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Survey on Cloud Backup Services of Personal Storage
In widespread cloud environment cloud services is tremendously growing due to large amount of personal computation data. Deduplication process is used for avoiding the redundant data. A cloud storage environment for data backup in personal computing devices facing various challenges, of source deduplication for the cloud backup services with low...
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Automatic Scaling of Web Applications for Cloud Computing Services: A Review
Now-a-days, there are many web applications can get benefit from automatic scaling property of cloud where the no of resources usage can be scale up and down automatically by cloud service provider. So here present system that provides automatic scaling for web application in cloud environment. So every application instance...
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A Challenge for Security and Service Level Agreement in Cloud Computinge
One of the most promising field in computing is regarded as cloud computing, which allows users to store their data virtually over the cloud without the need of any fixed infrastructure. It offer user to manipulate their data regardless of the geographical position, hence providing a scalable, feasible and flexible...
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A Status Report on Resource Allocation in Cloud Computing Using Queuing Theory
Cloud computing has emerged as an optimal way of sharing and providing resources over the internet. Resource allocation is one of the pretentious concerns in the cloud. It allocates the resources to its consumer on demand. Because it offers dynamic flexible resource allocation for reliable and guaranteed services in pay...
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An Analysis to Abridged Energy Consumption in Cloud Computing Environment
Cloud computing is a internet based service that provide the authors services like Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and everyone wants to take benefit and migrate to cloud services using the cloud computing. As usage of cloud going to increase day-by-day, it ultimately increases the burden on cloud servers...
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Counter Measures for Data Breach in Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is a new era of computing that outsources massive computational power with scalable computing capabilities. It provides on-demand resources for IT provisioning based on virtualization and distributed computing technologies. Cloud computing is not without its risks. It involves in the loss of control over data as well as...
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A Game Theory to Load Balancing Strategy to Improve the Efficiency in Public Cloud Environment
Good load balancing makes cloud computing more proficient and increases user satisfaction. At present cloud computing is one of the utmost platforms which deliver storage of data in very lowers cost and accessible for all time over the internet. But it has more serious issue like security, load management and...
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Outsourced Cloud Data with Ranked Keyword Search
In commercial public cloud the cloud computing enables the model of data service outsourcing. In this paper, the authors define and solve the problem of ranked keyword search over cloud data. Ranked search greatly enhances system usability by enabling search result relevance ranking instead of sending undifferentiated results and further...
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Load Balancing and a Gossip Protocol for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Cloud Environment
The new emerging cloud computing technology is providing various services to users and organizations. Now, the authors are focusing on Infrastructure as a service which allows customers to use resource multiplexing through virtualization technology. Cloud computing applications are developed using MapReduce programming. Cloud computing distributed file system nodes perform functionality...
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Dynamic Effective Resource Allocation Based on Cloud Computing Learning Model
In cloud computing field, a service-provider offers large number of resources for customers with a relatively low cost. However, any resource allocation model has to consider computational resources as well as network resources to accurately reflect practical demands. In order to rationally allocate the limited resources to users and improve...
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Revisiting Security Ontologies
Significant innovations in virtualization and distributed computing as well as improved access to high-speed Internet have induced interest in cloud computing. Contemporary exploration of all stages of service models clearly proves the immense significance of \"Security in cloud computing\", which being as obtuse as it is pertinent, demands attention. An...
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An Efficient and Multi Keyword Search in Service Oriented Architecture
Searching top k multi keywords from the out sourced data files is still an interesting research issue because out sourced data over cloud can be encrypted for confidentiality. In this paper, the authors are proposing an efficient top k retrieval from out sourced file through service oriented application by computing...
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Improving the Security Performance of Public Clouds Using Attribute Based Access Control in Document Sharing
Technology and its limitation is today's world one of the best tool to make a sense of research which is the green field in the information technology or call automation industry. If the people look forward to the best of the industrial world where technology is the use of Information...
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Minimization of Payment and Error Tolerent Resource Allocation for Cloud System
Virtual Machine (VM) technology being greater and fully developed, compute resources in cloud systems can be partitioned in fine granularity and allocated on demand, which contributes three technologies such as, formulating a deadline-driven resource allocation problem based on the cloud environment facilitated with VM resource isolation technology, and also to...
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Optimized Resources in Cloud Computing Based on Commitment Services
Asset provisioning is one of the regular administration undertakings in late distributed computing applications through distinctive methodical peculiarities for concentrating pertinent provisioning operations in distributed computing. Joint virtual machines provisioning approach in which numerous VMs are solidified and provisioned together, taking into account an assessment of their total limit needs....
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An Analysis on Cloud Security Mechanism
Cloud computing is a well known term in the field of software industry. In this paper, the authors give a short description on cloud computing, its architecture which contains IaaS, PaaS and SaaS its deployment model public, private, hybrid and community cloud is described. Cloud computing has some severe issues...
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An Influence: Vendor Locking in Meta Cloud
Cost and scalability benefits of cloud storage services are apparent. However, selecting a single storage service provider limits availability and scalability to the selected provider and may further cause a vendor lock-in effect. In this paper, the authors present meta storage, a federated cloud storage system that can integrate diverse...
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Exploring Application and Desktop Virtualization In the Educational Environment
Companies, businesses, and enterprises are all being asked to do more with less these days. University campuses, including IT departments, all across the nation are experiencing reduction in budgets and enforced cutbacks. Server virtualization was a piece of the solution to this problem in the past. In addition to decreasing...
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SAIVMM: Self Adaptive Intelligent VMM Scheduler for Server Consolidation in Cloud Environment
Cloud computing is an on-demand resource provisioning technology and server virtualization act as a driving force of cloud. Virtualization consolidates multiple physical machines into one machine, thereby cut cost and improves efficiency of data center. However, as all Virtual Machines (VM) share the same physical resources, contention for shared resources...
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Benefits and Barriers of Adopting Cloud Computing
With the success of the Internet and the rapid growth in computing and storage technologies enables a new computing environment called cloud computing, in which computing capabilities are delivered as a services through the Internet in an on-demand fashion. The organizations having cloud computing are slowly moving their core business...
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How to avoid technology frustrations that sap productivity
Online meetings are ideal for collaboration both within the business and with customers, but too often technology solutions get in the way, creating delays or even missed meetings that can jeopardize opportunities and revenue. Sales teams and other business users need to be able to meet online without having to...
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Quantum Clouds: A Future Perspective
Quantum computing and cloud computing are two gaints for futuristic computing. Both technologies complement each other. Quantum clouds, therefore, is deploying the resources of quantum computation in a cloud environment to provide solution to the challenges and problems faced by present model of classical cloud computation. State of the art...
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Gartner Report 2014: Planning Guide for Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is no longer a new concept, and many organizations have been consuming cloud services for the past several years. However, in 2014, many organizations will look to move cloud computing past the early phase and constrained use cases and into more widespread, production adoption. Check this report out...
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CITO Research: Hybrid Cloud Myths
It's time to debunk the myths about hybrid cloud bandwidth and reliability. As the flexibility and economy of scale in the cloud continue to expand, and as visibility into data and systems becomes even more extensive, the case for the hybrid cloud has never been stronger. Get insights about your...
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New Topics on the 2014 Security+ SY0-401 Exam
It has been three years since the last revision of the CompTIA Security+ exam. In early summer of 2014, the latest version SY0-401 was released. This revamped exam retains the same six domains as established in SY0-301, which emphasize security in three main areas: application, data, and host. New topics...
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Ten Risky Security Behaviors to Avoid: Protect Your Organization
You are a problem. You are a risk to your employer. The actions you take and the activities you perform at work, online, and even in your personal life put your employer at risk. You need to know how you are a security risk to the organization and what you...
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PowerVM Virtualization Essentials
PowerVM is the virtualization environment for AIX, Linux, and IBM i running on the IBM POWER hardware platform. This white paper provides an overview of PowerVM concepts, architecture, terminology, and capabilities.
