Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Acrobat Acrobat X Pro and Bluebeam PDF Revu 9: AECbytes Product Review


Lachmi Khemlani has another great software comparison/review in AECbytes:


"In addition to the new 3D PDF support, Revu has many more things going for it to recommend it to AEC users—Revit support, ProjectWise integration, Visual Search, an extensive set of markup and measurement tools, and the ability for multiple project team members to collaborate on a document, in real time as well as offline. Its interface is much more visual than Acrobat’s and is likely to appeal to architects..."

Acrobat Acrobat X Pro and Bluebeam PDF Revu 9: AECbytes Product Review


For your free trial of BlueBeam visit http://www.lraec.com/bluebeam-pdf-revu


Tuesday, May 10, 2011

E-Commerce News: Data Management: Using the Cloud for Backup? You're Missing the Point

E-Commerce News: Data Management: Using the Cloud for Backup? You're Missing the Point

Using the Cloud for Backup? You're Missing the Point

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Using the Cloud for Backup? You're Missing the Point

Much of the attention lavished on cloud storage has focused on backup; however, the massively redundant nature of cloud architecture ensures data protection inherently. Those who back up data that's already stored in the cloud are wasting their time. Cloud storage does not require backup. Here's how you can leverage cloud systems with their unprecedented levels of reliability and data durability into your own data center.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

The Four Trends Driving the Future of Data Center Infrastructure Design and Management


"During the data center’s next decade, opportunities to improve efficiency and optimize performance will exist throughout the three cycles: design and deployment, operations, and management and planning...It all starts at the design and deployment stage, when companies can leverage pre-engineered solutions and high-density architectures to reduce the time, space and capital required for construction of the building. During operation, data center managers can reduce costs by using efficient technologies and strategies while simultaneously decreasing downtime costs by employing high-availability configurations."

Does the relative "Downtime Cost" of Healthcare seems reasonable ?

-Paul