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		<title>New Data Center Switch Fabric</title>
		<link>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/08/23/new-data-center-switch-fabric/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[data center consolidation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn More: http://www.juniper.net/us/en/how-to-buy/form/ Demo: http://www.juniper.net/us/en/solutions/enterprise/data-center/ Juniper Networks 3-2-1 new data center network architecture helps customers with data center switching fabric, reducing them from three to two layers today, and to a single layer in the future with Juniper&#8217;s data center solutions. Duration : 0:2:24 [youtube tzkouhQesDY]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/tzkouhQesDY/2.jpg" align="left">Learn More: http://www.juniper.net/us/en/how-to-buy/form/<br />
Demo: http://www.juniper.net/us/en/solutions/enterprise/data-center/<br />
Juniper Networks 3-2-1 new data center network architecture helps customers with data center switching fabric, reducing them from three to two layers today, and to a single layer in the future with Juniper&#8217;s data center solutions.</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:2:24</b></p>
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		<title>What Is Driving Grid Computing and Virtualization in the Data Center</title>
		<link>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/08/13/what-is-driving-grid-computing-and-virtualization-in-the-data-center/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/08/13/what-is-driving-grid-computing-and-virtualization-in-the-data-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[oracle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wim Coekaerts, VP of Linux Engineering at Oracle Corporation, talks about the major trends that are driving grid computing and virtualization in today&#8217;s data centers &#8211; including growth through addition of hardware. Duration : 0:2:14 [youtube Hz1exYdVLbU]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Hz1exYdVLbU/2.jpg" align="left">Wim Coekaerts, VP of Linux Engineering at Oracle Corporation, talks about the major trends that are driving grid computing and virtualization in today&#8217;s data centers &#8211; including growth through addition of hardware.</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:2:14</b></p>
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		<title>Intel IT Data Center Efficiency Initiative- Going Green</title>
		<link>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/07/28/intel-it-data-center-efficiency-initiative-going-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/07/28/intel-it-data-center-efficiency-initiative-going-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[data center consolidation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[45nm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[datacenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brently Davis, Intel IT Data Center Efficiency Communications Manager, discusses how Intel is consolidating down to 8 global data center hubs through the use of consolidation, virtualization and standardization. The initiative is expected to save Intel $1.8B by project completion. View my blog on this subject http://communities.intel.com/openport/blogs/datacenter/2007/10/30/intel-it-data-center-efficiency-initiative-going-green. Duration : 0:7:54 [youtube kkkHAX-f9P8]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kkkHAX-f9P8/2.jpg" align="left">Brently Davis, Intel IT Data Center Efficiency Communications Manager, discusses how Intel is consolidating down to 8 global data center hubs through the use of consolidation, virtualization and standardization.  The initiative is expected to save Intel $1.8B by project completion.  View my blog on this subject http://communities.intel.com/openport/blogs/datacenter/2007/10/30/intel-it-data-center-efficiency-initiative-going-green.</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:7:54</b></p>
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		<title>Data Center Consolidation for reducing complexity &#8211; Pini Cohen</title>
		<link>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/07/18/data-center-consolidation-for-reducing-complexity-pini-cohen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/07/18/data-center-consolidation-for-reducing-complexity-pini-cohen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[data center consolidation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consolidation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reducing IT complexity by consolidation , CMDB, Standartization. By Pini Cohen STKI Summit 2010 Duration : 0:0:38 [youtube 5TbWAAz0MUg]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5TbWAAz0MUg/2.jpg" align="left">Reducing IT complexity by consolidation , CMDB, Standartization. By Pini Cohen STKI Summit 2010</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:0:38</b></p>
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		<title>EMC &amp; VMware: Simple Management of Virtualized Data Centers</title>
		<link>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/07/07/emc-vmware-simple-management-of-virtualized-data-centers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/07/07/emc-vmware-simple-management-of-virtualized-data-centers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[data center consolidation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[DETAILS, DEMOS, &#38; LINKS BELOW Virtualization provides greater efficiencies in operations, server utilization, and application continuity. However, data center consolidation, migration, and disaster-recovery projects can be daunting tasks. Join Nelson Hsu, EMC Senior Product Marketing Manager, as he discusses how the EMC VMware-enabled management suite simplifies the complexities of managing the virtual data center For [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/XaO5kB-XcVw/2.jpg" align="left">DETAILS, DEMOS, &amp; LINKS BELOW<br />
Virtualization provides greater efficiencies in operations, server utilization, and application continuity. However, data center consolidation, migration, and disaster-recovery projects can be daunting tasks. Join Nelson Hsu, EMC Senior Product Marketing Manager, as he discusses how the EMC VMware-enabled management suite simplifies the complexities of managing the virtual data center<br />
For More Information:<br />