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Understanding NIST's Cloud Computing Reference Architecture: Part I
This white paper examines the NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture in a two-part series. The first part covers the cloud players and their roles and responsibilities. The second part focuses on the Reference Architecture components, activities, and functions.
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Five Ways Network Virtualization Will Revolutionize IT
Discover how Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) will revolutionize IT and change the way you think about network connectivity and perhaps even application development. This white paper is written for networking professionals but it may offer valuable insight for those in cross-functional roles such as DevOps, server virtualization, and data center...
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OpenLMI Improves Management in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
Included as an integral part of RHEL 7, OpenLMI offers significant gains in managing the wealth of available Linux tools. The fact that the interface can be accessed via multiple languages, including C/C++, Python, Java, and a CLI further enhances its versatility. In addition, the ability to use OpenLMI on...
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Stakeholder Perceptions Become Your Project Reality
For project managers, meeting stakeholder expectations means that you have to know what the expectations are to begin with if you are ever expected to meet them. After expectations have been set, follow up with your stakeholders to ensure that the expectations haven't changed. People change their minds often, so...
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On-demand Webcast: Ensure High Availability for Virtual Resources
Is your company reaping the benefits of virtualization? Although virtual resources are faster to deploy and manage than hardware, they come with significant risks. Can you say for certain that the VMs in your data center are operating at SLA-required availability levels? "Five nines" is the gold standard for...
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Live Webcast: Top 5 Features of Next-Gen Backup
It's 10 p.m. Do you know where your data is? Backup isn't a simple matter of copying data to an offsite box each night anymore, especially if you're running hundreds of workloads on virtual servers. Do you know which files are located on which media? Can you restore data...
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Xen Web-based Terminal for Learning Virtualization and Cloud Computing Management
In this paper, the authors propose a web-based terminal for teaching the cloud. This method allows students and trainees to learn managing the cloud in a useful and secure manner. This paper promotes an appreciate educational environment by enabling students to practice the knowledge practically, teaching them the ethics of...
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Lower Risk and Cost with Proactive Information Governance
Read this white paper to find out how you can help ensure your data assets are available, protected, and managed through their lifecycle by applying proactive information governance for: Organization Location And control
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Securing the Cloud: Threats, Attacks and Mitigation Techniques
In this paper, the authors aimed to present information about the most current threats and attacks on cloud computing, as well as security measures. The paper discusses threats and attacks that are most effective on cloud computing such as data breach, data loss, service traffic hijacking etc. The severity and...
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A Replica Distribution Based Fault Tolerance Management for Cloud Computing
Cloud computing now-a-day's become most popular and reliable computing technique for organizations and individuals. In the cloud environments, data availability and backup replication are critical and complex issues in the efficient fault tolerance policy are the major. Fault tolerance policy is the strategy in action when a fault occurs in...
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Cloud Computing: Use Cases & Various Applications
As cloud computing has become more and more famous and popular, various cloud computing architectures, models and infrastructures have been defined, given their specific circumstances for the applications. Currently, many cloud definitions, applications and samples can be helpful as a reference for using a cloud computing service. As cloud computing...
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Energy-efficient Flow Mapping in Sensor Cloud using Signaling Game Strategy
Data flow mapping between physical and virtual sensor becomes indispensable in sensor cloud. However, unreliability owing to malicious attack and fluctuation of communication capacity due to mobility are existence between physical and virtual sensor. Consequently, this puts a heavy energy consumption of physical sensors and virtual gateways. In this paper,...
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Ant Colony Algorithm Based on Dynamic Trend Prediction on Scheduling Optimization of Cloud Computing Resources
In view of the shortcomings of high occupancy of resources and slow response of current scheduling of cloud computing resources, this paper provides a scheduling optimization algorithm based on the dynamic trend prediction and ant colony algorithm. It makes resource reservation through migration of virtual machine, uses dynamic trend prediction...
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Performance on VMware vSphere 4.1
One of the key benefits of virtualization is the ability to consolidate multiple applications onto a single physical server. The importance of this can be seen clearly with multi-tier applications, where the load placed on the servers by the individual tiers often varies widely, leaving many servers under-utilized. Virtualization allows...
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Understanding Memory Resource Management in VMware ESX 4.1
VMware ESX is a hypervisor designed to efficiently manage hardware resources including CPU, memory, storage, and network among multiple, concurrent virtual machines. This paper describes the basic memory management concepts in ESX, the configuration options available, and provides results to show the performance impact of these options. The focus of...
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SAP Performance on vSphere With IBM DB2 and SUSE Linux Enterprise
VMware vSphere 4.1 provides private cloud technology to IT organizations looking to save money on hardware costs, offer their companies a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, and guarantee uptime while maintaining and upgrading their software applications and infrastructure. This paper shows how a virtualized SAP environment with IBM DB2 and SUSE Linux...
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Configuring and Troubleshooting N-Port ID Virtualization
N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) is an ANSI T11 standard that describes how a single Fibre Channel HBA port can register with the fabric using several Worldwide Port Names (WWPNs). This allows a fabric-attached N-port to claim multiple fabric addresses. Each address appears as a unique entity on the Fibre Channel...
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Virtualization Helps OCLC Maintain the IT Infrastructure That Keeps the World's Libraries Connected
OCLC also offers services for Cataloging, Collection Management, Resource Sharing and Reference, and much more. Historically, that infrastructure had been composed mostly of physical servers, but OCLC started to feel the limitations of this approach as it experienced growth and expanded its service offerings. OCLC wanted to be able to...
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VMware Case Study: Ohio Department of Commerce
The Ohio Department of Commerce is one of the state's chief regulatory agencies. The department has nine different divisions that focus on areas such as financial institutions, liquor control, labor and worker safety, real estate & professional licensing, industrial compliance, securities, state fire marshal, and unclaimed funds. Physical IT infrastructure...
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VMware Case Study: Ohio Education Computer Network (OECN)
The Ohio Education Network (OECN) provides IT services to 23 Information Technology Centers (ITC's) that serve seven large urban school districts within Ohio. OECN wanted to provide disaster recovery for distributed educational datacenters throughout the state. OECN deployed VMware Infrastructure 3 which creates a scalable virtual infrastructure for datacenters that...
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VMware Case Study: Ohio Mutual Insurance Group
The Ohio Mutual Insurance Group (OMIG), based in Bucyrus Ohio, partners with over 300 Independent Insurance Agencies to distribute quality property and casualty insurance offerings throughout Ohio, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Indiana. OMIG wanted to consolidate physical servers in data center while enhancing performance and availability of applications and without...
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VMware & Intel Provide Better Reliability for Critical Shipping Applications
Founded in 1988 and based in Portland, Oregon, OIA Global Logistics (OIA) has successfully expanded from a traditional freight forwarder into a full service international logistics and supply chain management provider. OIA wanted to move away from physical server environment for mission-critical business applications. VMware and Intel are building the...
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VMware Case Study: Oklahoma Arthritis Center
Located in Edrrond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Arthritis Center (OAC) is a completely self-contained medical practice offering in-house MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, DEXA, and in-house laboratory services. OAC wanted to virtualize Tier 1 medical applications at small health care provider. OAC deployed VMware vSphere creates a virtual platform that brings performance gains and...
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OmnicomMediaGroup Avoids Data Center Crunch With Virtualization
OmnicomMediaGroup (OMG) is the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC), the leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company, providing services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. OmnicomMediaGroup wanted finite space within data center requires new approach to IT infrastructure. VMware and Intel technology...
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VMware and Intel - Powered Cloud Computing Enables Superior Service
Opus Interactive (Opus) is a leading managed services provider based in Portland, Oregon. The company manages its own state-of-the-art data center and continues to invest in best-of-breed technologies to ensure that it can accommodate any mission-critical hosting need. Opus wanted to provide clients with business hosting services requires a flexible,...
