IT News and Trends: Blog Edition
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| | | | | | | | | | | The Super Bowl and server virtualization: Don't drop the ball!
| Kristen Caretta, Associate Editor
Are you ready for some server virtualization? This year, the Super Bowl will be running on one of IBM's smallest systems, the BladeCenter S. The system will support security and credentialing for 60,000 temporary employees and approximately 11,000 attending members of the media who have converged on Tampa Bay, where the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Phoenix Cardinals on Sunday in Super Bowl XLIII. The technology won't be very visible to the 70,000 patrons expected on-site or viewing virtually, although one NFL IT executive said it will improve BlackBerry service. "The executives using their BlackBerrys will have an efficient and reliable connection" said said Jeff Huffman, IT manager for the New Orleans Saints.
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The Hyper-V experiment continues for VP of Editorial, Mark Schlack. His three Server 2008 VMs are extremely stable -- no crashes at all, nine days continuous running.
Read more about the Hyper-V findings
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