and maintenance revenues remained at $225 million on a year-over-year basis. NetApp ’s services division grew by almost 7% y-o-y to $380 million. As a result, the company’s net revenues for the quarter […]

IBM System Storage DS3500: The Flexibility You Need IBM Storage Systems are known to effectively manage increasing data requirements at an affordable price. With its simple and flexible approach, the DS3500 Express is an entry level fully-integrated complement to IBM BladeCenter, IBM Power Systems and IBM System Servers. By offering a feature packed product at […]

California State Agency of Natural Resources Chooses NetApp for Private Cloud Service NetApp Helps State Government Agency Implement Private Cloud Architecture   “The State of California Natural Resources Agency has become the model for how you deploy cloud services in government. Their vision, combined with NetApp’s industry-leading data management portfolio and in collaboration with other […]

July 2014 Silicon Valley, Irvine, CA, Austin, TX…and Iowa?? Microsoft, Facebook, and Google are building data centers full of servers to store photos, status updates, and apps. Even before it finished building its first wind-powered data center in Altoona, Iowa, Facebook is asking the city to approve plans for a second one. If approved by […]

June 2014 For the past few years, green computing has been creating a lot of buzz in the technology market. However, it’s presumed that Green computing can work efficiently only when manufacturers, regulatory agencies and consumers work in close association with each other. Common technologies in the computing world include the following – Power Scaling […]

June 2014 If you are looking for fast performance and best value for money in the Rackmount platform, the Oracle Netra Server X3-2 is one of the best server systems on the market. The Netra Server X3-2 (earlier known as Netra X4270 M3) has been designed to construct 4th Generation networks and cloud-based infrastructure in […]