• EMC Smarts Application Discovery Manager Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81xEAMvkg8o<br />
• DEMO: VMware Management with EMC ControlCenter 6.0 http://www.emc.com/events/2007/q3/en_US_20070705_vmware_mana.htm?source=event<br />
• DEMO: Managing Virtual Environments with EMC ControlCenter</p>
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<p>• ESG Analyst Report: EMC ControlCenter Goes Virtual: Provides End-to-end Visibility in VMware environments http://www.emc.com/collateral/analyst-reports/0607-esg-brief-emc-ecc.pdf</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:7:40</b></p>
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		<title>Jim Oberholtzer: IBM blade-based data center solutions save time and money</title>
		<link>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/06/28/jim-oberholtzer-ibm-blade-based-data-center-solutions-save-time-and-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/06/28/jim-oberholtzer-ibm-blade-based-data-center-solutions-save-time-and-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy savings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim keeps bowling tournament stats viewable in real-time with mobile data centers. A headquarters consolidation onto POWER and x86 processor-based blade servers with IBM Systems Director™ Active Energy Manager saves air-conditioning costs. Duration : 0:1:47 [youtube 7qLwuDKQd1Q]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7qLwuDKQd1Q/2.jpg" align="left">Jim keeps bowling tournament stats viewable in real-time with mobile data centers.  A headquarters consolidation onto POWER and x86 processor-based blade servers with IBM Systems Director™ Active Energy Manager saves air-conditioning costs.</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:1:47</b></p>
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		<title>Cisco &amp; Ovum Analyst Discuss Data Center Trends at Interop</title>
		<link>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/06/17/cisco-ovum-analyst-discuss-data-center-trends-at-interop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/06/17/cisco-ovum-analyst-discuss-data-center-trends-at-interop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doug Gourlay, senior director, Data Center Solutions at Cisco and Mark Seery, vice president of Switching &#38; Routing at Ovum RHK, discuss data center trends at Interop 2008. These include consolidation, Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), SFP+, Twinax cabling, and new products. Duration : 0:3:40 [youtube BGqMcSWyfpk]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BGqMcSWyfpk/2.jpg" align="left">Doug Gourlay, senior director, Data Center Solutions at Cisco and Mark Seery, vice president of Switching &amp; Routing at Ovum RHK, discuss data center trends at Interop 2008. These include consolidation, Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), SFP+, Twinax cabling, and new products.</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:3:40</b></p>
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		<title>Will my system play crysis on very high settings?</title>
		<link>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/06/17/will-my-system-play-crysis-on-very-high-settings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/06/17/will-my-system-play-crysis-on-very-high-settings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[XPS 420, Intel Core2 Duo processor E6850 (3.0GHz,1333FSB) w/Dual Core Technology and 4MB cache $1559.00 1 311-7667 4GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz $0.00 1 310-7963 Dell USB Keyboard $0.00 1 320-6200 Video ready option w/o monitor $0.00 1 320-6189 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT $0.00 1 341-5334 320GB NCQ Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>XPS 420, Intel Core2 Duo processor E6850 (3.0GHz,1333FSB) w/Dual Core Technology and 4MB cache $1559.00<br />
1 311-7667 4GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz $0.00<br />
1 310-7963 Dell USB Keyboard $0.00<br />
1 320-6200 Video ready option w/o monitor $0.00<br />
1 320-6189 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT $0.00<br />
1 341-5334 320GB NCQ Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) w/ 16MB DataBurst Cache $0.00<br />
1 341-5418 No Floppy Drive $0.00<br />
1 313-5656 Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup $0.00<br />
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal $0.00<br />
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application $0.00<br />
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp $0.00<br />
1 420-6718 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English $0.00<br />
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0 $0.00<br />
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access $0.00<br />
1 412-1054 Turbine Lord of the Rings Online,XPS $0.00<br />
1 310-8030 Dell 2-Button USB Optical Mouse $0.00<br />
1 313-4591 56K PCI Data Fax Modem $0.00<br />
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP $0.00<br />
1 313-5831 48X Combo and 16X DVD+/-RW $0.00<br />
1 420-7616 Roxio Creator Premier for Inspiron/Dimension/XPS $0.00<br />
1 313-5834 Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music $0.00<br />
1 313-4032 Dell A525 30 Watt 2.1 Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer<br />
<br />yes most likely, but vista? havent tried it myself with vista, but my rating would be 99% minus vista <img src='http://www.wlenterprise.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Juniper Networks Data Center to the Cloud</title>
		<link>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/06/08/juniper-networks-data-center-to-the-cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/06/08/juniper-networks-data-center-to-the-cloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The data center to cloud initiative from Juniper Networks can help your current data center network become cloud-ready. Duration : 0:3:15 [youtube l__ERk7Jh2c]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/l__ERk7Jh2c/2.jpg" align="left">The data center to cloud initiative from Juniper Networks can help your current data center network become cloud-ready.</p>
<p>Duration : <b>0:3:15</b></p>
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		<title>can anyone help me with this questions?</title>
