The new virtual platform disk optimizer for Hyper-V platforms is now available for sale and as trialware. V-locity with InvisiTasking technology installs on both the Windows Server 2008 OS that is running the virtual host and all Windows virtual machines (guests). Each component optimizes its [...]
A while back we undertook some interesting research projects. We built some high-tech tools to collect data about Windows behavior during the boot process. After analyzing that data, we realized we had a fantastic opportunity to dramatically improve system boot up for common Windows desktop [...]
We are following suit with Microsoft, which is offering an additional complimentary license of Windows XP for users of high end Windows 7 editions. That "feature" is called XP Mode. All of our current and future products (Diskeeper, HyperFast, Undelete) will include an allowance to [...]
A long time ago in a server room far, far away there was the weekend effort of IT to "backup, reformat, restore". Alternatively one could "squeeze" all the data to the front of the disk/volume after taking the volume offline and running special utilities. This [...]
Find out (a little bit) more here at Microsoft's Virtualization Partner site.
Newskeeper is a monthly/bi-monthly print magazine published by Diskeeper Corporation. We mail it out to enterprise customers quite regularly. It contains technical info and articles that help IT professionals better understand and use our solutions. A highlight in this issue is an interview with the Technical [...]
The current issue of Redmond Mag has an 18 page pullout from Microsoft about the value of their Windows Server certification program. In it is a highlight about the benefits we've seen by routinely certifying Diskeeper. Achieving certification certainly results in a better experience for customers. [...]
Diskeeper has a booth at both the Microsoft Tech Ed trade show this week in Los Angeles, and the Interop show next week in Las Vegas. If you are attending, stop by and pick up a cool comic book, some software, and maybe even catch [...]
John Savill (formerly of NTFAQ.com) and currently of Windows IT Pro's "FAQ for Windows" just added a new topic on defragmenting [link is gone now - was windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/102013/q-do-any-third-party-disk-defragmentation-tools-support-cluster-shared-volumes-csvs] Clustered Shared Volumes (CSV). As if IT doesn't have enough 3-letter acronyms already, CSV is a major feature [...]
The following changes are included in the new Diskeeper Administrator 2009 incremental. Most are changes to address either tech support issues (bugs or otherwise) or internally found errors. Like the Diskeeper "defragmenter editions", the update will be released in all supported languages over the next [...]