(4842,12,'2011-08-26 21:55:09','2011-08-26 21:55:09','As a result of the huge success of EMC\'s VNX platform, the need for data migrations has grown, especially recently, to get customer\'s data safely and easily moved over from their previous storage platform to their shiny new VNX.  Here are some ideas on migration strategies that hopefully help you in the planning or execution of data migrations! Keep in mind that almost every one of our customers are heavily virtualized, the vast majority of which run VMware vSphere-- so it is in that context that the following \"strategies\" are presented.\n\nThe \"strategies\" listed below are NOT exclusive of one another-- in fact, we commonly use a combination of all 3 to provide a \"total solution\". And there are some other strategies and techniques used to aid in the migration of data that aren\'t covered that work just fine.\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 1</strong>\n\nFirst and foremost, the BEST and EASIEST data migration of all can be done without any downtime, and with zero risk. This is accomplished by using Storage vMotion (svMotion), and means you are migrating over some of your virtual environment to the VNX. It requires that your data exists in a VMDK (meaning it\'s a virtual machine and that drive is NOT an RDM), and that you\'ve created and presented storage from the VNX to the vSphere environment. This method works like a charm!\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 2</strong>\n\nFor environments that have a lot of physical servers (which hurts my feelings by the way-- virtualize \'em already!), or use lots of RDMs, there are some alternative options, most common of which uses EMC\'s SAN Copy software. SAN Copy is included on the VNX platform for FREE, and for customers migrating from an EMC CLARiiON, EMC will provide this to you at no charge (again, read FREE) for your CLARiiON, (to be used for migrating to the VNX).\n\nSAN Copy is installed as a \"software enabler\" on the desired arrays and allows the copying of data between arrays, in either a \"push\" or \"pull\" method. This can also take place between an EMC array and a \"qualified non-EMC storage array\", but only in a \"pull\" fashion.\n\nUsing a \"push\" method (where you\'re configuring and starting the SAN Copy job from the array you\'re migrating FROM)  allows you to do Incremental SAN Copy jobs. This let\'s you do a single full copy, and from then on only copy over the changed/delta data.\n\nIt\'s important to note that this is \"host independent\"-- meaning the host servers are not involved. This does require downtime to cutover, unlike strategy 1 described above.\n\n<strong>Note: </strong>This doesn\'t get configured the same way it did on the CLARiiON platform when going \"CX to CX\". I\'ll work on getting a video together showing the difference, but for now just know that when you create the SAN Copy session, the \"remote LUN\" isn\'t something you select (today)-- you must enter the unique ID of the LUN instead (see screenshot)\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2640/sancopylun.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 3</strong>\n\nWhen migrating over your file server(s) or file server(s) data, consider skipping the \"copy to a LUN\" or svMotion methods, and move straight to using the CIFS server capabilities of the VNX. This is a larger conversation, but in brief, the VNX can operate as a Windows file server, where you give it some disk space to use, a name and IP address, and join it to the domain. It will appear as a regular computer in Active Directory (you can create multiples if you\'d like as well-- for security or isolation between departments, companies, domains etc.), and you can even include it in your DFS environment as well.\n\nThe BENEFITS of this are numerous, and include:\n<ul>\n	<li>FILE DE-DUPLICATION! This is likely the BEST reason to move your file server data to the VNX-- huge storage savings here, which ultimately means \"YOU SAVE MONEY\"! (see screenshot below-- 43% of all files were deduplicated!)</li>\n	<li>Highly available, highly resilient file server. Since the platform itself maintains 5 9\'s of availability, your file server doesn\'t have a single point of failure, which it would if it was a stand-alone Windows server (think about what happens if the OS blue screens for example).</li>\n	<li>High performance hardware designed to serve files!</li>\n	<li>Thin Provisioning-- only commit what\'s actually being used.</li>\n</ul>\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/8250/dedupe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" />\n\nThis screenshot came out of a customer environment-- 43% of their total files were deduplicated. 43%. That\'s right, 43%. Awesome.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','EMC DATA MIGRATION TO VNX ','','inherit','open','open','','4833-revision-9','','','2011-08-26 21:55:09','2011-08-26 21:55:09','',4833,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4833-revision-9',0,'revision','',0),(4840,12,'2011-08-26 21:51:35','2011-08-26 21:51:35','As a result of the huge success of EMC\'s VNX platform, the need for data migrations has grown, especially recently, to get customer\'s data safely and easily moved over from their previous storage platform to their shiny new VNX.  Here are some ideas on migration strategies that hopefully help you in the planning or execution of data migrations! Keep in mind that almost every one of our customers are heavily virtualized, the vast majority of which run VMware vSphere-- so it is in that context that the following \"strategies\" are presented.\n\nAlso, the \"strategies\" listed below are NOT exclusive of one another-- in fact, we commonly use a combination of all 3 to provide a \"total solution\". And there are some other strategies and techniques used to aid in the migration of data that aren\'t covered-- but that work just fine.\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 1</strong>\n\nFirst and foremost, the BEST and EASIEST data migration of all can be done without any downtime, and with nearly zero risk. This is accomplished by using Storage vMotion (svMotion), and means you are migrating over some of your virtual environment to the VNX. It requires that your data exists in a VMDK (meaning it\'s a virtual machine and NOT an RDM), and that you\'ve created and presented storage from the VNX to the vSphere environment. This method works like a charm!\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 2</strong>\n\nFor environments that have a lot of physical servers (which hurts my feelings by the way-- virtualize \'em already!), or use lots of RDMs, there are some alternative options, most common of which uses EMC\'s SAN Copy software. SAN Copy is included on the VNX platform for FREE, and for customers migrating from an EMC CLARiiON, EMC will provide this to you at no charge (again, read FREE) for your CLARiiON, (to be used for migrating to the VNX).\n\nSAN Copy is installed as a \"software enabler\" on the desired arrays and allows the copying of data between arrays, in either a \"push\" or \"pull\" method. This can also take place between an EMC array and a \"qualified non-EMC storage array\", but only in a \"pull\" fashion.\n\nUsing a \"push\" method, where you\'re configuring and starting the SAN Copy job from the array you\'re migrating FROM, allows you to do Incremental SAN Copy jobs. This let\'s you do a single full copy, and from then on only copy over the changed/delta data.\n\nIt\'s important to note that this is \"host independent\"-- meaning the host servers are not involved. See the short video below for a super basic \"whiteboard\" of what SAN Copy will do in a push configuration, and remember that the hosts are not involved.\n\nThis does require downtime to cutover, unlike strategy 1 described above.\n\n<strong>Note: </strong>This doesn\'t get configured the same way it did on the CLARiiON platform when going \"CX to CX\". I\'ll work on getting a video together showing the difference, but for now just know that when you create the SAN Copy session, the \"remote LUN\" isn\'t something you select (today)-- you must enter the unique ID of the LUN instead (see screenshot)\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2640/sancopylun.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 3</strong>\n\nWhen migrating over your file server(s) or file server(s) data, consider skipping the \"copy to a LUN\" or svMotion methods, and move straight to using the CIFS server capabilities of the VNX. This is a larger conversation, but in brief, the VNX can operate as a Windows file server, where you give it some disk space to use, a name and IP address, and join it to the domain. It will appear as a regular computer in Active Directory (you can create multiples if you\'d like as well-- for security or isolation between departments, companies, domains etc.), and you can even include it in your DFS environment as well.\n\nThe BENEFITS of this are numerous, and include:\n<ul>\n	<li>FILE DE-DUPLICATION! This is likely the BEST reason to move your file server data to the VNX-- huge storage savings here, which ultimately means \"YOU SAVE MONEY\"! (see screenshot below-- 43% of all files were deduplicated!)</li>\n	<li>Highly available, highly resilient file server. Since the platform itself maintains 5 9\'s of availability, your file server doesn\'t have a single point of failure, which it would if it was a stand-alone Windows server (think about what happens if the OS blue screens for example).</li>\n	<li>High performance hardware designed to serve files!</li>\n	<li>Thin Provisioning-- only commit what\'s actually being used.</li>\n</ul>\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/8250/dedupe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" />\n\nThis screenshot came out of a customer environment-- 43% of their total files were deduplicated. 43%. That\'s right, 43%. Awesome.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','EMC DATA MIGRATION TO VNX ','','inherit','open','open','','4833-revision-7','','','2011-08-26 21:51:35','2011-08-26 21:51:35','',4833,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4833-revision-7',0,'revision','',0),(4841,12,'2011-08-26 21:51:37','2011-08-26 21:51:37','As a result of the huge success of EMC\'s VNX platform, the need for data migrations has grown, especially recently, to get customer\'s data safely and easily moved over from their previous storage platform to their shiny new VNX.  Here are some ideas on migration strategies that hopefully help you in the planning or execution of data migrations! Keep in mind that almost every one of our customers are heavily virtualized, the vast majority of which run VMware vSphere-- so it is in that context that the following \"strategies\" are presented.\r\n\r\nAlso, the \"strategies\" listed below are NOT exclusive of one another-- in fact, we commonly use a combination of all 3 to provide a \"total solution\". And there are some other strategies and techniques used to aid in the migration of data that aren\'t covered-- but that work just fine.\r\n\r\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 1</strong>\r\n\r\nFirst and foremost, the BEST and EASIEST data migration of all can be done without any downtime, and with nearly zero risk. This is accomplished by using Storage vMotion (svMotion), and means you are migrating over some of your virtual environment to the VNX. It requires that your data exists in a VMDK (meaning it\'s a virtual machine and NOT an RDM), and that you\'ve created and presented storage from the VNX to the vSphere environment. This method works like a charm!\r\n\r\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 2</strong>\r\n\r\nFor environments that have a lot of physical servers (which hurts my feelings by the way-- virtualize \'em already!), or use lots of RDMs, there are some alternative options, most common of which uses EMC\'s SAN Copy software. SAN Copy is included on the VNX platform for FREE, and for customers migrating from an EMC CLARiiON, EMC will provide this to you at no charge (again, read FREE) for your CLARiiON, (to be used for migrating to the VNX).\r\n\r\nSAN Copy is installed as a \"software enabler\" on the desired arrays and allows the copying of data between arrays, in either a \"push\" or \"pull\" method. This can also take place between an EMC array and a \"qualified non-EMC storage array\", but only in a \"pull\" fashion.\r\n\r\nUsing a \"push\" method, where you\'re configuring and starting the SAN Copy job from the array you\'re migrating FROM, allows you to do Incremental SAN Copy jobs. This let\'s you do a single full copy, and from then on only copy over the changed/delta data.\r\n\r\nIt\'s important to note that this is \"host independent\"-- meaning the host servers are not involved. See the short video below for a super basic \"whiteboard\" of what SAN Copy will do in a push configuration, and remember that the hosts are not involved.\r\n\r\nThis does require downtime to cutover, unlike strategy 1 described above.\r\n\r\n<strong>Note: </strong>This doesn\'t get configured the same way it did on the CLARiiON platform when going \"CX to CX\". I\'ll work on getting a video together showing the difference, but for now just know that when you create the SAN Copy session, the \"remote LUN\" isn\'t something you select (today)-- you must enter the unique ID of the LUN instead (see screenshot)\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2640/sancopylun.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 3</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen migrating over your file server(s) or file server(s) data, consider skipping the \"copy to a LUN\" or svMotion methods, and move straight to using the CIFS server capabilities of the VNX. This is a larger conversation, but in brief, the VNX can operate as a Windows file server, where you give it some disk space to use, a name and IP address, and join it to the domain. It will appear as a regular computer in Active Directory (you can create multiples if you\'d like as well-- for security or isolation between departments, companies, domains etc.), and you can even include it in your DFS environment as well.\r\n\r\nThe BENEFITS of this are numerous, and include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>FILE DE-DUPLICATION! This is likely the BEST reason to move your file server data to the VNX-- huge storage savings here, which ultimately means \"YOU SAVE MONEY\"! (see screenshot below-- 43% of all files were deduplicated!)</li>\r\n	<li>Highly available, highly resilient file server. Since the platform itself maintains 5 9\'s of availability, your file server doesn\'t have a single point of failure, which it would if it was a stand-alone Windows server (think about what happens if the OS blue screens for example).</li>\r\n	<li>High performance hardware designed to serve files!</li>\r\n	<li>Thin Provisioning-- only commit what\'s actually being used.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/8250/dedupe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" />\r\n\r\nThis screenshot came out of a customer environment-- 43% of their total files were deduplicated. 43%. That\'s right, 43%. Awesome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','EMC DATA MIGRATION TO VNX ','','inherit','open','open','','4833-revision-8','','','2011-08-26 21:51:37','2011-08-26 21:51:37','',4833,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4833-revision-8',0,'revision','',0),(8335,2,'2013-07-16 09:56:20','2013-07-16 13:56:20','<div class=\"col1\">\r\n <h1>Contact Us!</h1>\r\n[text* name class:defaultText \"Name\"] [text* class:defaultText email-285 \"Email\"] [text phone class:defaultText \"Phone\"] [text address class:defaultText \"Address\"] [text city class:defaultText \"City\"] [text state class:defaultText \"State\"] [text zip class:defaultText \"Zip Code\"] \r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"col2\">[textarea comments class:defaultText \"Comments\"]\r\n[captchac captcha-243 class:captcha-contact size:s]\r\nType the characters in the image above:\r\n[captchar captcha-243]\r\n[submit id:register \"Submit\"]\r\n</div>\nContact Form Inquiry From e-Group-us.com\n[name] <[email-285]>\nFrom: [name] <[email-285]>\r\nSubject: Contact Form Inquiry From e-Group-us.com\r\n\r\nMessage:\r\nName: [name]\r\nEmail: [email-285]\r\nPhone: [phone]\r\nAddress: [address]\r\nCity: [city]\r\nState: [state]\r\nZipcode: [zip]\r\n\r\nComments: [comments]\r\n\r\n--\r\nThis e-mail was sent from a contact form on eGroup (http://egroup.jasonmangone.com)\nrich.young@eGroup-us.com\n\n\n\n\n[your-subject]\n[your-name] <[your-email]>\nMessage Body:\r\n[your-message]\r\n\r\n--\r\nThis e-mail was sent from a contact form on eGroup (http://egroup.jasonmangone.com)\n[your-email]\n\n\n\nYour message was sent successfully. 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This is usually to compare it against things like Citrix\'s MCS or VMware\'s Linked Clone technology, which use a \"master image\" machine as the base image of additional machines, and thus receives high levels of disk activity (very read intensive especially during provisioning, see<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/emc-vnx-fast-cache-ten-10k-drives-17000-iops\" target=\"_blank\"> this post </a>which shows the breakdown of IO from the viewpoint of a storage array).\r\n\r\nFirst, it\'s important to understand that the PVS server streams a virtual hard disk over the network to a target device, and the virtual hard disk itself is stored in a single file, which can be locally, on a file share on a file server, on a storage array, etc. We commonly find this on a CIFS share, where the data resides on a highly redundant system that provides the necessary level of availability/redundancy and bandwidth (something like an EMC VNX or Celerra).\r\n\r\nIn a XenDesktop VDI deployment, the target device is a virtual machine running on your hypervisor of choice (Citrix supports hypervisors from Microsoft and VMware in addition to their own). So we\'ll start from here.\r\n\r\nWithout going into the details of the process-- A virtual machine turns on, PXE boots and based on its vDisk assignment on the PVS Server itself, a vDisk is mounted on the PVS Server. The virtual machine then boots, and <strong>only the data needed</strong> is streamed to it in real-time (as opposed to streaming the entire disk itself). Citrix\'s internal testing has showed about 120MB of the image is streamed for XP, and about 200MB for Windows 7. Here\'s where things get fun.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nAs much of the vDisk as possible (and I imagine based on what\'s actually used/pulled from the vDisk actively) get stored in RAM on the PVS server itself. When a virtual machine needs something else from the virtual hard disk, the PVS streams is down over the network, and as best as possible, delivers this through RAM instead of hitting the underlying disk with a read operation. This means you should be generous with the RAM you put in your PVS servers.\r\n\r\nBecause of this, it\'s common to find IO profiles in PVS environments that are 80% writes, and only 20% reads, sometimes even higher (90/10). This is the first level of IOPS savings resulting from the use of PVS. UPDATE: I forgot to mention but this is not JUST for VDI, but works to physical target devices as well.\r\n\r\nHere\'s a visual layout of how this works. Notice the light blue sections are possible locations for the write cache, which allows you to spread the remaining \"write\" workload across possible VMFS data stores, local to the PVS server itself, or even in the target device\'s RAM (which in our case is a virtual machine).\r\n\r\nThe purple looking color shows locations where you could store the virtual hard disks themselves (keep in mind that you want these on something highly available).\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/707/citrixpvs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"867\" height=\"510\" />','HOW Citrix Provisioning Services REDUCES IOPS ','','publish','open','open','','how-citrix-provisioning-services-reduces-iops','','','2011-09-29 18:36:46','2011-09-29 18:36:46','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5112',0,'post','',2),(5113,12,'2011-09-27 18:14:10','2011-09-27 18:14:10','During a whiteboard session laying out the Citrix Flexcast models, someone asked how Provisioning Server reduces the amount of IOPS that the underlying disks or storage array sustain as part of a VDI deployment. This is usually to compare it against things like Citrix\'s MCS or VMware\'s Linked Clone technology.\n\nFirst, it\'s important to understand that the PVS server streams a virtual hard disk over the network to a target device, and the virtual hard disk itself is stored in a single file, which can be stored locally, on a file share on a file server, on a storage array, etc. We commonly find this on a CIFS share, where the data resides on a highly redundant system that provides the necessary level of availability/redundancy and bandwidth.\n\nIn a XenDesktop VDI deployment, the target device is a virtual machine running on your hypervisor of choice (Citrix supports hypervisors from Microsoft and VMware in addition to their own). So we\'ll start from here.\n\nWithout going into the details of the process-- A virtual machine turns on, PXE boots and based on its vDisk assignment on the PVS Server itself, a vDisk is mounted on the PVS Server. The virtual machine then boots, and <strong>only the data needed</strong> is streamed to it in real-time (as opposed to streaming the entire disk itself). Here\'s where things get fun.\n\nAs much of the vDisk as possible (and I imagine based on what\'s actually used/pulled from the vDisk actively) get stored in RAM on the PVS server itself. When a virtual machine needs something else from the virtual hard disk, the PVS streams is down over the network, and as best as possible, delivers this through RAM instead of having to hit the underlying disk with a read operation.\n\nBecause of this, it\'s common to find IO profiles in PVS environments that are 90% writes, and only 10% reads. This is the first level of IOPS \"savings\" resulting from the use of PVS.\n\n&nbsp;','How','','inherit','open','open','','5112-revision','','','2011-09-27 18:14:10','2011-09-27 18:14:10','',5112,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5112-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4846,12,'2011-08-26 23:28:40','2011-08-26 23:28:40','I see \"one-to-one\" configurations used for Management and vMotion networks way too often, where a vMotion network will use one physical uplink, and Management will use the other, that\'s it--\r\n\r\nIt\'s a common configuration, and exists in environments of all sizes. Unfortunately, it represents a single point of a failure, and the potential for a really bad day if the Management network drops and your HA configuration starts shutting down your virtual machines.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s so easy to fix!! Check out the video below to see the \"problem scenario\" and how easy the solution is to implement.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCMCxX8KIE&amp;feature=player_detailpage','VMware vSphere NETWORKING - ACTIVE / STANDBY USE!','','publish','open','open','','vmware-vsphere-networking-active-standby-use','','','2011-08-26 23:28:40','2011-08-26 23:28:40','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=4846',0,'post','',0),(4847,12,'2011-08-26 23:18:37','2011-08-26 23:18:37','I see \"one-to-one\" configurations used for Management and vMotion networks way too often, where a vMotion network will use one physical uplink, and Management will use the other, that\'s it--\n\nIt\'s a common configuration, and exists in environments of all sizes. Unfortunately, it represents a single point of a failure, and the potential for a really bad day if the Management network drops and your HA configuration starts shutting down your virtual machines.\n\nAnd it\'s so easy to fix!! Check out the video below to see the \"problem scenario\" and how easy the solution is to implement.','vSphere NETWORKING - USE ACTIVE / STANDBY!','','inherit','open','open','','4846-revision','','','2011-08-26 23:18:37','2011-08-26 23:18:37','',4846,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4846-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4848,12,'2011-08-26 23:27:39','2011-08-26 23:27:39','I see \"one-to-one\" configurations used for Management and vMotion networks way too often, where a vMotion network will use one physical uplink, and Management will use the other, that\'s it--\r\n\r\nIt\'s a common configuration, and exists in environments of all sizes. Unfortunately, it represents a single point of a failure, and the potential for a really bad day if the Management network drops and your HA configuration starts shutting down your virtual machines.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s so easy to fix!! Check out the video below to see the \"problem scenario\" and how easy the solution is to implement.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCMCxX8KIE&amp;feature=player_detailpage','vSphere NETWORKING - USE ACTIVE / STANDBY!','','inherit','open','open','','4846-revision-2','','','2011-08-26 23:27:39','2011-08-26 23:27:39','',4846,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4846-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(4849,12,'2011-08-26 23:28:35','2011-08-26 23:28:35','I see \"one-to-one\" configurations used for Management and vMotion networks way too often, where a vMotion network will use one physical uplink, and Management will use the other, that\'s it--\n\nIt\'s a common configuration, and exists in environments of all sizes. Unfortunately, it represents a single point of a failure, and the potential for a really bad day if the Management network drops and your HA configuration starts shutting down your virtual machines.\n\nAnd it\'s so easy to fix!! Check out the video below to see the \"problem scenario\" and how easy the solution is to implement.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCMCxX8KIE&amp;feature=player_detailpage','VMware vSphere NETWORKING - ACTIVE / STANDBY USE!','','inherit','open','open','','4846-revision-3','','','2011-08-26 23:28:35','2011-08-26 23:28:35','',4846,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4846-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(4850,12,'2011-08-26 23:29:42','2011-08-26 23:29:42','I see \"one-to-one\" configurations used for Management and vMotion networks way too often, where a vMotion network will use one physical uplink, and Management will use the other, that\'s it--\n\nIt\'s a common configuration, and exists in environments of all sizes. Unfortunately, it represents a single point of a failure, and the potential for a really bad day if the Management network drops and your HA configuration starts shutting down your virtual machines.\n\nAnd it\'s so easy to fix!! Check out the video below to see the \"problem scenario\" and how easy the solution is to implement.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCMCxX8KIE&amp;feature=player_detailpage','VMware vSphere NETWORKING - ACTIVE / STANDBY USE!','','inherit','open','open','','4846-autosave','','','2011-08-26 23:29:42','2011-08-26 23:29:42','',4846,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4846-autosave',0,'revision','',0),(4851,8,'2011-08-27 11:12:28','2011-08-27 11:12:28','Sitting in the airport in Charlotte waiting to board my flight to VMWORLD 2011 and the End User Computing summit in Las Vegas.  Very excited with lots of focus on end user computing and applications virtualization with the latest virtualization technologies.\n\n4 from eGroup will be attending this year so stay tuned to the eGroup blog for updates and new product information around the recently released vSphere 5 and other products from VMware.','eGroup AT VMWORLD 2011','','publish','open','open','','egroup-at-vmworld-2011','','','2011-08-27 11:12:28','2011-08-27 11:12:28','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/egroup-at-vmworld-2011',0,'post','',0),(4852,13,'2011-08-26 00:15:27','2011-08-26 00:15:27','<a href=\"http://us.trendmicro.com/us/products/personal/safe-sync/index.html\">SafeSync</a> is a new Trend Micro product for businesses that need to easily and securely manage, share, and access your company’s digital files from anywhere at any time via a web browser or even a mobile device.  It redefines online file storage management, allowing organization the ability to eliminate on-premise data storage equipment.\r\n\r\n With Trend Micro SafeSync, your business files (even from multiple devices) are automatically synchronized and secured with an additional, up-to-date copy of all files held in the cloud. Your data is accessible at any time with a web browser, allowing you to share it among co-workers, clients, and partners anywhere. \r\n\r\n<!--more--><strong>Key Features of SafeSync Include:</strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Online data storage and synchronization\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Backed up copy of files held in the cloud (Internet)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Anytime, anywhere file accessing, editing, and organizing\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Sharing files for team collaboration\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Multiple users per account\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Continuous, automatic file synchronization\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Video and music streaming to compatible hand-held devices\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Industry leading file protection\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Secure link sharing\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Deleted file recovery with unlimited versioning\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Windows and Mac fully supported\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Easy to set up and use\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Mobility across devices –iPhone, iPad and Android supported\r\n\r\nSafeSync lets you protect your digital files at home and at work by installing the SafeSync software on up to three devices.  <a title=\"Try SafeSync FREE for 30 days\" href=\"https://reg.trendmicro.com/TERRA/ViewPool/SingleOSAEntry.ashx?SN=ZZMJ-1111-1111-1111-1111&amp;PID=OB30&amp;LOCALE=US-EN\">Try it</a> and see how a simple change can make your life so much easier. SafeSync for Business requires no technical skill to setup and use. It keeps and restores your files, so that in the event of a disaster, accident, or theft, you don’t lose valuable data, time, or even business.\r\n\r\nFor further information and pricing on the Trend Micro SafeSync product, please email <a href=\"mailto:insidesales@eGroup-us.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">insidesales@eGroup-us.com</span></a>  or call 1877-eGroup-1.','SAFESYCN RECENTLY INTRODUCED BY TREND MICRO ','','inherit','open','open','','4820-revision-6','','','2011-08-26 00:15:27','2011-08-26 00:15:27','',4820,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4820-revision-6',0,'revision','',0),(4853,13,'2011-08-29 14:09:12','2011-08-29 14:09:12','<a href=\"http://us.trendmicro.com/us/products/personal/safe-sync/index.html\">SafeSync</a> is a new Trend Micro product for businesses that need to easily and securely manage, share, and access your company’s digital files from anywhere at any time via a web browser or even a mobile device.  It redefines online file storage management, allowing organization the ability to eliminate on-premise data storage equipment.\r\n\r\n With Trend Micro SafeSync, your business files (even from multiple devices) are automatically synchronized and secured with an additional, up-to-date copy of all files held in the cloud. Your data is accessible at any time with a web browser, allowing you to share it among co-workers, clients, and partners anywhere. \r\n\r\n<!--more--><strong>Key Features of SafeSync Include:</strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Online data storage and synchronization\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Backed up copy of files held in the cloud (Internet)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Anytime, anywhere file accessing, editing, and organizing\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Sharing files for team collaboration\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Multiple users per account\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Continuous, automatic file synchronization\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Video and music streaming to compatible hand-held devices\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Industry leading file protection\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Secure link sharing\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Deleted file recovery with unlimited versioning\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Windows and Mac fully supported\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Easy to set up and use\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">-</span>          Mobility across devices –iPhone, iPad and Android supported\r\n\r\nSafeSync lets you protect your digital files at home and at work by installing the SafeSync software on up to three devices.  <a title=\"Try SafeSync FREE for 30 days\" href=\"https://reg.trendmicro.com/TERRA/ViewPool/SingleOSAEntry.ashx?SN=ZZMJ-1111-1111-1111-1111&amp;PID=OB30&amp;LOCALE=US-EN\">Try it</a> and see how a simple change can make your life so much easier. SafeSync for Business requires no technical skill to setup and use. It keeps and restores your files, so that in the event of a disaster, accident, or theft, you don’t lose valuable data, time, or even business.\r\n\r\nFor further information and pricing on the Trend Micro SafeSync product, please email <a href=\"mailto:insidesales@eGroup-us.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">insidesales@eGroup-us.com</span></a>  or call 1877-eGroup-1.','SAFESYNC RECENTLY INTRODUCED BY TREND MICRO ','','inherit','open','open','','4820-revision-7','','','2011-08-29 14:09:12','2011-08-29 14:09:12','',4820,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4820-revision-7',0,'revision','',0),(4854,2,'2011-08-29 14:23:41','2011-08-29 14:23:41','eGroup takes advantage of \"Big Data\" waves thanks to hurricane Irene, and squeezes in one last surf session before heading to Vegas for VMWorld 2011! (A short film submitted in response to a call to action to VMware/EMC partners).  Enjoy!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13w8RL1URCo\">One Last Wave Before Vegas</a>','eGROUP PRESENTS \"ONE LAST WAVE BEFORE VEGAS\"!','','publish','open','open','','egroup-presents-one-last-wave-before-vegas','','','2011-08-29 14:23:41','2011-08-29 14:23:41','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=4854',0,'post','',0),(4855,2,'2011-08-29 14:21:45','2011-08-29 14:21:45','','eGROUP PRESENTS \"ONE LAST WAVE BEFORE VEGAS\"!','','inherit','open','open','','4854-revision','','','2011-08-29 14:21:45','2011-08-29 14:21:45','',4854,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4854-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5093,15,'2011-09-22 15:51:09','2011-09-22 15:51:09','','Auto Draft','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision','','','2011-09-22 15:51:09','2011-09-22 15:51:09','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4857,8,'2011-08-29 21:02:47','2011-08-29 21:02:47','VMware this week at VMWORLD announced that the long anticipated web based HTML5 application delivery tool App Blast will be coming available soon.\n\nFor those that don\'t know about App Blast, it is a web based delivery model for delivering ThinApp applications to any end user device capable of HTML5 and Java.  With close tie ins to VMware\'s Horizon App Manager, App Blast will allow IT organizations to entitle users to access ThinApp applications directly from the web to any device such as Apple\'s iPad or Android based devices.\n\nThe end user will be able to access these applications without having to install it to their client device.  This gives the IT organization greater control over application deployments and version control.\n\nStay tuned for more on VMware\'s App Blast and it\'s many features.','VMware App Blast IS A APP DELIVERY GAME CHANGER','','publish','open','open','','vmware-app-blast-is-a-app-delivery-game-changer','','','2011-08-29 21:03:09','2011-08-29 21:03:09','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/vmware-app-blast-is-a-app-delivery-game-changer',0,'post','',1),(4858,8,'2011-08-29 21:02:47','2011-08-29 21:02:47','VMware this week at VMWORLD announced that the long anticipated web based HTML5 application delivery tool App Blast will be coming available soon.\n\nFor those that don\'t know about App Blast, it is a web based delivery model for delivering ThinApp applications to any end user device capable of HTML5 and Java.  With close tie ins to VMware\'s Horizon App Manager, App Blast will allow IT organizations to entitle users to access ThinApp applications directly from the web to any device such as Apple\'s iPad or Android based devices.\n\nThe end user will be able to access these applications without having to install it to their client device.  This gives the IT organization greater control over application deployments and version control.\n\nStay tuned for more on VMware\'s App Blast and it\'s many features.','VMware App Blast IS A APP DELIVERY GAME CHANGER','','inherit','open','open','','4857-revision','','','2011-08-29 21:02:47','2011-08-29 21:02:47','',4857,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4857-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4859,12,'2011-08-29 22:39:42','2011-08-29 22:39:42','As a result of the huge success of EMC\'s VNX platform, the need for data migrations has grown, especially recently, to get customer\'s data safely and easily moved over from their previous storage platform to their shiny new VNX.  Here are some ideas on migration strategies that hopefully help you in the planning or execution of data migrations! Keep in mind that almost every one of our customers are heavily virtualized, the vast majority of which run VMware vSphere-- so it is in that context that the following \"strategies\" are presented.\n\nThe \"strategies\" listed below are NOT exclusive of one another-- in fact, we commonly use a combination of all 3 to provide a \"total solution\". And there are some other strategies and techniques used to aid in the migration of data that aren\'t covered that work just fine.\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 1</strong>\n\nFirst and foremost, the BEST and EASIEST data migration of all can be done without any downtime, and with zero risk. This is accomplished by using Storage vMotion (svMotion), and means you are migrating over some of your virtual environment to the VNX. It requires that your data exists in a VMDK (meaning it\'s a virtual machine and that drive is NOT an RDM), and that you\'ve created and presented storage from the VNX to the vSphere environment. This method works like a charm!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 2</strong>\n\nFor environments that have a lot of physical servers (which hurts my feelings by the way-- virtualize \'em already!), or use lots of RDMs, there are some alternative options, most common of which uses EMC\'s SAN Copy software. SAN Copy is included on the VNX platform for FREE, and for customers migrating from an EMC CLARiiON, EMC will provide this to you at no charge (again, read FREE) for your CLARiiON, (to be used for migrating to the VNX).\n\nSAN Copy is installed as a \"software enabler\" on the desired arrays and allows the copying of data between arrays, in either a \"push\" or \"pull\" method. The method, push or pull, is determined by the array initiating the copy job (if it\'s the \"old\" array, it\'s a push--).\n\nThis can also take place between an EMC array and a \"qualified non-EMC storage array\", but only in a \"pull\" fashion.\n\nUsing a \"push\" method (where you\'re configuring and starting the SAN Copy job from the array you\'re migrating FROM)  allows you to do Incremental SAN Copy jobs. This let\'s you do a single full copy, and from then on only copy over the changed/delta data.\n\nIt\'s important to note that this is \"host independent\"-- meaning the host servers are not involved. This DOES require downtime to cutover, unlike strategy 1 described above.\n\n<strong>Note: </strong>This doesn\'t get configured the same way it did on the CLARiiON platform when going \"CX to CX\". I\'ll work on getting a video together showing the difference, but for now just know that when you create the SAN Copy session, the \"remote LUN\" isn\'t something you select (today)-- you must enter the unique ID of the LUN instead (see screenshot). Kind of a pain, but not unbearable.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2640/sancopylun.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 3</strong>\n\nWhen migrating over your file server(s) or file server(s) data, consider skipping the \"copy to a LUN\" or svMotion methods, and move straight to using the CIFS server capabilities of the VNX. This is a larger conversation, but in brief, the VNX can operate as a Windows file server, where you give it some disk space to use, a name and IP address, and join it to the domain. It will appear as a regular computer in Active Directory (you can create multiples if you\'d like as well-- for security or isolation between departments, companies, domains etc.), and you can even include it in your DFS environment.\n\nThe BENEFITS of this are numerous, and include:\n<ul>\n	<li>FILE DE-DUPLICATION! This is one of the BEST reasons to move your file server data to the VNX. Huge storage savings, which ultimately means \"YOU SAVE MONEY\"! (see screenshot below-- 43% of all files were deduplicated!)</li>\n	<li>Highly available, highly resilient file server. Since the platform itself maintains 5 9\'s of availability, your file server doesn\'t have a single point of failure, which it would if it was a stand-alone Windows server (think about what happens if the OS blue screens for example).</li>\n	<li>High performance hardware designed to serve files!</li>\n	<li>Thin Provisioning-- only commit what\'s actually being used, again, saving space/money.</li>\n</ul>\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/8250/dedupe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" />\n\nThis screenshot came out of a customer environment-- 43% of their total files were deduplicated. 43%. That\'s right, 43%. Awesome.