		<link>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/06/07/can-anyone-help-me-with-this-questions-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wlenterprise.com/blog/2010/06/07/can-anyone-help-me-with-this-questions-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[data center consolidation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[19. Which of the following best describes naturalistic observation? (Points :4) studies of the behavior of nudists experiments with caged rats observation of humans or animals in their natural surroundings. studies of the environment. 20. An advantage of the case study method of research is that (Points :4) data collected is often well detailed it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>19. Which of the following best describes naturalistic observation? (Points :4)<br />
        studies of the behavior of nudists<br />
        experiments with caged rats<br />
        observation of humans or animals in their natural surroundings.<br />
        studies of the environment. </p>
<p>20. An advantage of the case study method of research is that (Points :4)<br />
        data collected is often well detailed<br />
        it takes a short time<br />
        it relies on subject self-report<br />
        it allows for a large subject population </p>
<p>21. Self – report is a danger of the survey method because: (Points :4)<br />
        subjects often cannot articulate their thoughts<br />
        it takes a very long time<br />
        subjects don’t like to do reports<br />
        subjects often do not tell the truth </p>
<p>22. Researchers interested in the effects of a medication taken for decades should design a (Points :4)<br />
        case study<br />
        questionnaire<br />
        study based on naturalistic observation<br />
        longitudinal research study </p>
<p>23. The general aim of sampling is to (Points :4)<br />
        obtain a representative sample of the population<br />
        obtain a representative sample of the target population<br />
        get a basic idea of what people are thinking<br />
        preview the research process </p>
<p>24. When researchers have a hidden agenda, they may (Points :4)<br />
        manipulate data to meet their goals<br />
        fail to report findings<br />
        fail to strive for an objective sample population<br />
        all of the above </p>
<p>25. Propaganda and belief justification may result in (Points :4)<br />
        a rousing campaign based on research<br />
        a fair research study<br />
        a detailed study of results<br />
        the omission or downplaying of results </p>
<p>26. Which of the following is NOT an ethical issue for research? (Points :4)<br />
        obtaining consent of subjects<br />
        harming subjects in the process of research<br />
        hiding from subjects the techniques to be employed during research<br />
        representative sampling </p>
<p>27. The Central Nervous System consists of (Points :4)<br />
        the spinal cord<br />
        the spinal cord and the brain<br />
        the brain<br />
        the entire human body. </p>
<p>28. The cerebrum is often called (Points :4)<br />
        “the seat of consciousness”<br />
        “the conscious center”<br />
        “the core of all evil”<br />
        “the unconscious brain” </p>
<p>29. Signals from the body to the spinal cord are transmitted by (Points :4)<br />
        afferent peripheral neurons<br />
        efferent peripheral neurons<br />
        both of these<br />
        neither of these </p>
<p>30. Signals from the spinal cord to nerve endings in the muscles, skin, and other parts of the body are transmitted by (Points :4)<br />
        afferent peripheral neurons<br />
        efferent peripheral neurons<br />
        both of these<br />
        neither of these </p>
<p>31. Which is NOT a true statement about sleep? (Points :4)<br />
        Sleep is a necessity for humans and other mammals.<br />
        The function of sleep is the consolidation of memory.<br />
        Infants and adults need the same amount of sleep.<br />
        Sleep is absolutely necessary for us to learn new things. </p>
<p>32. The organ which shows the clearest changes during sleep compared to<br />
wakefulness is (Points :4)<br />
        the heart<br />
        the kidneys<br />
        the skin<br />
        the brain </p>
<p>33. The purpose of REM sleep can best be described as (Points :4)<br />
        to encourage growth in infants<br />
        important for consolidating memory<br />
        allowing sleepers to dream<br />
        healing the body </p>
<p>34. Scientists have described _______ stages of sleep in the sleep cycle (Points :4)<br />
        5<br />
        4<br />
        2<br />
        these is no set number of stages </p>
<p>35. Which of the following statements about caffeine is now disproved? (Points :4)<br />
        3-5 cups of coffee per day may maximize your lifespan<br />
        Caffeine may improve performance on task and help you stay alert.<br />
        Caffeine is definitely a factor in heart disorders.<br />
        Caffeine should be consumed at the right times of day to be helpful </p>
<p>36. Which of these issues may impact the validity of dream research? (Points :4)<br />
        people like to embellish their dreams<br />
        people may not remember what they have dreamed once they are awake<br />
        subjects can only report on their dreams after they awake, not while they occur<br />
        all of the above </p>
<p>37. According to Freud, to understand dreams you must examine (Points :4)<br />
        latent content<br />
        manifest content<br />
        the role of displacement and symbolization<br />
        all of the above </p>
<p>38. The initial step in the vision process takes place in (Points :4)<br />
        the retina.<br />
        the lens of the eye.<br />
        the occipital lobe of the brain<br />
        the visual cortex. </p>
<p>39. Light is collected by (Points :4)<br />
        the lens<br />
        the cones<br />
        the ir<br />
<br />19. observation of humans or animals in their natural surroundings.<br />
20. data collected is often well detailed.<br />
21.  (the closest answer I believe) subjects often do not tell the truth.<br />
22. longitudinal research study<br />
24. All of the above.<br />
25. the omission or downplaying of results.<br />
26. obtaining consent of subjects.<br />
31. Infants and adults need the same amount of sleep.<br />
33. important for consolidating memory<br />
34. 4 stages, 5 including REM</p>
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