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VMware and Intel Technology Provide Flexibility and Agility for Business Infrastructure
Opus Interactive (Opus) is a leading managed services provider based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to providing managed hosting services for businesses and individuals, Opus specializes in providing agency hosting services for advertising, marketing and other digital service agencies. To ensure that it can make good on this promise, Opus...
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VMware Case Study: Orbis Financial Corporation Ltd
Founded in 2005, Orbis Financial Corporation Ltd is the first privately-owned custodial services provider in India. Orbis Financial Corporation wanted to implement an infrastructure that delivers high reliability and performance for key internal and external systems to enable Orbis Financial Corporation to compete effectively as the first privately-owned custodial services...
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VMware Case Study: Pechanga Resort and Casino
Located in Southern California, the Pechanga Resort and Casino (Pechanga) employs approximately 4,200 people and features a 188,000 square foot casino floor and more than 3,600 state of the art slot machines amongst other amenities. Pechanga wanted to reduce time required for rolling out new systems. Pechanga deployed VMware Infrastructure...
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VMware Case Study: Peerless Clothing
Founded in 1919, and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Peerless Clothing (Peerless) is the largest supplier of Canadian made and imported men's tailored clothing to almost every major department and specialty store retailer in the United States. Peerless wanted to increase scalability of IT infrastructure without adding headcount. VMware technology creates...
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VMware Case Study: United Bank and Trust
Founded in 1860, United Bank and Trust (United) is an independent community bank offering personal banking, business banking and wealth management services to customers in southern Michigan. United Bank and Trust wanted to upgrade IT infrastructure and create a cost-efficient virtualized IT environment. United Bank and Trust deployed VMware Infrastructure...
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VMware Case Study: United States Army - III Corps
The III Corps (Third Corps) is a branch of the United States Army headquartered in Fort Hood, Texas whose primary mission is to train, mobilize, and deploy forces for counteroffensive combat operations. The III Corps (Third Corps) wanted to create a flexible, lightweight, IT infrastructure that can be easily administered...
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University Hospital With a 21st Century IT Infrastructure
The University Hospital Leipzig, located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is part of one of the oldest universities in Europe. The University Hospital Leipzig wanted to move critical applications off of aging physical hardware. The University Hospital Leipzig deployed VMware and Intel technology which creates a...
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VMware Case Study: The University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is recognized as one of the premier teaching and research intensive institutions in the world, an incubator of creative research and groundbreaking discovery. The University of Alberta wanted cost efficient, conflict-free, secure application deployment to over 1,500 student desktops at more than 47 public workstation sties...
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VMware Case Study: University of Florida
The University of Florida (UF) is the state's largest university and the nation's fifth largest university. The University of Florida (UF) wanted to reduce physical server infrastructure and improve cost efficiency of hosting applications. The University of Florida (UF) implemented virtualization to consolidate servers, redistribute excess capacity, and improve application...
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VMware Case Study: University of Greenwich
Awarded university status in 1992, the University of Greenwich is responsible for 8.000 students worldwide. The university also collaborates with colleges across the world including in Trinidad, Hong Kong and Singapore. University of Greenwich wanted to enable increased and more effective remote access to IT resources and to reduce IT...
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Virtualization Transforms IT at Leading European University
The University of Munster is one of Germany's largest institutions of higher education, with more than 38,000 students spread amongst 15 different departments. The University of Munster wanted to transition from a physical IT infrastructure to a virtual IT infrastructure within an academic environment. VMware and Intel technology creates a...
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VMware Case Study: University of Toledo
The University of Toledo (UT) is one of 13 state universities in Ohio. Originally founded in 1872, the university now serves more than 22,000 students. Desktop environment within university setting can be resource intensive for IT to manage and provides limited accessibility for students. VMware View creates a virtual desktop...
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VMware Delivers Capacity Savings to One of America's Great Universities
The University of Wisconsin - Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. The University of Wisconsin - Madison wanted to gain greater control over the virtualized environment and maximize the performance of virtual machines. VMware vSphere 4 has significantly streamlined the day-to-day tasks involved with managing...
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VMware Case Study: uptime Software
uptime software provides systems management tools that allow its Fortune 1000 clients to make the most of their IT infrastructures. uptime software wanted to provide customers with world-class service while containing costs and server sprawl in a heterogeneous data center. VMware software increases IT muscle and simplifies systems management to...
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VMware Case Study: Vertex Software
Established in 1996, Vertex Software Pvt Ltd provides software testing and development, mobile technology development, content management and SAP-specific services. Vertex Software Pvt Ltd wanted to consolidate a disparate test and staging environment running on 100 desktop-class machines distributed across three floors while improving availability and manageability and reducing facilities...
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VMware Case Study: ViaHealth / Rochester General Hospital
ViaHealth is a family of health care providers serving the greater Rochester, New York area through facilities such as Rochester General Hospital. ViaHealth wanted to increase reliability and availability of mission-critical applications within healthcare organization. ViaHealth deployed VMware Infrastructure 3 which simplifies IT administration and provides greater control over computing...
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VMware Case Study: The Virginia Community College System
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) oversees 23 colleges on 40 campuses located throughout the state of Virginia. The system serves nearly 250,000 students every year. Power and cooling capabilities of existing data center are maxed out. VCCS deployed VMware and Intel technology which creates a platform for a virtual...
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Powering the Cloud with AMD Opteron? Processors
Gartner and IDC list cloud computing as a top IT trend for 2010. The foundation of cloud computing is a scale-out server cluster that uses economies of scale to provide computing services to the user. Cloud services include the delivery of applications, platforms, and infrastructure. Co-Sponsored by:
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Video: "Taking a Seat at the Executive Table: The Reality of Virtualization"
This year, for the first time, the number of virtual machines is on track to exceed the number of physical machines shipped. The reasons are clear -- data center cost reduction and greater agility. But, like any new, strategic technology, virtualization also transforms the way IT goes about its day-to-day...
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Mission Critical Integrity Servers (Superdome) Martin Fink Video
In this video, Martin Fink, SVP and GM of HP Business Critical Systems, introduces the new line-up of Mission Critical HP Integrity systems for the converged infrastructure. See how the Common Modular Infrastructure, allows you to provision & scale resources to support any workload requirements within your Mission-critical needs.
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Broadcast more high definition content solution brief
Like so many industries, broadcast and production companies have more digital assets with video, images, and graphics than ever before. To support your changing application and business requirements, you can use HP X9000 Network Storage Systems powered by Intel? Xeon? processors . This storage solution will allow you to control...
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Transition to high-definition broadcasting: HP and Omnibus solution brief
As a company operating in the communications industry, you are dealing with an increasing amount of high-definition content and 3-D production?having a modern content repository is critical to your company's continued success. Whether you are a traditional broadcaster interested in launching new channels and service, or you are in a...
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Scale-out storage in the content driven enterprise
Download this IDC Whitepaper to learn more about how the continued expansion of file-based, business-critical information within extended enterprise is changing the storage dynamic in a wide rage of industries and organizations. The explosion in content depot creation and expansion with its unique use and retention requirements is driving the...
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Lab Validation Report: HP X9000 Network Storage Systems powered by Intel® Xeon® processors Scale-Out NAS Performance
The HP X9000 Network Storage Systems powered by Intel® Xeon® processors are scale-out NAS solutions configured in failover clusters using industry-standard HP servers and storage with the IBRIX Fusion segmented file system pre-configured. This report documents the results of ESG Lab hands-on testing of the performance scalability of the HP...
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ESG Lab Validation Report: HP X9000 Network Storage Systems?Scale Out NAS Performance
This report documents the results of ESG Lab hands-on testing of the performance scalability of the HPX9000 Network Storage Systems powered by Intel? Xeon? processors. The HP X9000 Network Storage Systems are scale-out NAS solutions configured in failover clusters ("couplets") using industry-standard HP servers and storage with the IBRIX Fusion...
