Tid-Bits ‘n’ Bytes – Diskeeper 2008 and the Diskeeperblog
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 paper in the next couple [...]
DCOM and RPC
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 DCOM be inadequate for network [...]
Windows Server 2008 Support
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. We also worked with Microsoft [...]
Gauging the Impact of Fragmentation with PerfMon
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 object. Performance monitoring for purposes [...]
Optimizing Your SQL Server’s I/O Performance
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 monitoring tools to narrow down [...]
Diskeeper 2008 Technical Review
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 of their evaluation, they compared [...]
Diskeeper Maintenance and Warranty customers
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 customers and ensure they get [...]
Diskeeper 2008 help and info – where to go
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 questions always come up, and [...]
Send us your worst fragmented disks… Diskeeper 2008 is here!
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 2008 offers a host of [...]
Partner Spotlight – PCLive.com
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, Sony, Dell, HP, etc...) to [...]
Diskeeper HomeServer Beta – starting soon
Thanks to all those who applied for Diskeeper HomeServer Beta testing. We've had a number of eager volunteers ask where they can get the software to start evaluating. We appreciate your enthusiasm and assistance - it's awesome! For those of you inquiring, I want to let you know we are [...]
Microsoft WHS Team Films at Diskeeper
As one of the orginal 8 independent software vendors (ISV) partnered with Microsoft to develop fully integrated technologies for Windows Home Server (WHS), we have been closely tied to the WHS development group. Derek (who heads up our Partner Relations), several of our top technical staff, and I have worked [...]
New Sitekeeper/Patchkeeper Update
A primary enhancement in this version is the in the ability to handle large numbers (10,000+) of machines. The Sitekeeper database structure and reporting mechanism have been redesigned to speed up the overall performance when working with large numbers of computers. This technology had already been introduced into Diskeeper Administrator [...]
50 Windows Home Server beta testers need to test the NEW Diskeeper HomeServer (English Language edition)!
This is a limited program. Only the first 50 completed and signed applicants will be accepted AND, you must be a customer of Diskeeper (please provide email address used to purchase or register software). You will need to complete testing by October 7th and take a survey of about 40 [...]
Pedal to the Metal at Diskeeper Corp
It's been a while since the last posting on the blog as September has been an extremely busy month at Diskeeper Corporation. Our marketing and development teams have been working long hours for many weeks to get our latest and greatest software to you. We have numerous software products coming [...]