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Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers
The Cool Bloggers are select Novell technologists who blog about the products they know and love. Check out what they're buzzing about today.
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The acceptable face of technology – ITSM Service Catalog
Organizations would rather chew their own legs off than hear about technology.
This should not really come as a surprise to anyone involved in I.T; the organizations we all work for don’t care about technology or how it works. They do care that email works 24×7, that documents can be printed, internet access works. Do they care that the company uses OSPF to route IP packets? Or that applications run on virtualised servers? The NAS has 10TB of storage? In a word, No.
Here’s a test to prove my point. Next time you see some one else in the organization who is not in I.T, engage them in a conversation about the differences between IPv4 and IPv6. See how long it is before they either run away or eye glaze becomes apparent.
Let's not talk technology to the organization. Let's use terms that are meaningful for all such as ‘Email’, ‘Printing’, ‘Internet access’ etc.. Let's present technology in an acceptable, understood way. Let's talk Services.
Submitted by: blartfast on Mon. 02.28.2011
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing, Novell Service Desk Cool Solutions
Topic: IT Management
Product: Service Desk
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Less than ONE week to go - Watch out for TUX at CeBIT
If you attend CeBIT, you might meet people that ask you: "Hey - did
you happen so see that BIG penguin on that HUGE fridge at the IBM booth?" Well - tell them "you discovered Linux on IBM System z" ...
Submitted by: chabowski on Thu. 02.24.2011
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Bid Management, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Center, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
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GroupWise: Attachmate Corporation Reaffirms Commitment to Novell GroupWise
Attachmate is committed to GroupWise! Check out the web site and statement from Novell and Attachmate!
Submitted by: dlythgoe on Wed. 02.23.2011
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing, Data Synchronizer Cool Solutions
Product: Conferencing, Data Synchronizer, GroupWise
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Attachmate Reconfirms Commitment to GroupWise
For those of you who have questions about how GroupWise fits into the Attachmate strategy we have great news for you.
Submitted by: aevans on Wed. 02.23.2011
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Synchronizer Cool Solutions
Product: Data Synchronizer, GroupWise
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Significant Product Updates Released Today For Novell File Management Suite
New updates to Novell Storage Manager and Novell Dynamic File Services include significant feature enhancements you'll want to use right away.
Submitted by: buckgashler on Wed. 02.23.2011
Filed Under:
Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, File Management Suite
Topic: Administration, Announcements, Auditing, Automation, Collaboration, Configuration, Especially for School Administrators, File Management, IT Management, Load balancing, Migration, Notification, Policies, Reporting, Storage, User Management, Windows
Product: eDirectory, File Management Suite, File Reporter, File System Factory, NetWare, Open Enterprise Server, Storage Manager
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GroupWise: Europe Vibe Tour
Join Novell and Open Horizons for 1, 2 or even 3 events focused on Novell Vibe OnPrem (formerly Novell Teaming).
Submitted by: dlythgoe on Tue. 02.22.2011
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Vibe Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing, Data Synchronizer Cool Solutions
Topic: Collaboration
Product: Data Synchronizer, GroupWise, Vibe
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Going t'market? Connecting Customers with Solutions
When I started on the Data Synchronizer strategy, what now feels like a lifetime ago, one of the goals was to build a place where customers could find solutions to their problems.
Submitted by: aevans on Tue. 02.15.2011
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Synchronizer Cool Solutions
Topic: 3rd Party Products, Announcements
Product: Data Synchronizer, GroupWise
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Microsoft and Nokia take on the world...
Microsoft + Nokia = ?
Submitted by: justrong on Tue. 02.15.2011
Filed Under:
ZENworks Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers
Topic: Emerging Technologies
Product: ZENworks
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Assess Your Novell Identity Manager 4 Knowledge
This might be a good time to test your knowledge of Novell Identity Manager 4. Go to http://www.novell.com/training/assessment/ and select the Identity and Security tab. We have recently added two new technical skills assessments there (one for 3109 and one for 3110) that you can use to find out how well you know IDM 4.
Submitted by: dcoughanour on Mon. 02.14.2011
Filed Under:
Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, All Tech, All the Time
Topic: All-Tech IDM, Identity Management
Product: Identity Manager
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Novell Data Synchronizer Connector for Novell Vibe OnPrem 3 – Preview
The engineering and product management teams released a preview of the DataSynchronizer Connector to synchronize your Vibe OnPrem calendar data to GroupWise.