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Scripps Networks finds a fit Case Study
In 2005, Scripps Networks undertook a five-year initiative to roll out media asset management across the enterprise. Scripps Networks needed?to store, manage, and process graphics, video, and still imagery in multiple file formats and found the right solution in HP StorageWorks X9000 File Serving Software. This storage solution provided an...
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HP + Intel 3PAR Storage: Tailor-Made for Virtual Infrastructures
Taneja Group's recent survey on virtual server storage practices revealed users of virtual infrastructure are facing some significant storage capacity, performance, provisioning and management issues. Taken together, these considerably drive up the cost and risk of virtual server deployments. Fortunately, innovative storage vendors like HP are helping users to overcome...
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Evaluator Group: HP's Converged Storage (A Vision for Emerging Customer Requirements)
HP and Intel are building a multifaceted storage product portfolio with a common foundation that will enable the integration of server and storage into Converged Systems. The most desirable storage solution technologies are represented including virtualization, data deduplication, automated tiering, multi-protocol I/O, and performance at scale. HP has one a...
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NFC West: Garrison Hearst
More reasons to admire Jackson's resolve
Sanders should get no sympathy from Steven Jackson.
Sanders' Lions reached the playoffs in five of his 10 seasons, posting between nine and 12 victories each time. They never won fewer than five games in a season.
Jackson's St. Louis Rams have never won more than eight games in a season. His teams have fared so poorly, in fact, that Jackson ranks last on a list of 87 top running backs ranked by team winning percentages. Chase Stuart, best known for his work at Pro Football Reference, published the list at his new site, Football Perspective.
Sanders ranked 68th.
The list considers runners with at least 5,000 yards rushing and 7,500 yards from scrimmage. The winning percentages were weighted to favor runners' most productive seasons.
"For example, if a player gained 10 percent of his [career] yards from scrimmage in 1999 and the team went 15-1 that season, then 10 percent of the running back's weighted winning percentage would be 0.9375," Stuart explains. "This is designed to align a running back's best seasons with his team's records in those years.
"For example, Emmitt Smith played two of his 15 seasons with the Cardinals. But since he gained only 6.5 percent of his career yards from scrimmage in Arizona, the Cardinals' records those years count for only 6.5 percent -- and not 13.3 percent -- of his career weighted winning percentage."
The methodology is a little confusing at first glance, but the results make sense.
Jackson has played eight seasons, fighting off injuries and the malaise perpetual losing cultivates. He has played eight seasons without flinching. His bruising style naturally raises questions about how long Jackson might hold up physically. But it's also fair to wonder how much losing such a passionate player can withstand before deciding he's had enough.
The backs listed atop Stuart's list faced no such issues.
Former Los Angeles Rams great Lawrence McCutcheon, named to five consecutive Pro Bowls under coach Chuck Knox, tops the list with a .741 weighted winning percentage. Roger Craig, named to four Pro Bowls with San Francisco, ranks third at .723.
NFC West alums Garrison Hearst (20th), Shaun Alexander (22th), Ricky Watters (23rd) and Wendell Tyler (24th) are all at .585 and higher. But four of the six players at the bottom of the list also spent some of their careers with franchises currently aligned in the division. That includes Hall of Famers Ollie Matson and O.J. Simpson.
NFL Power Rankings: How they voted
That was way back in Week 11 of 2002, when Steve Mariucci, Jeff Garcia, Terrell Owens and Garrison Hearst defined the 49ers' identity.
The 2011 team is gaining ground quickly. Four consecutive victories, three of them on the road, have vaulted the 49ers of Jim Harbaugh, Alex Smith, Frank Gore, Justin Smith and Patrick Willis to a 5-1 record and No. 4 standing in our rankings entering Week 7.
That is the 49ers' highest ranking since ranking tied for fourth in Week 12 of the 2002 season. They rose five spots this week, moving past New Orleans, Detroit, San Diego, Pittsburgh and Oakland.
"They are the real deal this year and have won more QUALITY games than any team playing," 81sanfranman wrote.
The 49ers have beaten three teams that currently have winning records (Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, Detroit). They also won on the road against preseason NFC favorite Philadelphia.
"There will be some very hard words if the NFC West guy doesn't place the 49ers either No. 2 or No. 3," Hypchucky9 wrote. "We lost to the Cowboys, the Patriots lost to the Bills and the Ravens lost to the Titans. If the rankings are usually about power with regard to talent and efficiency, you would be hard bent to put us lower than No. 3."
The NFC West guy (that would be me) ranked the 49ers fourth. No one else ranked them higher. The Packers are the obvious No. 1 team. New England is more firmly established as a top team, and the Patriots have the better quarterback. Baltimore has won convincingly over teams that have periodically appeared among the top 10 this season (Pittsburgh, Houston and the New York Jets).
The 49ers are on the rise. They opened the regular season at No. 26 and have climbed from 16th to ninth to fourth over the past three weeks. They visit Baltimore in Week 12 and play a Monday night home game against the Steelers in Week 15. They'll have opportunities to move up even more.
Before taking a closer look at the rankings heading into Week 7, I'll pass along comments from our voters covering issues that stood out to me from their ballots.
- Kuharsky downs San Diego: Paul Kuharsky ranked San Diego only 16th, 10 spots lower than anyone else ranked them. He pointed to the teams the Chargers have beaten while acknowledging San Diego cannot control its schedule. Kuharsky: "San Diego is definitely due for a big jump from me. I had them 12th before the bye and felt I needed to move up Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, the Giants and San Francisco. So, the Chargers suffered for it. Generally, I am reluctant to move a team up off a bye. Tennessee was also off and also suffered -- dropping from 10th to 15th."
- Walker has Chargers' back: James Walker ranked the Chargers fourth, higher than anyone ranked them. Walker: "The Chargers aren't elite, but they are beating the teams on their schedule. I also like the fact they're starting fast this season, because the Chargers are notoriously slow starters."
- Clayton on the Bengals: John Clayton, on why he has the Bengals only 21st, nine spots lower than Kuharsky has them: "Even though they are 4-2, the Bengals have won games against teams that are 7-16. They have been helped by the schedule."
OK, here we go ...
Rising (11): San Francisco 49ers (+5), Chicago Bears (+4), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+4), New York Giants (+3), Arizona Cardinals (+2), Baltimore Ravens (+2), Cincinnati Bengals (+2), Oakland Raiders (+2), Kansas City Chiefs (+1), New York Jets (+1), Philadelphia Eagles (+1).
Falling (8): Dallas Cowboys (-6), Houston Texans (-5), Washington Redskins (-5), Buffalo Bills (-4), Detroit Lions (-2), Minnesota Vikings (-2), New Orleans Saints (-2), Carolina Panthers (-1).
Unchanged (13): Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans.
Deadlocked: We broke one tie this week. San Diego prevailed over Pittsburgh at No. 7 based on the second tiebreaker, overall record.
Like minds: All five voters ranked the Packers first and the Patriots second. Four ranked the Ravens third.
Agree to disagree: Twelve spots separated high and low votes for the Chargers. Five other teams produced high-low disparities of at least eight places. Let's take a look:
- Chargers (12): Walker ranked them fourth, higher than anyone else ranked them. Kuharsky ranked them 16th, lower than anyone else ranked them.
- Jets (9): Walker and Fox 13th, Sando 22nd.
- Bengals (9): Kuharsky 12th, Clayton 21st.
- Giants (8): Kuharsky eighth, Walker 20th.
- Bears (8): Sando 10th, Kuharsky 18th.
- Redskins (8): Fox 12th, Sando 20th.
Ranking the divisions: Teams from the NFC North rank 12.3 on average, ahead of teams from the runner-up AFC North (13.0). The chart below shows how each voter ranked each division on average. Highest votes in red. Lowest votes in blue.
A voter-by-voter look at changes of at least five spots since last week:
- Sando: Redskins (-8), Giants (+5), 49ers (+5), Bucs (+7).