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','EMC DATA MIGRATION TO VNX ','','inherit','open','open','','4833-revision-10','','','2011-08-29 22:39:42','2011-08-29 22:39:42','',4833,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4833-revision-10',0,'revision','',0),(4860,12,'2011-08-29 22:39:47','2011-08-29 22:39:47','As a result of the huge success of EMC\'s VNX platform, the need for data migrations has grown, especially recently, to get customer\'s data safely and easily moved over from their previous storage platform to their shiny new VNX.  Here are some ideas on migration strategies that hopefully help you in the planning or execution of data migrations! Keep in mind that almost every one of our customers are heavily virtualized, the vast majority of which run VMware vSphere-- so it is in that context that the following \"strategies\" are presented.\r\n\r\nThe \"strategies\" listed below are NOT exclusive of one another-- in fact, we commonly use a combination of all 3 to provide a \"total solution\". And there are some other strategies and techniques used to aid in the migration of data that aren\'t covered that work just fine.\r\n\r\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 1</strong>\r\n\r\nFirst and foremost, the BEST and EASIEST data migration of all can be done without any downtime, and with zero risk. This is accomplished by using Storage vMotion (svMotion), and means you are migrating over some of your virtual environment to the VNX. It requires that your data exists in a VMDK (meaning it\'s a virtual machine and that drive is NOT an RDM), and that you\'ve created and presented storage from the VNX to the vSphere environment. This method works like a charm!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 2</strong>\r\n\r\nFor environments that have a lot of physical servers (which hurts my feelings by the way-- virtualize \'em already!), or use lots of RDMs, there are some alternative options, most common of which uses EMC\'s SAN Copy software. SAN Copy is included on the VNX platform for FREE, and for customers migrating from an EMC CLARiiON, EMC will provide this to you at no charge (again, read FREE) for your CLARiiON, (to be used for migrating to the VNX).\r\n\r\nSAN Copy is installed as a \"software enabler\" on the desired arrays and allows the copying of data between arrays, in either a \"push\" or \"pull\" method. The method, push or pull, is determined by the array initiating the copy job (if it\'s the \"old\" array, it\'s a push--).\r\n\r\nThis can also take place between an EMC array and a \"qualified non-EMC storage array\", but only in a \"pull\" fashion.\r\n\r\nUsing a \"push\" method (where you\'re configuring and starting the SAN Copy job from the array you\'re migrating FROM)  allows you to do Incremental SAN Copy jobs. This let\'s you do a single full copy, and from then on only copy over the changed/delta data.\r\n\r\nIt\'s important to note that this is \"host independent\"-- meaning the host servers are not involved. This DOES require downtime to cutover, unlike strategy 1 described above.\r\n\r\n<strong>Note: </strong>This doesn\'t get configured the same way it did on the CLARiiON platform when going \"CX to CX\". I\'ll work on getting a video together showing the difference, but for now just know that when you create the SAN Copy session, the \"remote LUN\" isn\'t something you select (today)-- you must enter the unique ID of the LUN instead (see screenshot). Kind of a pain, but not unbearable.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2640/sancopylun.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 3</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen migrating over your file server(s) or file server(s) data, consider skipping the \"copy to a LUN\" or svMotion methods, and move straight to using the CIFS server capabilities of the VNX. This is a larger conversation, but in brief, the VNX can operate as a Windows file server, where you give it some disk space to use, a name and IP address, and join it to the domain. It will appear as a regular computer in Active Directory (you can create multiples if you\'d like as well-- for security or isolation between departments, companies, domains etc.), and you can even include it in your DFS environment.\r\n\r\nThe BENEFITS of this are numerous, and include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>FILE DE-DUPLICATION! This is one of the BEST reasons to move your file server data to the VNX. Huge storage savings, which ultimately means \"YOU SAVE MONEY\"! (see screenshot below-- 43% of all files were deduplicated!)</li>\r\n	<li>Highly available, highly resilient file server. Since the platform itself maintains 5 9\'s of availability, your file server doesn\'t have a single point of failure, which it would if it was a stand-alone Windows server (think about what happens if the OS blue screens for example).</li>\r\n	<li>High performance hardware designed to serve files!</li>\r\n	<li>Thin Provisioning-- only commit what\'s actually being used, again, saving space/money.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/8250/dedupe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" />\r\n\r\nThis screenshot came out of a customer environment-- 43% of their total files were deduplicated. 43%. That\'s right, 43%. Awesome.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','EMC DATA MIGRATION TO VNX ','','inherit','open','open','','4833-revision-11','','','2011-08-29 22:39:47','2011-08-29 22:39:47','',4833,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4833-revision-11',0,'revision','',0),(4861,12,'2011-08-29 22:41:21','2011-08-29 22:41:21','As a result of the huge success of EMC\'s VNX platform, the need for data migrations has grown, especially recently, to get customer\'s data safely and easily moved over from their previous storage platform to their shiny new VNX.  Here are some ideas on migration strategies that hopefully help you in the planning or execution of data migrations! Keep in mind that almost every one of our customers are heavily virtualized, the vast majority of which run VMware vSphere-- so it is in that context that the following \"strategies\" are presented.\n\nThe \"strategies\" listed below are NOT exclusive of one another-- in fact, we commonly use a combination of all 3 to provide a \"total solution\". And there are some other strategies and techniques used to aid in the migration of data that aren\'t covered that work just fine.\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 1</strong>\n\nFirst and foremost, the BEST and EASIEST data migration of all can be done without any downtime, and with zero risk. This is accomplished by using Storage vMotion (svMotion), and means you are migrating over some of your virtual environment to the VNX. It requires that your data exists in a VMDK (meaning it\'s a virtual machine and that drive is NOT an RDM), and that you\'ve created and presented storage from the VNX to the vSphere environment. This method works like a charm!\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 2</strong>\n\nFor environments that have a lot of physical servers (which hurts my feelings by the way-- virtualize \'em already!), or use lots of RDMs, there are some alternative options, most common of which uses EMC\'s SAN Copy software. SAN Copy is included on the VNX platform for FREE, and for customers migrating from an EMC CLARiiON, EMC will provide this to you at no charge (again, read FREE) for your CLARiiON, (to be used for migrating to the VNX).\n\nSAN Copy is installed as a \"software enabler\" on the desired arrays and allows the copying of data between arrays, in either a \"push\" or \"pull\" method. The method, push or pull, is determined by the array initiating the copy job (if it\'s the \"old\" array, it\'s a push--).\n\nThis can also take place between an EMC array and a \"qualified non-EMC storage array\", but only in a \"pull\" fashion.\n\nUsing a \"push\" method (where you\'re configuring and starting the SAN Copy job from the array you\'re migrating FROM)  allows you to do Incremental SAN Copy jobs. This let\'s you do a single full copy, and from then on only copy over the changed/delta data.\n\nIt\'s important to note that this is \"host independent\"-- meaning the host servers are not involved. This DOES require downtime to cutover, unlike strategy 1 described above.\n\n<strong>Note: </strong>This doesn\'t get configured the same way it did on the CLARiiON platform when going \"CX to CX\". I\'ll work on getting a video together showing the difference, but for now just know that when you create the SAN Copy session, the \"remote LUN\" isn\'t something you select (today)-- you must enter the unique ID of the LUN instead (see screenshot). Kind of a pain, but not unbearable.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2640/sancopylun.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>\"Strategy\" 3</strong>\n\nWhen migrating over your file server(s) or file server(s) data, consider skipping the \"copy to a LUN\" or svMotion methods, and move straight to using the CIFS server capabilities of the VNX. This is a larger conversation, but in brief, the VNX can operate as a Windows file server, where you give it some disk space to use, a name and IP address, and join it to the domain. It will appear as a regular computer in Active Directory (you can create multiples if you\'d like as well-- for security or isolation between departments, companies, domains etc.), and you can even include it in your DFS environment.\n\nThe BENEFITS of this are numerous, and include:\n<ul>\n	<li>FILE DE-DUPLICATION! This is one of the BEST reasons to move your file server data to the VNX. Huge storage savings, which ultimately means \"YOU SAVE MONEY\"! (see screenshot below-- 43% of all files were deduplicated!)</li>\n	<li>Highly available, highly resilient file server. Since the platform itself maintains 5 9\'s of availability, your file server doesn\'t have a single point of failure, which it would if it was a stand-alone Windows server (think about what happens if the OS blue screens for example).</li>\n	<li>High performance hardware designed to serve files!</li>\n	<li>Thin Provisioning-- only commit what\'s actually being used, again, saving space/money.</li>\n</ul>\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/8250/dedupe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" />\n\nThis screenshot came out of a customer environment-- 43% of their total files were deduplicated. 43%. That\'s right, 43%. Awesome.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','EMC - DATA MIGRATION TO VNX ','','inherit','open','open','','4833-autosave','','','2011-08-29 22:41:21','2011-08-29 22:41:21','',4833,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4833-autosave',0,'revision','',0),(7235,40,'2011-10-05 18:25:35','2011-10-05 18:25:35','','Events','','inherit','open','open','','5266-revision-2','','','2011-10-05 18:25:35','2011-10-05 18:25:35','',5266,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5266-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(7243,40,'2012-08-24 09:10:53','2012-08-24 13:10:53','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Inc.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7241 alignleft\" title=\"Inc\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Inc-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\n\nAt eGroup, we rarely thump our chests for a job well done. We typically let our work and <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/featured-case-studies\" target=\"_blank\">customers speak</a> to our strengths as an IT solutions provider. But, it\'s not everyday that a private company receives the recognition of such a prestigious outlet like <em>Inc. </em>Magazine.\n\nSo we wanted to share with you the release announcing our placement on this year\'s list. In fact, eGroup ranked as the largest South Carolina-based IT Services provider to be represented on the list. Not too shabby!\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Building a successful IT solutions and services firm is challenging. Understanding that in order to grow consistently and effectively, a business needs to continually adapt, especially in our space, is an entirely different challenge. That said, the team at eGroup believes we\'re incredibly well positioned as the industry moves through the current transformative period of technology delivery and innovation. But don\'t just take our word for it, listen toInc.and our customers!</p>\n<p align=\"center\"></p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>eGroup Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies</strong></p>\n<em>eGroup Ranks No. 3043 on the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 71%<em></em></em>\n\n<strong>MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – August 23, 2012</strong> – <em>Inc.</em> magazine today ranked <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/\">eGroup</a> No. 3043 on its sixth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation\'s fastest-growing private companies. eGroup is the Southeast’s leading provider of <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/cloud-services\">cloud</a>, <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/application-services\">application</a> and<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/end-user-computing\"> end-user computing</a> services. According to the data, eGroup ranks as the largest South Carolina-based IT Services provider to be represented on the list.\n\nThe list represents a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs.\n\n“I am delighted that <em>Inc. </em>has recognized eGroup’s consistent and impressive growth over the past several years, and we’re honored to be a part of such a successful community of business leaders,” said Mike Carter, Principal, eGroup. “The IT industry is facing an enormous transformative period which challenges those in our space who haven’t properly adapted. <em>Inc.’s </em>recognition of eGroup as a progressive and attentive application and cloud services provider is refreshing - and accurately reflects our focus on helping customers achieve more with less.”\n\neGroup’s solutions drive customers’ cost containment, revenue growth, and service objectives by addressing challenges associated with mobility, access to critical applications and data, and security. eGroup’s expertise and core competence is focused in three distinct areas: <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/cloud-services\">Cloud Services (public and private)</a>, <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/application-services\">Application Services</a>, and <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/end-user-computing\">End-User Computing</a>.\n\n\"Now, more than ever, we depend on Inc. 500|5000 companies to spur innovation, provide jobs, and drive the economy forward.  Growth companies, not large corporations, are where the action is,” says <em>Inc</em>. 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At log off, only that changed data is copied back to the network share while the rest Is discarded with the desktop. \n\nRead more from the VMware blog:\n\nhttp://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2011/08/vmworld-2011-persona-management-in-view-5.html\n\n\nStay tuned for more updates from vmworld from my twitter @philvirtual and from @egroup_inc','VMWORLD: VIEW PERSONA MANAGEMENT','','publish','open','open','','vmworld-view-persona-management','','','2011-08-30 17:56:41','2011-08-30 17:56:41','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/vmworld-view-persona-management',0,'post','',0),(4871,22,'2011-08-30 17:42:16','2011-08-30 17:42:16','Today at VMworld in Las Vegas, VMware announced VMware View 5. There are amazing new features that are sure to be a game changer for VDI environments. \n\nAs a customer who runs a VMware View environment, I\'m most excited about one of the more subtle features announced:  Persona or Profile Management. Now, with a linked clone, disposable disk desktop pool, user profiles are preserved and synchronized with a network repository. \n\nAt login, only the required windows files are copied to the view desktop, and as more data is needed by applications, it is then copied down. At log off, only that changed data is copied back to the network share while the rest Is discarded with the desktop. \n\nRead more from the VMware blog:\n\nhttp://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2011/08/vmworld-2011-persona-management-in-view-5.html\n\n\nStay tuned for more updates from vmworld from my twitter @philvirtual and from @egroup_inc','VMWORLD: VIEW PERSONA MANAGEMENT','','inherit','open','open','','4870-revision','','','2011-08-30 17:42:16','2011-08-30 17:42:16','',4870,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4870-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4872,23,'2011-09-14 00:53:23','2011-09-14 00:53:23','The Blob enhancements that are available with SQL 2008/SharePoint 2010 are a very welcomed enhancement for organizations with large amounts of files. It allows your files to be stored on disk, rather than in your database. This is great for many reasons...\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Smaller database size</li>\r\n	<li>Faster databases (Especially with caching!)</li>\r\n	<li>When storing the files on disk, you could utilize dedupe technology to reduce the amount of space your files take up! This is huge!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div>There are many 3rd party tools that handle this for you on a granular level as well.  You can specify file types, sizes, etc that should be stored in the BLOB, rather than in SQL.</div>','SHAREPOINT 2010: THE BLOB','','publish','open','open','','sharepoint-2010-the-blob','','','2011-09-14 00:53:23','2011-09-14 00:53:23','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=4872',0,'post','',0),(4873,23,'2011-08-31 12:32:30','2011-08-31 12:32:30','I installed SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 1 and the June 2011 CU tonight on a fairly new farm, but with a complicated User Profile Synchronization configuration. After installing the patches, everything appeared to work fine.\n\nHowever, when I went to do a Full User Profile Sync, I saw some of these errors...\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---&gt; System.PlatformNotSupportedException: Microsoft SharePoint is not supported with version 4.0.30319.225 of the Microsoft .Net Runtime.</em></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Cannot open the FIM Synchronization Service database because the database schema version in existing database does not match the required version.</em></p>\nThe solution? Uninstall .NET 4 Extended Properties and Client Profiles and reboot! 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Jumpstart your initial Site Recovery Manager deployment and experience the benefit of fully automated, reliable disaster recovery for your key applications.','VMWARE PROMOTIONS SAVING CUSTOMERS UP TO 40% OFF ','','inherit','open','open','','3464-autosave','','','2011-08-31 16:12:12','2011-08-31 16:12:12','',3464,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/3464-autosave',0,'revision','',0),(4875,13,'2011-08-31 16:32:16','2011-08-31 16:32:16','VMware has recently announced some new and exciting Infrastructure and Desktop Promotions that are currently running from August 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011.  The promotions that are highlighted in red are due to expire on September 15, 2011.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Infrastructure Promotions</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off list - (August 22, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Enable a policy based automated data center by upgrading from vSphere Enterprise to vSphere Enterprise Plus. Customers with vSphere Enterprise licenses can upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off the list price.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>vSphere Essentials Plus with vSphere Storage Appliance (August 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A low cost shared storage offering that enables users to experience the massive benefits gained by using the live migration and high availability features of vSphere Essentials Plus. Eligible customers can purchase VMware vSphere Essentials Plus</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Increase Data Protection and Compliance at No Additional Charge (June 15, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">This promotion enables eligible customers to receive a 50-VM pack license with 12-months of Basic Support and Subscription for vShield Data Security at no additional charge with a qualifying VMware vSphere purchase.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><!--more--></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Jumpstart your cloud with 300 VMs of VMware’s vCloud Solution and a free PSO service (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Let VMware help you rapidly build your cloud using VMware’s trusted solution to simplify the management and consumption of infrastructure resources</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get the Core Components of The VMware vCloud Solution in One Bundle (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong><strong><em></em></strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Build your cloud using the trusted VMware vCloud Solution to simplify management and consumption of infrastructure resources.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>vFree Training with vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus (March 8 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Buy VMware vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus and get vSphere Fundamentals Training for SMBs free! vSphere Fundamentals is designed to help new customers learn the vSphere Architecture, guide them through installation, and understand best practices.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Desktop Promotions</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>VMware View 500 Pack &amp; 250 Pack Promotion (August 1, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>If your company has completed a proof of concept or tested a desktop virtualization environment on a smaller scale can now move to a large-scale deployment at a lower cost!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Last Chance to Get VMware ThinApp Client Licenses with a 48% Discount! (May 1, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Fast track your Windows 7 migration journey and save on ThinApp licenses</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Save Up to 25% on VMware Zimbra Introductory Offer (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">VMware Zimbra is an innovative, open email and collaboration solution that connects end users to critical data on any device or platform.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>VMware View Campus Wide Agreement Promotion (January 1, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">All K-12, higher education and training hospitals qualify for View premier seats at 40% off of the academic list price.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get 15 FREE VMware Zimbra Student/Alumni Mailboxes! (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Now, for a limited time, your academic institution can get 15 free VMware Zimbra Student/Alumni mailboxes for every paid faculty or staff perpetual mailbox.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nIf you would like to take advantage of any of these promotions, please e-mail <a href=\"mailto:insidesales@eGroup-us.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">insidesales@eGroup-us.com</span></a> or contact us at1-877-eGROUP-1.','VMWARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DESKTOP PROMOTIONS!','','publish','open','open','','vmware-infrastructure-and-desktop-promotions','','','2011-08-31 16:39:16','2011-08-31 16:39:16','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=4875',0,'post','',0),(4876,13,'2011-08-31 16:30:12','2011-08-31 16:30:12','VMware has recently announced some new and exciting Infrastructure and Desktop Promotions that are currently running from August 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011.  The promotions that are highlighted in red are due to expire on September 15, 2011.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Infrastructure Promotions</span></strong>\n\n<strong>Upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off list - (August 22, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\n\n-Enable a policy based automated data center by upgrading from vSphere Enterprise to vSphere Enterprise Plus. Customers with vSphere Enterprise licenses can upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off the list price.\n\n<strong>vSphere Essentials Plus with vSphere Storage Appliance (August 22, 2011 – December 15, 201)</strong>\n\n-A low cost shared storage offering that enables users to experience the massive benefits gained by using the live migration and high availability features of vSphere Essentials Plus. Eligible customers can purchase VMware vSphere Essentials Plus\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Increase Data Protection and Compliance at No Additional Charge (June 15, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-This promotion enables eligible customers to receive a 50-VM pack license with 12-months of Basic Support and Subscription for vShield Data Security at no additional charge with a qualifying VMware vSphere purchase.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><!--more--></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Jumpstart your cloud with 300 VMs of VMware’s vCloud Solution and a free PSO service (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Let VMware help you rapidly build your cloud using VMware’s trusted solution to simplify the management and consumption of infrastructure resources</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get the Core Components of The VMware vCloud Solution in One Bundle (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong><strong><em></em></strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Build your cloud using the trusted VMware vCloud Solution to simplify management and consumption of infrastructure resources.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>vFree Training with vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus (March 8 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Buy VMware vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus and get vSphere Fundamentals Training for SMBs free! vSphere Fundamentals is designed to help new customers learn the vSphere Architecture, guide them through installation, and understand best practices.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong></strong> \n\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Desktop Promotions</span></strong>\n\n<strong>VMware View 500 Pack &amp; 250 Pack Promotion (August 1, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\n\n-If your company has completed a proof of concept or tested a desktop virtualization environment on a smaller scale can now move to a large-scale deployment at a lower cost!\n<h3> </h3>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Last Chance Get VMware ThinApp Client Licenses with a 48% Discount! 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Eligible customers can purchase VMware vSphere Essentials Plus\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Increase Data Protection and Compliance at No Additional Charge (June 15, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-This promotion enables eligible customers to receive a 50-VM pack license with 12-months of Basic Support and Subscription for vShield Data Security at no additional charge with a qualifying VMware vSphere purchase.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><!--more--></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Jumpstart your cloud with 300 VMs of VMware’s vCloud Solution and a free PSO service (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Let VMware help you rapidly build your cloud using VMware’s trusted solution to simplify the management and consumption of infrastructure resources</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get the Core Components of The VMware vCloud Solution in One Bundle (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong><strong><em></em></strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Build your cloud using the trusted VMware vCloud Solution to simplify management and consumption of infrastructure resources.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>vFree Training with vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus (March 8 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Buy VMware vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus and get vSphere Fundamentals Training for SMBs free! vSphere Fundamentals is designed to help new customers learn the vSphere Architecture, guide them through installation, and understand best practices.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Desktop Promotions</span></strong>\n\n<strong>VMware View 500 Pack &amp; 250 Pack Promotion (August 1, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\n\n-If your company has completed a proof of concept or tested a desktop virtualization environment on a smaller scale can now move to a large-scale deployment at a lower cost!\n<h3> </h3>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Last Chance Get VMware ThinApp Client Licenses with a 48% Discount! (May 1, 2011 - September 15, 2011) </strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Fast track your Windows 7 migration journey and save on ThinApp licenses</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Save Up to 25% on VMware Zimbra Introductory Offer (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-VMware Zimbra is an innovative, open email and collaboration solution that connects end users to critical data on any device or platform.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>VMware View Campus Wide Agreement Promotion (January 1, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-All K-12, higher education and training hospitals qualify for View premier seats at 40% off of the academic list price.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get 15 FREE VMware Zimbra Student/Alumni Mailboxes! 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Eligible customers can purchase VMware vSphere Essentials Plus\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Increase Data Protection and Compliance at No Additional Charge (June 15, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-This promotion enables eligible customers to receive a 50-VM pack license with 12-months of Basic Support and Subscription for vShield Data Security at no additional charge with a qualifying VMware vSphere purchase.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><!--more--></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Jumpstart your cloud with 300 VMs of VMware’s vCloud Solution and a free PSO service (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Let VMware help you rapidly build your cloud using VMware’s trusted solution to simplify the management and consumption of infrastructure resources</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get the Core Components of The VMware vCloud Solution in One Bundle (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong><strong><em></em></strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Build your cloud using the trusted VMware vCloud Solution to simplify management and consumption of infrastructure resources.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>vFree Training with vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus (March 8 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Buy VMware vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus and get vSphere Fundamentals Training for SMBs free! vSphere Fundamentals is designed to help new customers learn the vSphere Architecture, guide them through installation, and understand best practices.</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong></strong> \r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Desktop Promotions</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>VMware View 500 Pack &amp; 250 Pack Promotion (August 1, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n\r\n-If your company has completed a proof of concept or tested a desktop virtualization environment on a smaller scale can now move to a large-scale deployment at a lower cost!\r\n<h3> </h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Last Chance Get VMware ThinApp Client Licenses with a 48% Discount! (May 1, 2011 - September 15, 2011) </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Fast track your Windows 7 migration journey and save on ThinApp licenses</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Save Up to 25% on VMware Zimbra Introductory Offer (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-VMware Zimbra is an innovative, open email and collaboration solution that connects end users to critical data on any device or platform.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>VMware View Campus Wide Agreement Promotion (January 1, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-All K-12, higher education and training hospitals qualify for View premier seats at 40% off of the academic list price.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get 15 FREE VMware Zimbra Student/Alumni Mailboxes! 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Customers with vSphere Enterprise licenses can upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off the list price.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>vSphere Essentials Plus with vSphere Storage Appliance (August 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011)</strong>\n<ul>\n	<li>A low cost shared storage offering that enables users to experience the massive benefits gained by using the live migration and high availability features of vSphere Essentials Plus. 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Customers with vSphere Enterprise licenses can upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off the list price.\r\n\r\n<strong>vSphere Essentials Plus with vSphere Storage Appliance (August 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n\r\n-A low cost shared storage offering that enables users to experience the massive benefits gained by using the live migration and high availability features of vSphere Essentials Plus. Eligible customers can purchase VMware vSphere Essentials Plus\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Increase Data Protection and Compliance at No Additional Charge (June 15, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-This promotion enables eligible customers to receive a 50-VM pack license with 12-months of Basic Support and Subscription for vShield Data Security at no additional charge with a qualifying VMware vSphere purchase.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><!--more--></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Jumpstart your cloud with 300 VMs of VMware’s vCloud Solution and a free PSO service (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Let VMware help you rapidly build your cloud using VMware’s trusted solution to simplify the management and consumption of infrastructure resources</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get the Core Components of The VMware vCloud Solution in One Bundle (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong><strong><em></em></strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Build your cloud using the trusted VMware vCloud Solution to simplify management and consumption of infrastructure resources.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>vFree Training with vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus (March 8 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Buy VMware vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus and get vSphere Fundamentals Training for SMBs free! vSphere Fundamentals is designed to help new customers learn the vSphere Architecture, guide them through installation, and understand best practices.</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Desktop Promotions</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>VMware View 500 Pack &amp; 250 Pack Promotion (August 1, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n\r\n-If your company has completed a proof of concept or tested a desktop virtualization environment on a smaller scale can now move to a large-scale deployment at a lower cost!\r\n<h3> </h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Last Chance Get VMware ThinApp Client Licenses with a 48% Discount! (May 1, 2011 - September 15, 2011) </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Fast track your Windows 7 migration journey and save on ThinApp licenses</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Save Up to 25% on VMware Zimbra Introductory Offer (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-VMware Zimbra is an innovative, open email and collaboration solution that connects end users to critical data on any device or platform.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>VMware View Campus Wide Agreement Promotion (January 1, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-All K-12, higher education and training hospitals qualify for View premier seats at 40% off of the academic list price.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get 15 FREE VMware Zimbra Student/Alumni Mailboxes! (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">-Now, for a limited time, your academic institution can get 15 free VMware Zimbra Student/Alumni mailboxes for every paid faculty or staff perpetual mailbox.</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you would like to take advantage of any of these promotions, please e-mail <a href=\"mailto:insidesales@eGroup-us.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">insidesales@eGroup-us.com</span></a> or contact us at1-877-eGROUP-1.','VMWARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DESKTOP PROMOTIONS!','','inherit','open','open','','4875-revision-4','','','2011-08-31 16:32:16','2011-08-31 16:32:16','',4875,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4875-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(4881,13,'2011-08-31 16:34:18','2011-08-31 16:34:18','VMware has recently announced some new and exciting Infrastructure and Desktop Promotions that are currently running from August 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011.  The promotions that are highlighted in red are due to expire on September 15, 2011.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Infrastructure Promotions</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off list - (August 22, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Enable a policy based automated data center by upgrading from vSphere Enterprise to vSphere Enterprise Plus. Customers with vSphere Enterprise licenses can upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off the list price.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>vSphere Essentials Plus with vSphere Storage Appliance (August 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A low cost shared storage offering that enables users to experience the massive benefits gained by using the live migration and high availability features of vSphere Essentials Plus. Eligible customers can purchase VMware vSphere Essentials Plus</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Increase Data Protection and Compliance at No Additional Charge (June 15, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">This promotion enables eligible customers to receive a 50-VM pack license with 12-months of Basic Support and Subscription for vShield Data Security at no additional charge with a qualifying VMware vSphere purchase.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><!--more--></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Jumpstart your cloud with 300 VMs of VMware’s vCloud Solution and a free PSO service (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Let VMware help you rapidly build your cloud using VMware’s trusted solution to simplify the management and consumption of infrastructure resources</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get the Core Components of The VMware vCloud Solution in One Bundle (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong><strong><em></em></strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Build your cloud using the trusted VMware vCloud Solution to simplify management and consumption of infrastructure resources.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>vFree Training with vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus (March 8 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Buy VMware vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus and get vSphere Fundamentals Training for SMBs free! vSphere Fundamentals is designed to help new customers learn the vSphere Architecture, guide them through installation, and understand best practices.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Desktop Promotions</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>VMware View 500 Pack &amp; 250 Pack Promotion (August 1, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>If your company has completed a proof of concept or tested a desktop virtualization environment on a smaller scale can now move to a large-scale deployment at a lower cost!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Last Chance Get VMware ThinApp Client Licenses with a 48% Discount! (May 1, 2011 - September 15, 2011) </strong></span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Fast track your Windows 7 migration journey and save on ThinApp licenses</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Save Up to 25% on VMware Zimbra Introductory Offer (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">VMware Zimbra is an innovative, open email and collaboration solution that connects end users to critical data on any device or platform.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>VMware View Campus Wide Agreement Promotion (January 1, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">All K-12, higher education and training hospitals qualify for View premier seats at 40% off of the academic list price.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get 15 FREE VMware Zimbra Student/Alumni Mailboxes! (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Now, for a limited time, your academic institution can get 15 free VMware Zimbra Student/Alumni mailboxes for every paid faculty or staff perpetual mailbox.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you would like to take advantage of any of these promotions, please e-mail <a href=\"mailto:insidesales@eGroup-us.