This entry is just a dump of various unrelated bits of information - hence the title. Over the next few weeks I'll be writing up details about the various new features of Diskeeper 2008, covering them in more detail. We will also publish a white [...]
when we removed the use of DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) which added a layer of complexity over RPC. DCOM requires that all routers and firewalls be specially configured to deal with dynamic assignment of TCP ports. That and security considerations, have basically proved to [...]
Diskeeper 2008 Server and EnterpriseServer currently install and, for the most part, work on Windows Server 2008 operating systems. The only feature in Diskeeper currently not supported is Bootime Defragmentation, which is currently being worked on. You can grab the trialware from Diskeeper.com to test. [...]
To determine fragmentation's impact on a disk subsystem (single disk or RAID/SAN), you can employ performance monitoring technologies. Window's includes a built in tool called PerfMon (Performance Monitor) that can collect and graph this data. Specifically you will want to direct it to the PhysicalDisk [...]
Many IT professionals who purchase Diskeeper originally begin evaluating the product after they experience issue they determine stem from badly fragmented disks. It starts out that something breaks, or simply slows to a crawl (e.g. SQL Server). As they investigate they use systems management and [...]
If you use/game on a high-end professional workstation or gaming rig, you might find the the technical review I mentioned in a recent entry of interest. It is now live on the 3dprofessor website. You can read the review here (old link https://www.3dprofessor.org/Reviews%20Folder%20Pages/Diskeeper2008/Diskeeper2008P1.htm). As part [...]
Though we released Diskeeper 2008 one year and one week after Diskeeper 2007, we are extending the free software upgrade to anyone who purchase a 1-year maintenance contract the initial week of the Diskeeper 2007 release last year. Our goal is to reward those loyal [...]
The launch of a new product is a busy time for any software company and Diskeeper Corp is no exception. To prepare, we've improved our automation processes and increased staff in all areas that deal with our customers. The release is going very smoothly, but [...]
Do you have volumes with really, really low free space? Maybe less than 1%? Maybe you have files in hundreds of thousands or millions of fragments? No matter how tough the problem, Diskeeper 2008 will handle the worst fragmentation you can throw at it. Diskeeper [...]
Diskeeper Corporation has been licensing its technologies to partners for many years. This includes promotional actions, such as shipping "lite" versions of Diskeeper, with tens of millions of laptops, desktops and servers sold by some of the world's largest hardware and computer companies (Intel, Lenovo, [...]