- Clayton: Redskins (-5), Giants (+5).
- Kuharsky: Texans (-6), Titans (-5), Bengals (+6), Giants (+7), 49ers (+8).
- Walker: Texans (-7), Redskins (-7), 49ers (+5), Bucs (+7).
- Fox: Texans (-7).
The file includes a "powerflaws" sheet pointing out potential flaws in voters' thinking by showing how many higher-ranked opponents each team defeated this season. None of the top nine teams this week has defeated a team ranked higher in the standings. Buffalo, ranked No. 10, has defeated two teams ranked higher, New England and Oakland.
A quick primer on the "powerflaws" sheet:
- Column Y features team rankings.
- Column Z shows how many times a team has defeated higher-ranked teams.
- Change the rankings in Column Y as you see fit.
- Re-sort Column Y in ascending order (1 to 32) using the standard Excel pull-down menu atop the column.
- The information in Column Z, which reflects potential ranking errors, will change (with the adjusted total highlighted in yellow atop the column).
- The lower the figure in that yellow box, the fewer conflicts.
Mailbag: Underrating the NFC West?
Mike Sando: Having a division winner with a losing record cannot overcome a one-game upset. The NFC South went 13-3 against the NFC West last season. I won't be surprised if the Dallas Cowboys exceed expectations this season in part because they're paired against this division. The NFC West needs to win non-division games more regularly to change perceptions.
This division should improve in 2011.
The St. Louis Rams were already improving. They should be better as Sam Bradford grows as a quarterback. Their defense appears solid again, and improved. Kevin Kolb improves the Arizona Cardinals even if he's only average. There's a good chance he'll be better than average with Larry Fitzgerald on his side.
The Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers have made easy targets this offseason because neither did much, if anything, to upgrade at quarterback. I think both teams have improved their rosters overall, however. And neither team was particularly strong at quarterback last season. It's unlikely either team will be significantly worse off at the position despite perceptions.
Matt Hasselbeck accomplished many admirable things during his time with the Seahawks, but almost none recently. His performance against New Orleans in the wild-card round was a fitting way for him to perform during his final home game as a Seahawk, but it wasn't consistent with his body of work since 2008 or an indicator of what was to come. His passer rating over the past three seasons was the lowest in the NFL by more than 10 points among the 19 quarterbacks with at least 35 starts during that span.
In San Francisco, Alex Smith will never live up to draft-day hopes, but it's reasonable to expect improvement from him under Jim Harbaugh. A significant regression would come as a surprise.
So, if the Seahawks and 49ers have upgraded their rosters overall while staying roughly the same at quarterback, how much worse will they be?
Clemster from Fort Worth wants to know which wide receivers will start for the St. Louis Rams, and what Danario Alexander's role will be.
Mike Sando: Brandon Gibson and Mike Sims-Walker are the starters, with Danny Amendola expected to see significant playing time. The Rams want their receivers to be largely interchangeable, which means we could see quite a few combinations.
Alexander survived the cut to 53 players, but I don't get the sense he enjoys much roster security, particularly if his knee continues to limit him periodically.
A reporter asked coach Steve Spagnuolo about Alexander on Monday. Spagnuolo tends to choose his words with care anyway, but his answer to this question was particularly conservative.
"He is one of the six receivers that we have right now," Spagnuolo said. "We all know what he has to overcome and battle every week, and he toughs it out. So, he is one of the guys right now."
Right now.
Nolan from Bakersfield, Calif., wasn't alone in hitting the NFC West mailbag with questions about Colin Kaepernick's status with the 49ers. They thought the 49ers' newest quarterback, third-string rookie Scott Tolzien, might threaten Kaepernick based on what they showed during preseason.
Mike Sando: There were reasons Kaepernick was a second-round pick and Tolzien was not drafted. Those reasons have not changed. Kaepernick is far superior physically in just about every way. If he and Tolzien both reach their potentials, Kaepernick will be the better player. The 49ers hired Harbaugh largely because they trusted his expertise with quarterbacks. Harbaugh played a leading role in selecting Kaepernick. Picking up Tolzien off waivers should have no bearing on the team's approach with Kaepernick.
Andrew from Seattle says he's hearing more Carson Palmer comeback rumors and he wants to know what are the chances Seattle might make a move for him. Andrew sees a talented group of receivers in Seattle, including tight end Zach Miller, and he thinks Palmer could help get the most from them.
Mike Sando: At no point have I heard anything to substantiate those rumors, but they are definitely there, and not just among fans. One NFL executive I spoke with during training camps said he expected the Seahawks to make a move for Palmer, one way or another, in time for the regular season.
My sense is that people outside the organization (and probably a few inside it, as well) cannot believe a team would go into a season with Tarvaris Jackson as its starter by design. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has repeatedly said this is what he plans to do. Carroll also values mobility in a quarterback. Palmer doesn't move well.
This is something we'll hear about until something happens or the trading deadlines passes. But if you're looking for real evidence that a move is likely, there is none to be found.
Casey from Phoenix asks whether Chester Taylor projects as a good compliment to Beanie Wells in Arizona.
Mike Sando: Taylor gives the Cardinals experience at the position and someone they could trust in small doses. I just see no reason to expect much from him at this stage of his career.
Age and recent production seem like reliable indicators for running backs. Taylor turns 32 this month. He averaged 2.4 yards per carry last season, the lowest single-season mark in the NFL since 1970 among players with at least 100 carries in a season.
Thirteen running backs since 2000 have rushed for at least 500 yards in a season after age 31: Emmitt Smith, Ricky Williams, Warrick Dunn, Fred Taylor, Lamar Smith, Curtis Martin, Antowain Smith, Garrison Hearst, Kevin Faulk, Corey Dillon, Jerome Bettis, Mike Anderson and Terry Allen. Williams, Anderson and Smith (Emmitt) are the only ones to reach 1,000 yards.
Ryan Williams' season-ending knee injury forced the Cardinals to get older at a position where youth is served. It's clearer than ever the Cardinals need a strong season from Wells. An injury to Wells or poor play from him would leave Arizona in a difficult position.
There's already enough pressure on Kolb without adding more.
Tiki Barber, Jim Brown and the older back
Brown was 29 when he played his final snap, then retired while still dominant. He had the right idea.
Very few backs have remained productive into their 30s. The chart below shows running backs from current NFC West franchises who carried at least 50 times in a season past age 31, according to Pro Football Reference. I limited the search to the past 35 seasons (the newest current NFC West franchise, Seattle, entered the NFL in 1976).
It's a short list featuring seven players, including three legends finishing their careers wearing unfamiliar uniforms (Emmitt Smith in Arizona, O.J. Simpson in San Francisco and Franco Harris in Seattle).
None gained 1,000 yards in a season even though all played in the 16-game schedule era -- an era Brown ridiculed for this marvelous 1983 Sports Illustrated piece discussing his comeback threat. In it, Brown said Harris might break his record if he kept running out of bounds frequently enough to prolong his career. The best quote from Brown, by far, makes me wonder what Brown must think of the current NFL game:
"Where has the danger in the game gone? I can't accept quarterbacks sliding and running backs running out of bounds. Ever since the merger in 1966 and the creation of the Super Bowl, the owners have been more concerned with ratings than the level of the game. Coaches put up with players waving into TV cameras, giving high fives and spiking the ball. That sells. The Monday Night Football broadcasters have become bigger than the game. Who is kidding whom? Who's to say a 47-year-old can't do it? I'm not talking about being Jim Brown of 1965. I'm talking about being Jim Brown of 1984. If Franco Harris is gonna creep to my record, I might as well come back and creep, too."
Barber, for the record, ranks 22nd on the NFL's all-time rushing list. He's within 200 yards of passing Watters for the 20th spot. Watters rushed for 1,242 yards at age 31 and still appeared to have quite a bit left, but the Seahawks had drafted Shaun Alexander and Watters wasn't interested in a situational role.