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">insidesales@eGroup-us.com</span></a> or contact us at1-877-eGROUP-1.','VMWARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DESKTOP PROMOTIONS!','','inherit','open','open','','4875-revision-5','','','2011-08-31 16:34:18','2011-08-31 16:34:18','',4875,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4875-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(4882,13,'2011-08-31 16:34:35','2011-08-31 16:34:35','VMware has recently announced some new and exciting Infrastructure and Desktop Promotions that are currently running from August 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011.  The promotions that are highlighted in red are due to expire on September 15, 2011.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Infrastructure Promotions</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off list - (August 22, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Enable a policy based automated data center by upgrading from vSphere Enterprise to vSphere Enterprise Plus. Customers with vSphere Enterprise licenses can upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off the list price.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>vSphere Essentials Plus with vSphere Storage Appliance (August 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A low cost shared storage offering that enables users to experience the massive benefits gained by using the live migration and high availability features of vSphere Essentials Plus. Eligible customers can purchase VMware vSphere Essentials Plus</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Increase Data Protection and Compliance at No Additional Charge (June 15, 2011 - September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">This promotion enables eligible customers to receive a 50-VM pack license with 12-months of Basic Support and Subscription for vShield Data Security at no additional charge with a qualifying VMware vSphere purchase.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><!--more--></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Jumpstart your cloud with 300 VMs of VMware’s vCloud Solution and a free PSO service (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Let VMware help you rapidly build your cloud using VMware’s trusted solution to simplify the management and consumption of infrastructure resources</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Get the Core Components of The VMware vCloud Solution in One Bundle (May 1, 2011 – September 15, 2011)</strong><strong><em></em></strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Build your cloud using the trusted VMware vCloud Solution to simplify management and consumption of infrastructure resources.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>vFree Training with vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus (March 8 – September 15, 2011)</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Buy VMware vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus and get vSphere Fundamentals Training for SMBs free! vSphere Fundamentals is designed to help new customers learn the vSphere Architecture, guide them through installation, and understand best practices.</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Desktop Promotions</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>VMware View 500 Pack &amp; 250 Pack Promotion (August 1, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>If your company has completed a proof of concept or tested a desktop virtualization environment on a smaller scale can now move to a large-scale deployment at a lower cost!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Last Chance Get VMware ThinApp Client Licenses with a 48% Discount! 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Customers with vSphere Enterprise licenses can upgrade to vSphere Enterprise Plus for 25% off the list price.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>vSphere Essentials Plus with vSphere Storage Appliance (August 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A low cost shared storage offering that enables users to experience the massive benefits gained by using the live migration and high availability features of vSphere Essentials Plus. 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Having a rock solid backup and immediately restorable solution is paramount.\r\n\r\nPurpose built to \"Save the Day\" and formerly known as Backup Exec System Recovery (BESR), Symantec has an answer - <strong>System Recovery 2011</strong>. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nWith the 2011 edition comes a number of new advancements not previously found in the product offering -- <strong>most notably platform support and Granular recovery support for SharePoint 2010.</strong>\r\n\r\nNew features of the 2011 System Recovery Include:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SystemRecovery2011Features1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4899\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SystemRecovery2011Features1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"625\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the ability to restore to dissimilar hardaware in minutes, it is no wonder the product was voted <strong>BEST 2010 HIGH AVAILABILITY / DISASTER RECOVERY AWARD</strong> by Winodws IT Pro and <strong>BEST 2009 DISASTER RECOVERY PRODUCT</strong> by Redmond Magazine (for the 4th consecutive year). \r\n\r\n If your organization uses SharePoint or just needs image based backups with the ability to restore to anything anywhere, then take a good look at <strong>System Recovery 2011</strong>. 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The biggest new feature to me in the Automatic Fail-back.  That\'s right, automatic fail-back.\n\nThis coupled with the newly announced VXLAN (VMware\'s new extensible LAN networking) brings home the idea that gone are the days of having to re-ip everything in case of a disaster.\n\nIn addition to all this VMware announced that with vSphere 5, vSphere Replication.  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With the 2011 edition come a number of new advancements not previously found in the product offering -- most notably platform support and Granular recovery support for SharePoint 2010.\n\nNew features of the 2011 System Recovery Include:\n\nWith the ability to restore to dissimilar hardaware it is no wonder the product was voted BEST 2010 HIGH AVAILABILITY/DISASTER RECOVERY AWARD by Winodws IT Pro and BEST 2009 DISASTER RECOVERY PRODUCT by Redmond Magazine (for the 4th consecutive year).\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','UTILIZE SYMANTEC SYSTEM RECOVERY 2011 TO PROTECT YOUR SHAREPOINT 2010 ENVIRONMENT','','inherit','open','open','','4886-revision-7','','','2011-08-31 17:21:04','2011-08-31 17:21:04','',4886,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4886-revision-7',0,'revision','',0),(4896,6,'2011-08-31 17:21:32','2011-08-31 17:21:32','Purposed built to \"Save the Day\" and formerly known as Backup Exec System Recovery (BESR), Symantec has recently released the 2011 version of of their best products, System Recovery. With the 2011 edition come a number of new advancements not previously found in the product offering -- most notably platform support and Granular recovery support for SharePoint 2010.\r\n\r\nNew features of the 2011 System Recovery Include:\r\n\r\nWith the ability to restore to dissimilar hardaware in minutes it is no wonder the product was voted <strong>BEST 2010 HIGH AVAILABILITY / DISASTER RECOVERY AWARD</strong> by Winodws IT Pro and <strong>BEST 2009 DISASTER RECOVERY PRODUCT</strong> by Redmond Magazine (for the 4th consecutive year).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UTILIZE SYMANTEC SYSTEM RECOVERY 2011 TO PROTECT YOUR SHAREPOINT 2010 ENVIRONMENT','','inherit','open','open','','4886-revision-8','','','2011-08-31 17:21:32','2011-08-31 17:21:32','',4886,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4886-revision-8',0,'revision','',0),(4897,12,'2011-09-07 19:11:40','2011-09-07 19:11:40','The current version of EMC\'s Unisphere for the VNX does not allow for more than one storage array to be present in a single \"management domain\"-- meaning you cannot (today) manage multiple EMC arrays from a single Unisphere session on the VNX. 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Having a rock solid backup and immediately restorable solution is paramount.\n\nPurpose built to \"Save the Day\" and formerly known as Backup Exec System Recovery (BESR), Symantec has an answer - <strong>System Recovery 2011</strong>. \n\n<!--more-->\n\nWith the 2011 edition comes a number of new advancements not previously found in the product offering -- <strong>most notably platform support and Granular recovery support for SharePoint 2010.</strong>\n\nNew features of the 2011 System Recovery Include:\n\n<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SystemRecovery2011Features1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4899\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SystemRecovery2011Features1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"625\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWith the ability to restore to dissimilar hardaware in minutes, it is no wonder the product was voted <strong>BEST 2010 HIGH AVAILABILITY / DISASTER RECOVERY AWARD</strong> by Winodws IT Pro and <strong>BEST 2009 DISASTER RECOVERY PRODUCT</strong> by Redmond Magazine (for the 4th consecutive year). \n\n If your organization uses SharePoint or just needs image based backups with the ability to restore to anything anywhere, then take a good look at <strong>System Recovery 2011</strong>. Below is a video that helps illustrate its importance.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/flash/products/system_recovery/product_tour/\">Symantec System Recovery 2011 Product Tour</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','UTILIZE SYMANTEC SYSTEM RECOVERY 2011 TO PROTECT YOUR SHAREPOINT 2010 ENVIRONMENT','','inherit','open','open','','4886-autosave','','','2011-08-31 21:29:13','2011-08-31 21:29:13','',4886,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4886-autosave',0,'revision','',0),(4913,6,'2011-08-31 21:26:40','2011-08-31 21:26:40','As SharePoint evironments grow and become more widespread, business\' reliance upon uptime continues to grow as well. Having a rock solid backup and immediately restorable solution is paramount.\r\n\r\nPurpose built to \"Save the Day\" and formerly known as Backup Exec System Recovery (BESR), Symantec has an answer - <strong>System Recovery 2011</strong>. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nWith the 2011 edition comes a number of new advancements not previously found in the product offering -- <strong>most notably platform support and Granular recovery support for SharePoint 2010.</strong>\r\n\r\nNew features of the 2011 System Recovery Include:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SystemRecovery2011Features1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4899\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SystemRecovery2011Features1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"625\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the ability to restore to dissimilar hardaware in minutes, it is no wonder the product was voted <strong>BEST 2010 HIGH AVAILABILITY / DISASTER RECOVERY AWARD</strong> by Winodws IT Pro and <strong>BEST 2009 DISASTER RECOVERY PRODUCT</strong> by Redmond Magazine (for the 4th consecutive year). \r\n\r\n If your organization uses SharePoint or just needs image based backups with the ability to restore to anything anywhere, then take a good look at <strong>System Recovery 2011</strong>. 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The offering will bundle Trend Micro Deep Security and agentless anti-malware with VMware vShield Endpoint software in a single offering.\n\nTrend Micro will now be one of the first vendors to provide customers with this simplified licensing, deployment and support experience for integrated VMware vShield Endpoint solutions, available through Trend Micro and joint VMware solution providers.\n\nThis will be well received from the security, virtualization, and CEO\'s around the country.\n\nFor more information and the official Trend Micro Press Release, <strong><a href=\"http://trendmicro.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&amp;news_item=908&amp;type=current&amp;year=0\">GO HERE</a></strong>.\n\n&nbsp;','TREND MICRO AND VMWARE TEAM UP VSHIELD ENDPOINT SOLUTION','','inherit','open','open','','4914-revision','','','2011-08-31 21:45:09','2011-08-31 21:45:09','',4914,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4914-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4916,6,'2011-08-31 21:46:09','2011-08-31 21:46:09','Announced recently in Vegas at <strong>VMworld 2011</strong>, <strong>Trend Micro</strong> and <strong>VMware</strong> have a brand new expanded agreement that will bring  a simplified, comprehensive, and integrated virtualization security solution to the masses.\n\nTrend Micro, who has been out in front with securing virtual machines and enviroments, offers a combined package with VMware vShield. The offering will bundle Trend Micro Deep Security and agentless anti-malware with VMware vShield Endpoint software in a single offering.\n\nTrend Micro will now be one of the first vendors to provide customers with this simplified licensing, deployment and support experience for integrated VMware vShield Endpoint solutions, available through Trend Micro and joint VMware solution providers.\n\nThis will be well received from the security, virtualization, and CEO\'s around the country.\n\nFor more information and the official Trend Micro Press Release, <strong><a href=\"http://trendmicro.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&amp;news_item=908&amp;type=current&amp;year=0\">GO HERE</a></strong>.\n\n&nbsp;','TREND MICRO AND VMWARE TEAM UP AND PRESENT VSHIELD ENDPOINT SOLUTION','','inherit','open','open','','4914-revision-2','','','2011-08-31 21:46:09','2011-08-31 21:46:09','',4914,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4914-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(4917,44,'2011-08-31 21:51:13','2011-08-31 21:51:13','I recently had the opportunity to use the PowerPath Migration Enabler (PP/ME) to perform a seamless host-based LUN data migration from one SAN LUN to another on a fiber-attached host. 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The offering will bundle Trend Micro Deep Security and agentless anti-malware with VMware vShield Endpoint software in a single offering.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro will now be one of the first vendors to provide customers with this simplified licensing, deployment and support experience for integrated VMware vShield Endpoint solutions, available through Trend Micro and joint VMware solution providers.\r\n\r\nThis will be well received from the security, virtualization, and CEO\'s around the country.\r\n\r\nFor more information and the official Trend Micro Press Release, <strong><a href=\"http://trendmicro.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&amp;news_item=908&amp;type=current&amp;year=0\">GO HERE</a></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','TREND MICRO AND VMWARE TEAM UP AND PRESENT VSHIELD ENDPOINT SOLUTION FOR AGENTLESS SECURITY','','inherit','open','open','','4914-revision-3','','','2011-08-31 21:46:43','2011-08-31 21:46:43','',4914,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4914-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(4919,6,'2011-08-31 21:46:49','2011-08-31 21:46:49','Announced recently in Vegas at <strong>VMworld 2011</strong>, <strong>Trend Micro</strong> and <strong>VMware</strong> have a brand new expanded agreement that will bring  a simplified, comprehensive, and integrated virtualization security solution to the masses.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro, who has been out in front with securing virtual machines and enviroments, offers a combined package with VMware vShield. The offering will bundle Trend Micro Deep Security and agentless anti-malware with VMware vShield Endpoint software in a single offering.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro will now be one of the first vendors to provide customers with this simplified licensing, deployment and support experience for integrated VMware vShield Endpoint solutions, available through Trend Micro and joint VMware solution providers.\r\n\r\nThis will be well received from the security, virtualization, and CEO\'s around the country.\r\n\r\nFor more information and the official Trend Micro Press Release, <strong><a href=\"http://trendmicro.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&amp;news_item=908&amp;type=current&amp;year=0\">GO HERE</a></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','TREND MICRO AND VMWARE TEAM UP AND PRESENT VSHIELD ENDPOINT SOLUTION FOR AGENTLESS SECURITY','','inherit','open','open','','4914-revision-4','','','2011-08-31 21:46:49','2011-08-31 21:46:49','',4914,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4914-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(4920,6,'2011-08-31 21:47:30','2011-08-31 21:47:30','Announced recently in Vegas at <strong>VMworld 2011</strong>, <strong>Trend Micro</strong> and <strong>VMware</strong> have a brand new expanded agreement that will bring  a simplified, comprehensive, and integrated virtualization security solution to the masses.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro, who has been out in front with securing virtual machines and enviroments, offers a combined package with VMware vShield. The offering will bundle Trend Micro Deep Security and agentless anti-malware with VMware vShield Endpoint software in a single offering.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro will now be one of the first vendors to provide customers with this simplified licensing, deployment and support experience for integrated VMware vShield Endpoint solutions, available through Trend Micro and joint VMware solution providers.\r\n\r\nThis will be well received from the security, virtualization, and CEO\'s around the country.\r\n\r\nFor more information and the official Trend Micro Press Release, <strong><a href=\"http://trendmicro.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&amp;news_item=908&amp;type=current&amp;year=0\">GO HERE</a></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','TREND MICRO AND VMWARE TEAM UP AND PRESENT NEW VSHIELD ENDPOINT SOLUTION FOR AGENTLESS SECURITY','','inherit','open','open','','4914-revision-5','','','2011-08-31 21:47:30','2011-08-31 21:47:30','',4914,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4914-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(4921,44,'2011-08-31 21:46:48','2011-08-31 21:46:48','','Auto Draft','','inherit','open','open','','4917-revision','','','2011-08-31 21:46:48','2011-08-31 21:46:48','',4917,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4917-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4922,44,'2011-09-01 18:46:48','2011-09-01 18:46:48','I worked with EMC support recently to identify and work around an apparent bug in the VNXe operating environment. One of our customers purchased two VNXe 3100’s with the intention of using them to replicate CIFS data between two sites. Because the data exceeds a terabyte we placed both VNXe’s in the customer’s primary datacenter to perform the initial data migration and synchronization. Once the initial sync between the VNXe arrays completed we relocated the secondary VNXe to one of the customer’s offices a couple of hours away.\r\n\r\nChanging the management IP address of the VNXe that had moved to match the subnet at the new location was no problem, but there seemed to be no way to successfully change the IP address used by the replication interface and reestablish the replication session.\r\n\r\nWe opened a support case with EMC, who after some digging acknowledged that we had encountered an issue that will be corrected in the next VNXe OE release.\r\n\r\nIf you find yourself unable to change the IP address of a replication interface on a VNXe storage array the work-around is to contact EMC support and let them reconfigure the replication for you.','EMC VNXe BUG WHEN CHANGING REPLICATION IP ADDRESSES ','','publish','open','open','','emc-vnxe-bug-when-changing-replication-ip-addresses','','','2011-09-02 08:35:31','2011-09-02 08:35:31','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=4922',0,'post','',1),(4923,6,'2011-08-31 21:48:53','2011-08-31 21:48:53','','VMworld2011','','inherit','open','open','','vmworld2011','','','2011-08-31 21:48:53','2011-08-31 21:48:53','',4914,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/VMworld2011.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4924,6,'2011-08-31 21:47:43','2011-08-31 21:47:43','Announced recently in Vegas at <strong>VMworld 2011</strong>, <strong>Trend Micro</strong> and <strong>VMware</strong> have a brand new expanded agreement that will bring  a simplified, comprehensive, and integrated virtualization security solution to the masses.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro, who has been out in front with securing virtual machines and enviroments, offers a combined package with VMware vShield. The offering will bundle Trend Micro Deep Security and agentless anti-malware with VMware vShield Endpoint software in a single offering.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro will now be one of the first vendors to provide customers with this simplified licensing, deployment and support experience for integrated VMware vShield Endpoint solutions, available through Trend Micro and joint VMware solution providers.\r\n\r\nThis will be well received from the security, virtualization, and CEO\'s around the country.\r\n\r\nFor more information and the official Trend Micro Press Release, <strong><a href=\"http://trendmicro.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&amp;news_item=908&amp;type=current&amp;year=0\">GO HERE</a></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','TREND MICRO AND VMWARE TEAM UP AND PRESENT NEW VSHIELD ENDPOINT SOLUTION FOR AGENTLESS SECURITY','','inherit','open','open','','4914-revision-6','','','2011-08-31 21:47:43','2011-08-31 21:47:43','',4914,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4914-revision-6',0,'revision','',0),(4925,6,'2011-08-31 21:49:15','2011-08-31 21:49:15','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/VMworld2011.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4923\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/VMworld2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"77\" /></a>Announced recently in Vegas at <strong>VMworld 2011</strong>, <strong>Trend Micro</strong> and <strong>VMware</strong> have a brand new expanded agreement that will bring  a simplified, comprehensive, and integrated virtualization security solution to the masses.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro, who has been out in front with securing virtual machines and enviroments, offers a combined package with VMware vShield. The offering will bundle Trend Micro Deep Security and agentless anti-malware with VMware vShield Endpoint software in a single offering.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro will now be one of the first vendors to provide customers with this simplified licensing, deployment and support experience for integrated VMware vShield Endpoint solutions, available through Trend Micro and joint VMware solution providers.\r\n\r\nThis will be well received from the security, virtualization, and CEO\'s around the country.\r\n\r\nFor more information and the official Trend Micro Press Release, <strong><a href=\"http://trendmicro.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&amp;news_item=908&amp;type=current&amp;year=0\">GO HERE</a></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','TREND MICRO AND VMWARE TEAM UP AND PRESENT NEW VSHIELD ENDPOINT SOLUTION FOR AGENTLESS SECURITY','','inherit','open','open','','4914-revision-7','','','2011-08-31 21:49:15','2011-08-31 21:49:15','',4914,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4914-revision-7',0,'revision','',0),(4926,6,'2011-08-31 21:49:35','2011-08-31 21:49:35','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/VMworld2011.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4923\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/VMworld2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"77\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnnounced recently in Vegas at <strong>VMworld 2011</strong>, <strong>Trend Micro</strong> and <strong>VMware</strong> have a brand new expanded agreement that will bring  a simplified, comprehensive, and integrated virtualization security solution to the masses.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro, who has been out in front with securing virtual machines and enviroments, offers a combined package with VMware vShield. The offering will bundle Trend Micro Deep Security and agentless anti-malware with VMware vShield Endpoint software in a single offering.\r\n\r\nTrend Micro will now be one of the first vendors to provide customers with this simplified licensing, deployment and support experience for integrated VMware vShield Endpoint solutions, available through Trend Micro and joint VMware solution providers.\r\n\r\nThis will be well received from the security, virtualization, and CEO\'s around the country.\r\n\r\nFor more information and the official Trend Micro Press Release, <strong><a href=\"http://trendmicro.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&amp;news_item=908&amp;type=current&amp;year=0\">GO HERE</a></strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','TREND MICRO AND VMWARE TEAM UP AND PRESENT NEW VSHIELD ENDPOINT SOLUTION FOR AGENTLESS SECURITY','','inherit','open','open','','4914-revision-8','','','2011-08-31 21:49:35','2011-08-31 21:49:35','',4914,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4914-revision-8',0,'revision','',0),(4927,6,'2011-08-31 21:49:38','2011-08-31 21:49:38','<p><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/VMworld2011.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4923\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/VMworld2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"77\" /></a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Announced recently in Vegas at <strong>VMworld 2011</strong>, <strong>Trend Micro</strong> and <strong>VMware</strong> have a brand new expanded agreement that will bring  a simplified, comprehensive, and integrated virtualization security solution to the masses.</p>\r\n<p>Trend Micro, who has been out in front with securing virtual machines and enviroments, offers a combined package with VMware vShield. 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PP/ME migrates the data and then swaps the LUN ID’s inside the guest OS, performing a seamless migration with no application downtime.\n\nThe PP/ME feature is an option when installing PowerPath. A free PP/ME license from EMC is required in addition to the PowerPath license. Once installed, the commands to perform the LUN migration are fairly straightforward. Start by presenting the new LUN to the host. The new LUN does not have to be on the same storage array as the old LUN.\n\nIn the command sequences below the target LUN = harddisk5 and the source LUN = harddisk6\n\nSet up the migration with the command:\n\npowermig setup -src harddisk6 -tgt harddisk5 -techType hostcopy\n\nBegin copying data:\n\npowermig sync -handle 1\n\nCheck the migration status:\n\npowermig query -handle 1\n\nWhen the data copy is complete the migration enters the “source selected” state and you can finalize the migration with these commands:\n\npowermig selectTarget -handle 1\npowermig commit -handle 1\npowermig cleanup -handle 1\nOnce you’ve verified the host is using the new LUN the old LUN can be removed.','USING POWERPATH MIGRATION ENABLER FOR ZERO DOWNTIME LUN MIGRATION','','inherit','open','open','','4917-revision-2','','','2011-08-31 21:50:39','2011-08-31 21:50:39','',4917,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4917-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(4929,44,'2011-08-31 21:52:15','2011-08-31 21:52:15','I recently had the opportunity to use the PowerPath Migration Enabler (PP/ME) to perform a seamless host-based LUN data migration from one SAN LUN to another on a fiber-attached host. PP/ME migrates the data and then swaps the LUN ID’s inside the guest OS, performing a seamless migration with no application downtime.\n\nThe PP/ME feature is an option when installing PowerPath. A free PP/ME license from EMC is required in addition to the PowerPath license. Once installed, the commands to perform the LUN migration are fairly straightforward. Start by presenting the new LUN to the host. The new LUN does not have to be on the same storage array as the old LUN.\n\nIn the command sequences below the target LUN = harddisk5 and the source LUN = harddisk6\n\nSet up the migration with the command:\n\npowermig setup -src harddisk6 -tgt harddisk5 -techType hostcopy\n\nBegin copying data:\n\npowermig sync -handle 1\n\nCheck the migration status:\n\npowermig query -handle 1\n\nWhen the data copy is complete the migration enters the “source selected” state and you can finalize the migration with these commands:\n\npowermig selectTarget -handle 1\npowermig commit -handle 1\npowermig cleanup -handle 1\n\nOnce you’ve verified the host is using the new LUN the old LUN can be removed from the host.','USING POWERPATH MIGRATION ENABLER FOR ZERO DOWNTIME LUN MIGRATION','','inherit','open','open','','4917-autosave','','','2011-08-31 21:52:15','2011-08-31 21:52:15','',4917,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4917-autosave',0,'revision','',0),(4930,44,'2011-08-31 21:51:13','2011-08-31 21:51:13','I recently had the opportunity to use the PowerPath Migration Enabler (PP/ME) to perform a seamless host-based LUN data migration from one SAN LUN to another on a fiber-attached host. 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traditional Intel 5500 and 5600 processors.  The ability to load so much memory into each physical host makes the Cisco UCS ideal for virtual deployments, especially VDI implementations.\r\n\r\nThough there is a highly technical process for how the server is able to utilize such a large amount of memory without requiring an expensive CPU, the best way to describe the technology is by stating that the processors \"see\" each four module group as a single 16GB or 32GB DIMM.  This allows the CPUs to handle being fully populated (48 DIMMs) without dropping below the full speed of 1333MHz.\r\n\r\nThe trick, we discovered, is keeping the DIMMs together as they were originially packaged as Cisco ships each group as they should be installed in the server.  Thankfully, Cisco Support was able to pair the DIMMs back together, and the server is now working perfectly.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Cisco C250 Memory Upgrade 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machine growth lies mostly in the ever increasing need for more memory, while processing power is typically not as much of a concern.  To address this problem, Cisco UCS systems have introduced their Extended Memory Technology.  This very advanced server archecture allows for up to 384 GB of memory to be installed in each server while extending the life of traditional Intel 5500 and 5600 processors.  The ability to load so much memory into each physical host makes the Cisco UCS ideal for virtual deployments, especially VDI implementations.\n\nThough there is a highly technical process for how the server is able to utilize such a large amount of memory without requiring an expensive CPU, the best way to describe the technology is by stating that the processors \"see\" each four module group as a single 16GB or 32GB DIMM.  This allows the CPUs to handle being fully populated (48 DIMM) without dropping below the full speed of 1333MHz.  The trick, we discovered, is keeping the DIMMs 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Memory Technology.  This very advanced server archecture allows for up to 384 GB of memory to be installed in each server while extending the life of traditional Intel 5500 and 5600 processors.  The ability to load so much memory into each physical host makes the Cisco UCS ideal for virtual deployments, especially VDI implementations.\n\nThough there is a highly technical process for how the server is able to utilize such a large amount of memory without requiring an expensive CPU, the best way to describe the technology is by stating that the processors \"see\" each four module group as a single 16GB or 32GB DIMM.  This allows the CPUs to handle being fully populated (48 DIMMs) without dropping below the full speed of 1333MHz.\n\nThe trick, we discovered, is keeping the DIMMs together as they were originially packaged as Cisco ships each group as they should be installed in the server.  Thankfully, Cisco Support was able to pair the DIMMs back together, and the server is now working 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If not upgrade to this version.\r\nStep 2- Download the upgrade tool and upgrade image by going to http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html, and selecting your product.\r\nStep 3- Install the tool on your computer.\r\nStep 4- Fill in the information for your AP, file location, and controller and then press the start button.\r\n\r\nFor more detailed information http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/conversion/lwapp/upgrade/guide/lwapnote.html\r\n','Convert Autonomous Cisco AP\'s to Lightweight Mode','','publish','open','open','','convert-autonomous-cisco-aps-to-lightweight-mode','','','2011-09-01 01:49:55','2011-09-01 01:49:55','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=4941',0,'post','',0),(4942,25,'2011-09-01 01:41:41','2011-09-01 01:41:41','','Preventing Desktop Authority Agent From Installing on Server','','inherit','open','open','','4940-revision','','','2011-09-01 01:41:41','2011-09-01 01:41:41','',4940,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4940-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4943,24,'2011-09-01 01:39:18','2011-09-01 01:39:18','','Auto Draft','','inherit','open','open','','4941-revision','','','2011-09-01 01:39:18','2011-09-01 01:39:18','',4941,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4941-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4944,24,'2011-09-01 01:56:26','2011-09-01 01:56:26','Cisco has really made configuring a WLAN controller and the associated access points simple.  Today I configured a Cisco 2504 WLAN controller and 6 1242AG\'s with 2 SSID\'s in less than 2 hours.  That is including the time it took to un-pack everything.  I love it when a product works and makes my job easier.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6302/Products_Sub_Category_Home.html','Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers work!','','publish','open','open','','cisco-wireless-lan-controllers-work','','','2011-09-01 01:56:26','2011-09-01 01:56:26','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=4944',0,'post','',0),(4945,24,'2011-09-01 01:49:55','2011-09-01 01:49:55','','Auto Draft','','inherit','open','open','','4944-revision','','','2011-09-01 01:49:55','2011-09-01 01:49:55','',4944,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4944-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4994,2,'2011-09-26 09:00:45','2011-09-26 09:00:45','Contacts\r\n\r\nScott Regan\r\nEverything Channel\r\n<a href=\"mailto:scott.regan@ec.ubm.com\">scott.regan@ec.ubm.com</a>\r\n508.416.1186\r\n\r\nLiz Wilmes\r\neGroup, Inc.\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com\">Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com</a>\r\n843.284.0146\r\n\r\n<strong>eGroup, Inc. Only SC-Based Company Recognized on the CRN Fast Growth 100 List</strong>\r\n\r\nMount Pleasant, SC, September 26, 2011 – eGroup, Inc., providing technology solutions for Serious Competitors, today announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel on the CRN Fast Growth 100 list. The list recognizes the fastest growing solution providers in North America. Companies on the Fast Growth 100 list average a two-year revenue growth of 130 percent and average annual sales of products and services of $172 million. The ranking is based on two years’ growth of net sales from calendar year 2008 to calendar year 2010.  eGroup is the only South Carolina-based company named to the elite list. \r\n\r\n\"We are thrilled to be recognized for our growth over the past several years,\" said eGroup Principal Mike Carter. \"Our goal is to continue to deliver exceptional customer service while helping our clients understand that technology is a competitive advantage for their business. This is a proven methodology that generates sustained growth for both eGroup and our customers, and we could not be more pleased with the outcome.\"\r\n\r\n“This year’s Fast Growth 100 list reflects the high growth potential for solution providers offering innovative products, solutions and services,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for Everything Channel. “Despite an uncertain market, VARs investing in new technologies and services are still growing at a significant rate - a testament to their hard work and ability to truly understand their customers\' needs. We congratulate eGroup on their well-earned success.”\r\n\r\nA sample of the 2011 Fast Growth list can be found at <a href=\"http://www.crn.com\">www.crn.com</a>. <!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>CRN 2011 Fast Growth Conference &amp; Awards\r\n</strong><em>Achieving Superior Growth in Uncertain Times</em>\r\n\r\nThe 2011 CRN Fast Growth category and special awards will be presented during the annual conference, taking place October 5-6 at the Doral Resort in Miami. At the event, relationships will be formed and business opportunities will take place as channel executives gather together in an intimate setting with North America’s fastest growing solution providers. The event will honor leading-edge solution providers who are setting the agenda in today\'s channel. To learn more about the event, go to <a href=\"http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11\">http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>About eGroup</strong>\r\n\r\nProviding customers across the southeast with a distinct competitive advantage since 1999, eGroup is a visionary technology solutions and services firm with the ability to execute swiftly in a rapidly changing information technology landscape. eGroup’s solutions drive customers’ cost containment, revenue growth, and service objectives by addressing challenges associated with mobility, access to critical applications and data, and security. eGroup’s expertise and core competency is focused in three distinct areas: Cloud Services (public and private), Application Services, and End-User Computing. To deliver these solutions, eGroup has strategic partnerships with industry leaders that include VMware, Cisco, and EMC, along with Citrix, Microsoft, and Trend Micro, and a highly-skilled workforce trained in all of the latest developments in information technology. To learn more, visit <a href=\"http://www.eGroup-us.com\">www.eGroup-us.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>About Everything Channel</strong>\r\n\r\nEverything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at <a href=\"http://www.everythingchannel.com/\">http://www.everythingchannel.com</a>. Follow us on Twitter at <a href=\"http://twitter.com/everythingchnl\">http://twitter.com/everythingchnl</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>About UBM plc</strong>\r\n\r\nUBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.\r\n\r\nFor more information, go to <a href=\"http://www.ubm.com\">www.ubm.com</a>\r\n\r\n###','eGROUP, INC. 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installed?\n\nIn the Desktop Authority administrator\'s console there are ways to restrict the agent from deploying GPO modifications from any unintended computer, but no settings exist to prevent the agent from installing the Desktop Authority services.  However, after reading through the Desktop Authority Administrator Guide, a solution does exist.\n\nOpen Notepad, and save the blank document as \"SLBYPASS\" with no file extension.  Place this file in the root (C: in this case) directory of any computer in which you do not want the agent installed.  When the script will scan the directory for a file with that name before installing any services on the device.','Preventing Desktop Authority Agent From Installing On Computer','','inherit','open','open','','4940-revision-3','','','2011-09-01 02:01:40','2011-09-01 02:01:40','',4940,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4940-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(4949,25,'2011-09-01 02:02:31','2011-09-01 02:02:31','SriptLogic\'s Desktop Authority is a 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18:14:18','There are times when an Exchange Mailbox Database is unavailable - wether it is missing or the underlying storage is unavailable. Recently, while visiting a customer, they asked about the best method for solving this issue when the old database does not need to be retrieved. There is a simple set of commands that can be used to move the path and generate a new, empty, .edb file.\r\n\r\nTo identify the the database to work with one can either use the Mailbox name or the Mailbox GUID. To obtain the GUID run the following Exchange Management Shell command:\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Get-MailboxDatabase -Identity \"MailboxName\" | Format-Table Name, GUID</em></strong>\r\n\r\nTaking the resulting GUID, or the Mailbox Name itself, it can be plugged into the Identity property of the following command:\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Move-DatabasePath -ConfigurationOnly -Identity \"GUIDorName\" -EdbFilePath \"C:\\PathToEdb\\FileName.edb\" -LogFolderPath \"C:\\PathToFolder\"</em></strong>\r\n\r\nThe -ConfigurationOnly property instructs the Exchange Management Shell to ignore the fact that it cannot find the current path or file. The above command without the -ConfigurationOnly property is identical to running the Move Database Path option within the Exchange Management GUI.\r\n\r\nOnce the above command is complete, the Mailbox database can be mounted at which time it will create a new, empty, .edb file in the new storage location.