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Insight into Enterprise Cloud Storage

Prakash — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:14:22 +0000

It may be known to some as the Dropbox-for-the-enterprise, but Box.com could be forgiven for insisting on its own identity. With more than 120,000 customers, including 82 percent of the Fortune 500, the company has made a name for itself as one of the leaders in the enterprise cloud storage and data management space.

My article in Times of India: Is Linux ready for your PC?

Prakash — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:51:49 +0000

In the battle of the desktop operating systems (OS), there are only three dominant players left – Windows, Mac and Linux. At some point, Windows was cast as the platform for the common man, Mac as the one for the artist, and Linux as the geek’s playground.

Linux found favour in powering servers, supercomputers, large businesses and even stock exchanges. And Google even used it as the platform to build its popular Android mobile operating system. But in the desktop and notebook space, it still failed to gain traction.

There’s an image associated with Linux that can be frightening for a normal user, invoking pictures of command lines and terminal windows. But over the past 20 years, some massive steps have been taken to make the OS more accessible.

Samsung Galaxy SIII is here

Prakash — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:56:41 +0000

After having a very successful Galaxy S II, now samsung has come up with SIII. It is Samsung’s flag ship brand and they seem to make no compromise in the configurations. Here is what is cool.

Quad-core 1.4 GHz
4.8 inch display Super AMOLED
Resolution 720 x 1280 with 306 ppi pixel density, close to Apple’s retina display
Gorilla Glass 2 for extra tough screen
MicroSD Slot
16/32/64 MB in built memory
1 GB RAM
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot
8 MP Camera
1.9 MP front facing camera
Android 4.0.4

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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is now available for Download

Prakash — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:59:54 +0000

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is here. This is the first time Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Desktop) will be supported for 5 years.

Torrent is preferred method for me.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS	Torrent Links	Direct Downloads
Ubuntu Desktop 64-Bit Edition	Torrent	Main Server
Ubuntu Desktop 32-Bit Edition	Torrent	Main Server
Ubuntu Server Edition 64-Bit	Torrent	Main Server
Ubuntu Server Edition 32-Bit	Torrent	Main Server

Other Links:

CD images + Alternative CD.

Ubuntu Core – Just 35 MB of pure Ubuntu.

Have fun

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Zotac Nano now available

Prakash — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:39:56 +0000

For those who got excited with the Zotac Nono, you can now buy it and build your media center/small PC. Ideal for loading Ubuntu/XBMC.

Config:

AMD Fusion processor: Dual Core 1.6 GHz
DDR3 Expandable memory (1 slot)
WiFi
Bluetooth 3.0
2.5″ hard rive bay (laptop hard drives)
USB IR receiver and remote control

Ports:

Gigabit Ethernet
2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0
HDMI
Display port
eSATA
IR for remote control

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ASUS Transformer Pad, the inexpensive prime

Prakash — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:36:49 +0000

After the successful ASUS Transformer Prime which also comes with a full size keyboard dock, ASUS has launched a lower priced version of the Prime the ASUS Transformer Pad 300.

The prime has better display and Aluminum body, while the Pad had plastic body. Here is what is cool.

10.1″ Display
Android 4.0
Quad Core 1.2 GHz
1GB RAM
Optional Keyboard Dock at $149
Micro HDMI slot
microSD Slot for expandable memory
16/32GB built in memory options
Bluetooth 3.0

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How HP Cloud Will Differentiate from Amazon, Rackspace

Prakash — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:13:39 +0000

HP has now jumped on the bandwagon as a cloud service provider with HP Cloud. Here is an excerpts from Senior VP of HP Cloud services:

On When OpenStack Reached Its Tipping Point: My thesis: The day Canonical shifted Ubuntu’s cloud bet from Eucalyptus to OpenStack, it was a wake up call for small vendors that were still getting ready to make their bets. “I would completely agree,” replied Singh. “A bunch of private cloud guys have been at it [trying to develop platforms] for awhile but OpenStack caught up and passed them. We’ve been impressed with CloudStack and we’re glad to see it moving along, and we’re happy to see Eucalyptus working with Amazon. But look at the ecosystem and OpenStack looks impressive.”