Audio: Playing with house money
That audio is right here.
Among the topics we covered:
- At what point it appeared Seattle had a great chance to upset New Orleans in the wild-card round. I pointed to that lob pass from an about-to-be-hit Matt Hasselbeck to second-year tight end Cameron Morrah.
- The idea that Seattle is "playing with house money" and could be dangerous.
- Nate Davis' prospects in Seattle after leaving San Francisco.
- The offensive coordinator situations in San Francisco and St. Louis.
- Marshawn Lynch's run against the Saints and where it ranks.
Thanks to @LATERALsprewell for recalling Garrison Hearst's 96-yard run to beat the New York Jets in overtime years ago. I do remember that one now. It also featured a memorable stiff-arm. Relive that one here.
Silver linings: 49ers at Chiefs
The upside: Even the worst defeats tend to feature a bright spot or two.
- Receiver Dominique Zeigler made an impressive grab for a 19-yard gain on third-and-15 when the game was still close in the third quarter.
- Inside linebacker Takeo Spikes was able to play despite concerns about a knee injury.
- Frank Gore finished with a career-high 102 yards receiving. He's the 49ers' first running back with at least 100 yards receiving since Garrison Hearst caught four passes for 105 yards against Chicago in 2001.
- Joe Nedney made a 51-yard field goal to prevent the 49ers from entering halftime without points.
- Shawntae Spencer picked off a pass early in the second quarter, before either team had scored.
- The 49ers called plays quickly enough to avoid delay penalties or wasted timeouts, an improvement from their previous road game this season.
- San Francisco appeared to avoid serious injuries, although Josh Morgan hurt a knee late in the game.
- The 49ers converted on two of their first three third-down opportunities. Alex Smith found Vernon Davis for 10 yards on third-and-4. He found Gore for a 31-yard gain on third-and-3.
Wrap-up: 49ers 28, Rams 6
Finishing with a non-losing record was important for San Francisco because it showed progress in the big picture. The 49ers had posted losing records every season since the 2002 team went 10-6 with Steve Mariucci, Jeff Garcia, Garrison Hearst and Terrell Owens.
They are not losers any longer. The culture has officially changed.
Still, this game against the now 1-15 Rams was a struggle offensively for much of the game. Alex Smith passed for 23 yards in the first half and the 49ers had some problems in protection. They broke open the game late -- almost an inevitability given the state of the Rams -- but there should have been enough rough edges to get the 49ers' attention.
That can be a good thing for the 49ers. They do need to improve across the board on offense. That was clear in the first half Sunday and previously this season.
The Rams, meanwhile, can finally move past this season. They were ascending through the season's first half until injuries destroyed their already tenuous depth. They generally played hard and fought through the season's second half, but there wasn't much left to give. They'll have the No. 1 overall choice in the 2010 draft. They'll need to decide how to find their next quarterback. Will they take one first overall? Might they find a reasonably priced veteran stopgap?
It's tough to envision Marc Bulger returning under a contract scheduled to pay him $8.5 million.
The team must figure out a plan at quarterback while focusing on adding playmakers at wide receiver and even tight end. They also need help on every level of the defense.
Around the NFC West: Crabtree producing
Lowell Cohn of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat profiles 49ers coach Mike Singletary. Cohn: "He is a man who sees his life as a moral life -- as a moral tale, and he is the protagonist of that tale. He wears that large cross (he laughingly disputes that it's large) as a reminder of whom he serves and what kind of man he was called on to be. He represents an approach to life, and the cross is a symbol of that approach."
Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee says several 49ers players could be playing their final game with the team. Beyond Isaac Bruce, "other 49ers who will enter the offseason not knowing if they'll be back include cornerbacks Dre' Bly and Walt Harris, safety Mark Roman and offensive tackles Barry Sims and Tony Pashos."
Daniel Brown of the San Jose Mercury News says the 49ers are forcing more turnovers. They have more athleticism on the field now that Ahmad Brooks and Dashon Goldson are getting significant playing time.
David Fucillo of Niners Nation says several 49ers players are nearing statistical milestones. On Frank Gore: "Gore needs one more 100-yard game to tie Joe Perry for the most in 49ers history (19). He's also 82 yards from passing Garrison Hearst for fourth on the 49ers all-time rushing list. We've seen his solid receiving skills in play over the years, and he continues climbing the ranks. He's currently 29th in receiving yards and 15th in receptions. I doubt he'll match Roger Craig's career receiving numbers, but he's certainly doing well for himself."
Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic says the Cardinals think they are in rhythm offensively and close to hitting on all cylinders. That could make their game against Green Bay even less important, particularly if the Vikings beat the Giants. Somers: "It's questionable how much of their offensive skills the Cardinals (10-5) and Packers (10-5) will choose to display Sunday. The teams probably will meet in the first round of the playoffs next weekend at University of Phoenix Stadium, so much of their game-planning this week has been geared toward that game. The season finale means little to the Packers, who are going to be the fifth or sixth seed. It will be significant for the Cardinals only if the Giants beat the Vikings earlier in the day. That would give the Cardinals a shot at the No. 2 seed and a bye, provided the Cowboys beat the Eagles, a game that will start at 2:15, the same time as the Cardinals and Packers contest."
Also from Somers: The Cardinals are getting to the quarterback by committee. Twelve players have sacks this season.
More from Somers: Antrel Rolle will not play for the Cardinals if the No. 2 seed is not within reach.
Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times wonders what's at stake for the Seahawks in their final game of a lost season. Brewer: "This is a team full of people with uncertain futures. With the Seahawks searching for a new general manager, coach Jim Mora doesn't want to end his first season with four straight losses and a perception that he lost this team. After throwing eight interceptions in the past two weeks, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck doesn't want to end this season with even more question marks. With an expected roster overhaul looming, the reality is a lot of Seahawks are auditioning for their next jobs."
Eric D. Williams of the Tacoma News Tribune says the Seahawks' ground game has shown signs of life in recent weeks. Williams: "After twice setting franchise-worst records for rushing yards in a game this season, Seattle has averaged 121.5 yards a contest and 4.58 yards a carry in the past, two games. However, most of those yards were accumulated in first halves, with Seattle having to abandon the run because of falling behind and needing to score quickly to get back into the games."
Dave Boling of the Tacoma News Tribune asks whether the Seahawks' poor season should have been expected. Situations involving Walter Jones, Mike Wahle, Marcus Trufant, T.J. Duckett, Edgerrin James, Aaron Curry and a new offensive playbook might have foreshadowed problems.
Clare Farnsworth of seahawks.com says the team is focused on preventing Chris Johnson from topping 2,000 yards rushing for the season.
Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Rams have reached a crossroads with their fans. Executive Kevin Demoff: "This organization for too long has taken fans for granted, has not paid enough attention to sponsors in the community and to making sure that people were invested in the club. If people are invested in the club, winning will help. But I think it's easy to throw your hands up and say, 'Well, if the club was winning, people would go.' It's our challenge to make sure that people want to go, win or lose. They may have a better time if we win."
Also from Thomas: New starting Rams guard Roger Allen III lines up against a strong 49ers defensive front.
Bryan Burwell of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Bruce's return to the Edward Jones Dome recalls the Rams' glory days. Burwell: "Bruce will be on the field before the game as an honorary captain. Of course, there will be cheers. Probably polite and passionate, long enough to recognize that the 45,000 diehards who braved the frigid weather to watch an otherwise uneventful game still remember how good it used to be, and how big a deal Bruce was in his heyday here. The sad thing is, it just won't be the same."
B.J. Rains of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat checks in with Allen before the rookie's first NFL start. Rains: "The rookie, who said he likely would have gone to either Illinois, Kansas or Missouri out of high school had his ACT scores been higher, graduated as the best lineman ever to play at Missouri Western. He started all 12 games as a freshman at offensive guard and became the first -- and only -- offensive lineman to be named Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Freshman of the Year."