\r\n\r\nThis is a nice command to have in your brain bank when faced with a situation where the existing path for your mailbox stores cannot be contacted or you\'re restoring Mailbox databases to a new location.','EXCHANGE 2010 - CHANGING MAILBOX DB LOCATIONS WHEN DB IS UNAVAILABLE','','publish','open','open','','exchange-2010-changing-mailbox-db-locations-when-db-is-unavailable','','','2011-09-09 18:14:18','2011-09-09 18:14:18','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5005',0,'post','',0),(4953,44,'2011-09-01 18:46:35','2011-09-01 18:46:35','I worked with EMC support recently to identify and resolve an apparent bug in the VNXe operating environment. A customer purchased two VNXe 3100’s with the intention of using them to replicate CIFS data between two sites. Because the data exceeds a terabyte we placed both VNXe’s in the customer’s primary datacenter to perform the initial data migration and synchronization. Once the initial sync completed we relocated the secondary VNXe to another of the customer’s offices a couple of hours away.\n\nChanging the management IP address of the VNXe that moved to match the subnet at the new location was no problem, but there seemed to be no way to successfully change the IP address used by the replication interface and reestablish replication.\n\nWe opened a support case with EMC, who after some digging acknowledged that we had encountered an issue that will be corrected in the next VNXe OE release.\n\nIf you need to change the replication IP address on a VNXe storage array the work-around is to contact EMC support and let them reconfigure the replication for you.','EMC VNXe BUG WHEN CHANGING REPLICATION IP ADDRESSES ','','inherit','open','open','','4922-revision-2','','','2011-09-01 18:46:35','2011-09-01 18:46:35','',4922,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4922-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(4954,44,'2011-09-02 08:36:34','2011-09-02 08:36:34','I worked with EMC support recently to identify and work around an apparent bug in the VNXe operating environment. One of our customers purchased two VNXe 3100’s with the intention of using them to replicate CIFS data between two sites. Because the data exceeds a terabyte we placed both VNXe’s in the customer’s primary datacenter to perform the initial data migration and synchronization. Once the initial sync between the VNXe arrays completed we relocated the secondary VNXe to one of the customer’s offices a couple of hours away.\n\nChanging the management IP address of the VNXe that had moved to match the subnet at the new location was no problem, but there seemed to be no way to successfully change the IP address used by the replication interface and reestablish the replication session.\n\nWe opened a support case with EMC, who after some digging acknowledged that we had encountered an issue that will be corrected in the next VNXe OE release.\n\nIf you find yourself unable to change the IP address of a replication interface on a VNXe storage array the work-around is to contact EMC support and let them reconfigure the replication for you.','EMC VNXe BUG WHEN CHANGING REPLICATION IP ADDRESSES ','','inherit','open','open','','4922-autosave','','','2011-09-02 08:36:34','2011-09-02 08:36:34','',4922,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4922-autosave',0,'revision','',0),(4955,44,'2011-09-01 18:46:48','2011-09-01 18:46:48','I worked with EMC support recently to identify and resolve an apparent bug in the VNXe operating environment. 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Once the initial sync completed we relocated the secondary VNXe to another of the customer’s offices a couple of hours away.\r\n\r\nChanging the management IP address of the VNXe that moved to match the subnet at the new location was no problem, but there seemed to be no way to successfully change the IP address used by the replication interface and reestablish replication.\r\n\r\nWe opened a support case with EMC, who after some digging acknowledged that we had encountered an issue that will be corrected in the next VNXe OE release.\r\n\r\nIf you need to change the replication IP address on a VNXe storage array the work-around is to contact EMC support and let them reconfigure the replication for you.','EMC VNXe BUG WHEN CHANGING REPLICATION IP ADDRESSES ','','inherit','open','open','','4922-revision-3','','','2011-09-01 18:46:48','2011-09-01 18:46:48','',4922,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4922-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(4957,12,'2011-09-02 01:38:36','2011-09-02 01:38:36','The current version of Unisphere does not allow for more than a single storage system to be present in the \"management domain\". What this means it that you cannot currently manage multiple EMC storage arrays from within a single Unisphere session-- major bummer. While this has been promised for a future release, it\'s a limitation today.\n\nOn top of that, having more than one array in the storage or management domain has traditionally been a requirement of SAN Copy and MirrorView. The good news is that there are documented workarounds to use SAN Copy and MirrorView on the VNX, which can be between multiple VNXs\n\n&nbsp;\n\nwhich are shown for both SAN Copy and MirrorView below-- enjoy!','EMC - SAN Copy &amp; MirrorView on VNX','','inherit','open','open','','4897-revision-2','','','2011-09-02 01:38:36','2011-09-02 01:38:36','',4897,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4897-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(4958,12,'2011-09-02 01:44:16','2011-09-02 01:44:16','The current version of EMC\'s Unisphere for the VNX does not allow for more than one storage array to be present in a single \"management domain\"-- meaning you cannot (today) manage multiple EMC arrays from a single Unisphere session. Bummer. While this has been promised for a future release, it\'s a known limitation today.\n\nAnd generally speaking, it\'s not a major issue, but rather a temporary inconvenience.\n\nHowever, having more than one array in the storage or management domain has traditionally been a requirement of EMC\'s SAN Copy and MirrorView array-based software solutions. And when migrating data from a prior generation EMC array (or even a non-EMC array) to the VNX, these tools (SAN Copy specifically) come in very handy\n\nThe good news is that there are documented workarounds to use SAN Copy and MirrorView on the VNX.\n\n&nbsp;','EMC - SAN Copy &amp; MirrorView on VNX','','inherit','open','open','','4897-revision-3','','','2011-09-02 01:44:16','2011-09-02 01:44:16','',4897,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4897-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(4959,44,'2011-09-01 18:51:26','2011-09-01 18:51:26','I worked with EMC support recently to identify and work around an apparent bug in the VNXe operating environment. One of our customers purchased two VNXe 3100’s with the intention of using them to replicate CIFS data between two sites. Because the data exceeds a terabyte we placed both VNXe’s in the customer’s primary datacenter to perform the initial data migration and synchronization. Once the initial sync between the VNXe arrays completed we relocated the secondary VNXe to one of the customer’s offices a couple of hours away.\r\n\r\nChanging the management IP address of the VNXe that had moved to match the subnet at the new location was no problem, but there seemed to be no way to successfully change the IP address used by the replication interface and reestablish the replication session.\r\n\r\nWe opened a support case with EMC, who after some digging acknowledged that we had encountered an issue that will be corrected in the next VNXe OE release.\r\n\r\nIf you find yourself unable to change the IP address of a replication interface on a VNXe storage array the work-around is to contact EMC support and let them reconfigure the replication for you.','EMC VNXe BUG WHEN CHANGING REPLICATION IP ADDRESSES ','','inherit','open','open','','4922-revision-4','','','2011-09-01 18:51:26','2011-09-01 18:51:26','',4922,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4922-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(4960,23,'2011-09-02 12:28:58','2011-09-02 12:28:58','Customizing SharePoint\'s look and feel can be very tedious and time consuming. 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I recently created one to import data manually from an external data source.  A few things that you need to know about Custom Timer Jobs...\n<ol>\n	<li>They cannot be Sandbox Solutions</li>\n	<li>They must be deployed via a Feature (Farm, Web App, or Site)</li>\n	<li>They can be scheduled in code or via Powershell</li>\n</ol>\n<div>In Visual Studio 2010, there is a template for creating Custom Timer Jobs, which makes this process much easier!</div>','SHAREPOINT 2010: CUSTOM TIMER JOBS','','inherit','open','open','','4706-revision-v1','','','2011-09-02 12:55:03','2011-09-02 12:55:03','',4706,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4706-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(4964,12,'2011-09-02 15:52:55','2011-09-02 15:52:55','The current version of EMC\'s Unisphere for the VNX does not allow for more than one storage array to be present in a single \"management domain\"-- meaning you cannot (today) manage multiple EMC arrays from a single Unisphere session. 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And now with the release of vSphere 5, VMware has made our favorite feature even better.\r\n\r\nFirst, vMotion can now use multiple network adapters to increase the speed in which VMs are migrated. The vmkernel transparently balances the load across available vMotion vmkernels (and their physical NICs)-- even if you\'re only performing a single vMotion. VMware\'s internal testing showed migration times improved by a factor of 3x.\r\n\r\nThe best practice around this dictates that you should use a single vSwitch, and create a vmkernel for each physical NIC you want to use-- and then go into each vmkernel and set a single NIC as the Active NIC . I showed this in a previous video (see below) and the process is the same (skip a few minutes in to see the \"how to\" within vSphere).\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCMCxX8KIE\r\n\r\nAlso helping with the speed of migrations, and helping to reduce failed vMotions, is a new \"Stun During Page Send\" (SDPS) feature. What this feature essentially does is temporarily slow down the speed in which a VM modifies its pages in memory to allow a vMotion task to copy the contents of memory (iteratively until the \"final\" copy) to the destination host. In vSphere 4.1, if a VM is modifying its memory faster than the contents of that memory can be copied over the network, the vMotion stalls and eventually fails. SDPS is designed for this specific situation.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the performance in which memory traces are performed (to track the modified pages in memory during a vMotion) has increased. This reduces the impact / overhead on the virtual machine\'s workload (and application performance) during a vMotion.\r\n\r\nAlso in vSphere 5, \"Metro vMotion\" supports vMotions across networks with up to 10ms of round trip latency, as compared to up to 5 ms of round trip latency in vSphere 4.1. 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The vmkernel transparently balances the load across your available vMotion NICs-- even if you\'re only performing a single vMotion. VMware\'s internal testing showed migration times had an improvement of roughly 30-40%.\n\nAlso helping with the speed of migrations, and helping to eliminate failed vMotions, is a new \"Stun During Page Send\" (SDPS). What this feature essentially does is temporarily slow down the speed in which a VM is modifying pages in memory to allow a vMotion task to copy the contents of memory iteratively\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNext, \"Metro vMotion\" now supports vMotions across networks with up to 10ms of round trip latency, as compared to up to 5 ms of round trip latency in vSphere 4.1. This extends the capability to move machines between geographically disparate data centers-- though 10ms of latency usually indicates the sites are still pretty close to each other.\n\n&nbsp;','vSphere 5 - vMotion ENHANCEMENTS','','inherit','open','open','','4965-revision','','','2011-09-02 16:13:55','2011-09-02 16:13:55','',4965,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4965-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4967,12,'2011-09-02 16:24:42','2011-09-02 16:24:42','Someone on Twitter the other day quoted Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware, as stating that at any given time, there are more VMs in flight than there are aircraft-- and that alone describes just how heavily vMotion is used in VMware environments.\n\nIt\'s the most used feature in VMware environments by a LARGE margin, and for good reason. And now with the release of vSphere 5, VMware has made our favorite feature even better.\n\nvMotion can now use multiple network adapters to increase the speed in which VMs are migrated. 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This extends the capability to move machines between geographically disparate data centers-- though 10ms of latency usually indicates the sites are still pretty close to each other.\n\n&nbsp;','vSphere 5 - vMotion ENHANCEMENTS','','inherit','open','open','','4965-revision-2','','','2011-09-02 16:24:42','2011-09-02 16:24:42','',4965,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4965-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(4970,2,'2011-09-06 15:43:34','2011-09-06 15:43:34','<strong>Company Profile:</strong>\n\nForce Protection Industries is a global leader in manufacturing heavy armored vehicles for the DOD and other military organizations. Force Protection currently operates a 400,000+ sq. ft. plant with a workforce of more than 1,000.\n\n<strong>Challenge:</strong>\n\nAfter experiencing serious email outages and turnover in support staff, Force Protection was looking for a partner who could help improve email stability in order to ensure delivery of quality service to their end user.\n\n<strong>Solution:</strong>\n\neGroup provided hardware platform upgrades within Force Protection’s network and applications as well as system integration support services.\n\n<strong>Results:</strong>\n\nAfter partnering with eGroup, Force Protection has experienced a performance system increase of 25% and delivery of stable services increased 75%. In addition, eGroup has provided Force Protection with a stable base to build upon for future upgrades as the organization continues to grow.\n\n<em><strong>“[eGroup takes a] methodical approach to assessing problems or challenges and providing a plan for remediation.” </strong>\n</em><em>                                                                                 <strong>                                                         </strong>– Network Infrastructure Manager at Force Protection Industries</em>','SPOTLIGHT ON eGROUP CUSTOMER: FORCE PROTECTION INDUSTRIES','','inherit','open','open','','4969-revision','','','2011-09-06 15:43:34','2011-09-06 15:43:34','',4969,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4969-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4972,2,'2011-09-06 15:46:07','2011-09-06 15:46:07','<strong>Company Profile:</strong>\r\n\r\nForce Protection Industries is a global leader in manufacturing heavy armored vehicles for the DOD and other military organizations. Force Protection currently operates a 400,000+ sq. ft. plant with a workforce of more than 1,000.\r\n\r\n<strong>Challenge:</strong>\r\n\r\nAfter experiencing serious email outages and turnover in support staff, Force Protection was looking for a partner who could help improve email stability in order to ensure delivery of quality service to their end user.\r\n\r\n<strong>Solution:</strong>\r\n\r\neGroup provided hardware platform upgrades within Force Protection’s network and applications as well as system integration support services.\r\n\r\n<strong>Results:</strong>\r\n\r\nAfter partnering with eGroup, Force Protection has experienced a performance system increase of 25% and delivery of stable services increased 75%. In addition, eGroup has provided Force Protection with a stable base to build upon for future upgrades as the organization continues to grow.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>“[eGroup takes a] methodical approach to assessing problems or challenges and providing a plan for remediation.” \r\n</strong></em><em><strong> </strong>– Network Infrastructure Manager at Force Protection Industries</em>','SPOTLIGHT ON eGROUP CUSTOMER: FORCE PROTECTION INDUSTRIES','','inherit','open','open','','4969-revision-3','','','2011-09-06 15:46:07','2011-09-06 15:46:07','',4969,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4969-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(4971,2,'2011-09-06 15:44:55','2011-09-06 15:44:55','<strong>Company Profile:</strong>\r\n\r\nForce Protection Industries is a global leader in manufacturing heavy armored vehicles for the DOD and other military organizations. 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In addition, eGroup has provided Force Protection with a stable base to build upon for future upgrades as the organization continues to grow.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>“[eGroup takes a] methodical approach to assessing problems or challenges and providing a plan for remediation.” </strong>\r\n</em><em>                                                                                 <strong>                                                         </strong>– Network Infrastructure Manager at Force Protection Industries</em>','SPOTLIGHT ON eGROUP CUSTOMER: FORCE PROTECTION INDUSTRIES','','inherit','open','open','','4969-revision-2','','','2011-09-06 15:44:55','2011-09-06 15:44:55','',4969,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4969-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(4974,2,'2011-09-06 15:47:28','2011-09-06 15:47:28','<strong>Company Profile:</strong>\r\n\r\nForce Protection Industries is a global leader in manufacturing heavy armored vehicles for the DOD and other military organizations. Force Protection currently operates a 400,000+ sq. ft. plant with a workforce of more than 1,000.\r\n\r\n<strong>Challenge:</strong>\r\n\r\nAfter experiencing serious email outages and turnover in support staff, Force Protection was looking for a partner who could help improve email stability in order to ensure delivery of quality service to their end user.\r\n\r\n<strong>Solution:</strong>\r\n\r\neGroup provided hardware platform upgrades within Force Protection’s network and applications as well as system integration support services.\r\n\r\n<strong>Results:</strong>\r\n\r\nAfter partnering with eGroup, Force Protection has experienced a performance system increase of 25% and delivery of stable services increased 75%. In addition, eGroup has provided Force Protection with a stable base to build upon for future upgrades as the organization continues to grow.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>“[eGroup takes a] methodical approach to assessing problems or challenges and providing a plan for remediation.” \r\n</strong></em><em><strong>                                      </strong>– Network Infrastructure Manager at Force Protection Industries</em>','SPOTLIGHT ON eGROUP CUSTOMER: FORCE PROTECTION INDUSTRIES','','inherit','open','open','','4969-revision-5','','','2011-09-06 15:47:28','2011-09-06 15:47:28','',4969,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4969-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(4973,2,'2011-09-06 15:46:57','2011-09-06 15:46:57','<strong>Company Profile:</strong>\r\n\r\nForce Protection Industries is a global leader in manufacturing heavy armored vehicles for the DOD and other military organizations. Force Protection currently operates a 400,000+ sq. ft. plant with a workforce of more than 1,000.\r\n\r\n<strong>Challenge:</strong>\r\n\r\nAfter experiencing serious email outages and turnover in support staff, Force Protection was looking for a partner who could help improve email stability in order to ensure delivery of quality service to their end user.\r\n\r\n<strong>Solution:</strong>\r\n\r\neGroup provided hardware platform upgrades within Force Protection’s network and applications as well as system integration support services.\r\n\r\n<strong>Results:</strong>\r\n\r\nAfter partnering with eGroup, Force Protection has experienced a performance system increase of 25% and delivery of stable services increased 75%. In addition, eGroup has provided Force Protection with a stable base to build upon for future upgrades as the organization continues to grow.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>“[eGroup takes a] methodical approach to assessing problems or challenges and providing a plan for remediation.” \r\n</strong></em><em><strong>                                                                   </strong>– Network Infrastructure Manager at Force Protection Industries</em>','SPOTLIGHT ON eGROUP CUSTOMER: FORCE PROTECTION INDUSTRIES','','inherit','open','open','','4969-revision-4','','','2011-09-06 15:46:57','2011-09-06 15:46:57','',4969,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4969-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(4975,2,'2011-09-06 15:48:17','2011-09-06 15:48:17','<strong><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/our-work/force-protection-industries\">Company Profile</a>:</strong>\r\n\r\nForce Protection Industries is a global leader in manufacturing heavy armored vehicles for the DOD and other military organizations. Force Protection currently operates a 400,000+ sq. ft. plant with a workforce of more than 1,000.\r\n\r\n<strong>Challenge:</strong>\r\n\r\nAfter experiencing serious email outages and turnover in support staff, Force Protection was looking for a partner who could help improve email stability in order to ensure delivery of quality service to their end user.\r\n\r\n<strong>Solution:</strong>\r\n\r\neGroup provided hardware platform upgrades within Force Protection’s network and applications as well as system integration support services.\r\n\r\n<strong>Results:</strong>\r\n\r\nAfter partnering with eGroup, Force Protection has experienced a performance system increase of 25% and delivery of stable services increased 75%. 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Both will support the <a href=\"http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home/\">Windows 8 Developer Preview</a> that was released yesterday!\r\n\r\nYou can download them at the links below...\r\n\r\nWorkstation 8 - <a href=\"http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation\">http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation</a>\r\nFusion 4 - <a href=\"http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion\">http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion</a>','VMWARE: WORKSTATION 8 AND FUSION 4 RELEASED!','','publish','open','open','','vmware-workstation-8-and-fusion-4-released','','','2011-09-14 11:49:16','2011-09-14 11:49:16','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=4979',0,'post','',0),(4980,23,'2011-09-07 12:02:18','2011-09-07 12:02:18','The SharePoint August 2011 Cumulative Update has been released, but has not been officially announced yet.  For those of you that are having issues with the User Profile Service, this update may help.\r\n\r\nWith this update, Microsoft is changing how it deploys updates for all Office Server products.  <strong>There is now ONE update file for all languages and SharePoint products.</strong>  This means that if you are running WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007, SharePoint Foundation, SharePoint 2010 Server, or Project...you just need to download one file.  Much more convenient!\r\n\r\n<strong>Please note: You must have Service Pack 1 installed before installing this update.</strong>\r\n\r\nYou can get more information on this release and links to the downloads on Stefan Gobner\'s blog <a href=\"http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2011/09/07/august-2011-cu-for-sharepoint-2010-has-been-released.aspx\">here</a>.\r\n\r\nHere is a list of fixes from the SharePoint 2010 Server <a href=\"http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2553048\">KB2553048</a> page...\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The Activity Feed displays incorrect colleague information in SharePoint Server 2010. This issue specifically occurs when the colleagues are added through the User Profile Change Job in the User Profile Application.</li>\r\n	<li>Assume that you plan to configure a user profile connection in SharePoint Server 2010. However, you cannot add a new mapping for case-sensitive string type attributes.</li>\r\n	<li>Assume that you plan to configure a user profile connection in SharePoint Server 2010. However, you cannot add a new mapping for print case string type attributes.</li>\r\n	<li>Consider the following scenario:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>An Active Directory group has a name that is longer than 255 characters.</li>\r\n	<li>You create an AD synchronization connection to the AD group in SharePoint Server 2010.</li>\r\n	<li>You perform a full synchronization.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nIn this scenario, the full synchronization does not finish successfully.</li>\r\n	<li>Consider the following scenario:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A user posts some comments on a Note Board Web Part in SharePoint Server 2010.</li>\r\n	<li>You delete the user profile of the user.</li>\r\n	<li>You view the comments on the Note Board Web Part.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nIn this scenario, the comments that the user posted are invisible.</li>\r\n	<li>Assume that a custom Activity Directory attribute is a numeric string type attribute. In this situation, the Active Directory attribute cannot be mapped as a new property in SharePoint Server 2010.</li>\r\n	<li>You restart the User Profile Synchronization service in SharePoint Server 2010 after you apply the hotfix package that is described in Knowledge Base article 2536599. In this situation, an exception occurs.</li>\r\n	<li>In SharePoint Server 2010, the Audience Picker tries to reload a selected security group that contains a space character in its name. 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This issue specifically occurs when the colleagues are added through the User Profile Change Job in the User Profile Application.</li>\n	<li>Assume that you plan to configure a user profile connection in SharePoint Server 2010. However, you cannot add a new mapping for case-sensitive string type attributes.</li>\n	<li>Assume that you plan to configure a user profile connection in SharePoint Server 2010. 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In this situation, the Active Directory attribute cannot be mapped as a new property in SharePoint Server 2010.</li>\n	<li>You restart the User Profile Synchronization service in SharePoint Server 2010 after you apply the hotfix package that is described in Knowledge Base article 2536599. In this situation, an exception occurs.</li>\n	<li>In SharePoint Server 2010, the Audience Picker tries to reload a selected security group that contains a space character in its name. 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However, the Audience Picker cannot resolve the security group name, and it leaves the security group as an unresolved entity.</li>\n</ul>','SHAREPOINT: AUGUST CU 2011 RELEASED','','inherit','open','open','','4980-revision-2','','','2011-09-07 12:01:52','2011-09-07 12:01:52','',4980,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4980-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(4983,12,'2011-09-07 14:51:25','2011-09-07 14:51:25','The current version of EMC\'s Unisphere for the VNX does not allow for more than one storage array to be present in a single \"management domain\"-- meaning you cannot (today) manage multiple EMC arrays from a single Unisphere session. Bummer. While this has been promised for a future release, it\'s a known limitation today.\n\nAnd generally speaking, it\'s not a major issue, but rather a temporary inconvenience.\n\nHowever, having more than one array in the storage or management domain has traditionally been a requirement of EMC\'s SAN Copy and MirrorView array-based software solutions. And when migrating data from a prior generation EMC array (or even a non-EMC array) to the VNX, these tools (SAN Copy specifically) come in very handy.\n\nThe good news is that there are documented workarounds to use SAN Copy and MirrorView on the VNX.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLastly, some other things to know when planning to configure either SAN Copy or MirrorView.\n\nKnow the ports that your array uses for each and (assuming a FC network) zone them appropriately. For example, on the VNX arrays used in the videos above, SP port \"0\" are used for MirrorView, and SP port \"1\" are used for SAN Copy. They CANNOT share the same SP port.\n\nThe MirrorView Write Intent Log requires two 128MB LUNs, one for each SP. For whatever reason we could not get 128MB LUNs provisioned from a Storage Pool to show as available LUNs for the log-- but had no trouble using 128MB LUNs from a RAID Group. This may have just been that the LUN from the SP had some overhead taking it below the 128MB... but something I wanted to share.','EMC - SAN Copy &amp; MirrorView on VNX','','inherit','open','open','','4897-revision-5','','','2011-09-07 14:51:25','2011-09-07 14:51:25','',4897,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4897-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(4985,12,'2011-09-07 19:07:07','0000-00-00 00:00:00','The MirrorView Write Intent Log requires two 128MB LUNs, one for each SP. For whatever reason we could not get 128MB LUNs provisioned from a Storage Pool to show as available LUNs for the log-- but had no trouble using 128MB LUNs from a RAID Group. This may have just been that the LUN from the SP had some overhead taking it below the 128MB... but something I wanted to share.','EMC MirrorView','','draft','open','open','','','','','2011-09-07 19:07:07','2011-09-07 19:07:07','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=4985',0,'post','',0),(4984,12,'2011-09-07 15:08:25','2011-09-07 15:08:25','The current version of EMC\'s Unisphere for the VNX does not allow for more than one storage array to be present in a single \"management domain\"-- meaning you cannot (today) manage multiple EMC arrays from a single Unisphere session. Bummer. While this has been promised for a future release, it\'s a known limitation today.\n\nAnd generally speaking, it\'s not a major issue, but rather a temporary inconvenience.\n\nHowever, having more than one array in the storage or management domain has traditionally been a requirement of EMC\'s SAN Copy and MirrorView array-based software solutions. And when migrating data from a prior generation EMC array (or even a non-EMC array) to the VNX, these tools (SAN Copy specifically) come in very handy.\n\nThe good news is that there are documented workarounds to use SAN Copy and MirrorView on the VNX.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nbuD85X0_g\n\nLastly, some other things to know when planning to configure either SAN Copy or MirrorView.\n\nKnow the ports that your array uses for each and (assuming a FC network) zone them appropriately. For example, on the VNX arrays used in the videos above, SP port \"0\" are used for MirrorView, and SP port \"1\" are used for SAN Copy. They CANNOT share the same SP port.\n\nThe MirrorView Write Intent Log requires two 128MB LUNs, one for each SP. For whatever reason we could not get 128MB LUNs provisioned from a Storage Pool to show as available LUNs for the log-- but had no trouble using 128MB LUNs from a RAID Group. This may have just been that the LUN from the SP had some overhead taking it below the 128MB... but something I wanted to share.','EMC - SAN Copy &amp; MirrorView on VNX','','inherit','open','open','','4897-revision-6','','','2011-09-07 15:08:25','2011-09-07 15:08:25','',4897,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4897-revision-6',0,'revision','',0),(4986,12,'2011-09-07 19:06:02','2011-09-07 19:06:02','The MirrorView Write Intent Log requires two 128MB LUNs, one for each SP. For whatever reason we could not get 128MB LUNs provisioned from a Storage Pool to show as available LUNs for the log-- but had no trouble using 128MB LUNs from a RAID Group. 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And when migrating data from a prior generation EMC array (or even a non-EMC array) to the VNX, these tools (SAN Copy specifically) come in very handy.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are documented workarounds to use SAN Copy and MirrorView on the VNX. Here is the video for using the LUN\'s \"WWN\" unique ID to create a SAN Copy session between a CX3-40 and a VNX 5500.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/egroupus#p/a/u/0/XNxOx5KMod0\r\n\r\nAlso, make sure you know the ports that your array uses for SAN Copy / MirrorView, and (assuming a FC network) zone them appropriately. For example, on the VNX arrays used in the videos above, SP port \"0\" are used for MirrorView, and SP port \"1\" are used for SAN Copy. They CANNOT share the same SP port.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','EMC SAN Copy on VNX','','inherit','open','open','','4897-revision-8','','','2011-09-07 19:08:37','2011-09-07 19:08:37','',4897,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4897-revision-8',0,'revision','',0),(4989,12,'2011-09-07 19:09:16','2011-09-07 19:09:16','The current version of EMC\'s Unisphere for the VNX does not allow for more than one storage array to be present in a single \"management domain\"-- meaning you cannot (today) manage multiple EMC arrays from a single Unisphere session. Bummer. While this has been promised for a future release, it\'s a known limitation today.\n\nAnd generally speaking, it\'s not a major issue, but rather a temporary inconvenience.\n\nHowever, having more than one array in the storage or management domain has traditionally been a requirement of EMC\'s SAN Copy and MirrorView array-based software solutions. And when migrating data from a prior generation EMC array (or even a non-EMC array) to the VNX, these tools (SAN Copy specifically) come in very handy.\n\nThe good news is that there are documented workarounds to use SAN Copy and MirrorView on the VNX. Here is the video for using the LUN\'s \"WWN\" unique ID to create a SAN Copy session between a CX3-40 and a VNX 5500.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNxOx5KMod0&amp;feature=youtu.be\n\nAlso, make sure you know the ports that your array uses for SAN Copy / MirrorView, and (assuming a FC network) zone them appropriately. For example, on the VNX arrays used in the videos above, SP port \"0\" are used for MirrorView, and SP port \"1\" are used for SAN Copy. They CANNOT share the same SP port.\n\n&nbsp;','EMC SAN Copy on VNX','','inherit','open','open','','4897-revision-9','','','2011-09-07 19:09:16','2011-09-07 19:09:16','',4897,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4897-revision-9',0,'revision','',0),(4990,12,'2011-09-07 19:12:42','2011-09-07 19:12:42','The current version of EMC\'s Unisphere for the VNX does not allow for more than one storage array to be present in a single \"management domain\"-- meaning you cannot (today) manage multiple EMC arrays from a single Unisphere session on the VNX. Bummer. While this has been promised for a future release, it\'s a known limitation today.\n\nAnd generally speaking, it\'s not a major issue, but rather a temporary inconvenience.\n\nHowever, having more than one array in the storage or management domain has traditionally been a requirement of EMC\'s SAN Copy and MirrorView array-based software solutions. And when migrating data from a prior generation EMC array (or even a non-EMC array) to the VNX, these tools (SAN Copy specifically) come in very handy.\n\nThe good news is that there are documented workarounds to use SAN Copy and MirrorView on the VNX. Here is the video for using the LUN\'s \"WWN\" unique ID to create a SAN Copy session between a CX3-40 and a VNX 5500. I\'ll post a separate video for MirrorView in a few days.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNxOx5KMod0&amp;feature=youtu.be\n\nAlso, make sure you know the ports that your array uses for SAN Copy / MirrorView, and (assuming a FC network) zone them appropriately. For example, on the VNX arrays used in the videos above, SP port \"0\" are used for MirrorView, and SP port \"1\" are used for SAN Copy. They CANNOT share the same SP port.\n\n&nbsp;','EMC SAN Copy on VNX','','inherit','open','open','','4897-autosave','','','2011-09-07 19:12:42','2011-09-07 19:12:42','',4897,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4897-autosave',0,'revision','',0),(4991,2,'2011-09-07 20:32:33','2011-09-07 20:32:33','September 7, 2011 - Mount Pleasant, SC - eGroup, Inc. today announced it is now enrolled in the Apple Developer Program.  The Apple Developer Programs offer a complete set of technical resources, support, and access to pre-release software — providing developers with everything they need to create innovative applications for iOS and Mac OS X, extensions for Safari, and accessories for iPod, iPhone and iPad.\r\n\r\nClick <a href=\"http://developer.apple.com\">here</a> for more information on the Apple Developer Program.','eGROUP NOW ENROLLED IN APPLE DEVELOPER PROGRAM','','publish','open','open','','egroup-now-enrolled-in-apple-developer-program','','','2011-09-07 20:32:33','2011-09-07 20:32:33','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=4991',0,'post','',0),(4992,2,'2011-09-07 20:31:10','2011-09-07 20:31:10','September 7, 2011 - Mount Pleasant, SC - eGroup, Inc. today announced it is now enrolled in the Apple Developer Program.  The Apple Developer Programs offer a complete set of technical resources, support, and access to pre-release software — providing developers with everything they need to create innovative applications for iOS and Mac OS X, extensions for Safari, and accessories for iPod, iPhone and iPad.\n\nClick <a href=\"http://developer.apple.com\">here</a> for more information on the Apple Developer Program.','eGROUP NOW ENROLLED IN APPLE DEVELOPER PROGRAM','','inherit','open','open','','4991-revision','','','2011-09-07 20:31:10','2011-09-07 20:31:10','',4991,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4991-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4993,12,'2011-09-07 21:02:59','2011-09-07 21:02:59','Someone on Twitter the other day quoted Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware, as stating that at any given time, there are more VMs in flight than there are aircraft-- that alone describes just how heavily vMotion is used in VMware environments.\n\nIt\'s the most used feature in VMware environments by a LARGE margin, and for good reason. And now with the release of vSphere 5, VMware has made our favorite feature even better.\n\nFirst, vMotion can now use multiple network adapters to increase the speed in which VMs are migrated. The vmkernel transparently balances the load across your available vMotion NICs-- even if you\'re only performing a single vMotion. VMware\'s internal testing showed migration times improved by a factor of 3x.\n\nThe best practice around this dictate that you should use a single vSwitch, and create a vmkernel for each physical NIC you want to use-- and then go into each vmkernel and set a single NIC as the Active NIC . I showed this in a previous video (see below) and the process is the same (skip a few minutes in to see the \"how to\" within vSphere).\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCMCxX8KIE\n\nAlso helping with the speed of migrations, and helping to reduce failed vMotions, is a new \"Stun During Page Send\" (SDPS) feature. What this feature essentially does is temporarily slow down the speed in which a VM modifies its pages in memory to allow a vMotion task to copy the contents of memory (iteratively until the \"final\" copy) to the destination host. In vSphere 4.1, if a VM is modifying its memory faster than the contents of that memory can be copied over the network, the vMotion stalls and eventually fails. SDPS is designed for this specific situation.\n\nIn addition, the performance in which memory traces are performed (to track the modified pages in memory during a vMotion) has increased. This reduces the impact / overhead on the virtual machine\'s workload (and application performance) during a vMotion.\n\nNext, \"Metro vMotion\" now supports vMotions across networks with up to 10ms of round trip latency, as compared to up to 5 ms of round trip latency in vSphere 4.1. This extends the capability to move machines between geographically disparate data centers-- though 10ms of latency usually indicates the sites are still pretty close to each other.\n\n&nbsp;','VMware vSphere 5 - vMotion ENHANCEMENTS ','','inherit','open','open','','4965-revision-3','','','2011-09-07 21:02:59','2011-09-07 21:02:59','',4965,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4965-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(4995,2,'2011-09-08 13:04:48','2011-09-08 13:04:48','<strong>Contacts</strong>\n\nScott Regan\nEverything Channel\n<a href=\"mailto:scott.regan@ec.ubm.com\">scott.regan@ec.ubm.com</a>\n508.416.1186\n\nLiz Wilmes\neGroup, Inc.\n<a href=\"mailto:Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com\">Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com</a>\n843.284.0146\n\n<strong>eGroup, Inc. Recognized on the CRN Fast Growth 100 List</strong>\n\nMount Pleasant, SC, September 26, 2011 – eGroup, Inc., providing technology solutions for Serious Competitors, today announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel on the CRN Fast Growth 100 list. The list recognizes the fastest growing solution providers in North America. Companies on the Fast Growth 100 list average a two-year revenue growth of 130 percent and average annual sales of products and services of $172 million. The ranking is based on two years’ growth of net sales from calendar year 2008 to calendar year 2010.\n\n\"We are thrilled to be recognized for our growth over the past several years,\" said eGroup Principal Mike Carter. \"Our goal is to continue to deliver exceptional customer service while helping our clients understand that technology is a competitive advantage for their business. This is a proven methodology that generates sustained growth for both eGroup and our customers, and we could not be more pleased with the outcome.\"\n\n“This year’s Fast Growth 100 list reflects the high growth potential for solution providers offering innovative products, solutions and services,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for Everything Channel. “Despite an uncertain market, VARs investing in new technologies and services are still growing at a significant rate - a testament to their hard work and ability to truly understand their customers\' needs. We congratulate eGroup on their well-earned success.”