Submitted by: dlythgoe on Mon. 02.14.2011
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Vibe Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing, Data Synchronizer Cool Solutions
Topic: Collaboration
Product: Data Synchronizer, GroupWise, Vibe, Workgroup
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Business Service Management Value - The Business Case
What do you think it costs you to not be managing services versus technology silos? I'll tell you - 2% of revenue at a minimum annually. Check this out and these slides to see how and how to build your business service management business case.
Submitted by: mhudnall on Sun. 02.13.2011
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Center, Business Service Management Cool Solutions
Topic: Business Service Management
Product: Business Service Management, Operations Center
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Overview of Novell Service Desk on YouTube - by Jon Giffard
Novell Service Desk YouTube video
Submitted by: gcattelain on Fri. 02.11.2011
Filed Under:
ZENworks Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, ZENworks Community Builds, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing, Novell Service Desk Cool Solutions
Product: ZENworks
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Baby talk and the cost of disaster recovery...
My son just turned 20 months old. It’s funny how at that age we measure age in so much detail, rather than just saying he’s almost two. Nevertheless at this age his little brain is developing at an amazing pace. As such he’s reached what some have described to me as the most terrible phase of life… the “What’s that?” and “Why?” stage. Everywhere we go and everything he sees, he’ll inevitably ask me “Dada what’s that?” and if my explanation doesn’t satisfy him he follows up with a “Why Dada?”...
Submitted by: jasondea on Fri. 02.11.2011
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Center, PlateSpin Cool Solutions
Topic: Best Practices, Cloud, Virtualization
Product: PlateSpin, PlateSpin Forge, PlateSpin Protect
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Does endpoint management need to change?
In most IT environments today, users are assigned their own endpoint, whether mobile or tethered to the corporate LAN, and this endpoint contains an Operating System, a set of embedded applications and a wealth of personal data concerning the user, the applications they run and how they run them. Moving this to a new platform is typically a cumbersome task and not one to be taken lightly and almost certainly requires an enterprise-grade endpoint management tool to get it right.
Submitted by: aphilp on Tue. 02.08.2011
Filed Under:
ZENworks Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers
Topic: ZENworks
Product: ZENworks, ZENworks Configuration Management
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New Course on Novell Identity Manager 4
If you're looking for training on IDM 4 Advanced Edition, we've got some exciting training and certification opportunities coming up over the next few weeks.
Submitted by: dcoughanour on Tue. 02.08.2011
Filed Under:
Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers
Topic: Training
Product: Identity Manager
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Asset Disposal in the New Era of “BYOD”: How Do You Control Disposal If You Don’t Control the Device?
How do you control the uncontrollable?
Submitted by: ssande on Tue. 02.08.2011
Filed Under:
ZENworks Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers
Topic: Asset Management
Product: ZENworks
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What is Mobile Device Management—Part 1, the Introduction
Ever wonder what Mobile Device Management was really about?
Submitted by: justrong on Mon. 02.07.2011
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, ZENworks Community Builds, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing
Topic: Emerging Technologies
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Novell Operations Center 5.0 BETA
The BETA version of Novell Operations Center 5.0 is almost ready for downloading. We have a few spots open...
Submitted by: tisenberg on Mon. 02.07.2011
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Business Service Management Cool Solutions
Topic: Business Service Management
Product: Business Service Management, Operations Center
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Mobile Device Management
I was reading the latest paper edition of InformationWeek today and they had an article called 4 ways to Lower Mobility Risk and it again got me thinking about this ever changing mobile space.
Submitted by: aevans on Fri. 02.04.2011
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Synchronizer Cool Solutions
Product: Data Synchronizer, GroupWise
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GroupWise: Novell Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack - Update 3
Today Novell released the third update to the ActiveSync Mobility Solution for GroupWise.
Check out the list of issues that were resolved in this update and the new features. The next drop will be 'Chinook' which will be pretty much what you see here. Chinook will release later this month.
Submitted by: dlythgoe on Fri. 02.04.2011
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing, Data Synchronizer Cool Solutions
Product: Data Synchronizer, GroupWise
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