Jim Rodenbush of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat says the Rams need to beat the 49ers to avoid the worst record in franchise history. Defensive coordinator Ken Flajole sees a 49ers team that has improved since beating the Rams 35-0 earlier in the season. Flajole: "It is for three reasons -- the back [Gore] being back and healthy. The wide receiver [Crabtree] gives them another added dimension, and the quarterback is playing good, too. They are little bit different, so we've got our hands full. They have gotten better."
Mailbag: Rams could be stuck with pick
Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando
Josh from Fontana, Calif., writes: Hey Mr. Sando, my Rams have some needs but have been doing a great job filling them. Now we have the 2nd pick and we should have the two best players in the draft available to us then (Aaron Curry and Michael Crabtree).
I know there are some teams that would do some trading for these guys, giving my Rams some additional picks (hopefully a 1st and an additional 2nd). Now, what teams do you see attempting to do this. Your comments please.
Mike Sando: This question provides an opportunity for a little draft history lesson, courtesy of some research I conducted before the 2008 draft.
Three teams have traded into the top 10 picks since 2003. The moves proved costly in more ways than one.
"Trades are a unique thing in the first round anymore because of the cost of the top 10 picks financially," Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian said. "To take on that cost, then to give up something to do so, it is almost counterintuitive, and that's clearly not what the draft was designed to be."
In 2003, the Saints sent the 17th and 18th choices as part of a package to Arizona for a package that included the sixth pick. New Orleans drafted Georgia defensive tackle Johnathan Sullivan, who was out of the league after 16 starts and three NFL seasons.
Also in 2003, the Jets traded the 13th and 22nd picks as part of a package to Chicago for the fourth overall choice. The Jets drafted defensive lineman Dewayne Robertson, a durable starter who hasn't become an impact player.
In 2005, Minnesota traded receiver Randy Moss to the Raiders for the seventh and 219th choices, plus linebacker Napoleon Harris. The Vikings used the seventh choice for receiver Troy Williamson.
In other words, the Rams might not find anyone eager to take that second overall choice off their hands. This draft doesn't feature anyone perceived to be a Peyton Manning-type player. For that reason, I'd be a little surprised if someone swooped into that No. 2 spot.
No team since 2003 has traded into the top five picks from lower in the round. I had thought this was the case since 1999. Thanks to Damon Moffa for setting me straight (ever so politely, of course) via Facebook.

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I have stayed in this hotel three times usually for thirty days at a time for work. The hotel is among the best at which I have stayed. The staff is most welcoming. It starts at the top, the hotel manager Paul and goes to the lowest level employee. Even the security guards, employed by an outside firm, are a cut above what you find in Nairobi.
The gym is a little small. However, there is not much else to say negative about the entire property. The restaurant offers a buffet and a menu. The rooms are immaculate and the common areas of the hotel are maintained to a very high standard.
The layout of the hotel with its many wings and low (two story) design make it a very safe and secure place. The location is much better than being in the congestion of downtown Nairobi. Shopping and dining are convenient to the hotel in that there is a modern mall within a ten minute walk. Very difficult place to leave.
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- SOUTHERN SUN MAYFAIR IS ONE OF NAIROBI'S BEST KNOWN LANDMARKS THAT FIRST ENJOYED ITS HEYDAY IN 1940'S COLONIAL KENYA. IT HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY REFURBISHED TO PROVIDE MODERN FACILITIES, YET RETAINS THE UNDERSTATED CHARM AND ELEGANCE OF YESTERYEAR. THE HOTEL IS SITUATED CLOSE TO THE CITY CENTRE AND ONLY 20KM FROM JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WE WELCOME GUESTS TO EXPERIENCE THE TRADITIONAL WARMTH AND HOSPITALITY FOR WHICH BOTH KENYA AND SOUTHERN SUN ARE RENOWNED. ... more less
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Want to be in the 501st too :'(
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always dreamed of controlling hordes of WarCraft Units :D
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Who let that Clone enter the CIS?
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India's biggest ally against Qatar's short-passing game in the under-23 pre-Olympic football qualifier first round home leg will be the soft ground conditions at the Balewadi Sports Complex, near Pune.
Rain showers over the past week will force the visitor to adopt a more practical approach when the ball skids off the surface, reducing the reliance on slick passing and focusing on the direct route to the goal.
Qatar had put pressure on India with waves of passes along the carpet in the first leg at Al Sadd stadium, winning 3-1 on the strength of a commanding midfield performance.
The technical superiority when in possession of the ball will ensure Qatar's grip over the match even here, the only difference being the difficulty the visitor will face when drilling holes in the opponent defence using their passing game.
Familiar surface
The Indian defence and forwards can operate more freely due to familiarity with the surface where it had numerous training sessions and preliminary matches. The home team can breach the Qatari formation using Raju Gaikwad's long throw-ins.
The Indian captain's throw is no longer a surprise weapon, and hence set-piece moves via headers from unmarked players or first-time volleys off defensive clearances are the fastest ways to capitalise on Qatari mistakes.
Jeje Lalpeklua's seventh-minute goal off a Gaikwad throw-in at Al Sadd stadium and goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani's penalty save later had kept India in the hunt for goals in the first leg till the breather, before the Qatari's came into their own with a polished second half display.
Hasan Al Haidous's stunning goal from long range, after missing a penalty in front of home fans, was a flash of brilliance. Haidous's range of vision and ball touch enabled him to set up his team's first goal with a through pass to Al Khalfan.
Better prepared
Only this time, under Coach Desmond Bulpin's guidance and after post-match video analysis, India will be better prepared for the breakaways on a different sort of surface demanding quicker reaction and minimum mistakes.
Covering up a 1-3 deficit is tough for any team at the international level.
The second leg on Thursday will force the Qatar team to be more careful and deliberate its build-up, knowing fully well that letting in an early goal would make India more determined.
The match will be telecast live on TEN Action Plus (kick-off time is 7 p.m.).
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There are so few teachers who lose job for cause it is a joke
To The Daily Sun,
It's back-to-school season. Teachers are going back to the classroom to discover a judicial hurricane hitting education.
A high-profile court case, Vergara vs. State of California, was heard, involving several minority students. The plaintiffs' suit claimed tenure and seniority rules established by teachers' unions violated their constitutional rights in receiving a quality education. The case grabbed the headlines, given its potential to set precedent nationwide.
A stream of witnesses took the stand backed by mountains of evidence and days of testimony by experts. The final verdict: the students won a victory of epic proportion that will impact education across the nation. Teachers' unions suffered another stunning and humiliating defeat. Ten more cases are being filed immediately in other states with the intention to eliminate tenure given its damage to the learning experience.
The evidence put forth was shocking. Even the judge commented he was taken aback by the sad history. One Los Angeles school district had spent millions of taxpayers' dollars in the quest to remove just a handful of poorly performing, tenured teachers. The argument was, all too often poor quality, tenured teachers make their way to the poorest quality school districts. The practical reality is, it is literally impossible to rid any school of any poor teachers given the time, cost and union stonewalling to defend them.
Teachers unions are bottomless money pits while school districts count every taxpayer penny. The school district plays David in every showdown against the teachers' billion-dollar, union Goliath.
There are so few teachers in this country removed for cause it is an absolute joke, all while national academic performance has deteriorated for years. We have let teachers' unions run roughshod over teacher quality and accountability in the classroom for the past quarter century. The recent court decision turns that tide. Teacher tenure is going to become as politically and socially incorrect as racism is.
In 1964 we further freed the blacks with the Civil Rights Act. In 2014 we freed the kids from the the horrors of tenure with the Vergara decision. Read my follow-up regarding what the public, parents and teachers think about tenure. You will become both informed, and shocked.
Tony Boutin
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 August 2014 08:11
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Need good people like Scott Brown to straighten this mess out
To The Daily Sun,
I have had a home on Sawyer Lake for almost 50 years. I also had a home and a chain of flower shops in the Boston suburbs.
