Monthly Archives: January 2015

Windows 10 and the mystery of the missing cloud – InfoWorld

Azure, one of the strongest cards in Microsoft’s hand, was absent from the Windows 10 preview event Source: www.infoworld.com

VMware is bringing key Google services to its cloud – Gigaom

Here’s a deal that has “corporate synergies” written all over it. VMware and Google are working together to make four Google cloud services available to corporate customers of VMware’s vCloud Air hybrid cloud. Source: gigaom.com

Roundup Of Cloud Computing Forecasts And Market Estimates, 2015 – Forbes

Global SaaS software revenues are forecasted to reach $106B in 2016, increasing 21% over projected 2015 spending levels. Source: www.forbes.com

The Future of Wearables Isn’t a Connected Watch | WIRED

Tech that attaches to our bodies doesn’t have to do it all. It just has to do one thing well. Source: www.wired.com

A Consultant’s Guide to Firing a Client

Valuing your time means knowing when to let go. Source: hbr.org

Erhard Behnke appointed to Board of Directors at IGEL Technology – RealWire (press release)

Bremen, Germany 28th January 2015 – Erhard Behnke has been appointed as a Managing Director of IGEL Technology GmbH. In his new role, he will strengthen the management team headed by Heiko Gloge Source: www.realwire.com

High Performance Computing mit Thin Clients – IGEL stellt den UD6 mit Quad-Core-Prozessor vor

IGEL Technology hat heute seinen neuesten und gleichzeitig leistungsstärksten Thin Client vorgestellt. Der IGEL UD6 überzeugt durch einenbis zu 2,42 GHz schnellen Intel Celeron Quad-Core-Prozessor und einer üppigen Speicherausstattung. Dieses Hardware-Gerüst macht das neue Flaggschiff aus dem Hause IGEL zur ersten Wahl, wenn es um die Bewältigung anspruchsvollster Grafik-, 3D- oder Multimedia-Anwendungen geht und gleichzeitig alle Vorteile einer… Read More »

VMware vCloud Air – Overview Animation – YouTube

Watch this short video to get an introduction to the benefits of moving applications and workloads to VMware vCloud Air, a cloud service platform built on th… Source: www.youtube.com New videos from VMware

Hosted Desktops with Thin & Zero Clients a Match Made in Heaven

10ZiG Thin & Zero Clients are uniquely suited for the Hosted Desktop / Cloud Computing environment. Source: info.10zig.com Infographic detailing pain of conventional “old” desktop method versus modern server based applications. You may never get fired for buying IBM (or Microsoft) but you do get hired for being able to save us a lot of money.

2015 Virtualization Review Reader’s Choice Awards and Buyer’s Guide

The leading independent resource for enterprise IT virtualization tips, how-to, news and more. Source: virtualizationreview.com “Free” buyers guide which looks to be a selldoc. Very little mention of market manufacturers like HP or IGEL for example. In VM space the usual VMware/Citrix/Microsoft lineup. Somebody tell me to rein in my skepticism.

LAS VEGAS: ViewSonic Introduces New Thinclient & Visual Display Technology Solutions at CES 2015

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, unveils its newest visual display technology solutions at CES 2015 in Las Vegas, at the Encore Hotel, January 6-9, 2015. Source: www.heraldonline.com The SC-T47 Quad Thin Client provides an economical and feature-rich solution for driving multiple displays in a virtual desktop environment, supporting up to four Full HD 1080p displays.… Read More »

Thinclient – HP outs two new mini-PCs with very different focuses and price points

HP’s new mini-PCs may look almost identical, but they’re very different beasts beneath the surface. While the Stream Mini Desktop focuses on cloud storage and a low price point, the Pavilion Mini … Source: www.gizmag.com $180 for the Celeron Chromebook competitor. The more robust Pentium $320 and the i3 is $450 I think.

lightclient – Nvidia’s Tegra X1 offers twice the performance of its predecessor

Nvidia has announced its next-generation mobile chip in the form of the Tegra X1. The new chip offers one teraflop of processing power, and is built on the company’s Maxwell GPU architecture. Source: www.gizmag.com Another jump up the performance ladder for Nvidia. Remains to be seen they can unseat Qualcomm and Intel

Lightclient – Montblanc’s new e-Strap adds smart functionality to luxury watches

The TimeWalker Urban Speed e-Strap series by Montblanc bills itself as the first luxury brand to combine wearable technology with fine watchmaking by taking the functions of a smartwatch and mov… Source: www.gizmag.com Making the strap computational is interesting option. The wearable as supplemental option to conventionally worn.

Thinclient – Samsung’s first portable SSD punches above its weight

Samsung has revealed its first ever portable SSD at CES 2015, the SSD T1. Likened by the firm to the size of a business card, it weighs in at just 30 g (1 oz), and boasts transfer speeds of up to … Source: www.gizmag.com Thinclient – size of business card portable SSD with 1TB showing at CES 2015

Lightclient – Nikon finally adds a touchscreen to a DSLR with the D5500

The D5500 is Nikon’s first DSLR to feature touchscreen operation. The entry-level model also boasts a 24.2-megapixel CMOS sensor and the firm’s Expeed 4 image processing engine. Nikon has also ann… Source: www.gizmag.com Lightclient: 3.2 inch touchscreen. Pinch and zoom just got a lot easier!