\n\nA sample of the 2011 Fast Growth list can be found at <a href=\"http://www.crn.com\">www.crn.com</a>.\n\n<strong>CRN 2011 Fast Growth Conference &amp; Awards\n</strong><em>Achieving Superior Growth in Uncertain Times</em>\n\nThe 2011 CRN Fast Growth category and special awards will be presented during the annual conference, taking place October 5-6 at the Doral Resort in Miami. At the event, relationships will be formed and business opportunities will take place as channel executives gather together in an intimate setting with North America’s fastest growing solution providers. The event will honor leading-edge solution providers who are setting the agenda in today\'s channel. To learn more about the event, go to <a href=\"http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11\">http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11</a>\n\n<strong>About eGroup\n\n</strong>\n\nProviding customers across the southeast with a distinct competitive advantage since 1999, eGroup is a visionary technology solutions and services firm with the ability to execute swiftly in a rapidly changing information technology landscape.  eGroup’s solutions drive customers’ cost containment, revenue growth, and service objectives by addressing challenges associated with mobility, access to critical applications and data, and security.  eGroup’s expertise and core competency is focused in three distinct areas: Cloud Services (public and private), Application Services, and End-User Computing.  To deliver these solutions, eGroup has strategic partnerships with industry leaders that include VMware, Cisco, and EMC, along with Citrix, Microsoft, and Trend Micro, and a highly-skilled workforce trained in all of the latest developments in information technology.  To learn more, visit <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/\">www.eGroup-us.com</a>.\n\n<strong>About Everything Channel</strong>\n\nEverything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company.\n\nTo learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at <a href=\"http://www.everythingchannel.com/\">http://www.everythingchannel.com</a>. Follow us on Twitter at <a href=\"http://twitter.com/everythingchnl\">http://twitter.com/everythingchnl</a>.\n\n<strong>About UBM plc</strong>\n\nUBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.\n\nFor more information, go to <a href=\"http://www.ubm.com\">www.ubm.com</a>\n\n###','eGROUP NAMED TO CRN FAST GROWTH 100 LIST','','inherit','open','open','','4994-revision','','','2011-09-08 13:04:48','2011-09-08 13:04:48','',4994,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4994-revision',0,'revision','',0),(4996,2,'2011-09-08 13:07:15','2011-09-08 13:07:15','<strong>Contacts</strong>\r\n\r\nScott Regan\r\nEverything Channel\r\n<a href=\"mailto:scott.regan@ec.ubm.com\">scott.regan@ec.ubm.com</a>\r\n508.416.1186\r\n\r\nLiz Wilmes\r\neGroup, Inc.\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com\">Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com</a>\r\n843.284.0146\r\n\r\n<strong>eGroup, Inc. Recognized on the CRN Fast Growth 100 List</strong>\r\n\r\nMount Pleasant, SC, September 26, 2011 – eGroup, Inc., providing technology solutions for Serious Competitors, today announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel on the CRN Fast Growth 100 list. The list recognizes the fastest growing solution providers in North America. Companies on the Fast Growth 100 list average a two-year revenue growth of 130 percent and average annual sales of products and services of $172 million. The ranking is based on two years’ growth of net sales from calendar year 2008 to calendar year 2010.\r\n\r\n\"We are thrilled to be recognized for our growth over the past several years,\" said eGroup Principal Mike Carter. \"Our goal is to continue to deliver exceptional customer service while helping our clients understand that technology is a competitive advantage for their business. This is a proven methodology that generates sustained growth for both eGroup and our customers, and we could not be more pleased with the outcome.\"<!--more-->\r\n\r\n“This year’s Fast Growth 100 list reflects the high growth potential for solution providers offering innovative products, solutions and services,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for Everything Channel. “Despite an uncertain market, VARs investing in new technologies and services are still growing at a significant rate - a testament to their hard work and ability to truly understand their customers\' needs. We congratulate eGroup on their well-earned success.”\r\n\r\nA sample of the 2011 Fast Growth list can be found at <a href=\"http://www.crn.com\">www.crn.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>CRN 2011 Fast Growth Conference &amp; Awards\r\n</strong><em>Achieving Superior Growth in Uncertain Times</em>\r\n\r\nThe 2011 CRN Fast Growth category and special awards will be presented during the annual conference, taking place October 5-6 at the Doral Resort in Miami. At the event, relationships will be formed and business opportunities will take place as channel executives gather together in an intimate setting with North America’s fastest growing solution providers. The event will honor leading-edge solution providers who are setting the agenda in today\'s channel. To learn more about the event, go to <a href=\"http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11\">http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>About eGroup\r\n\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nProviding customers across the southeast with a distinct competitive advantage since 1999, eGroup is a visionary technology solutions and services firm with the ability to execute swiftly in a rapidly changing information technology landscape.  eGroup’s solutions drive customers’ cost containment, revenue growth, and service objectives by addressing challenges associated with mobility, access to critical applications and data, and security.  eGroup’s expertise and core competency is focused in three distinct areas: Cloud Services (public and private), Application Services, and End-User Computing.  To deliver these solutions, eGroup has strategic partnerships with industry leaders that include VMware, Cisco, and EMC, along with Citrix, Microsoft, and Trend Micro, and a highly-skilled workforce trained in all of the latest developments in information technology.  To learn more, visit <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/\">www.eGroup-us.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>About Everything Channel</strong>\r\n\r\nEverything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at <a href=\"http://www.everythingchannel.com/\">http://www.everythingchannel.com</a>. Follow us on Twitter at <a href=\"http://twitter.com/everythingchnl\">http://twitter.com/everythingchnl</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>About UBM plc</strong>\r\n\r\nUBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.\r\n\r\nFor more information, go to <a href=\"http://www.ubm.com\">www.ubm.com</a>\r\n\r\n###','eGROUP NAMED TO CRN FAST GROWTH 100 LIST','','inherit','open','open','','4994-revision-2','','','2011-09-08 13:07:15','2011-09-08 13:07:15','',4994,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4994-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5047,2,'2011-09-15 18:58:32','2011-09-15 18:58:32','<strong>VNXe - Simple. Efficient. Affordable.\r\n</strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Take one for a test drive with EMC\'s 45-day risk free \"VNXe 2011 Try &amp; Buy Program\"!</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/VNXe.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5048\" title=\"VNXe\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/VNXe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis special offer, a joint offer by <strong>eGroup</strong> and <strong>EMC</strong>, enables you to try a VNXe at no risk - and no cost - for 45 days. The program officially kicks off on <strong>October 1, 2011</strong>, but let us know today if you\'d like to take advantage!\r\n\r\nThe EMC VNXe Series is an affordable unified storage platform for smaller businesses. It provides automated, application-ready storage with solution-focused software that\'s easy to manage, provision, and protect.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Simple graphical wizards guide you through provisioning storage with ease, and in minutes</li>\r\n	<li>Unified capabilities can replace your file server(s) and SAVE YOU MONEY through the powerful file de-duplication engine</li>\r\n	<li>Application-ready Microsoft Exchange wizards make mailbox storage creation a breeze</li>\r\n	<li>VMware integration creates storage, and automatically adds it to your VMware h</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>EMC\'s best sellers are available for the 45-day trial:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>VNXe3100 3TB</li>\r\n	<li>VNXe3100 6TB</li>\r\n	<li>Flex Configuration</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>To learn more about the VNXe Try &amp; Buy Program, and to get started with your 45-day risk free trial, contact eGroup at <a href=\"mailto:sales@eGroup-us.com\">sales@eGroup-us.com</a> or 1.877.eGROUP.1!</strong>','eGROUP AND EMC ANNOUNCE THE VNXe 2011 TRY & BUY PROGRAM','','publish','open','open','','egroup-announces-the-vnxe-2011-try-buy-program','','','2011-09-15 19:06:34','2011-09-15 19:06:34','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5047',0,'post','',0),(4998,2,'2011-09-08 13:07:33','2011-09-08 13:07:33','<strong>Contacts</strong>\r\n\r\nScott Regan\r\nEverything Channel\r\n<a href=\"mailto:scott.regan@ec.ubm.com\">scott.regan@ec.ubm.com</a>\r\n508.416.1186\r\n\r\nLiz Wilmes\r\neGroup, Inc.\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com\">Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com</a>\r\n843.284.0146\r\n\r\n<strong>eGroup, Inc. Recognized on the CRN Fast Growth 100 List</strong>\r\n\r\nMount Pleasant, SC, September 26, 2011 – eGroup, Inc., providing technology solutions for Serious Competitors, today announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel on the CRN Fast Growth 100 list. The list recognizes the fastest growing solution providers in North America. Companies on the Fast Growth 100 list average a two-year revenue growth of 130 percent and average annual sales of products and services of $172 million. The ranking is based on two years’ growth of net sales from calendar year 2008 to calendar year 2010.\r\n\r\n\"We are thrilled to be recognized for our growth over the past several years,\" said eGroup Principal Mike Carter. \"Our goal is to continue to deliver exceptional customer service while helping our clients understand that technology is a competitive advantage for their business. This is a proven methodology that generates sustained growth for both eGroup and our customers, and we could not be more pleased with the outcome.\"<!--more-->\r\n\r\n“This year’s Fast Growth 100 list reflects the high growth potential for solution providers offering innovative products, solutions and services,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for Everything Channel. “Despite an uncertain market, VARs investing in new technologies and services are still growing at a significant rate - a testament to their hard work and ability to truly understand their customers\' needs. We congratulate eGroup on their well-earned success.”\r\n\r\nA sample of the 2011 Fast Growth list can be found at <a href=\"http://www.crn.com\">www.crn.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>CRN 2011 Fast Growth Conference &amp; Awards\r\n</strong><em>Achieving Superior Growth in Uncertain Times</em>\r\n\r\nThe 2011 CRN Fast Growth category and special awards will be presented during the annual conference, taking place October 5-6 at the Doral Resort in Miami. At the event, relationships will be formed and business opportunities will take place as channel executives gather together in an intimate setting with North America’s fastest growing solution providers. The event will honor leading-edge solution providers who are setting the agenda in today\'s channel. To learn more about the event, go to <a href=\"http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11\">http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>About eGroup</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nProviding customers across the southeast with a distinct competitive advantage since 1999, eGroup is a visionary technology solutions and services firm with the ability to execute swiftly in a rapidly changing information technology landscape.  eGroup’s solutions drive customers’ cost containment, revenue growth, and service objectives by addressing challenges associated with mobility, access to critical applications and data, and security.  eGroup’s expertise and core competency is focused in three distinct areas: Cloud Services (public and private), Application Services, and End-User Computing.  To deliver these solutions, eGroup has strategic partnerships with industry leaders that include VMware, Cisco, and EMC, along with Citrix, Microsoft, and Trend Micro, and a highly-skilled workforce trained in all of the latest developments in information technology.  To learn more, visit <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/\">www.eGroup-us.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>About Everything Channel</strong>\r\n\r\nEverything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at <a href=\"http://www.everythingchannel.com/\">http://www.everythingchannel.com</a>. Follow us on Twitter at <a href=\"http://twitter.com/everythingchnl\">http://twitter.com/everythingchnl</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>About UBM plc</strong>\r\n\r\nUBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.\r\n\r\nFor more information, go to <a href=\"http://www.ubm.com\">www.ubm.com</a>\r\n\r\n###','eGROUP NAMED TO CRN FAST GROWTH 100 LIST','','inherit','open','open','','4994-revision-3','','','2011-09-08 13:07:33','2011-09-08 13:07:33','',4994,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4994-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(4999,12,'2011-09-08 21:59:39','2011-09-08 21:59:39','Someone on Twitter the other day quoted Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware, as stating that \"at any given time, there are more VMs in flight than there are aircraft\".  That alone describes just how heavily vMotion is used in VMware environments.\n\nIt\'s the most used feature in VMware environments by a LARGE margin, and for good reason. And now with the release of vSphere 5, VMware has made our favorite feature even better.\n\nFirst, vMotion can now use multiple network adapters to increase the speed in which VMs are migrated. The vmkernel transparently balances the load across available vMotion vmkernels (and their physical NICs)-- even if you\'re only performing a single vMotion. VMware\'s internal testing showed migration times improved by a factor of 3x.\n\nThe best practice around this dictates that you should use a single vSwitch, and create a vmkernel for each physical NIC you want to use-- and then go into each vmkernel and set a single NIC as the Active NIC . I showed this in a previous video (see below) and the process is the same (skip a few minutes in to see the \"how to\" within vSphere).\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCMCxX8KIE\n\nAlso helping with the speed of migrations, and helping to reduce failed vMotions, is a new \"Stun During Page Send\" (SDPS) feature. What this feature essentially does is temporarily slow down the speed in which a VM modifies its pages in memory to allow a vMotion task to copy the contents of memory (iteratively until the \"final\" copy) to the destination host. In vSphere 4.1, if a VM is modifying its memory faster than the contents of that memory can be copied over the network, the vMotion stalls and eventually fails. SDPS is designed for this specific situation.\n\nIn addition, the performance in which memory traces are performed (to track the modified pages in memory during a vMotion) has increased. This reduces the impact / overhead on the virtual machine\'s workload (and application performance) during a vMotion.\n\nAlso in vSphere 5, \"Metro vMotion\" supports vMotions across networks with up to 10ms of round trip latency, as compared to up to 5 ms of round trip latency in vSphere 4.1. This extends the capability to move machines between geographically disparate data centers  (though 10ms of latency usually indicates the sites are still pretty close to each other).\n\n&nbsp;','VMware vSphere 5 - vMotion ENHANCEMENTS ','','inherit','open','open','','4965-revision-4','','','2011-09-08 21:59:39','2011-09-08 21:59:39','',4965,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4965-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(5000,12,'2011-09-08 22:00:40','2011-09-08 22:00:40','Someone on Twitter the other day quoted Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware, as stating that \"at any given time, there are more VMs in flight than there are aircraft \".  That alone describes just how heavily vMotion is used in VMware environments.\n\nIt\'s the most used feature in VMware environments by a LARGE margin, and for good reason. And now with the release of vSphere 5, VMware has made our favorite feature even better.\n\nFirst, vMotion can now use multiple network adapters to increase the speed in which VMs are migrated. The vmkernel transparently balances the load across available vMotion vmkernels (and their physical NICs)-- even if you\'re only performing a single vMotion. VMware\'s internal testing showed migration times improved by a factor of 3x.\n\nThe best practice around this dictates that you should use a single vSwitch, and create a vmkernel for each physical NIC you want to use-- and then go into each vmkernel and set a single NIC as the Active NIC . I showed this in a previous video (see below) and the process is the same (skip a few minutes in to see the \"how to\" within vSphere).\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCMCxX8KIE\n\nAlso helping with the speed of migrations, and helping to reduce failed vMotions, is a new \"Stun During Page Send\" (SDPS) feature. What this feature essentially does is temporarily slow down the speed in which a VM modifies its pages in memory to allow a vMotion task to copy the contents of memory (iteratively until the \"final\" copy) to the destination host. In vSphere 4.1, if a VM is modifying its memory faster than the contents of that memory can be copied over the network, the vMotion stalls and eventually fails. SDPS is designed for this specific situation.\n\nIn addition, the performance in which memory traces are performed (to track the modified pages in memory during a vMotion) has increased. This reduces the impact / overhead on the virtual machine\'s workload (and application performance) during a vMotion.\n\nAlso in vSphere 5, \"Metro vMotion\" supports vMotions across networks with up to 10ms of round trip latency, as compared to up to 5 ms of round trip latency in vSphere 4.1. This extends the capability to move machines between geographically disparate data centers  (though 10ms of latency usually indicates the sites are still pretty close to each other).\n\n&nbsp;','VMware vSphere 5 - vMotion ENHANCEMENTS ','','inherit','open','open','','4965-revision-5','','','2011-09-08 22:00:40','2011-09-08 22:00:40','',4965,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4965-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(5299,12,'2011-10-10 16:42:19','2011-10-10 16:42:19','One of the hot new features in XenApp 6.5 is Session Pre-launch, which aims to drastically reduce application load time in the eyes of the user (and I say it this way because it doesn\'t \"technically\" load them faster... well, read on).\r\n\r\nIn order to configure session pre-launch, you first publish an application like any other, with certain users, servers, etc. From here, you right click that application and choose \"Pre-Launch Application\", which automatically creates and enables pre-launch capabilities for that specific app. In the console, it creates a new application object with the prefix \"Pre-Launch\", and inherits the same settings you\'ve configured on the original application.\r\n\r\nWhen a user logs in to the Citrix Receiver, the configured application is automatically loaded up in the background, which successfully completes the process of logging in, running scripts, redirecting or roaming profiles, etc. This is all transparent to the user-- they don\'t even see the application. But if they click on the application that was originally created, it opens in the pre-launch session and in what appears to the user to be record time.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nAdditionally, if the user launches a different application, but one that is available on the same server that the pre-luanch session started, that application will also appear to be loaded in record time, as the session sharing functionality will use the existing pre-launch session and simply fire up a different application (but the scripts, profiles, etc. have already been loaded up).\r\n\r\nThe only real downside to this is that it immediately claims a license until the pre-luanch sessions is closed out, which is configured via Citrix User Policies.\r\n\r\nOne policy, the Pre-Launch Disconnect Timer Interval, will disconnect the pre-launch session after the specified amount of time in minutes. The other policy, the Pre-Launch Terminate Timer Interval, will terminate the session after the specified time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Citrix XenApp 6.5 - SESSION PRE-LAUNCH','','inherit','open','open','','5292-revision-5','','','2011-10-10 16:42:19','2011-10-10 16:42:19','',5292,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5292-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(5300,12,'2011-10-11 15:16:15','2011-10-11 15:16:15','I recently posted on how Provisioning Server helps to offload and reduce the amount of IOPS your underlying storage needs to support in order to maintain sufficient performance of your XenDesktop VDI deployments (see link here). One of our Citrix Engineers asked me to also cover MCS and to explain how Citrix is actively working to achieve the same kind of results even when using MCS and a \"master image\" VM.\n\nSo here it goes!\n\nIt\'s important to understand the goal-- to minimize the amount of horsepower and cost needed for the underlying storage in a XenDesktop VDI deployment. As described in the PVS post linked above, the \"issue\" with things like Citrix\'s MCS or VMware\'s Linked Clone technology is that it relies on a \"master image\", and that image gets pounded with IO. To work through this, lots of customers invest heavily in their underlying storage specifically for this image. And this is absolutely acceptable; a STRONG and highly available storage environment is critically important here and in all other virtualized environments. But again, the goal is to minimize the COST of the necessary horsepower the deployment.\n\nThis is where Citrix\'s XenServer Intellicache comes into play (not to be confused with HDX Intellicache, which does operate similarly but specifically for bandwidth and end user experience optimization). This technology leverages the LOCAL disk drives in a XenServer host to help \"offload\" disk operations. Once the first virtual machine boots and begins to read against the master image, XenServer caches the master image data on the local disks configured for Intellicache, and future reads to the image are then satisfied locally. This tremendously reduces the IOPS load against your shared storage array.\n\nAnd because the cost of local drives is more affordable than the drives in an Enterprise quality storage array, you can cut the cost of your deployment (which IS THE GOAL). You can even invest in solid state drives (they rock, by the way) for the local server and drive the performance that much higher, at a lower price point.\n\nIntellicache also offloads and reduces the consumption of bandwidth on the storage network-- and if you use NAS for your shared storage with support for NFSv3, this can help you overcome the \"single TCP session\" limitation of NFSv3.\n\n&nbsp;','Citrix Intellicache FOR MCS - HOW IT REDUCES IOPS REQUIREMENT','','inherit','open','open','','5163-revision-7','','','2011-10-11 15:16:15','2011-10-11 15:16:15','',5163,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5163-revision-7',0,'revision','',0),(5006,16,'2011-09-09 18:14:01','2011-09-09 18:14:01','There are times when an Exchange Mailbox Database is unavailable - wether it is missing or the underlying storage is unavailable. Recently, while visiting a customer, they asked about the best method for solving this issue when the old database does not need to be retrieved. There is a simple set of commands that can be used to move the path and generate a new, empty, .edb file.\n\nTo identify the the database to work with one can either use the Mailbox name or the Mailbox GUID. To obtain the GUID run the following Exchange Management Shell command:\n\nGet-MailboxDatabase -Identity \"MailboxName\" | Format-Table Name, GUID\n\nTaking the resulting GUID, or the Mailbox Name itself, it can be plugged into the Identity property of the following command:\n\nMove-DatabasePath -ConfigurationOnly -Identity \"GUIDorName\" -EdbFilePath \"C:\\PathToEdb\\FileName.edb\" -LogFolderPath \"C:\\PathToFolder\"\n\nThe -ConfigurationOnly property instructs the Exchange Management Shell to ignore the fact that it cannot find the current path or file. The above command without the -ConfigurationOnly property is identical to running the Move Database Path option within the Exchange Management GUI.\n\nOnce the above command is complete, the Mailbox database can be mounted at which time it will create a new, empty, .edb file in the new storage location.\n\nThis is a nice command to have in your brain bank when faced with a situation where the existing path for your mailbox stores cannot be contacted or you\'re restoring Mailbox databases to a new location.','EXCHANGE 2010 - CHANGING MAILBOX DB LOCATIONS WHEN DB IS UNAVAILABLE','','inherit','open','open','','5005-revision','','','2011-09-09 18:14:01','2011-09-09 18:14:01','',5005,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5005-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5007,16,'2011-09-09 18:15:20','2011-09-09 18:15:20','There are times when an Exchange Mailbox Database is unavailable - wether it is missing or the underlying storage is unavailable. Recently, while visiting a customer, they asked about the best method for solving this issue when the old database does not need to be retrieved. There is a simple set of commands that can be used to move the path and generate a new, empty, .edb file.\n\nTo identify the the database to work with one can either use the Mailbox name or the Mailbox GUID. To obtain the GUID run the following Exchange Management Shell command:\n\n<strong><em>Get-MailboxDatabase -Identity \"MailboxName\" | Format-Table Name, GUID</em></strong>\n\nTaking the resulting GUID, or the Mailbox Name itself, it can be plugged into the Identity property of the following command:\n\n<strong><em>Move-DatabasePath -ConfigurationOnly -Identity \"GUIDorName\" -EdbFilePath \"C:\\PathToEdb\\FileName.edb\" -LogFolderPath \"C:\\PathToFolder\"</em></strong>\n\nThe -ConfigurationOnly property instructs the Exchange Management Shell to ignore the fact that it cannot find the current path or file. The above command without the -ConfigurationOnly property is identical to running the Move Database Path option within the Exchange Management GUI.\n\nOnce the above command is complete, the Mailbox database can be mounted at which time it will create a new, empty, .edb file in the new storage location.\n\nThis is a nice command to have in your brain bank when faced with a situation where the existing path for your mailbox stores cannot be contacted or you\'re restoring Mailbox databases to a new location.','EXCHANGE 2010 - CHANGING MAILBOX DB LOCATIONS WHEN DB IS UNAVAILABLE','','inherit','open','open','','5005-autosave','','','2011-09-09 18:15:20','2011-09-09 18:15:20','',5005,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5005-autosave',0,'revision','',0),(5011,29,'2011-09-12 15:55:45','2011-09-12 15:55:45','','Auto Draft','','inherit','open','open','','5010-revision','','','2011-09-12 15:55:45','2011-09-12 15:55:45','',5010,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5010-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5087,2,'2011-09-20 14:22:53','2011-09-20 14:22:53','Check out all of the current VMware promotions below. All promos run until 12/15/2011. \r\n\r\nTo take advantage or for more information, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:insidesales@eGroup-us.com\">insidesales@eGroup-us.com</a> or 1.877.eGROUP.1!\r\n\r\n<strong>*NEW PROMOTION* Free vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.0 with purchase of vSphere (September 13 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Helps with cost measurement, analysis, and reporting of virtual machines. Customers who purchase eligible VMware vSphere 5 or vSphere 4 products for a limited time receive a perpetual license for a 25-VM pack of VMware vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.0 PLUS one (1) year of Basic Support and Subscription (SnS) at no additional charge.<!--more--></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise to Enterprise Plus Upgrade (August 22, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Organizations can now enable a policy based, automated data center by upgrading from vSphere Enterprise to vSpere Enterprise Plus for 25% off the list price.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>vSphere Essentials Plus with vSphere Storage Appliance (August 22, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A low cost shared storage offering that enables users to experience the massive benefits gained by using the live migration and high availability features of vSphere Essentials Plus. Eligible customers can purchase VMware vSphere Essentials Plus bundled with vSphere Storage Appliance at 40% off the list price of the VSA when purchased in this soft bundle.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>VMware View 500 Pack &amp; 250 Pack Promotion (August 1, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Customers who have successfully completed a proof of concept or tested a desktop virtualization environment on a smaller scale can now move to a large-scale deployment at a lower cost!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','FREE vCENTER CHARGEBACK MANAGER WITH PURCHASE OF vSPHERE 5 AND OTHER VMWARE PROMOTIONS','','publish','open','open','','free-vcenter-chargeback-manager-with-purchase-of-vsphere-5-and-other-vmware-promotions','','','2011-09-21 18:28:20','2011-09-21 18:28:20','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5087',0,'post','',0),(5013,29,'2011-09-12 17:30:17','2011-09-12 17:30:17','As we design Business Continuity solutions for our customers; one of the biggest challenges in the past has been addressing the siloed nature of their independent data centers with respect to networking.\nConsider this: Your primary data center has one IP schema and your DR data center has another. If we were to setup an Active / Active hot site scenario where you could move your compute loads between them, we would have to change the IP address of each of one of your systems as they moved through your cloud infrastructure. The automation of moving the actual compute load is not a difficult problem to solve with tools like VMware’s Site Recovery Manager.\nIn the past to change the IP addresses automatically of the VMs it took a lot of manual scripting and fair amount of skill with XML. I know what you thinking, “It would be really nice to encapsulate the virtual network layer in this scenario”….hold that thought.\nA little while back at EMC world 2010 - VMotioning over long distance (WAN) was displayed in a truly geo-stretched environment using EMC’s VPLex. The speed at which these VMotions where shown over a WAN were staggering. However, the first thought that popped in my head was; that’s great, but what happens when the VM that was sent from Chicago to New York can’t communicate on the network because it has a different IP schema.\nEnter the VXLAN, a truly scalable way to overlay the network (layer 2) for Cloud Computing models.\nVXLAN – Virtual Extendable LAN has the following features.\n• Logical networks to be extended among virtual machines placed in different subnets\n• Flexible, scalable cloud architecture in which new servers can be added in different subnets\n• Migration of virtual machines between servers in different subnets\n\nDesigning Business Continuity solutions just got easier.\nMore to come soon as we test the VXLAN functionality in the eGroup Lab and the NEXUS 1000v 1.5 beta.','VXLAN TO THE RESCUE','','inherit','open','open','','5010-revision-2','','','2011-09-12 17:30:17','2011-09-12 17:30:17','',5010,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5010-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5014,29,'2011-09-12 17:34:14','2011-09-12 17:34:14','As we design Business Continuity solutions for our customers; one of the biggest challenges in the past has been addressing the siloed nature of their independent data centers with respect to networking.\n\nConsider this: Your primary data center has one IP schema and your DR data center has another. If we were to setup an Active / Active hot site scenario where you could move your compute loads between them, we would have to change the IP address of each of one of your systems as they moved through your cloud infrastructure. The automation of moving the actual compute load is not a difficult problem to solve with tools like VMware’s <a title=\"Site Recovery Manager\" href=\"http://www.vmware.com/products/site-recovery-manager/overview.html\">Site Recovery Manager</a>.\n\nIn the past to change the IP addresses automatically of the VMs it took a lot of manual scripting and fair amount of skill with XML. I know what you thinking, “It would be really nice to encapsulate the virtual network layer in this scenario”….hold that thought.\nA little while back at EMC world 2010 - VMotioning over long distance (WAN) was displayed in a truly geo-stretched environment using EMC’s VPLex. The speed at which these VMotions where shown over a WAN were staggering. However, the first thought that popped in my head was; that’s great, but what happens when the VM that was sent from Chicago to New York can’t communicate on the network because it has a different IP schema.\n\nEnter the <a title=\"VXLAN\" href=\"http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-mahalingam-dutt-dcops-vxlan-00.txt\">VXLAN</a>, a truly scalable way to overlay the network (layer 2) for Cloud Computing models.\n\nVXLAN – Virtual Extendable LAN has the following features.\n• Logical networks to be extended among virtual machines placed in different subnets\n• Flexible, scalable cloud architecture in which new servers can be added in different subnets\n• Migration of virtual machines between servers in different subnets\n\nDesigning Business Continuity solutions just got easier.\nMore to come soon as we test the VXLAN functionality in the eGroup Lab and the NEXUS 1000v 1.5 beta.','VXLAN TO THE RESCUE','','inherit','open','open','','5010-revision-3','','','2011-09-12 17:34:14','2011-09-12 17:34:14','',5010,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5010-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(5015,29,'2011-09-12 17:38:25','2011-09-12 17:38:25','As we design Business Continuity solutions for our customers; one of the biggest challenges in the past has been addressing the siloed nature of their independent data centers with respect to networking.\n\nConsider this: Your primary data center has one IP schema and your DR data center has another. If we were to setup an Active / Active hot site scenario where you could move your compute loads between them, we would have to change the IP address of each of one of your systems as they moved through your cloud infrastructure. The automation of moving the actual compute load is not a difficult problem to solve with tools like VMware’s <a title=\"Site Recovery Manager\" href=\"http://www.vmware.com/products/site-recovery-manager/overview.html\">Site Recovery Manager</a>.\n\nIn the past to have the IP addresses change automatically it took a lot of manual scripting and fair amount of skill with XML. I know what your thinking, “It would be really nice to encapsulate the virtual network layer in this scenario”….hold that thought.\n\nA little while back at EMC world 2010 - VMotioning over long distance (WAN) was displayed in a truly geo-stretched environment using EMC’s <a title=\"VPLEX\" href=\"http://www.emc.com/storage/vplex/vplex.htm\">VPLEX</a>. The speed at which these VMotions where shown over a WAN were staggering. However, the first thought that popped in my head was; that’s great, but what happens when the VM that was sent from Chicago to New York can’t communicate on the network because it has a different IP schema.\n\nEnter the <a title=\"VXLAN\" href=\"http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-mahalingam-dutt-dcops-vxlan-00.txt\">VXLAN</a>, a truly scalable way to overlay the network (layer 2) for Cloud Computing models.\n\nVXLAN – Virtual Extendable LAN has the following features.\n• Logical networks to be extended among virtual machines placed in different subnets\n• Flexible, scalable cloud architecture in which new servers can be added in different subnets\n• Migration of virtual machines between servers in different subnets\n\nDesigning Business Continuity solutions just got easier.\nMore to come soon as we test the VXLAN functionality in the eGroup Lab and the NEXUS 1000v 1.5 beta.','VXLAN TO THE RESCUE','','inherit','open','open','','5010-revision-4','','','2011-09-12 17:38:25','2011-09-12 17:38:25','',5010,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5010-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(5016,29,'2011-09-12 17:39:28','2011-09-12 17:39:28','As we design Business Continuity solutions for our customers; one of the biggest challenges in the past has been addressing the siloed nature of their independent data centers with respect to networking.\r\n\r\nConsider this: Your primary data center has one IP schema and your DR data center has another. If we were to setup an Active / Active hot site scenario where you could move your compute loads between them, we would have to change the IP address of each of one of your systems as they moved through your cloud infrastructure. The automation of moving the actual compute load is not a difficult problem to solve with tools like VMware’s <a title=\"Site Recovery Manager\" href=\"http://www.vmware.com/products/site-recovery-manager/overview.html\">Site Recovery Manager</a>.\r\n\r\nIn the past to have the IP addresses change automatically it took a lot of manual scripting and fair amount of skill with XML. I know what your thinking, “It would be really nice to encapsulate the virtual network layer in this scenario”….hold that thought.\r\n\r\nA little while back at EMC world 2010 - VMotioning over long distance (WAN) was displayed in a truly geo-stretched environment using EMC’s <a title=\"VPLEX\" href=\"http://www.emc.com/storage/vplex/vplex.htm\">VPLEX</a>. The speed at which these VMotions where shown over a WAN were staggering. However, the first thought that popped in my head was; that’s great, but what happens when the VM that was sent from Chicago to New York can’t communicate on the network because it has a different IP schema.\r\n\r\nEnter the <a title=\"VXLAN\" href=\"http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-mahalingam-dutt-dcops-vxlan-00.txt\">VXLAN</a>, a truly scalable way to overlay the network (layer 2) for Cloud Computing models.\r\n\r\nVXLAN – Virtual Extendable LAN has the following features.\r\n• Logical networks to be extended among virtual machines placed in different subnets\r\n• Flexible, scalable cloud architecture in which new servers can be added in different subnets\r\n• Migration of virtual machines between servers in different subnets\r\n\r\nDesigning Business Continuity solutions just got easier.\r\nMore to come soon as we test the VXLAN functionality in the eGroup Lab and the NEXUS 1000v 1.5 beta.','VXLAN TO THE RESCUE','','inherit','open','open','','5010-revision-5','','','2011-09-12 17:39:28','2011-09-12 17:39:28','',5010,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5010-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(5017,29,'2011-09-12 17:39:32','2011-09-12 17:39:32','As we design Business Continuity solutions for our customers; one of the biggest challenges in the past has been addressing the siloed nature of their independent data centers with respect to networking.\r\n\r\nConsider this: Your primary data center has one IP schema and your DR data center has another. If we were to setup an Active / Active hot site scenario where you could move your compute loads between them, we would have to change the IP address of each of one of your systems as they moved through your cloud infrastructure. The automation of moving the actual compute load is not a difficult problem to solve with tools like VMware’s <a title=\"Site Recovery Manager\" href=\"http://www.vmware.com/products/site-recovery-manager/overview.html\">Site Recovery Manager</a>.\r\n\r\nIn the past to have the IP addresses change automatically it took a lot of manual scripting and fair amount of skill with XML. I know what your thinking, “It would be really nice to encapsulate the virtual network layer in this scenario”….hold that thought.\r\n\r\nA little while back at EMC world 2010 - VMotioning over long distance (WAN) was displayed in a truly geo-stretched environment using EMC’s <a title=\"VPLEX\" href=\"http://www.emc.com/storage/vplex/vplex.htm\">VPLEX</a>. The speed at which these VMotions where shown over a WAN were staggering. However, the first thought that popped in my head was; that’s great, but what happens when the VM that was sent from Chicago to New York can’t communicate on the network because it has a different IP schema.\r\n\r\nEnter the <a title=\"VXLAN\" href=\"http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-mahalingam-dutt-dcops-vxlan-00.txt\">VXLAN</a>, a truly scalable way to overlay the network (layer 2) for Cloud Computing models.\r\n\r\nVXLAN – Virtual Extendable LAN has the following features.\r\n• Logical networks to be extended among virtual machines placed in different subnets\r\n• Flexible, scalable cloud architecture in which new servers can be added in different subnets\r\n• Migration of virtual machines between servers in different subnets\r\n\r\nDesigning Business Continuity solutions just got easier.