In 2008 Scott Brown ran for the U.S. Senate as a Republican. I worked for him. When he won we were all overjoyed. We, the conservative voters of Massachusetts, became distraught when we saw the way he voted, 75 percent with Obama, Barney Frank, Kelly Ayotte, and John McCain. I love America and I love New Hampshire, but we are at a tipping point of never being the "the shining city on the hill" again.
Brown is supported by George Soros and Michael Bloomberg, two beauties bent on destroying America. I am sure you know all this Mr. Editor.
The point I would like to make is that there are still many good people in the world like Sen. Bob Smith, who can straighten this mess out. He is a bulldog for God-given constitutional rights, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Bob Smith is a proven, principled, no-nonsense leader.
Please vote Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Dick Ouellette
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 August 2014 08:08
Hits: 154
Susan Estrich - Liberals blind to anti-Semitism
There's a painful lesson to be learned for liberals, especially liberal Jews, from the hopefully concluded war in Gaza.
Most of my liberal friends desperately want to believe that the fact that Israel is subject to more criticism than almost any country in the world (including some very scary ones), that respected universities consider calls for boycotts, that student government slates (at UCLA) run and win on pledges not to accept travel from the Anti-Defamation League, that all of this and more has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that it is a Jewish state, much less with anti-Semitism. No, it's not about holding Jews to a different standard; it's Israel.
Newsflash: Not so in this war.
Israel is not the "occupier" of Gaza. Israel did not build tunnels into Gaza.
Show me another country that would be castigated, as Israel has been, even in the American media, for protecting its citizens against terrorists who had secretly figured out how to infiltrate their towns and villages, who were sending rockets aimed at major population centers without even a pretense of targeting the military.
You know what the world would say if another country were the one taking on terrorists who have vowed to destroy us, as well. We would say thanks. We would say well done. We would be very glad that they were willing to send their soldiers into harm's way, that they were adept enough to target militants. Would the international media be castigating the country that first warned of impending attacks and then hit houses where the dead were pulled out carrying rifles to the cheers of the crowd? They would not.
How is it that Israel became the villain in a war it did not start, that was necessitated by self-defense, that cost needless lives because Hamas does not value the lives of its own people either?
One of my friends sent me an e-mail from an Israeli doctor whose team had saved the life of a Palestinian woman who had been burned by her own family (likely for straying beyond the proper limits for women).,She returned to Gaza and was encouraged to return to Israel for outpatient follow-up. She was stopped at the border, suicide bombs strapped to her body, on her way to her follow-up appointment in Israel. She planned to kill herself and those who had saved her life. Her family told her they would forgive her if she did.
This is why Israelis were overwhelmingly in support of this war. It is because it was a war of self-defense, part of the struggle for survival that we would like to believe is limited to the countries in the Middle East, but is built on hatred and hypocrisy that cannot so easily be cabined.
It is good that there is a ceasefire, good that families on both sides can sleep a little better and breathe a little easier, good that fewer lives may be lost in the short run. But we liberals cannot kid ourselves.
My mother saw anti-Semitism behind every corner and always urged me not to offend. I was determined to push back against those limits — when I was growing up, limits on who could live where and go to school where and even go fishing off of which dock — just like I was determined to push back on the limits imposed on women. No one's victim. Not me. We Jewish Americans have done very, very well and have much to be grateful for.
But blindness is more dangerous than paranoia.
It wasn't — it isn't — just about Israel.
(Susan Estrich is a professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California Law Center. A best-selling author, lawyer and politician, as well as a teacher, she first gained national prominence as national campaign manager for Dukakis for President in 1988.)
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 August 2014 08:04
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Democrats are feeding Mr. Hull mud for him to sling in my direction
To The Daily Sun,
I had been trying to run a clean campaign, I have been attending the selectboard meetings in my district on a regular basis, to ensure that if I do win in the primary and November, that I would be up to speed on what my constituents will be expecting of me down in Concord. I had been working on putting a fund-raiser together with the Republican Party as the sponsor, to benefit the C.A.R.E. Group, for I believe that is what we should be doing for our constituents.
C.A.R.E. Group stands for Citizens of Alexandria Rights Effort. Its mission statement is: Empowering residents of Alexandria, N.H. with a Community Bill of Rights which allows them to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the whole community (human and natural), by elevating community rights above the claimed "rights" of corporations; and a right to local self-government that cannot be preempted by the state. It is a non-profit corporation of resident volunteers organized in 2013 to help preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Newfound/Cardigan region. CARE Group provides education and information through local meetings, public events, mailings, and social media. This is a step in the right direction to keep Big Wind Power out of the region.
Instead, I find that I have to be on the defensive because of a so-called fellow Republican from the Free Town of Grafton, who wanders into Skip Reilly's gun shop in Bristol, the biggest gun shop in the Newfound area, to drop dirt on me that I'm anti-gun, anti-30-round clips, and who knows what else he could fashion with the help of the Democrats from Grafton.
But wait a minute, when I attended the Town of Grafton Selectboard meeting I was asked in front of a camera that was being operated by Jeremy Olson, the Democratic candidate for this district how I felt about 30-round clips and assault rifles. I told them, that if that is what it takes to go turkey hunting then maybe they need to learn how to shoot straight. I would never try to tell my SEAL team friends that they can't have any of these toys. The Second Amendment is what makes us Americans.
So how did this tape end up in the hands of the Republican candidate?
Mr. Hull you can go on running your dirty little campaign and drink the dirty water the Dems keep feeding you. Do you plan on carrying that dirty water with you to Concord? Is dirty water all that you have to bring to the table? We have enough of that bad non-team player politics your offering, long enough.
My constituents have had enough black-eye politicians. They are looking for leaders who, with understanding, will go to the Statehouse with honest, non-self-serving, hard work work for them, to ensure that their voices are heard, so they can live their lives without the anxiety of some corporation walking in and dropping an industrial wind farm in their back yard.
I need to win the case for the people in Alexandra. If they win, the whole of Newfound wins. I do not have time to entertain you Mr. Robert Hull. I'm too busy looking out for my constituents. This is how I'll run my campaign. We, the people have put up with your kind of BS politics long enough. I have good people in these surrounding communities that need more than what you have to offer. I'm going to see that they get it.
Eric T. Rottenecker
Republican Candidate, Grafton District 9
Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 August 2014 09:15
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Same number of correction officers working now as we had 25 years ago
To The Daily Sun,
Many of the people I've been speaking to during this campaign have an impression of correctional officers as "brutal, corrupt, ignorant bullies" which is how they are typically portrayed in the movies. Frankly, I did, too. However, after visiting three jails I can say that my opinion has changed. The vast majority of the interactions I have witnessed between COs and inmates have been mutually respectful. The men and women who do these jobs seem driven by pride and compassion. Most understand, from their work experience, that humans fail and that a hand-up is what many need to be less likely to fail again. Of course, there are some inmates who will bite that hand, and officers have to be prepared for that. And, from what I've seen, they are.
There are the same number of officers working in the Belknap County House of Correction as there were 25 years ago even though the inmate population has increased substantially, and 90 percent, by some credible estimates, may be drug dependent or mentally ill. Everyone has to be flexible and pull together. The condition of the building has deteriorated substantially in the last two and a half decades and so the officers breathe the same stale air and work in the same rundown conditions as those in which the inmates live.
That this system works at all is a credit to the men and women who are on the front lines and to those in administration. Despite the overcrowding and under-staffing, which is why, for example, inmates no longer work the farm, these officers work together to confine and rehabilitate and return productive citizens back to our neighborhoods, while keeping everyone inside as safe as possible.
That does not mean, of course, that I think we need a $42 million jail. I don't know what the price tag should be yet, but I do believe that we need a jail that enables the job to be done effectively. Because, if it is, your children and mine will be safer for it.
Dave Pollak
Candidate for Belknap County Commission
Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 August 2014 09:09
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