On How HP Will Differentiate from Other Cloud Providers: “With all due respect to Rackspace, we’re a little larger and we have a global reach. And we’ll address that reach in the cloud as well.”

In terms of HP’s secret sauce, “Nobody is ever going to turn away from a secure, business-driven, SLA_driven cloud service,” said Singh. “I challenge you: Who is delivering that type of cloud today? Amazon Web Services has a lot of stickiness but folks are saying ‘I need more tools and I need good, old fashion service.”

HP will differentiate above the IaaS level, focusing on platform as a service, database as a service, and analytics as a service, he added. “Standing up VMs is so 2009. It’s time to stand up quality clouds, tools, APIs, and service that scale. We’ll offer a complete stack of services, and we’ll give you a complete [cloud] marketplace on top of that.”

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 to competes with Amazon Fire

Prakash — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:06:26 +0000

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is being priced to compete with Amazon Fire. The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with WiFi is priced at US$249, just $50 more than Kindle fire but offers a lot more features. Here is how they compare:

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Processor	Dual Core 1GHz	Dual Core 1GHz
Storage	8 GB	8/16/32
Expandable Memory	No	Yes
Size	7 inches	7 inches
Display	Capacitive Touch with IPS	PLS Capacitive Touch
3G	No	Yes (Optional)
Camera	No	Yes 3MP
Front Camera	No	Yes VGA
Bluetooth	No	3.0
IR Blaster	No	Yes, can be used as a IR Remote
GPS	No	AGPS
Weight	413g	344g
OS	Android 2.3(customised)	Android 4.0.4 ICS

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Insagram: Behind every billion dollar company there is a Linux :)

Prakash — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:13:41 +0000

The recently acquired Instagram is powered by Ubuntu! Instagram was recently acquired by Facebook for $1 Billion. Its a 13 people company almost all of them in their 20s and just 2 years old.

It is not just Ubuntu, the site is completely built on Open Source: Apache Solr, PostgreSQL, Redis and Django.

8000 developer and 800 companies build Linux!

Prakash — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:11:18 +0000

Linux is today powering Android phones, TVs, set-top boxes, enterprise data centers, cloud and supercomputers. Here are some stats.

The Linux Foundation has released its Annual Linux Development Report, here are the excerpts:

More than 7,800 developers from almost 800 different companies have contributed to the Linux kernel since tracking began in 2005. Just since the last report, more than 1,000 developers representing nearly 200 companies have contributed to the kernel.

Seventy-five percent of all kernel development is done by developers who are being paid for their work. Long believed to be a basement community of developers, the Linux community is a worldwide, professional network of the best software talent in the world. This army of developers together builds the foundation from which innovations such as Android, cloud computing, KVM, Xen, and more are born and succeed.

The top 10 organizations sponsoring Linux kernel development since the last report (or Linux kernel 2.6.36) are Red Hat, Intel, Novell, IBM, Texas Instruments, Broadcom, Nokia, Samsung, Oracle and Google.[1] Mobile and embedded companies have been increasing their participation in recent years, not only adding more hardware support to the kernel but also taking responsibility for the advancement of core kernel areas.

For the first time, Microsoft appears on list of companies that are contributing to the Linux kernel. Ranking at number 17, the company that once called Linux a “cancer,” today is working within the collaborative development model to support its virtualization efforts and its customers. Because Linux has reached a state of ubiquity, in which both the enterprise and mobile computing markets are relying on the operating system, Microsoft is clearly working to adapt.

The rate of change since the last report is high and increasing, with between 8,000 and 12,000 patches going into each recent kernel release every two to three months. That’s nearly 6 new patches per hour since the last release of this report.

Read the full report.

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