\r\nMore to come soon as we test the VXLAN functionality in the eGroup Lab and the NEXUS 1000v 1.5 beta.','VXLAN TO THE RESCUE','','inherit','open','open','','5010-revision-6','','','2011-09-12 17:39:32','2011-09-12 17:39:32','',5010,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5010-revision-6',0,'revision','',0),(5019,12,'2011-09-13 23:45:29','2011-09-13 23:45:29','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally (and source) de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\r\n\r\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\r\n\r\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\r\n\r\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. Going from almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the early Saturday game. Makes for a relaxing football season.\r\n\r\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment running Avamar. I cut off their client names to protect the innocent. This customer has dozens of servers that have a de-duplication ratio of OVER 95% (with 10+ that are 99%).\r\n\r\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screenshot were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. Only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, so Avamar did not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\r\n\r\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Consider the Operating System files in the following scenario. Client A runs Server 2008 R2 and has already been backed up. Client B also runs Server 2008 R2. Same OS.\r\n\r\nThe initial backup for Client B will NOT send any duplicate OS files over the network to be backed up, because the data is already on the Avamar grid (that\'s what duplicate means, right?).  In the event that a restore is needed, Avamar knows how to get that data out and back to the client. It\'s like magic. And it\'s all done with variable length data segments; not at an entire file level, and not with a fixed block size.\r\n\r\nCheck out that 971.5GB backup that completed (and REALLY completed, not that \"Completed with exceptions\" nonsense) in 2 hours. That\'s almost 500GB an hour.\r\n\r\nAh, the power of Avamar. Can your backup system do that?\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER SUCCESS','','publish','open','open','','emc-avamar-customer-success','','','2011-09-30 12:40:39','2011-09-30 12:40:39','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5019',0,'post','',0),(5020,12,'2011-09-13 15:41:12','2011-09-13 15:41:12','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer backup environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating.\n\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.','EMC Avamar - ','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision','','','2011-09-13 15:41:12','2011-09-13 15:41:12','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5021,12,'2011-09-13 18:47:59','2011-09-13 18:47:59','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer backup environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating.\r\n\r\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\r\n\r\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours. \"','EMC Avamar - ','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-2','','','2011-09-13 18:47:59','2011-09-13 18:47:59','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5022,12,'2011-09-13 18:48:17','2011-09-13 18:48:17','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer backup environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating.\r\n\r\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\r\n\r\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours. \"','EMC Avamar - ','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-3','','','2011-09-13 18:48:17','2011-09-13 18:48:17','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(5023,12,'2011-09-13 19:49:01','2011-09-13 19:49:01','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer backup environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating.\r\n\r\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\r\n\r\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\r\n\r\nHere is a screenshot from a different customer environment who is having the same results. I cut off the client names to protect the innocent.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER QUOTE','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-4','','','2011-09-13 19:49:01','2011-09-13 19:49:01','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(5024,12,'2011-09-13 19:49:05','2011-09-13 19:49:05','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer backup environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating.\r\n\r\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\r\n\r\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\r\n\r\nHere is a screenshot from a different customer environment who is having the same results. I cut off the client names to protect the innocent.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER QUOTE','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-5','','','2011-09-13 19:49:05','2011-09-13 19:49:05','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(5025,12,'2011-09-13 20:02:15','2011-09-13 20:02:15','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\n\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\n\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\n\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. From almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the earliest game on Saturday. Makes for a relaxing football season.\n\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment who is having the same results. I cut off the client names to protect the innocent.\n\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screen were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. As you can see, only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, in which Avamar does not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\n\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Considering the Operating System files in the following scenario. If Client A runs Server 2008 R2 and has already been backed up, and Client B also runs Server 2008 R2, the initial backup for Client 2 will NOT send any OS files over the network to be backed up, because the data is already there. And this is done at variable segment lengths-- not at a file level, and not with a fixed block level.\n\nAh, the power of Avamar.\n\nCan your backup system do that?\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER QUOTE','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-6','','','2011-09-13 20:02:15','2011-09-13 20:02:15','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-6',0,'revision','',0),(5026,12,'2011-09-13 20:06:27','2011-09-13 20:06:27','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\n\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\n\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\n\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. From almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the earliest game on Saturday. Makes for a relaxing football season.\n\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment running Avamar. I cut off their client names to protect the innocent.\n\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screenshot were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. As you can see, only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, in which Avamar does not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\n\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Consider the Operating System files in the following scenario. Client A runs Server 2008 R2 and has already been backed up. Client B also runs Server 2008 R2. Same OS.\n\nThe initial backup for Client B will NOT send any OS files over the network to be backed up, because the data is already there (so why send it again?). In the event that a restore is needed, Avamar knows how to get that data.\n\nAnd this is done at variable segment lengths-- not at a file level, and not with a fixed block count.\n\nAh, the power of Avamar.\n\nCan your backup system do that?\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER QUOTE','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-7','','','2011-09-13 20:06:27','2011-09-13 20:06:27','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-7',0,'revision','',0),(5027,12,'2011-09-13 20:08:06','2011-09-13 20:08:06','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\n\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\n\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\n\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. From almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the earliest game on Saturday. Makes for a relaxing football season.\n\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment running Avamar. I cut off their client names to protect the innocent.\n\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screenshot were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. As you can see, only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, so Avamar does not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\n\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Consider the Operating System files in the following scenario. Client A runs Server 2008 R2 and has already been backed up. Client B also runs Server 2008 R2. Same OS.\n\nThe initial backup for Client B will NOT send any OS files over the network to be backed up, because the data is already there (so why send it again?). In the event that a restore is needed, Avamar knows how to get that data.\n\nAnd this is done at variable segment lengths-- not at a file level, and not with a fixed block count.\n\nAh, the power of Avamar.\n\nCan your backup system do that?\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER QUOTE','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-8','','','2011-09-13 20:08:06','2011-09-13 20:08:06','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-8',0,'revision','',0),(5028,12,'2011-09-13 20:12:33','2011-09-13 20:12:33','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\n\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\n\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\n\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. From almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the earliest Saturday game. Makes for a relaxing football season.\n\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment running Avamar. I cut off their client names to protect the innocent.\n\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screenshot were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. As you can see, only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, so Avamar does not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\n\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Consider the Operating System files in the following scenario. Client A runs Server 2008 R2 and has already been backed up. Client B also runs Server 2008 R2. Same OS.\n\nThe initial backup for Client B will NOT send any OS files over the network to be backed up, because the data is already there (so why send it again?). In the event that a restore is needed, Avamar knows how to get that data.\n\nAnd this is done at variable segment lengths-- not at a file level, and not with a fixed block count.\n\nAh, the power of Avamar.\n\nCan your backup system do that?\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER SUCCESS','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-9','','','2011-09-13 20:12:33','2011-09-13 20:12:33','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-9',0,'revision','',0),(5029,12,'2011-09-13 23:33:51','2011-09-13 23:33:51','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\n\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\n\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\n\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. Going from almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the early Saturday game. Makes for a relaxing football season.\n\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment running Avamar. I cut off their client names to protect the innocent.\n\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screenshot were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. Only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, so Avamar did not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\n\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Consider the Operating System files in the following scenario. Client A runs Server 2008 R2 and has already been backed up. Client B also runs Server 2008 R2. Same OS.\n\nThe initial backup for Client B will NOT send any duplicate OS files over the network to be backed up, because the data is already there (that\'s what duplicate means). In the event that a restore is needed, Avamar knows how to get that data out of its nodes and back to the client.\n\nAnd this is done at variable segment lengths-- not at a file level, and not with a fixed block count.\n\nAh, the power of Avamar.\n\nCan your backup system do that?\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER SUCCESS','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-10','','','2011-09-13 23:33:51','2011-09-13 23:33:51','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-10',0,'revision','',0),(5030,12,'2011-09-13 23:34:51','2011-09-13 23:34:51','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally and source de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\n\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\n\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\n\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. Going from almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the early Saturday game. Makes for a relaxing football season.\n\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment running Avamar. I cut off their client names to protect the innocent.\n\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screenshot were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. Only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, so Avamar did not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\n\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Consider the Operating System files in the following scenario. Client A runs Server 2008 R2 and has already been backed up. Client B also runs Server 2008 R2. Same OS.\n\nThe initial backup for Client B will NOT send any duplicate OS files over the network to be backed up, because the data is already there (that\'s what duplicate means). In the event that a restore is needed, Avamar knows how to get that data out and back to the client. It\'s almost like magic--\n\nAnd this is all done with variable segment lengths; not at a file level, and not a fixed block size.\n\nAh, the power of Avamar. Can your backup system do that?\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER SUCCESS','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-11','','','2011-09-13 23:34:51','2011-09-13 23:34:51','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-11',0,'revision','',0),(5031,12,'2011-09-13 23:35:27','2011-09-13 23:35:27','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally (and source) de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\r\n\r\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\r\n\r\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\r\n\r\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. Going from almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the early Saturday game. Makes for a relaxing football season.\r\n\r\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment running Avamar. I cut off their client names to protect the innocent.\r\n\r\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screenshot were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. Only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, so Avamar did not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\r\n\r\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Consider the Operating System files in the following scenario. Client A runs Server 2008 R2 and has already been backed up. Client B also runs Server 2008 R2. Same OS.\r\n\r\nThe initial backup for Client B will NOT send any duplicate OS files over the network to be backed up, because the data is already there (that\'s what duplicate means). In the event that a restore is needed, Avamar knows how to get that data out and back to the client. It\'s almost like magic--\r\n\r\nAnd this is all done with variable segment lengths; not at a file level, and not a fixed block size.\r\n\r\nAh, the power of Avamar. Can your backup system do that?\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER SUCCESS','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-12','','','2011-09-13 23:35:27','2011-09-13 23:35:27','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-12',0,'revision','',0),(5032,12,'2011-09-13 23:42:39','2011-09-13 23:42:39','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally (and source) de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\r\n\r\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\r\n\r\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\r\n\r\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. Going from almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the early Saturday game. Makes for a relaxing football season.\r\n\r\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment running Avamar. I cut off their client names to protect the innocent.\r\n\r\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screenshot were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. Only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, so Avamar did not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\r\n\r\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Consider the Operating System files in the following scenario. Client A runs Server 2008 R2 and has already been backed up. Client B also runs Server 2008 R2. Same OS.\r\n\r\nThe initial backup for Client B will NOT send any duplicate OS files over the network to be backed up, because the data is already on the Avamar grid (that\'s what duplicate means, right?).  In the event that a restore is needed, Avamar knows how to get that data out and back to the client. It\'s like magic. And it\'s all done with variable length data segments; not at an entire file level, and not with a fixed block size.\r\n\r\nCheck out that 971.5GB backup that completed (and REALLY completed, not that \"Completed with exceptions\" nonsense) in 2 hours. That\'s almost 500GB an hour.\r\n\r\nAh, the power of Avamar. Can your backup system do that?\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER SUCCESS','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-13','','','2011-09-13 23:42:39','2011-09-13 23:42:39','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-13',0,'revision','',0),(5033,12,'2011-09-13 23:42:46','2011-09-13 23:42:46','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally (and source) de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\r\n\r\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\r\n\r\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\r\n\r\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. Going from almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the early Saturday game. Makes for a relaxing football season.\r\n\r\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment running Avamar. I cut off their client names to protect the innocent.\r\n\r\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screenshot were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. Only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, so Avamar did not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\r\n\r\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Consider the Operating System files in the following scenario. 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That\'s almost 500GB an hour.\r\n\r\nAh, the power of Avamar. Can your backup system do that?\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER SUCCESS','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-14','','','2011-09-13 23:42:46','2011-09-13 23:42:46','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-14',0,'revision','',0),(5034,12,'2011-09-13 23:42:50','2011-09-13 23:42:50','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally (and source) de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\r\n\r\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\r\n\r\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. Our backup windows for daily backups has shrunk from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. <strong>Our weekend backup has shrunk from 48 hours to 1.5 hours.</strong> \"\r\n\r\n48 hours to 1.5 hours. That\'s kind of a big deal. Going from almost NOT getting the backups completed over the weekend, to getting them done before kickoff of the early Saturday game. Makes for a relaxing football season.\r\n\r\nBelow is a screenshot from a different customer environment running Avamar. I cut off their client names to protect the innocent.\r\n\r\nThe \"on demand backup\" jobs in the screenshot were first time backups that had the benefit of global de-duplication. Only a small percentage of their data was NOT already on the Avamar grid from another client, so Avamar did not need to send that duplicate data (that\'s the GLOBAL de-dupe action).\r\n\r\nA good example to illustrate what this means: Consider the Operating System files in the following scenario. Client A runs Server 2008 R2 and has already been backed up. Client B also runs Server 2008 R2. Same OS.\r\n\r\nThe initial backup for Client B will NOT send any duplicate OS files over the network to be backed up, because the data is already on the Avamar grid (that\'s what duplicate means, right?).  In the event that a restore is needed, Avamar knows how to get that data out and back to the client. It\'s like magic. And it\'s all done with variable length data segments; not at an entire file level, and not with a fixed block size.\r\n\r\nCheck out that 971.5GB backup that completed (and REALLY completed, not that \"Completed with exceptions\" nonsense) in 2 hours. That\'s almost 500GB an hour.\r\n\r\nAh, the power of Avamar. Can your backup system do that?\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8791/avamarsnap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"301\" />','EMC Avamar - CUSTOMER SUCCESS','','inherit','open','open','','5019-revision-15','','','2011-09-13 23:42:50','2011-09-13 23:42:50','',5019,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5019-revision-15',0,'revision','',0),(5035,12,'2011-09-30 12:40:19','2011-09-30 12:40:19','Having put in several Avamar solutions in the past few months, I wanted to share some comments and statistics from real customer environments that are now happily globally (and source) de-duplicating their backups with EMC Avamar.\n\nBelow are comments from our most recent Avamar victory.\n\n\"At this point I have calculated an approximate 72% de-duplication rate for all servers. 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It is caused by SSMS itself, and not SQL.  To make changes to tables through the designer, follow these steps...\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Open SQL Management Studio</li>\r\n	<li>Go to Tools &gt; Options</li>\r\n	<li>On the Options window, click on Designers in the left treeview</li>\r\n	<li>Uncheck \'Prevent saving changes that require table re-creation\'</li>\r\n	<li>Click OK</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SQL_SSMS_SS1.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5036\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SQL_SSMS_SS1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"514\" height=\"297\" /></a></div>','SQL: SSMS CANNOT MAKE CHANGES TO TABLES','','inherit','open','open','','4977-revision-3','','','2011-09-14 00:45:44','2011-09-14 00:45:44','',4977,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4977-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(5040,23,'2011-09-14 00:52:37','2011-09-14 00:52:37','The Blob enhancements that are available with SQL 2008/SharePoint 2010 are a very welcomed enhancement for organizations with large amounts of files. It allows your files to be stored on disk, rather than in your database. This is great for many reasons...\n<ul>\n	<li>Smaller database size</li>\n	<li>Faster databases (Especially with caching!)</li>\n	<li>When storing the files on disk, you could utilize dedupe technology to reduce the amount of space your files take up! 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It has many drastic changes that could revolutionize the web. 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Both will support the Windows 8 Developer Preview that was released yesterday!\r\n\r\nYou can download them at the links below...\r\n\r\nWorkstation 8 - http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation\r\nFusion 4 - http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion','VMWARE: WORKSTATION 8 AND FUSION 4 RELEASED!','','inherit','open','open','','4979-revision-2','','','2011-09-14 11:48:18','2011-09-14 11:48:18','',4979,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4979-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5092,15,'2011-09-22 16:11:13','2011-09-22 16:11:13','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. With this release, Veeam becomes the first vendor to deliver capabilities for image-based data protection that organizations have come to expect with traditional file-based backups. The new functionality includes:\r\n\r\n•Enterprise scalability: New distributed architecture streamlines deployment and maintenance of remote office/branch office (ROBO) and large installations. Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST OF VMWORLD GOLD AWARD FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY ','','publish','open','open','','veeam-wins-best-of-vmworld-gold-award-for-new-technology','','','2011-09-22 16:11:13','2011-09-22 16:11:13','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5092',0,'post','',0),(5048,2,'2011-09-15 18:58:14','2011-09-15 18:58:14','','VNXe','','inherit','open','open','','vnxe','','','2011-09-15 18:58:14','2011-09-15 18:58:14','',5047,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/VNXe.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5049,2,'2011-09-15 18:58:23','2011-09-15 18:58:23','<strong>VNXe - Simple. Efficient. Affordable.</strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Take one for a test drive with EMC\'s 45-day risk free \"VNXe 2011 Try &amp; Buy Program\"!\n\n<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/VNXe.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5048\" title=\"VNXe\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/VNXe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" /></a></strong></span>\n\nThis special offer, a joint offer by <strong>eGroup</strong> and <strong>EMC</strong>, enables you to try a VNXe at no risk - and no cost - for 45 days. The program officially kicks off on <strong>October 1, 2011</strong>, but let us know today if you\'d like to take advantage!\n\nThe EMC VNXe Series is an affordable unified storage platform for smaller businesses. It provides automated, application-ready storage with solution-focused software that\'s easy to manage, provision, and protect.\n<ul>\n	<li>Simple graphical wizards guide you through provisioning storage with ease, and in minutes</li>\n	<li>Unified capabilities can replace your file server(s) and SAVE YOU MONEY through the powerful file de-duplication engine</li>\n	<li>Application-ready Microsoft Exchange wizards make mailbox storage creation a breeze</li>\n	<li>VMware integration creates storage, and automatically adds it to your VMware hosts</li>\n</ul>\nEMC\'s best sellers are available for the 45-day trial:\n<ul>\n	<li>VNXe3100 3TB</li>\n	<li>VNXe3100 6TB</li>\n	<li>Flex Configuration</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>To learn more about the VNXe Try &amp; Buy Program, and to get started with your 45-day risk free trial, contact eGroup at <a href=\"mailto:sales@eGroup-us.com\">sales@eGroup-us.com</a> or 1.877.eGROUP.1!</strong>','eGROUP ANNOUNCES THE VNXe 2011 TRY & BUY PROGRAM','','inherit','open','open','','5047-revision','','','2011-09-15 18:58:23','2011-09-15 18:58:23','',5047,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5047-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5051,2,'2011-09-15 18:59:50','2011-09-15 18:59:50','<strong>VNXe - Simple. 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It provides automated, application-ready storage with solution-focused software that\'s easy to manage, provision, and protect.\r\n\r\n- Simple graphical wizards guide you through provisioning storage with ease, and in minutes\r\n\r\n- Unified capabilities can replace your file server(s) and SAVE YOU MONEY through the powerful file de-duplication engine\r\n\r\n- Application-ready Microsoft Exchange wizards make mailbox storage creation a breeze\r\n\r\n- VMware integration creates storage, and automatically adds it to your VMware h\r\n\r\n<strong>EMC\'s best sellers are available for the 45-day trial:</strong>\r\n\r\n- VNXe3100 3TB\r\n- VNXe3100 6TB\r\n- Flex Configuration\r\n\r\n<strong>To learn more about the VNXe Try &amp; Buy Program, and to get started with your 45-day risk free trial, contact eGroup at <a href=\"mailto:sales@eGroup-us.com\">sales@eGroup-us.com</a> or 1.877.eGROUP.1!</strong>','eGROUP ANNOUNCES THE VNXe 2011 TRY & BUY PROGRAM','','inherit','open','open','','5047-revision-4','','','2011-09-15 19:00:51','2011-09-15 19:00:51','',5047,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5047-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(5053,2,'2011-09-15 19:02:39','2011-09-15 19:02:39','<strong>VNXe - Simple. 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It provides automated, application-ready storage with solution-focused software that\'s easy to manage, provision, and protect.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Simple graphical wizards guide you through provisioning storage with ease, and in minutes</li>\r\n	<li>Unified capabilities can replace your file server(s) and SAVE YOU MONEY through the powerful file de-duplication engine</li>\r\n	<li>Application-ready Microsoft Exchange wizards make mailbox storage creation a breeze</li>\r\n	<li>VMware integration creates storage, and automatically adds it to your VMware h</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>EMC\'s best sellers are available for the 45-day trial:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>VNXe3100 3TB</li>\r\n	<li>VNXe3100 6TB</li>\r\n	<li>Flex Configuration</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>To learn more about the VNXe Try &amp; Buy Program, and to get started with your 45-day risk free trial, contact eGroup at <a href=\"mailto:sales@eGroup-us.com\">sales@eGroup-us.com</a> or 1.877.eGROUP.1!</strong>','eGROUP ANNOUNCES THE VNXe 2011 TRY & BUY PROGRAM','','inherit','open','open','','5047-revision-5','','','2011-09-15 19:02:39','2011-09-15 19:02:39','',5047,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5047-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(5054,2,'2011-09-15 20:03:52','2011-09-15 20:03:52','Pick up a card at one of our next events, and get it punched by:\r\n\r\n1) Attending an eGroup event\r\n2) Attending an eGroup sponsored User Group\r\n3) Stopping by our booth at a conference.\r\n4) Taking advantage of \"Bonus Punch\" opportunities announced along the way!\r\n\r\nCards with at least 4 punches received by 8/31/2012 will receive an eGroup polo shirt, and cards with 6 punches will receive a polo shirt AND be entered into the drawing for an iPad.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/eGroupie-Card.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5055\" title=\"eGroupie Card\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/eGroupie-Card-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" /></a>','ARE YOU AN \"eGROUPIE\"?  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This is very important to know, especially as you look to add more drives into the pool, to help maintain the valid number of performance, etc. I posted what these PRGs are in <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/emc-vnx-storage-pools-private-raid-groups\">this post </a>\r\n\r\nSecond, there is a \"guideline\" I\'ve found in several documents that states you should expand the pool by the same number of drives you\'ve originally added into it. I\'ve reached out to some internal contacts at EMC for clarification of the \"why\" on this, but haven\'t heard back just yet. In the meantime, I assume this is to maintain performance characteristics and possibly play better with some future capabilities (like rebalancing workloads across added drives).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nThird, and one of the other VERY common Storage Pool questions we are asked/answer and deal with is if the pool can contain different RAID types per disk type. Meaning, if I have NL-SAS drives at 2TB each, I want to use RAID 6 for them, but if there are 600GB SAS Drives, I\'d prefer RAID 5-- can I do that in the same pool?\r\n\r\nToday, the answer is no, you can\'t. Futures are futures, so I can\'t say with certainty that you will this year (but you might be able to!).\r\n\r\nSo what does this mean? Well, we mostly see people creating Storage Pools with different drive tiers based on the desired RAID Group-- so a Storage Pool with EFDs and SAS drives would be RAID 5, and there would be a SEPARATE Storage Pool for the NL-SAS drives for RAID 6. This gives you the desired RAID groups for the disk types without causing you to lose additional disk space on the EFDs/SAS drives if you had them using RAID 6 also.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','EMC - STORAGE POOL CONSIDERATIONS ','','publish','open','open','','emc-storage-pool-considerations','','','2011-10-05 02:22:05','2011-10-05 02:22:05','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5057',0,'post','',0),(5058,12,'2011-09-16 16:26:27','2011-09-16 16:26:27','Storage pools provide the storage administrator a lot of flexibility, including the ability to truly \"pool\" their storage, be able to tier between different drive types and performance characteristics, mix and match drives of different sizes, etc.\n\nAll of the above helps drive things to simplify, where you can set your storage configuration and let it rock and roll.\n\nBut before you start using Storage Pools as the end all be all, and completely replace the use of RAID Groups, there are several things you should be aware of.\n\nFirst, under the covers of the pool there are certain \"Private RAID Groups\" being carved in certain multiples depending on the RAID type. This is very important to know, especially as you look to add more drives into the pool, to help maintain the valid number of performance, etc.\n\nAdditionally, there is a \"guideline\" I\'ve found in several documents that mention you should expand the pool by the same number of drives you\'ve originally added into it. I\'ve reached out to some internal contacts at EMC for calirifaction of the \"why\" on this, but haven\'t heard back just yet. In the meantime, I assume this is to maintain performance characteristics and possibly play better with some future capabilities (like rebalancing workloads across added drives).\n\nOne of the other VERY common storage pool questions we see is if the pool can contain different RAID types per disk type. Meaning, if I have NL-SAS drives at 2TB each, I wan to use RAID 6 for them, but if there are 600GB SAS Drives, I\'d prefer RAID 5-- can I do that in the same pool?\n\nToday, the answer is no, you can\'t. 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Some of the new features in View 5:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>PCoIP WAN optimization</strong> - Improved performance in low-bandwidth environments</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Support for 3D graphics </strong>- Provides View 5 desktops with vGPU graphics enablement available on vSphere 5.0 platforms that can take advantage of AERO (such as peek, shake, and Flip 3D) and the 3D capabilities of Windows Office 2010</li>\r\n	<li><strong>View Persona Management </strong>- Persona Management manages user profiles in a secure and centralized environment.  View Persona Management offers the following benefits:</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A user profile that is independent of the virtual desktop. 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Other files are copied to the local desktop on demand</li>\r\n	<li>Shortens logoff time by copying changes in the local profile to a remote profile repository at configurable intervals, typically once every few minutes</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Updated client certificate checking for View clients</strong> - View  clients now follow the well-known browser model for handling certificates</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Support for vSphere 5.0</strong></li>\r\n</ul>','VMWARE RELEASES VIEW 5','','publish','open','open','','vmware-releases-view-5','','','2011-09-16 17:37:04','2011-09-16 17:37:04','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5059',0,'post','',0),(5060,44,'2011-09-16 17:26:49','2011-09-16 17:26:49','','Auto Draft','','inherit','open','open','','5059-revision','','','2011-09-16 17:26:49','2011-09-16 17:26:49','',5059,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5059-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5062,44,'2011-09-16 17:36:14','2011-09-16 17:36:14','VMware released View 5 on September 14th. Some of the new features in View 5:\n<ul>\n	<li>\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Support for vSphere 5.0</strong></li>\n</ul>\n<strong>PCoIP WAN optimization</strong> - Improved performance in low-bandwidth environments</li>\n	<li><strong>Support for 3D graphics </strong>- Provides View 5 desktops with vGPU graphics enablement available on vSphere 5.0 platforms that can take advantage of AERO (such as peek, shake, and Flip 3D) and the 3D capabilities of Windows Office 2010</li>\n	<li><strong>View Persona Management </strong>- Persona Management manages user profiles in a secure and centralized environment.  View Persona Management offers the following benefits:</li>\n	<li>\n<ul>\n	<li>A user profile that is independent of the virtual desktop. When a user logs in to any desktop, the same profile appears.</li>\n	<li>The persona is configured and managed entirely within View - no Windows roaming profiles are needed</li>\n	<li>Expanded functionality and improved performance vs. Windows roaming profiles</li>\n	<li>Minimizes login impact by downloading only the files that Windows requires. Other files are copied to the local desktop on demand</li>\n	<li>Shortens logoff time by copying changes in the local profile to a remote profile repository at configurable intervals, typically once every few minutes</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n	<li><strong>Updated client certificate checking for View clients</strong> - View  clients now follow the well-known browser model for handling certificates</li>\n</ul>','VMWARE RELEASES VIEW 5','','inherit','open','open','','5059-revision-2','','','2011-09-16 17:36:14','2011-09-16 17:36:14','',5059,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5059-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5063,44,'2011-09-16 17:38:07','2011-09-16 17:38:07','VMware released View 5 on September 14th. Some of the new features in View 5:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>PCoIP WAN optimization</strong> - Improved performance in low-bandwidth environments</li>\n	<li><strong>Support for 3D graphics </strong>- Provides View 5 desktops with vGPU graphics enablement available on vSphere 5.0 platforms that can take advantage of AERO (such as peek, shake, and Flip 3D) and the 3D capabilities of Windows Office 2010</li>\n	<li><strong>View Persona Management </strong>- Persona Management manages user profiles in a secure and centralized environment.  View Persona Management offers the following benefits:</li>\n	<li>\n<ul>\n	<li>A user profile that is independent of the virtual desktop. 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Other files are copied to the local desktop on demand</li>\n	<li>Shortens logoff time by copying changes in the local profile to a remote profile repository at configurable intervals, typically once every few minutes</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n	<li><strong>Updated client certificate checking for View clients</strong> - View  clients now follow the well-known browser model for handling certificates</li>\n	<li><strong>Support for vSphere 5.0</strong></li>\n</ul>','VMWARE RELEASES VIEW 5','','inherit','open','open','','5059-autosave','','','2011-09-16 17:38:07','2011-09-16 17:38:07','',5059,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5059-autosave',0,'revision','',0),(5064,44,'2011-09-16 17:56:42','2011-09-16 17:56:42','When working with customers I sometimes encounter situations where we need to work with VMware support to resolve licensing issues. This can be a real problem if the person the licenses were registered to when they were purchased is unavailable or no longer working for the customer.\r\n\r\nTo prevent this situation I always recommend that customers have at least two individuals authorized on VMware\'s web site to make license changes and open licensing support requests.\r\n\r\nVMware recently published an excellent KB article on how to create secondary authorized license and support users. The KB article can be found <a href=\"http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1012219\">here</a>.','ADDING SECONDARY VMWARE LICENSE ADMINISTRATORS','','publish','open','open','','adding-secondary-vmware-license-administrators','','','2011-09-16 17:58:18','2011-09-16 17:58:18','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5064',0,'post','',0),(5065,44,'2011-09-16 17:56:16','2011-09-16 17:56:16','When working with customers I sometimes encounter situations where we need to work with VMware support to resolve licensing issues. This can be a real problem if the person the licenses were registerd to when they were purchased is unavailable or no longer working for the customer.\n\nTo prevent this situation I always recommend that customers have at least two individuals authorized on VMware\'s web site to make license changes and open licensing support requests pertaining to the customer\'s VMware licenses.