The Burton Group on Fragmentation and Virtualization
The Burton Group is one of IT's leading analyst firms. They research IT architecture, infrastructure, governance, new technologies and other IT-relevant strategies and create detailed advisory reports. In a recent free report, the Burton Group covered the popular topic of Server Virtualization. In a particular section they covered disk performance [...]
Are you interested in testing software?
We're looking for a few good software testers. At this time, we are specifically looking for IT professionals who manage 20 or more computers, and can test Diskeeper Corporation software in production environments (or lab replications of production environments). If you meet this criteria please email our Quality Control group [...]
Diskeeper HomeServer – our plans
We've been receiving strong interest in Diskeeper for the new Windows Home Server (WHS) platform. One of the questions we are regularly asked is "how much will Diskeeper cost?" Given that our current Server edition (which already works on WHS) goes for $299, that's a fair question. We certainly recognize [...]
CNET upgrades to Diskeeper 2007
CNET Labs is one of the leading independent reviewers of technology. As is important in any scientific test, CNET needed to eliminate variables that could skew comparisons of computer systems, and addressing fragmentation was a key consideration for them. They know that a fragmented desktop or laptop will perform worse [...]
Why Cornerstone Bank Choose Diskeeper To Maintain Their Computer Systems
The Let's Talk Computers radio show interviewed Jason Amick, Network Administrator for Cornerstone Bank of York, Nebraska. The conversation starts out with a description of their IT infrastructure and explores why and how they implemented Diskeeper. It concludes with details on the benefits Cornerstone has realized. You can listen to [...]
Lets Talk Computers Radio Show
The Lets Talk Computers radio show aired 2 interviews with Anthony Crea. Anthony is our Channel Manager. As part of his key responsibilities he's an expert on Diskeeper and Undelete. He travels (practically non-stop!) around North America training resellers and distributors on them. In part 1, Anthony Crea discussed many [...]
New White Paper on Diskeeper and Windows Vista
Windows IT Pro recently researched and published a new paper evaluating Diskeeper on the new Windows Vista operating system. You can view the paper (sponsored by Diskeeper Corporation) here. We are also wrapping up another study, done in-house by our Development Testers, evaluating the improvement to anti-malware scan times when [...]
Diskeeper 2007 completes Vista Logo certification
For anyone interested (a few people have asked), we just completed the Windows Vista logo certification requirements. No major changes to the product except that you'll find, in builds 11.0.707 and higher, a couple of Diskeeper files that used to be placed in the systemroot folder moved to the standard [...]
Defragmenting Databases. Myth or Real-McCoy?
"DO NOT DEFRAG DATABASES!" is one of the more popular myths/misconceptions we encounter in promoting and selling Diskeeper. BTW; when I define database (DB) servers, I also include purposed servers such as email, Domain Controller, DNS, etc. And of course MS SQL, Oracle, Sybase, and others (where the DB back-ends [...]
Diskeeper video on HotWyred
Derek was recently featured on BETs popular tech/computer TV show, HotWyred. You can view the 90 second clip here [link missing]. If anyone has visted the Diskeeper booth at a trade show, you'll recognize the clear case computer. We have two of them, and they use Raptor drives with a [...]
The Impact of Fragmentation on Flash Drives (iPods, Jump Drives, etc)
One of the questions that comes up on occasion is "should I defrag my iPod, my SD card, or my USB drives?". To answer that, let's first take a step back and make note that these drives (also known by other names such as thumb drives, jump drives, solid state [...]
The Most Popular PC Utility Ever?
I've added this entry at the request of our Channel staff. The blog's title comes from the eponymous Tech IQ magazine article. You can read the article here.
Diskeeper and SANs – A blog for Server Analysts/Administrators
SANs typically employ a clustered/SAN file system to pool disk arrays into a virtualized storage volume. It is called in Wikipedia a "shared disk file system". This is not NTFS, but rather a proprietary software, provided by a SAN hardware or software vendor such as EMC (Celerra), LSI (StoreAge SVM), [...]
Home Disasters – An Ounce of Prevention and Other Tips
I came across an interesting story on ComputerWorld today. It discusses the recovery of lost files in one of those "emergency" situations. The author recommends defragmenting and discusses the use of various file recovery tools to assist in a modern day spin on the "damsel in distress" drama. Reading the [...]
New Build – Diskeeper 2007 (11.0.709) Available
Here is the short list of adjustments. These changes were done to accomodate requirements our upcoming certification for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003. There aren't any "bug fixes" that would require you to install this newer build. This info is just to give you an overview of the changes. [...]