Egenera Blog

DRaaS — Disaster Recovery as a Service

John Humphreys — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:52:33 +0000

Everyone wants to provide a service. We are all too familiar with Software as a Service (SaaS). But in the beginning there was IaaS (infrastructure as a service), platform as a service (PaaS) and, more recently, Desktop as a Service and Storage as a Service. And now, in the ever-expanding world of “IT as a [...]

Clouds Keep Crashing

John Humphreys — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:37:53 +0000

The Cloud Keeps Crashing. Will the Sky Fall Next? When reporting on some recent outages of cloud services from Google and Microsoft, Kevin McCaney at GCN recently asked the question: “is this the new normal”? It’s an interesting question to pose, but let’s take it a step further: ”Are outages of key IT services becoming [...]

What Does Missoni Have to Do With Business Continuity?

John Humphreys — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:43:12 +0000

Missoni Madness Missoni Madness. Missoni Mayhem. Missoni Mania. All have been cited by the media as reference to the phenomenon that caused Target’s web site to crash yesterday when consumers flooded the retailer online with hopes of scoring an item from the limited-edition, low-cost designer collection from Italian fashion designer Missoni. Target.com was [...]

Unified Management- Protecting you infrastructure

John Humphreys — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:32:17 +0000

The task of going virtual can appear daunting. Complexity and cost are both major concerns as implementation and maintenance projects creep in their scope. One of the major sources of complexity is the need to manage and protect both your physical and virtual infrastructure separately. Unified management platforms are the solution to this problem. By [...]

Momentum Continues at Egenera

Pete Manca — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:49:11 +0000

Q2 is behind us now and it marked another exceptional quarter for Egenera. I’m so proud of the Egenera team and the hard work they’ve done to turn this company into a profitable leader in the Converged Infrastructure space. Q2 marked our 6th consecutive profitable quarter! Our software business continues to grow significantly. Compared to [...]

The New Egenera Field Team!

Jim Bandanza — Mon, 16 May 2011 16:40:15 +0000

This month, the new Egenera field sales and support team met. Gathered together were both the veterans and those new to the fold. It was a week of intense communication, and team building. It was wonderful to stand in one room and see the best of the best represented.

Egenera is Moving. Forward.

Pete Manca — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:21:35 +0000

Today marks another milestone for Egenera in a year that has already seen its share of accomplishments. We posted strong financial results for our fifth consecutive quarter of profitability, have launched a partnership with HP, and now are moving into new global headquarters feature a state-of-the-art laboratory for our development teams, an executive briefing center showcasing our hardware and software solutions, and a bright, contemporary workspace .

Channels rule in EMEA!

Pete Manca — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:09:06 +0000

A Channel Partner can be a great trusted advisor. Egenera CEO Pete Manca reviews the growth of channel sales at Egenera, and in the industry.

HP’s Converged Infrastructure Ready Program

Pete Manca — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:44:07 +0000

Last week, along with all the preparation for our HP partnership announcement, we received notification of qualifying for the HP Converged Infrastructure Ready program.

Guest Posting by Ken Henault, Senior Infrastructure Architect, HP

Pete Manca — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:34:46 +0000

I had the privilege of working on the joint HP & Egenera team that developed the announcement materials. As the technical guy in a team it was a good learning experience. In bringing the two companies together I found things we share in common, and things that differentiate us.