\n\nVMware recently published an excellent KB article on how to create secondary authorized license and support users. The KB can be found <a href=\"http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1012219\">here</a>.','ADDING SECONDARY VMWARE LICENSE ADMINISTRATORS','','inherit','open','open','','5064-revision','','','2011-09-16 17:56:16','2011-09-16 17:56:16','',5064,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5064-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5066,44,'2011-09-16 17:56:42','2011-09-16 17:56:42','When working with customers I sometimes encounter situations where we need to work with VMware support to resolve licensing issues. This can be a real problem if the person the licenses were registered to when they were purchased is unavailable or no longer working for the customer.\r\n\r\nTo prevent this situation I always recommend that customers have at least two individuals authorized on VMware\'s web site to make license changes and open licensing support requests pertaining to the customer\'s VMware licenses.\r\n\r\nVMware recently published an excellent KB article on how to create secondary authorized license and support users. The KB can be found <a href=\"http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1012219\">here</a>.','ADDING SECONDARY VMWARE LICENSE ADMINISTRATORS','','inherit','open','open','','5064-revision-2','','','2011-09-16 17:56:42','2011-09-16 17:56:42','',5064,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5064-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5067,44,'2011-09-16 17:57:41','2011-09-16 17:57:41','When working with customers I sometimes encounter situations where we need to work with VMware support to resolve licensing issues. This can be a real problem if the person the licenses were registered to when they were purchased is unavailable or no longer working for the customer.\r\n\r\nTo prevent this situation I always recommend that customers have at least two individuals authorized on VMware\'s web site to make license changes and open licensing support requests.\r\n\r\nVMware recently published an excellent KB article on how to create secondary authorized license and support users. The KB can be found <a href=\"http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1012219\">here</a>.','ADDING SECONDARY VMWARE LICENSE ADMINISTRATORS','','inherit','open','open','','5064-revision-3','','','2011-09-16 17:57:41','2011-09-16 17:57:41','',5064,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5064-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(5068,44,'2011-09-16 17:59:20','2011-09-16 17:59:20','When working with customers I sometimes encounter situations where we need to work with VMware support to resolve licensing issues. This can be a real problem if the person the licenses were registered to when they were purchased is unavailable or no longer working for the customer.\n\nTo prevent this situation I always recommend that customers have at least two individuals authorized on VMware\'s web site to make license changes and open licensing support requests.\n\nVMware recently published an excellent KB article on how to create secondary authorized license and support users. The KB article can be found <a href=\"http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1012219\">here</a>.','ADDING SECONDARY VMWARE LICENSE ADMINISTRATORS','','inherit','open','open','','5064-autosave','','','2011-09-16 17:59:20','2011-09-16 17:59:20','',5064,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5064-autosave',0,'revision','',0),(5108,2,'2011-09-30 13:38:27','2011-09-30 13:38:27','Contacts\n\nScott Regan\nEverything Channel\n<a href=\"mailto:scott.regan@ec.ubm.com\">scott.regan@ec.ubm.com</a>\n508.416.1186\n\nLiz Wilmes\neGroup, Inc.\n<a href=\"mailto:Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com\">Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com</a>\n843.284.0146\n\n<strong>eGroup, Inc. Only SC-Based Company Recognized on the CRN Fast Growth 100 List</strong>\n\nMount Pleasant, SC, September 26, 2011 – eGroup, Inc., providing technology solutions for Serious Competitors, today announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel on the CRN Fast Growth 100 list. The list recognizes the fastest growing solution providers in North America. Companies on the Fast Growth 100 list average a two-year revenue growth of 130 percent and average annual sales of products and services of $172 million. The ranking is based on two years’ growth of net sales from calendar year 2008 to calendar year 2010.  eGroup is the only South Carolina-based company named to the elite list. \n\n\"We are thrilled to be recognized for our growth over the past several years,\" said eGroup Principal Mike Carter. \"Our goal is to continue to deliver exceptional customer service while helping our clients understand that technology is a competitive advantage for their business. This is a proven methodology that generates sustained growth for both eGroup and our customers, and we could not be more pleased with the outcome.\"\n\n“This year’s Fast Growth 100 list reflects the high growth potential for solution providers offering innovative products, solutions and services,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for Everything Channel. “Despite an uncertain market, VARs investing in new technologies and services are still growing at a significant rate - a testament to their hard work and ability to truly understand their customers\' needs. We congratulate eGroup on their well-earned success.”\n\nA sample of the 2011 Fast Growth list can be found at <a href=\"http://www.crn.com\">www.crn.com</a>. <!--more-->\n\n<strong>CRN 2011 Fast Growth Conference &amp; Awards\n</strong><em>Achieving Superior Growth in Uncertain Times</em>\n\nThe 2011 CRN Fast Growth category and special awards will be presented during the annual conference, taking place October 5-6 at the Doral Resort in Miami. At the event, relationships will be formed and business opportunities will take place as channel executives gather together in an intimate setting with North America’s fastest growing solution providers. The event will honor leading-edge solution providers who are setting the agenda in today\'s channel. To learn more about the event, go to <a href=\"http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11\">http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11</a>\n\n<strong>About eGroup</strong>\n\nProviding customers across the southeast with a distinct competitive advantage since 1999, eGroup is a visionary technology solutions and services firm with the ability to execute swiftly in a rapidly changing information technology landscape. eGroup’s solutions drive customers’ cost containment, revenue growth, and service objectives by addressing challenges associated with mobility, access to critical applications and data, and security. eGroup’s expertise and core competency is focused in three distinct areas: Cloud Services (public and private), Application Services, and End-User Computing. To deliver these solutions, eGroup has strategic partnerships with industry leaders that include VMware, Cisco, and EMC, along with Citrix, Microsoft, and Trend Micro, and a highly-skilled workforce trained in all of the latest developments in information technology. To learn more, visit <a href=\"http://www.eGroup-us.com\">www.eGroup-us.com</a>.\n\n<strong>About Everything Channel</strong>\n\nEverything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company.\n\nTo learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at <a href=\"http://www.everythingchannel.com/\">http://www.everythingchannel.com</a>. 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And while this initially sounds like great news to lots and lots of developers around the US, the honest truth is that most of the development work seen in today\'s products does not take happen by people in the US. There are countless sites online that will allow you to request a development project for dirt cheap and have hundreds of develops respond, freelancing and willing to undercut prices without sacrificing much in the way of quality.\r\n\r\nIt was originally my thought process that the world of technology would continue to move more and more so in the direction of things like Facebook and Twitter, that are pretty good examples of not only \"cloud computing\" but also the consumerization of IT. Users can access these services from any device, anywhere, and still enjoy mostly the same user experience. With technologies like this and the conintual advancement of standards (thinking HTML 5 here), it\'s hard to see a world where web applications won\'t take over and be the \"big player\" in the space of providing users with access to information (which is essentially the purpose of an application).\r\n\r\nBut then you look to the visionary companies like VMware (and in my mind, mostly VMware) who have laid out a vision of automation, super easy management, self provisioning, self \"balancing\" of resource loads, and \"higher in the stack\" virtualization of things like applications, and even delivery mechanisms of said applications through only an end user browser, which again, exists on all common devices these days.\r\n\r\nSo is the benefit really found in developing web applications, when you know that its likely easier to provide the end user with the kind of interactive application you\'re thinking of in mind, and being able to maintain that user experience but still delivering it through the browser?\r\n\r\nIt\'s hard to also overlook the ability for other companies out there to deliver applications with excellent end user experiences-- Citrix is a great example of this. But the thing that Citrix has failed to do is to take things beyond where they\'ve already been. How long has it been since applications were able to be delivered from other devices in the data center with great end user experience-- 12 years now? Why is it that in over a decade, a company that was so clearly positioned for an easy \"cloud victory\" is now not only out of \"first place\" but also clearly falling behind in the vision and planning of the industry\'s direction moving forward?\r\n\r\nSo if you had a young child today, who had the aspirations of going into the same field as you, which direction would yo usteer them? It\'s hard to think that the world WON\'T need hardware people, but the idea here is that once the hardware gets to a point where it\'s all available in a single, simple to manage stack, that the jobs will be had by the large companies offering said hardware, and the rest of the magic will have to take place through the software.\r\n\r\nBut if you take them in the direction of software, which way do they go \"Fat\" applications that are natively installed upon an assortment of Opearting Systems? Do they build applications that are intended to be virtualized, which makes it easier for things like ThinApp to get successful packages to turn around and deliver via a myriad of technologies? DO you steer them into web application development?\r\n\r\nHow does someone really prepare themselves for such a fundamental and transformational change in their industry? This is clearly a great time to be a part of the technology space, and the amount of knowledge that can be gained is quite literally endless. The more I learn the less I feel like I really know in the grand scheme of things. But should my time be spent learning web application frames like Ruby on Rails? Should it be spent digging into the deepest details of technologies like vSphere, XenApp/XenDesktop, Cisco UCS, and all the related networking? How do traditional companies get from where they are today to the true vision of the cloud? You\'ve got to think that the vision of the cloud for said business needs to exist first-- likely from the CIO/CTO. How about services companies? Should they begin \"building the cloud\" now? When/if most companies decide to embrace the cloud fully, how long until that market is completely saturated and becomes nothing more than a commodity, where the profits and prices are truly on a race to the bottom? When is it time to truly and fundamentally change direction?\r\n\r\nIn order to achieve the \"cloud dream\" we continue to hear time and time again, the CIO/CTO needs to have that vision. Or, what\'s likely to be common for groups like ours, is that WE have that vision, the understanding of how to get from where things are today to where they need to be to align with that vision, and the capability to make it happen. Things that need to take place for this are 1. you must know what your current costs are to run the virtual workloads in the data center on premise. 2. know what kind of security/compliance requirements you have in place so that you can better determine WHO you can use as a cloud partner if you decide to go public cloud. 3. you need the ability to populate the destination cloud with your data in a manner that\'s secure, and not time consuming. 4. once the data is there, you need to be able to monitor, and use it to run your virtual workloads, store your files, provide redundant copies of data, etc.\r\n\r\n5. you must also be able to run your workloads locally, as the bandwidth available today is not likely enough to handle the kind of performance requirements user requires for file access, OR you can run some kind of virtual delivery solution to allow the data to exist next to the server in which the user is currently logged into with a session. 6. you must be able to have your data available somewhere else, and if possible, in an active / active configuration so that you can spread the load, have grater scale, and be protected against environmental disasters, terrorism, etc.\r\n\r\nThe steps to get to the cloud: 1. Virtualize your workloads. 2. Calculate the price per virtual machine. 3. Determine security requirements / compliance necessities. 4. Begin to replicate your data to the Cloud (which in this case can be public or private). 5. Once in place, deliver the data through an additional virtualized mechanism using technologies like XenApp, VMware View, App Blast, etc. so that performance is acceptable regardless of end user location. 6. Move towards an active/active data model in which on premise and off premise clouds can be used simultaneously to scale, survive disaster/environmental/acts of terrorism. 7. Monetize the access to your applications/data through chargeback type services.\r\n\r\nOnce you get to this point, you have to decide if rebuilding your current line of business applications to better fit this  \"cloud\" model is the right direction to move, as it\'s likely things like App Blast and XenApp will have eliminated the need to worry about having \"thick\" client applications. 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This specialization recognizes eGroup as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, design and deploy comprehensive Cisco® Unified Data Center solutions.\r\n\r\nThe specialization provides role-based training in three essential areas: Unified Fabric for optimizing data and storage needs; Unified Computing for streamlining data center resources and uniting network, computational, storage and virtualization platforms; and Unified Network Services for advancing the way application delivery and security services are provided in the data center network or computing environment.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\"The Cisco Advanced Data Center Specialization (DCA)is an important component of our market leadership goal in the Data Center/Virtualization space\" said eGroup Principal Mike Carter. “Achieving our DCA specialization now allows us to design and sell total data center solutions and to share our deep UCS deployment expertise with any of our clients.\"\r\n\r\n“As a Cisco Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialized Partner, eGroup has made a significant investment in the training required to help customers accelerate their business growth, reduce the total cost of ownership, and extend the life of their current infrastructure by making the data center more efficient, agile and resilient,” said Ralph Nimergood, vice president of data center architecture for the worldwide partner department at Cisco.\r\n\r\nThe Cisco Resale Channel Program provides partners with the training required to build sales, design and technical talent and then validates their skills through a third-party audit.\r\n\r\n<strong>About eGroup</strong>\r\n\r\nProviding customers across the southeast with a distinct competitive advantage since 1999, eGroup is a visionary technology solutions and services firm with the ability to execute swiftly in a rapidly changing information technology landscape. eGroup’s solutions drive customers’ cost containment, revenue growth, and service objectives by addressing challenges associated with mobility, access to critical applications and data, and security. eGroup’s expertise and core competency is focused in three distinct areas: Cloud Services (public and private), Application Services, and End-User Computing. 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Pleasant, SC - September 19, 2011 - eGroup, Inc., providing Technology Solutions for Serious Competitors, announced today that it has achieved the Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization from Cisco. This specialization recognizes eGroup as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, design and deploy comprehensive Cisco® Unified Data Center solutions.\n\nThe specialization provides role-based training in three essential areas: Unified Fabric for optimizing data and storage needs; Unified Computing for streamlining data center resources and uniting network, computational, storage and virtualization platforms; and Unified Network Services for advancing the way application delivery and security services are provided in the data center network or computing environment.<!--more-->\n\n\"The Cisco Advanced Data Center Specialization (DCA)is an important component of our market leadership goal in the Data Center/Virtualization space\" said eGroup Principal Mike Carter. “Achieving our DCA specialization now allows us to design and sell total data center solutions and to share our deep UCS deployment expertise with any of our clients.\"\n\n“As a Cisco Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialized Partner, eGroup has made a significant investment in the training required to help customers accelerate their business growth, reduce the total cost of ownership, and extend the life of their current infrastructure by making the data center more efficient, agile and resilient,” said Ralph Nimergood, vice president of data center architecture for the worldwide partner department at Cisco.\n\nThe Cisco Resale Channel Program provides partners with the training required to build sales, design and technical talent and then validates their skills through a third-party audit.\n\n<strong>About eGroup</strong>\n\nProviding customers across the southeast with a distinct competitive advantage since 1999, eGroup is a visionary technology solutions and services firm with the ability to execute swiftly in a rapidly changing information technology landscape. eGroup’s solutions drive customers’ cost containment, revenue growth, and service objectives by addressing challenges associated with mobility, access to critical applications and data, and security. eGroup’s expertise and core competency is focused in three distinct areas: Cloud Services (public and private), Application Services, and End-User Computing. To deliver these solutions, eGroup has strategic partnerships with industry leaders that include VMware, Cisco, and EMC, along with Citrix, Microsoft, and Trend Micro, and a highly-skilled workforce trained in all of the latest developments in information technology. To learn more, visit <a href=\"http://www.eGroup-us.com\">www.eGroup-us.com</a>.\n\n###','eGROUP ACHIEVES ADVANCED DATA CENTER ARCHITECTURE SPECIALIZATION FROM CISCO','','inherit','open','open','','5085-revision','','','2011-09-19 12:55:39','2011-09-19 12:55:39','',5085,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5085-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5088,2,'2011-09-20 14:12:36','2011-09-20 14:12:36','Check out all of the current VMware promotions below. All promos run until 12/15/2011. \n\nTo take advantage or for more information, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:insidesales@eGroup-us.com\">insidesales@eGroup-us.com</a> or 1.877.eGROUP.1!\n\n<strong>*NEW PROMOTION* Free vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.0 with purchase of vSphere (September 13 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\n<ul>\n	<li>Helps with cost measurement, analysis, and reporting of virtual machines. Customers who purchase eligible VMware vSphere 5 or vSphere 4 products for a limited time receive a perpetual license for a 25-VM pack of VMware vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.0 PLUS one (1) year of Basic Support and Subscription (SnS) at no additional charge.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise to Enterprise Plus Upgrade (August 22, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\n<ul>\n	<li>Organizations can now enable a policy based, automated data center by upgrading from vSphere Enterprise to vSpere Enterprise Plus for 25% off the list price.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>vSphere Essentials Plus with vSphere Storage Appliance (August 22, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\n<ul>\n	<li>A low cost shared storage offering that enables users to experience the massive benefits gained by using the live migration and high availability features of vSphere Essentials Plus. Eligible customers can purchase VMware vSphere Essentials Plus bundled with vSphere Storage Appliance at 40% off the list price of the VSA when purchased in this soft bundle.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>VMware View 500 Pack &amp; 250 Pack Promotion (August 1, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\n<ul>\n	<li>Customers who have successfully completed a proof of concept or tested a desktop virtualization environment on a smaller scale can now move to a large-scale deployment at a lower cost!</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','FREE vCENTER CHARGEBACK MANAGER WITH PURCHASE OF vSPHERE 5 AND OTHER VMWARE PROMOTIONS','','inherit','open','open','','5087-revision','','','2011-09-20 14:12:36','2011-09-20 14:12:36','',5087,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5087-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5438,23,'2011-11-09 13:02:52','2011-11-09 13:02:52','Adobe announced today that it will abandon it\'s efforts to develop their Flash Mobile app/plugins in favor of focusing on HTML5.  If you haven\'t already noticed, HTML5 is about to take the internet by storm.  It\'s already starting.  Get on the bandwagon!\n\n<a title=\"Adobe ceases development of Flash Mobile in favor of HTML5\" href=\"http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/exclusive-adobe-ceases-development-on-mobile-browser-flash-refocuses-efforts-on-html5/19226?tag=mantle_skin;content\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/exclusive-adobe-ceases-development-on-mobile-browser-flash-refocuses-efforts-on-html5/19226?tag=mantle_skin;content</a>','','','inherit','open','open','','5437-revision','','','2011-11-09 13:02:52','2011-11-09 13:02:52','',5437,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5437-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5469,8,'2011-11-20 19:46:28','2011-11-20 19:46:28','<h3> Introduction</h3>\r\nIf you are in need of a self-extracting executable, check out Window\'s built-in compression tool, iexpress.exe, before investing money on a third-party solution like WinZip. Using Windows native compression format, Cabinet (or CAB for short), the compressed files are more like mini-installation programs with the compressor including support for license files, prompt windows, and the launch of other applications when extraction is finished. Configuration and creation of an executable is an easy step-by-step process handled via the IExpress Wizard. At the end of the wizard, the option to save your configuration as a Self Extraction Directive file (or SED for short) is available.  These SED files can be loaded at the start of the wizard or supplied as arguments in the Windows command line, negating the need to complete the wizard twice for the same file. The command line support also makes iexpress.exe perfect for automated tasks via batch files or in custom software.\r\n\r\nWhile iexpress is a great and convenient tool, there is also a few downsides one should be aware of before using it as a solution. For example, a default folder to extract to cannot be defined for the executable and must always be entered in manually before extracting. Also, an executable created with the 64-bit version of the application cannot be decompressed on 32 bit architecture.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/iexpress_1.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/iexpress_1-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Tutorial</h3>\r\nFor a quick tutorial, we will run through the process of using the wizard to create our first executable, saving our chosen configuration as an SED file, and creating a batch file that make uses of this SED configuration to automatically generate all future executables...\r\n\r\n1. Run <strong>iexpress.exe</strong> from the command line. NOTE: This defaults to the 64-bit version on 64 bit Windows. To use the 32 bit, you have to directly run the iexpress.exe file in SystemWOW64.\r\n2. Choose <strong>Create new Self Extraction Directive file</strong>.\r\n3. Choose the <strong>Package purpose</strong> you wish to create. Information about each package type can be found in the description window.\r\n4. Enter the <strong>Package title</strong>.\r\n5. If you want the user to be prompted with a message at the start of the extraction process, choose <strong>Prompt user with: </strong>and then type in the message you wish to be displayed\r\n6. If you have a license file to display, choose <strong>Display a license: </strong>and then click Browse to select the license file.\r\n7. Click <strong>Add </strong>and select the files you wish to be compressed into the package.\r\n8. If you choose <strong>Extract files and run an installation command </strong>during <strong>Package purpose, </strong>you will now be prompted to choose an executable to run or enter a Windows command to execute when the executable is done extracting it\'s files.\r\n9. Leave <strong>Default </strong>selected for <strong>Show window</strong>\r\n10. If you wish for a message to be displayed when the executable is done extracting, click <strong>Display message </strong>and type in your message.\r\n11. Enter a full path and file name for the executable.\r\n12. Make sure <strong>Save Self Extraction Directive (SED) file </strong>is selected. Choose a folder to store the SED file.\r\n13. Clicking <strong>Next </strong>one more time will create your first executable and then save the SED file.\r\n14. Open Notepad.\r\n15. Type the following: <strong>iexpress /N c:/pathTo/SEDFile.SED </strong>using your own path for your SED file. The /N argument will skip the wizard and force the iexpress to create the executable from the SED.\r\n16. Save the file as iexpress_test.batch.\r\n17. Double click the file to create a new executable. You will notice the previous one, if it has not been removed from it\'s folder, will automatically be overwritten.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/iexpress_2.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/iexpress_2-300x213.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>External Resources</h3>\r\nCommand line switches for the executable: <a title=\"Command Line Switches for the Executables\" href=\"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197147\" target=\"_blank\">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197147</a>\r\n<h3>Example SED File</h3>\r\n[Version]\r\nClass=IEXPRESS\r\nSEDVersion=3\r\n[Options]\r\nPackagePurpose=InstallApp\r\nShowInstallProgramWindow=0\r\nHideExtractAnimation=1\r\nUseLongFileName=0\r\nInsideCompressed=0\r\nCAB_FixedSize=0\r\nCAB_ResvCodeSigning=0\r\nRebootMode=N\r\nInstallPrompt=%InstallPrompt%\r\nDisplayLicense=%DisplayLicense%\r\nFinishMessage=%FinishMessage%\r\nTargetName=%TargetName%\r\nFriendlyName=%FriendlyName%\r\nAppLaunched=%AppLaunched%\r\nPostInstallCmd=%PostInstallCmd%\r\nAdminQuietInstCmd=%AdminQuietInstCmd%\r\nUserQuietInstCmd=%UserQuietInstCmd%\r\nSourceFiles=SourceFiles\r\n[Strings]\r\nInstallPrompt=\r\nDisplayLicense=\r\nFinishMessage=\r\nTargetName=X:\\kix410registry.exe\r\nFriendlyName=KiXtart 4.10 installation with file associations\r\nAppLaunched=kix32.exe\r\nPostInstallCmd=kix32.exe install.kix\r\nAdminQuietInstCmd=\r\nUserQuietInstCmd=\r\nFILE0=\"install.kix\"\r\nFILE1=\"start1.kix\"\r\nFILE2=\"start2.kix\"\r\nFILE3=\"kedit.ico\"\r\nFILE4=\"kix32.exe\"\r\nFILE5=\"kx16.dll\"\r\nFILE6=\"kx32.dll\"\r\nFILE7=\"kx95.dll\"\r\n[SourceFiles]\r\nSourceFiles0=X:\\\r\n[SourceFiles0]\r\n%FILE0%=\r\n%FILE1%=\r\n%FILE2%=\r\n%FILE3%=\r\n%FILE4%=\r\n%FILE5%=\r\n%FILE6%=\r\n%FILE7%=','IEXPRESS: WINDOW\'S COMPRESSION TOOL FOR SELF-EXTRACTING FILES','','publish','open','open','','iexpress-windows-compression-tool-for-self-extracting-files','','','2011-11-20 19:54:13','2011-11-20 19:54:13','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5469',0,'post','',0),(5440,23,'2011-11-09 16:40:36','2011-11-09 16:40:36','Restoring a Shared Service Provider can be a frustrating task. Especially when the feedback you get from STSADM doesn\'t help. For example, when the SSP has not been deleted before doing a NEW Restore, the Shared Search Service restore will stall at 90%. It will stay at 90% until you kill the process (CTRL+C).\r\n\r\nMake sure that you delete ALL associated DBs. STSADM will ask you for a new name for each DB before it tries to restore them, so you could delete DBs as it asks if you aren\'t sure.\r\n\r\nIt is also recommended that you stop the SPSearch service. Here is the process for restoring a SSP...\r\n\r\nStop Search: (Delete the Search Index when asked)\r\nstsadm -o spsearch -action stop\r\n\r\nDelete all SSP DBs and Search DBs.  If you are not restoring ALL of you SSPs, then make sure you only delete the DB for your SSP(s).\r\n\r\nGet Backup GUID Command:\r\nstsadm -o backuphistory -directory\r\n\r\nSSP Restore Command: (Restore all SSPs)\r\nstsadm -o restore -directory -restoremethod new -backupid -newdatabaseserver\r\n\r\nReset IIS Command:\r\niisreset /noforce','SHAREPOINT 2007: Restoring an SSP stalls on restoring Shared Search Index','','publish','open','open','','sharepoint-2007-restoring-an-ssp-stalls-on-restoring-shared-search-index','','','2011-11-09 16:40:36','2011-11-09 16:40:36','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5440',0,'post','',0),(5441,23,'2011-11-09 16:39:55','2011-11-09 16:39:55','Restoring a Shared Service Provider can be a frustrating task. Especially when the feedback you get from STSADM doesn\'t help. For example, when the SSP has not been deleted before doing a NEW Restore, the Shared Search Service restore will stall at 90%. It will stay at 90% until you kill the process (CTRL+C).\n\nMake sure that you delete ALL associated DBs. STSADM will ask you for a new name for each DB before it tries to restore them, so you could delete DBs as it asks if you aren\'t sure.\n\nIt is also recommended that you stop the SPSearch service. Here is the process for restoring a SSP...\n\nStop Search: (Delete the Search Index when asked)\nstsadm -o spsearch -action stop\n\nDelete all SSP DBs and Search DBs.  If you are not restoring ALL of you SSPs, then\n\nGet Backup GUID Command:\nstsadm -o backuphistory -directory\n\nSSP Restore Command: (Restore all SSPs)\nstsadm -o restore -directory -restoremethod new -backupid -newdatabaseserver\n\nReset IIS Command:\niisreset /noforce','SHAREPOINT 2007: Restoring an SSP stalls on restoring Shared Search Index','','inherit','open','open','','5440-revision-v1','','','2011-11-09 16:39:55','2011-11-09 16:39:55','',5440,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5440-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5091,2,'2011-09-20 14:22:53','2011-09-20 14:22:53','Check out all of the current VMware promotions below. All promos run until 12/15/2011. \r\n\r\nTo take advantage or for more information, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:insidesales@eGroup-us.com\">insidesales@eGroup-us.com</a> or 1.877.eGROUP.1!\r\n\r\n<strong>*NEW PROMOTION* Free vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.0 with purchase of vSphere (September 13 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Helps with cost measurement, analysis, and reporting of virtual machines. Customers who purchase eligible VMware vSphere 5 or vSphere 4 products for a limited time receive a perpetual license for a 25-VM pack of VMware vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.0 PLUS one (1) year of Basic Support and Subscription (SnS) at no additional charge.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise to Enterprise Plus Upgrade (August 22, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Organizations can now enable a policy based, automated data center by upgrading from vSphere Enterprise to vSpere Enterprise Plus for 25% off the list price.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>vSphere Essentials Plus with vSphere Storage Appliance (August 22, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A low cost shared storage offering that enables users to experience the massive benefits gained by using the live migration and high availability features of vSphere Essentials Plus. Eligible customers can purchase VMware vSphere Essentials Plus bundled with vSphere Storage Appliance at 40% off the list price of the VSA when purchased in this soft bundle.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>VMware View 500 Pack &amp; 250 Pack Promotion (August 1, 2011 - December 15, 2011)</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Customers who have successfully completed a proof of concept or tested a desktop virtualization environment on a smaller scale can now move to a large-scale deployment at a lower cost!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','FREE vCENTER CHARGEBACK MANAGER WITH PURCHASE OF vSPHERE 5 AND OTHER VMWARE PROMOTIONS','','inherit','open','open','','5087-revision-2','','','2011-09-20 14:22:53','2011-09-20 14:22:53','',5087,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5087-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5096,15,'2011-09-22 15:55:33','2011-09-22 15:55:33','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. With this release, Veeam becomes the first vendor to deliver capabilities for image-based data protection that organizations have come to expect with traditional file-based backups. The new functionality includes:\r\n\r\n•Enterprise scalability: New distributed architecture streamlines deployment and maintenance of remote office/branch office (ROBO) and large installations. Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR @ VMWORLD','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-3','','','2011-09-22 15:55:33','2011-09-22 15:55:33','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(5228,24,'2011-09-30 17:38:51','2011-09-30 17:38:51','Many documents say that you can use an SVI as a vPC keepalive link, but they don’t show how to accomplish this. Usually they show the keepalive link using the MGMT0 port. Here is an example of using an SVI for the vPC keepalive link.\r\nThe keepalive link will be a physically different port and connection between the Nexus5k’s than the peer link. So for example if you are using interface e1/1 and e1/2 on both sides of the Nexus5k’s for the peer link, then you would use e1/3 for the keepalive link.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<strong>Configuration Nexus 5596 Switch 1</strong>\r\nvlan 80\r\nname VLAN-KeepAlive\r\nexit\r\n!\r\ninterface Vlan900\r\nip address 1.1.1.1/30\r\nno shutdown\r\n!\r\nvpc domain 1\r\npeer-keepalive destination 1.1.1.2 source 1.1.1.1 vrf default\r\nexit\r\n!\r\ninterface Ethernet1/3\r\ndescription To-5596-Eth1/3-VPC-KeepAlive\r\nswitchport mode trunk\r\nswitchport trunk allowed vlan 80\r\nno shut\r\nexit\r\n!\r\n\r\n<strong>Configuration Nexus 5596 Switch 2</strong>\r\n\r\nvlan 80\r\nname VLAN-KeepAlive\r\nexit\r\n!\r\ninterface Vlan80\r\nip address 1.1.1.2/30\r\nno shutdown\r\n!\r\nvpc domain 1\r\npeer-keepalive destination 1.1.1.1 source 1.1.1.2 vrf default\r\nexit\r\n!\r\ninterface Ethernet1/3\r\ndescription To-5596-Eth1/3-VPC-KeepAlive\r\nswitchport mode trunk\r\nswitchport trunk allowed vlan 80\r\nno shut\r\nexit\r\n!\r\n\r\n<strong>Note</strong>\r\n\r\nYou must make sure that the vPC peer link does not allow your vPC keepalive VLAN over its trunk. You cannot have the “heartbeats” going over two different links. If you have your peer link trunk set to allow all VLANS, the keepalive link will never come up which will keep the peer link from coming up.','Using SVI for vPC Keepalive Link','','publish','open','open','','using-svi-for-vpc-keepalive-link','','','2011-09-30 19:55:53','2011-09-30 19:55:53','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5228',0,'post','',0),(5095,15,'2011-09-22 15:54:00','2011-09-22 15:54:00','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization. \r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.” \r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.” \r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value. \r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. With this release, Veeam becomes the first vendor to deliver capabilities for image-based data protection that organizations have come to expect with traditional file-based backups. The new functionality includes:\r\n\r\n•Enterprise scalability: New distributed architecture streamlines deployment and maintenance of remote office/branch office (ROBO) and large installations. Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync. \r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR @ VMWORLD','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-2','','','2011-09-22 15:54:00','2011-09-22 15:54:00','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5097,15,'2011-09-22 15:55:37','2011-09-22 15:55:37','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. With this release, Veeam becomes the first vendor to deliver capabilities for image-based data protection that organizations have come to expect with traditional file-based backups. The new functionality includes:\r\n\r\n•Enterprise scalability: New distributed architecture streamlines deployment and maintenance of remote office/branch office (ROBO) and large installations. Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR @ VMWORLD','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-4','','','2011-09-22 15:55:37','2011-09-22 15:55:37','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(5098,15,'2011-09-22 15:55:53','2011-09-22 15:55:53','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. 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Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR @ VMWORLD','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-5','','','2011-09-22 15:55:53','2011-09-22 15:55:53','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(5099,15,'2011-09-22 15:55:57','2011-09-22 15:55:57','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. With this release, Veeam becomes the first vendor to deliver capabilities for image-based data protection that organizations have come to expect with traditional file-based backups. The new functionality includes:\r\n\r\n•Enterprise scalability: New distributed architecture streamlines deployment and maintenance of remote office/branch office (ROBO) and large installations. Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR @ VMWORLD','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-6','','','2011-09-22 15:55:57','2011-09-22 15:55:57','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-6',0,'revision','',0),(5100,15,'2011-09-22 15:57:18','2011-09-22 15:57:18','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. 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Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST OF VMWORLD FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR ','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-7','','','2011-09-22 15:57:18','2011-09-22 15:57:18','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-7',0,'revision','',0),(5101,15,'2011-09-22 16:04:31','2011-09-22 16:04:31','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\n\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\n\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\n\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. 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Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\n.','VEEAM WINS BEST OF VMWORLD FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR ','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-8','','','2011-09-22 16:04:31','2011-09-22 16:04:31','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-8',0,'revision','',0),(5102,15,'2011-09-22 16:08:48','2011-09-22 16:08:48','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. 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Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR @ VMWORLD','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-9','','','2011-09-22 16:08:48','2011-09-22 16:08:48','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-9',0,'revision','',0),(5103,15,'2011-09-22 16:08:49','2011-09-22 16:08:49','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. 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Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR @ VMWORLD','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-10','','','2011-09-22 16:08:49','2011-09-22 16:08:49','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-10',0,'revision','',0),(5104,15,'2011-09-22 16:09:53','2011-09-22 16:09:53','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. 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Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST OF VMWORLD GOLD AWARD FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR ','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-11','','','2011-09-22 16:09:53','2011-09-22 16:09:53','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-11',0,'revision','',0),(5105,15,'2011-09-22 16:10:01','2011-09-22 16:10:01','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. With this release, Veeam becomes the first vendor to deliver capabilities for image-based data protection that organizations have come to expect with traditional file-based backups. The new functionality includes:\r\n\r\n•Enterprise scalability: New distributed architecture streamlines deployment and maintenance of remote office/branch office (ROBO) and large installations. Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST OF VMWORLD GOLD AWARD FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR ','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-12','','','2011-09-22 16:10:01','2011-09-22 16:10:01','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-12',0,'revision','',0),(5106,15,'2011-09-22 16:11:04','2011-09-22 16:11:04','Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, won the Best of VMworld Gold award for New Technology for the second year in a row. Veeam holds the record for the most Best of VMworld awards at a single event (2010) and the most awards overall, which demonstrates the company′s commitment to keeping its customers at the forefront of what′s possible with virtualization.\r\n\r\nJudges said Veeam Backup &amp; Replication™ v6 impressed them because “it takes virtual data protection farther.”\r\n\r\n“We are honored to receive the Best of VMworld award for New Technology for the second consecutive year,” explained Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. “It validates our commitment to ongoing innovation in virtualization data protection and confirms why Veeam is #1 in VM backup. While we are truly grateful for this award, we are most grateful to our customers. They give us the feedback and support we need to provide products with the capabilities and performance they value.\r\n\r\nGeneral availability of v6 is expected later this year. With this release, Veeam becomes the first vendor to deliver capabilities for image-based data protection that organizations have come to expect with traditional file-based backups. The new functionality includes:\r\n\r\n•Enterprise scalability: New distributed architecture streamlines deployment and maintenance of remote office/branch office (ROBO) and large installations. Also speeds up backup, replication and restore over WANs.\r\n•Advanced replication: Accelerates replication by 10X, streamlines failover and provides real failback with delta sync.\r\n•Multi-hypervisor support: Reduces the cost and complexity of managing multi-hypervisor environments with new support for Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server within Veeam′s existing data protection infrastructure (one install and one console).\r\n•Numerous enhancements, including 1-Click File Restore: Extends Veeam′s existing Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR) with delegated, web-based restore directly to the original VM, without requiring a direct network connection or in-guest agent, relieving system administrators of this task while ensuring sensitive files remain secure.','VEEAM WINS BEST OF VMWORLD GOLD AWARD FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY ','','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-13','','','2011-09-22 16:11:04','2011-09-22 16:11:04','',5092,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5092-revision-13',0,'revision','',0),(5109,2,'2011-09-08 13:08:25','2011-09-08 13:08:25','<strong>Contacts</strong>\r\n\r\nScott Regan\r\nEverything Channel\r\n<a href=\"mailto:scott.regan@ec.ubm.com\">scott.regan@ec.ubm.com</a>\r\n508.416.1186\r\n\r\nLiz Wilmes\r\neGroup, Inc.\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com\">Elizabeth.Wilmes@eGroup-us.com</a>\r\n843.284.0146\r\n\r\n<strong>eGroup, Inc. Recognized on the CRN Fast Growth 100 List</strong>\r\n\r\nMount Pleasant, SC, September 26, 2011 – eGroup, Inc., providing technology solutions for Serious Competitors, today announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel on the CRN Fast Growth 100 list. The list recognizes the fastest growing solution providers in North America. Companies on the Fast Growth 100 list average a two-year revenue growth of 130 percent and average annual sales of products and services of $172 million. The ranking is based on two years’ growth of net sales from calendar year 2008 to calendar year 2010.\r\n\r\n\"We are thrilled to be recognized for our growth over the past several years,\" said eGroup Principal Mike Carter. \"Our goal is to continue to deliver exceptional customer service while helping our clients understand that technology is a competitive advantage for their business. This is a proven methodology that generates sustained growth for both eGroup and our customers, and we could not be more pleased with the outcome.\"<!--more-->\r\n\r\n“This year’s Fast Growth 100 list reflects the high growth potential for solution providers offering innovative products, solutions and services,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for Everything Channel. “Despite an uncertain market, VARs investing in new technologies and services are still growing at a significant rate - a testament to their hard work and ability to truly understand their customers\' needs. We congratulate eGroup on their well-earned success.”\r\n\r\nA sample of the 2011 Fast Growth list can be found at <a href=\"http://www.crn.com\">www.crn.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>CRN 2011 Fast Growth Conference &amp; Awards\r\n</strong><em>Achieving Superior Growth in Uncertain Times</em>\r\n\r\nThe 2011 CRN Fast Growth category and special awards will be presented during the annual conference, taking place October 5-6 at the Doral Resort in Miami. At the event, relationships will be formed and business opportunities will take place as channel executives gather together in an intimate setting with North America’s fastest growing solution providers. The event will honor leading-edge solution providers who are setting the agenda in today\'s channel. To learn more about the event, go to <a href=\"http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11\">http://everythingchannelevents.com/crnfg_11</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>About eGroup\r\n\r\n</strong>Providing customers across the southeast with a distinct competitive advantage since 1999, eGroup is a visionary technology solutions and services firm with the ability to execute swiftly in a rapidly changing information technology landscape.  eGroup’s solutions drive customers’ cost containment, revenue growth, and service objectives by addressing challenges associated with mobility, access to critical applications and data, and security.  eGroup’s expertise and core competency is focused in three distinct areas: Cloud Services (public and private), Application Services, and End-User Computing.  To deliver these solutions, eGroup has strategic partnerships with industry leaders that include VMware, Cisco, and EMC, along with Citrix, Microsoft, and Trend Micro, and a highly-skilled workforce trained in all of the latest developments in information technology.  To learn more, visit <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/\">www.eGroup-us.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>About Everything Channel</strong>\r\n\r\nEverything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at <a href=\"http://www.everythingchannel.com/\">http://www.everythingchannel.com</a>. Follow us on Twitter at <a href=\"http://twitter.com/everythingchnl\">http://twitter.com/everythingchnl</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>About UBM plc</strong>\r\n\r\nUBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.\r\n\r\nFor more information, go to <a href=\"http://www.ubm.com\">www.ubm.com</a>\r\n\r\n###','eGROUP NAMED TO CRN FAST GROWTH 100 LIST','','inherit','open','open','','4994-revision-4','','','2011-09-08 13:08:25','2011-09-08 13:08:25','',4994,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/4994-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(5114,12,'2011-09-27 18:18:58','2011-09-27 18:18:58','During a whiteboard session laying out the Citrix Flexcast models, someone asked how Provisioning Server reduces the amount of IOPS that the underlying disks or storage array sustain as part of a VDI deployment. This is usually to compare it against things like Citrix\'s MCS or VMware\'s Linked Clone technology, which use a \"master image\" machine that receives large levels of disk activity.\n\nFirst, it\'s important to understand that the PVS server streams a virtual hard disk over the network to a target device, and the virtual hard disk itself is stored in a single file, which can be stored locally, on a file share on a file server, on a storage array, etc. We commonly find this on a CIFS share, where the data resides on a highly redundant system that provides the necessary level of availability/redundancy and bandwidth.\n\nIn a XenDesktop VDI deployment, the target device is a virtual machine running on your hypervisor of choice (Citrix supports hypervisors from Microsoft and VMware in addition to their own). So we\'ll start from here.\n\nWithout going into the details of the process-- A virtual machine turns on, PXE boots and based on its vDisk assignment on the PVS Server itself, a vDisk is mounted on the PVS Server. The virtual machine then boots, and <strong>only the data needed</strong> is streamed to it in real-time (as opposed to streaming the entire disk itself). Here\'s where things get fun.\n\nAs much of the vDisk as possible (and I imagine based on what\'s actually used/pulled from the vDisk actively) get stored in RAM on the PVS server itself. When a virtual machine needs something else from the virtual hard disk, the PVS streams is down over the network, and as best as possible, delivers this through RAM instead of having to hit the underlying disk with a read operation.\n\nBecause of this, it\'s common to find IO profiles in PVS environments that are 90% writes, and only 10% reads. This is the first level of IOPS \"savings\" resulting from the use of PVS. Is this really just \"caching\" for read IO? Yeah, kind of.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','How','','inherit','open','open','','5112-revision-2','','','2011-09-27 18:18:58','2011-09-27 18:18:58','',5112,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5112-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5116,25,'2011-09-28 00:53:44','2011-09-28 00:53:44','Iomega offers several devices for small and medium size businesses that allow an organization to fulfill file storage requirements without breaking the budget on a larger, more complex appliance.  These storage appliances are also very useful when file storage is required at a remote office or branch.  At those locations a larger storage device may be too costly, and underutilized.  While Iomega\'s StorCenter devices may meet NAS (Network Attached Storage) requirements, they fall short if asked to perform disaster recovery operations which are essential for a company of any size.  Recently, Iomega began offering their more premier appliances with an installed EMC Avamar client.  This is certainly a step in the right direction, but some businesses may not be able to afford the cost associated with these devices, or an EMC Avamar infrastructure.\r\n\r\nCurrently, lower-end Iomega StorCenter appliances come with two default file copy options.  One option is using the Linux rsync protocol.  This works well when backing up to another Iomega device, but is incompatible with other EMC storage devices which makes this useless for a company looking to use an Iomega StorCenter appliance in a remote office, and back the files up to a larger storage appliance in a central datacenter such as an EMC VNX.  Iomega\'s answer to this limitation is the Windows file \"Copy Job\".  The process of transferring files via this standard copy job involves a destination and target \"pre-scan\" that detects new files, then transfers these files over the network to the remote CIFS share which could be a Windows file server or a larger storage appiance with a configured file share.  The Windows copy job will work good enough if the two devices are both on the LAN, but transfering data over the WAN with this function is very inefficent, and impractical.\r\n\r\nThere are multiple ways to workaround this lack of functionality, but the best and most affordable, is to introduce a Windows machine and use Robocopy.  Robocopy, or Robust File Copy, is a command-line initiated replication command that is standard in installations of Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Server 2008.  The trick to using Robocopy for remote replication is configuring your network to allow the Windows machine to communicate with both the Iomega device and the target storage appliance.  The next step is to map a drive on the Windows proxy for both the source (the Iomega device), and the destination or target (the file server or other NAS device).  Then, use the robocopy command to transfer files between the two devices.   Also, a simple batch file can be written and a scheduled task can be created on the Windows computer to launch the batch file.\r\n\r\nSpecific Robocopy commands can be found in this Microsoft TechNet article: <a href=\"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(WS.10).aspx\">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(WS.10).aspx</a>','Using an Iomega StorCenter Device for Remote Replication','','publish','open','open','','using-an-iomega-storcenter-device-for-remote-replication','','','2011-09-28 16:56:46','2011-09-28 16:56:46','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5116',0,'post','',1),(5117,25,'2011-09-27 23:39:57','2011-09-27 23:39:57','','Using an Iomega StorCenter Device for Remote Replication','','inherit','open','open','','5116-revision','','','2011-09-27 23:39:57','2011-09-27 23:39:57','',5116,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5116-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5118,25,'2011-09-27 23:50:11','2011-09-27 23:50:11','Iomega offers several devices for small and medium size businesses that allow an organization to fulfill file storage requirements without breaking the budget on a larger, more complex appliance.  While Iomega\'s StorCenter devices may meet NAS (Network Attached Storage) requirements, they fall short if asked to perform disaster recovery operations which are essential for a company of any size.  Recently, Iomega began offering their more premier appliances with an installed EMC Avamar client.  This is certainly a step in the right direction, but some businesses may not be able to afford the cost associated with these devices, or an EMC Avamar infastructure.','Using an Iomega StorCenter Device for Remote Replication','','inherit','open','open','','5116-revision-2','','','2011-09-27 23:50:11','2011-09-27 23:50:11','',5116,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5116-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5119,25,'2011-09-28 00:01:21','2011-09-28 00:01:21','Iomega offers several devices for small and medium size businesses that allow an organization to fulfill file storage requirements without breaking the budget on a larger, more complex appliance.  These storage appliances are also very useful when file storage is required at a remote office or branch.  In this scenario a larger storage device would be costly, and underutilized.  While Iomega\'s StorCenter devices may meet NAS (Network Attached Storage) requirements, they fall short if asked to perform disaster recovery operations which are essential for a company of any size.  Recently, Iomega began offering their more premier appliances with an installed EMC Avamar client.  This is certainly a step in the right direction, but some businesses may not be able to afford the cost associated with these devices, or an EMC Avamar infrastructure.\n\nCurrently, lower-end Iomega StorCenter appliances come with two default file copy options.  One is by using the Linux rsync protocol.  This works well when backing up to another Iomega device, but is incapitable with other EMC storage devices which makes this useless for a company looking to use an Iomega StorCenter appliance in a remote office, and back the files up to a larger storage appliance such as an EMC VNX.  Iomega\'s answer to this limitation is the Windows File \"Copy Job\".  The process of transferring files via the standard copy job involves a destination and target \"pre-scan\" that detects new files, then transfers these files over the network to the remote CIFS share which could be a Windows file server or a larger storage appiance with a','Using an Iomega StorCenter Device for Remote Replication','','inherit','open','open','','5116-revision-3','','','2011-09-28 00:01:21','2011-09-28 00:01:21','',5116,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5116-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(5120,25,'2011-09-28 00:51:36','2011-09-28 00:51:36','Iomega offers several devices for small and medium size businesses that allow an organization to fulfill file storage requirements without breaking the budget on a larger, more complex appliance.  These storage appliances are also very useful when file storage is required at a remote office or branch.  At those locations a larger storage device may be too costly, and underutilized.  While Iomega\'s StorCenter devices may meet NAS (Network Attached Storage) requirements, they fall short if asked to perform disaster recovery operations which are essential for a company of any size.  Recently, Iomega began offering their more premier appliances with an installed EMC Avamar client.  This is certainly a step in the right direction, but some businesses may not be able to afford the cost associated with these devices, or an EMC Avamar infrastructure.\n\nCurrently, lower-end Iomega StorCenter appliances come with two default file copy options.  One option is using the Linux rsync protocol.  This works well when backing up to another Iomega device, but is incapitable with other EMC storage devices which makes this useless for a company looking to use an Iomega StorCenter appliance in a remote office, and back the files up to a larger storage appliance in a central datacenter such as an EMC VNX.  Iomega\'s answer to this limitation is the Windows file \"Copy Job\".  The process of transferring files via this standard copy job involves a destination and target \"pre-scan\" that detects new files, then transfers these files over the network to the remote CIFS share which could be a Windows file server or a larger storage appiance with a configured file share.  The Windows copy job will work good enough if the two devices are both on the LAN, but transfering data over the WAN with this function is very inefficent, and impractical.\n\nThere are multiple ways to workaround this lack of functionality, but the best and most affordable, is to introduce a Windows machine and use Robocopy.  Robocopy, or Robust File Copy, is a command-line initiated replication command that is standard in installations of Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Server 2008.  The trick to using Robocopy for remote replication is configuring your network to allow the Windows machine to communicate with both the Iomega device and the target storage appliance.  The next step is to map a drive on the Windows proxy for both the source (the Iomega device), and the destination or target (the file server or other NAS device).  Then, use the robocopy command to transfer files between the two devices.   Also, a simple batch file can be written and a scheduled task can be created on the Windows computer to launch the batch file.\n\nSpecific Robocopy commands can be found in this Microsoft TechNet article: <a href=\"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(WS.10).aspx\">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(WS.10).aspx</a>','Using an Iomega StorCenter Device for Remote Replication','','inherit','open','open','','5116-revision-4','','','2011-09-28 00:51:36','2011-09-28 00:51:36','',5116,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5116-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(5121,25,'2011-09-28 00:53:44','2011-09-28 00:53:44','Iomega offers several devices for small and medium size businesses that allow an organization to fulfill file storage requirements without breaking the budget on a larger, more complex appliance.  These storage appliances are also very useful when file storage is required at a remote office or branch.  At those locations a larger storage device may be too costly, and underutilized.  While Iomega\'s StorCenter devices may meet NAS (Network Attached Storage) requirements, they fall short if asked to perform disaster recovery operations which are essential for a company of any size.  Recently, Iomega began offering their more premier appliances with an installed EMC Avamar client.  This is certainly a step in the right direction, but some businesses may not be able to afford the cost associated with these devices, or an EMC Avamar infrastructure.\r\n\r\nCurrently, lower-end Iomega StorCenter appliances come with two default file copy options.  One option is using the Linux rsync protocol.  This works well when backing up to another Iomega device, but is incapitable with other EMC storage devices which makes this useless for a company looking to use an Iomega StorCenter appliance in a remote office, and back the files up to a larger storage appliance in a central datacenter such as an EMC VNX.  Iomega\'s answer to this limitation is the Windows file \"Copy Job\".  The process of transferring files via this standard copy job involves a destination and target \"pre-scan\" that detects new files, then transfers these files over the network to the remote CIFS share which could be a Windows file server or a larger storage appiance with a configured file share.  The Windows copy job will work good enough if the two devices are both on the LAN, but transfering data over the WAN with this function is very inefficent, and impractical.\r\n\r\nThere are multiple ways to workaround this lack of functionality, but the best and most affordable, is to introduce a Windows machine and use Robocopy.  Robocopy, or Robust File Copy, is a command-line initiated replication command that is standard in installations of Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Server 2008.  The trick to using Robocopy for remote replication is configuring your network to allow the Windows machine to communicate with both the Iomega device and the target storage appliance.  The next step is to map a drive on the Windows proxy for both the source (the Iomega device), and the destination or target (the file server or other NAS device).  Then, use the robocopy command to transfer files between the two devices.   Also, a simple batch file can be written and a scheduled task can be created on the Windows computer to launch the batch file.\r\n\r\nSpecific Robocopy commands can be found in this Microsoft TechNet article: <a href=\"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(WS.10).aspx\">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(WS.10).aspx</a>','Using an Iomega StorCenter Device for Remote Replication','','inherit','open','open','','5116-revision-5','','','2011-09-28 00:53:44','2011-09-28 00:53:44','',5116,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5116-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(5122,25,'2011-09-28 16:56:25','2011-09-28 16:56:25','Iomega offers several devices for small and medium size businesses that allow an organization to fulfill file storage requirements without breaking the budget on a larger, more complex appliance.  These storage appliances are also very useful when file storage is required at a remote office or branch.  At those locations a larger storage device may be too costly, and underutilized.  While Iomega\'s StorCenter devices may meet NAS (Network Attached Storage) requirements, they fall short if asked to perform disaster recovery operations which are essential for a company of any size.  Recently, Iomega began offering their more premier appliances with an installed EMC Avamar client.  This is certainly a step in the right direction, but some businesses may not be able to afford the cost associated with these devices, or an EMC Avamar infrastructure.\r\n\r\nCurrently, lower-end Iomega StorCenter appliances come with two default file copy options.  One option is using the Linux rsync protocol.  This works well when backing up to another Iomega device, but is incompatible with other EMC storage devices which makes this useless for a company looking to use an Iomega StorCenter appliance in a remote office, and back the files up to a larger storage appliance in a central datacenter such as an EMC VNX.  Iomega\'s answer to this limitation is the Windows file \"Copy Job\".  The process of transferring files via this standard copy job involves a destination and target \"pre-scan\" that detects new files, then transfers these files over the network to the remote CIFS share which could be a Windows file server or a larger storage appiance with a configured file share.  The Windows copy job will work good enough if the two devices are both on the LAN, but transfering data over the WAN with this function is very inefficent, and impractical.\r\n\r\nThere are multiple ways to workaround this lack of functionality, but the best and most affordable, is to introduce a Windows machine and use Robocopy.  Robocopy, or Robust File Copy, is a command-line initiated replication command that is standard in installations of Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Server 2008.  The trick to using Robocopy for remote replication is configuring your network to allow the Windows machine to communicate with both the Iomega device and the target storage appliance.  The next step is to map a drive on the Windows proxy for both the source (the Iomega device), and the destination or target (the file server or other NAS device).  Then, use the robocopy command to transfer files between the two devices.   Also, a simple batch file can be written and a scheduled task can be created on the Windows computer to launch the batch file.\r\n\r\nSpecific Robocopy commands can be found in this Microsoft TechNet article: <a href=\"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(WS.10).aspx\">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(WS.10).aspx</a>','Using an Iomega StorCenter Device for Remote Replication','','inherit','open','open','','5116-revision-6','','','2011-09-28 16:56:25','2011-09-28 16:56:25','',5116,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5116-revision-6',0,'revision','',0),(5268,29,'2011-10-06 16:51:33','2011-10-06 16:51:33','The question is often asked: “Which is better Target or Source based deduplicaiton?”\r\n\r\nThe answer: Both.\r\n\r\nWatch the video below to find out more.\r\n\r\nhttp://vimeo.com/30139705\r\n\r\nBelow is a screen shot that shows a Data Domain system being selected as the backup target from the Avamar Admin Console.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/AvarmarDDCap11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5284\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/AvarmarDDCap11-245x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" /></a><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/AvarmarDDCap11.png\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlso to note, the metadata for the Data Domain backup data sets are sent to the Avamar server so when a client needs to restore, the process is automated straight off the Data Domain system without going through the Avamar Server.','SOURCE VS TARGET BASED DEDUPLICATION','','publish','open','open','','source-vs-target-based-deduplication','','','2011-10-17 19:42:37','2011-10-17 19:42:37','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5268',0,'post','',0),(5124,6,'2011-09-28 17:39:14','2011-09-28 17:39:14','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5128\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"64\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSymantec recently released Service Pack 1 for Backup Exec 2010 R3. The service pack is coming out and fixes a number of issues that have been in the works from Symantec. There are a number of items fixed in this release which as usual bundles a number of hotfixes.  Most notably fixes and fine tunes the deduplication service and Devices where some Backup to Disk (B2D) devices used for dedupe would show in-use when in fact they were not.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe list of hotfixes included in this release are:\r\n\r\nHotfix # 159961\r\nHotfix # 159967\r\nHotfix # 160008\r\nHotfix # 162830\r\nHotfix # 161720\r\nHotfix # 161390\r\nHotfix # 159965\r\nHotfix # 164220\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIssues resolved in this service pack include updates to the CASO, Core, Deduplication Option, Device &amp; Media, Hadware, IDR, Enterprise Vault Options, SharePoint Agent, and the VMware Agent to name a few.\r\n\r\nAs usual, the update can be found via Live Update. In the event your Live Update is not function, please refere to this <strong><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/symantec-live-update-is-not-installed-and-how-to-fix-it\">ARTICLE</a></strong> to resolve it.\r\n\r\nHere is a link the Symantec <strong><a href=\"http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH169846\">RELEASE NOTES</a></strong> on Service Pack 1.\r\n\r\nBe sure to update and deploy the latest agents out at your earliest opportunity.','UPDATE YOUR BACKUP EXEC 2010 R3 WITH SERVICE PACK 1','','publish','open','open','','update-your-backup-exec-2010-r3-with-service-pack-1','','','2011-09-28 17:39:14','2011-09-28 17:39:14','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=5124',0,'post','',1),(5125,6,'2011-09-28 17:30:05','2011-09-28 17:30:05','Symantec recently released Service Pack 1 for Backup Exec 2010 R3.\n\nThere are a number of items fixed in this release which as usual bundles a number of hotfixes. The list of hotfixes included in this release are:\n\nHotfix # 159961\nHotfix #: 159967\nHotfix # 160008\nHotfix # 162830\nHotfix # 161720\nHotfix # 161390\nHotfix # 159965\nHotfix # 164220\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIssues resolved in this service pack include updates to the CASO, Core, Deduplication Option, Device &amp; Media, Hadware, IDR, Enterprise Vault Options, SharePoint Agent, VMware Agent to name a few.\n\nAs usual, the update can be found via Live Update. In the event your Live Update is not function, please refere to this <strong><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/symantec-live-update-is-not-installed-and-how-to-fix-it\">ARTICLE</a></strong> to resolve it.\n\nHere is a link the Symantec <strong><a href=\"http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH169846\">RELEASE NOTES</a></strong> on Service Pack 1.\n\nBe sure to update and deploy the latest agents out at your earliest opportunity.','UPDATE YOUR BACKUP EXEC 2010 R3 WITH SERVICE PACK 1','','inherit','open','open','','5124-revision','','','2011-09-28 17:30:05','2011-09-28 17:30:05','',5124,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5124-revision',0,'revision','',0),(5126,6,'2011-09-28 17:31:21','2011-09-28 17:31:21','Symantec recently released Service Pack 1 for Backup Exec 2010 R3.\r\n\r\nThere are a number of items fixed in this release which as usual bundles a number of hotfixes. The list of hotfixes included in this release are:\r\n\r\nHotfix # 159961\r\nHotfix #: 159967\r\nHotfix # 160008\r\nHotfix # 162830\r\nHotfix # 161720\r\nHotfix # 161390\r\nHotfix # 159965\r\nHotfix # 164220\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIssues resolved in this service pack include updates to the CASO, Core, Deduplication Option, Device &amp; Media, Hadware, IDR, Enterprise Vault Options, SharePoint Agent, VMware Agent to name a few.\r\n\r\nAs usual, the update can be found via Live Update. In the event your Live Update is not function, please refere to this <strong><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/symantec-live-update-is-not-installed-and-how-to-fix-it\">ARTICLE</a></strong> to resolve it.\r\n\r\nHere is a link the Symantec <strong><a href=\"http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH169846\">RELEASE NOTES</a></strong> on Service Pack 1.\r\n\r\nBe sure to update and deploy the latest agents out at your earliest opportunity.','UPDATE YOUR BACKUP EXEC 2010 R3 WITH SERVICE PACK 1','','inherit','open','open','','5124-revision-2','','','2011-09-28 17:31:21','2011-09-28 17:31:21','',5124,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5124-revision-2',0,'revision','',0),(5127,6,'2011-09-28 17:32:05','2011-09-28 17:32:05','Symantec recently released Service Pack 1 for Backup Exec 2010 R3.\n\nThere are a number of items fixed in this release which as usual bundles a number of hotfixes. The list of hotfixes included in this release are:\n\nHotfix # 159961\nHotfix # 159967\nHotfix # 160008\nHotfix # 162830\nHotfix # 161720\nHotfix # 161390\nHotfix # 159965\nHotfix # 164220\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIssues resolved in this service pack include updates to the CASO, Core, Deduplication Option, Device &amp; Media, Hadware, IDR, Enterprise Vault Options, SharePoint Agent, and the VMware Agent to name a few.\n\nAs usual, the update can be found via Live Update. In the event your Live Update is not function, please refere to this <strong><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/symantec-live-update-is-not-installed-and-how-to-fix-it\">ARTICLE</a></strong> to resolve it.\n\nHere is a link the Symantec <strong><a href=\"http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH169846\">RELEASE NOTES</a></strong> on Service Pack 1.\n\nBe sure to update and deploy the latest agents out at your earliest opportunity.','UPDATE YOUR BACKUP EXEC 2010 R3 WITH SERVICE PACK 1','','inherit','open','open','','5124-revision-3','','','2011-09-28 17:32:05','2011-09-28 17:32:05','',5124,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5124-revision-3',0,'revision','',0),(5128,6,'2011-09-28 17:34:45','2011-09-28 17:34:45','','SymantecBackupExec2010R3','','inherit','open','open','','symantecbackupexec2010r3-2','','','2011-09-28 17:34:45','2011-09-28 17:34:45','',5124,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5129,6,'2011-09-28 17:33:16','2011-09-28 17:33:16','Symantec recently released Service Pack 1 for Backup Exec 2010 R3.\r\n\r\nThere are a number of items fixed in this release which as usual bundles a number of hotfixes. The list of hotfixes included in this release are:\r\n\r\nHotfix # 159961\r\nHotfix # 159967\r\nHotfix # 160008\r\nHotfix # 162830\r\nHotfix # 161720\r\nHotfix # 161390\r\nHotfix # 159965\r\nHotfix # 164220\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIssues resolved in this service pack include updates to the CASO, Core, Deduplication Option, Device &amp; Media, Hadware, IDR, Enterprise Vault Options, SharePoint Agent, and the VMware Agent to name a few.\r\n\r\nAs usual, the update can be found via Live Update. In the event your Live Update is not function, please refere to this <strong><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/symantec-live-update-is-not-installed-and-how-to-fix-it\">ARTICLE</a></strong> to resolve it.\r\n\r\nHere is a link the Symantec <strong><a href=\"http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH169846\">RELEASE NOTES</a></strong> on Service Pack 1.\r\n\r\nBe sure to update and deploy the latest agents out at your earliest opportunity.','UPDATE YOUR BACKUP EXEC 2010 R3 WITH SERVICE PACK 1','','inherit','open','open','','5124-revision-4','','','2011-09-28 17:33:16','2011-09-28 17:33:16','',5124,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5124-revision-4',0,'revision','',0),(5130,6,'2011-09-28 17:34:58','2011-09-28 17:34:58','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5128\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"64\" /></a>Symantec recently released Service Pack 1 for Backup Exec 2010 R3.\r\n\r\nThere are a number of items fixed in this release which as usual bundles a number of hotfixes. The list of hotfixes included in this release are:\r\n\r\nHotfix # 159961\r\nHotfix # 159967\r\nHotfix # 160008\r\nHotfix # 162830\r\nHotfix # 161720\r\nHotfix # 161390\r\nHotfix # 159965\r\nHotfix # 164220\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIssues resolved in this service pack include updates to the CASO, Core, Deduplication Option, Device &amp; Media, Hadware, IDR, Enterprise Vault Options, SharePoint Agent, and the VMware Agent to name a few.\r\n\r\nAs usual, the update can be found via Live Update. In the event your Live Update is not function, please refere to this <strong><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/symantec-live-update-is-not-installed-and-how-to-fix-it\">ARTICLE</a></strong> to resolve it.\r\n\r\nHere is a link the Symantec <strong><a href=\"http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH169846\">RELEASE NOTES</a></strong> on Service Pack 1.\r\n\r\nBe sure to update and deploy the latest agents out at your earliest opportunity.','UPDATE YOUR BACKUP EXEC 2010 R3 WITH SERVICE PACK 1','','inherit','open','open','','5124-revision-5','','','2011-09-28 17:34:58','2011-09-28 17:34:58','',5124,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5124-revision-5',0,'revision','',0),(5131,6,'2011-09-28 17:38:19','2011-09-28 17:38:19','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5128\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"64\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSymantec recently released Service Pack 1 for Backup Exec 2010 R3. The service pack is coming out and fixes a number of issues that have been in the works from Symantec. There are a number of items fixed in this release which as usual bundles a number of hotfixes.  Most notably fixes and fine tunes the deduplication service and Devices where some Backup to Disk (B2D) devices used for dedupe would show in-use when in fact they were not.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe list of hotfixes included in this release are:\r\n\r\nHotfix # 159961\r\nHotfix # 159967\r\nHotfix # 160008\r\nHotfix # 162830\r\nHotfix # 161720\r\nHotfix # 161390\r\nHotfix # 159965\r\nHotfix # 164220\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIssues resolved in this service pack include updates to the CASO, Core, Deduplication Option, Device &amp; Media, Hadware, IDR, Enterprise Vault Options, SharePoint Agent, and the VMware Agent to name a few.\r\n\r\nAs usual, the update can be found via Live Update. In the event your Live Update is not function, please refere to this <strong><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/symantec-live-update-is-not-installed-and-how-to-fix-it\">ARTICLE</a></strong> to resolve it.\r\n\r\nHere is a link the Symantec <strong><a href=\"http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH169846\">RELEASE NOTES</a></strong> on Service Pack 1.\r\n\r\nBe sure to update and deploy the latest agents out at your earliest opportunity.','UPDATE YOUR BACKUP EXEC 2010 R3 WITH SERVICE PACK 1','','inherit','open','open','','5124-revision-6','','','2011-09-28 17:38:19','2011-09-28 17:38:19','',5124,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5124-revision-6',0,'revision','',0),(5133,6,'2011-09-28 17:38:53','2011-09-28 17:38:53','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5128\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"64\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSymantec recently released Service Pack 1 for Backup Exec 2010 R3. The service pack is coming out and fixes a number of issues that have been in the works from Symantec. There are a number of items fixed in this release which as usual bundles a number of hotfixes.  Most notably fixes and fine tunes the deduplication service and Devices where some Backup to Disk (B2D) devices used for dedupe would show in-use when in fact they were not.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe list of hotfixes included in this release are:\r\n\r\nHotfix # 159961\r\nHotfix # 159967\r\nHotfix # 160008\r\nHotfix # 162830\r\nHotfix # 161720\r\nHotfix # 161390\r\nHotfix # 159965\r\nHotfix # 164220\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIssues resolved in this service pack include updates to the CASO, Core, Deduplication Option, Device &amp; Media, Hadware, IDR, Enterprise Vault Options, SharePoint Agent, and the VMware Agent to name a few.\r\n\r\nAs usual, the update can be found via Live Update. In the event your Live Update is not function, please refere to this <strong><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/symantec-live-update-is-not-installed-and-how-to-fix-it\">ARTICLE</a></strong> to resolve it.\r\n\r\nHere is a link the Symantec <strong><a href=\"http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH169846\">RELEASE NOTES</a></strong> on Service Pack 1.\r\n\r\nBe sure to update and deploy the latest agents out at your earliest opportunity.','UPDATE YOUR BACKUP EXEC 2010 R3 WITH SERVICE PACK 1','','inherit','open','open','','5124-revision-8','','','2011-09-28 17:38:53','2011-09-28 17:38:53','',5124,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5124-revision-8',0,'revision','',0),(5132,6,'2011-09-28 17:38:22','2011-09-28 17:38:22','<p><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5128\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SymantecBackupExec2010R3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"64\" /></a></p>\r\n<p>Symantec recently released Service Pack 1 for Backup Exec 2010 R3. The service pack is coming out and fixes a number of issues that have been in the works from Symantec. There are a number of items fixed in this release which as usual bundles a number of hotfixes.  Most notably fixes and fine tunes the deduplication service and Devices where some Backup to Disk (B2D) devices used for dedupe would show in-use when in fact they were not.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The list of hotfixes included in this release are:</p>\r\n<p>Hotfix # 159961<br />\r\nHotfix # 159967<br />\r\nHotfix # 160008<br />\r\nHotfix # 162830<br />\r\nHotfix # 161720<br />\r\nHotfix # 161390<br />\r\nHotfix # 159965<br />\r\nHotfix # 164220</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Issues resolved in this service pack include updates to the CASO, Core, Deduplication Option, Device &amp; Media, Hadware, IDR, Enterprise Vault Options, SharePoint Agent, and the VMware Agent to name a few.</p>\r\n<p>As usual, the update can be found via Live Update. In the event your Live Update is not function, please refere to this <strong><a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/symantec-live-update-is-not-installed-and-how-to-fix-it\">ARTICLE</a></strong> to resolve it.</p>\r\n<p>Here is a link the Symantec <strong><a href=\"http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH169846\">RELEASE NOTES</a></strong> on Service Pack 1.</p>\r\n<p>Be sure to update and deploy the latest agents out at your earliest opportunity.</p>\r\n','UPDATE YOUR BACKUP EXEC 2010 R3 WITH SERVICE PACK 1','','inherit','open','open','','5124-revision-7','','','2011-09-28 17:38:22','2011-09-28 17:38:22','',5124,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/5124-revision-7',0,'revision','',0),