If you're looking to defragment SANs (Storage Area Networks) or VMs (virtual machines), you're on the right track. But, there are things you need to be aware of. Defragmenting SAN attached storage and VMs can require planning, implementation, and configuration that is generally unnecessary with direct attached storage [...]
The chart below present results from testing our engineers did in conjuction with engineers at a longtime Diskeeper customer, Solvay Pharmaceuticals (now Abbott), last summer. The tests, done on VMware ESX 3.5 with direct attached storage (DAS), were specifically "proof of concept" that Windows Guest VMs need to be defragmented. [...]
"Not only does Diskeeper's software attempt to prevent fragmentation from ever occurring, but it cuts power consumption and unnecessary I/O operations." "IT administrators who turn frequently to disk defragmentation tools should have a look at Diskeeper 2010." - Jason Brooks, eWeek eWeek ran some tests [...]
It is interesting to see the varying degrees of effort beta testers undertake. Some just kick the tires and make sure nothing obvious breaks. Others may run benchmark tools, test compatibility with production apps in production-recreated labs. Some even on production systems. Then there those, [...]
On the heels of a prior update comes a new incremental build. This update resolves rare cases the Terabyte Volume Engine (TVE) process may fail, and a second unrelated issue where Diskeeper does does not start (i.e. defragmenting) after the initial installation due to licensing. As usual, if you are [...]
This is a reposting of a prior (and popular) blog entry that unfortunately was "chopped" when we migrated to our new platform. Here it is in full: Preface: this article refers to making direct edits to the Windows Registry. If you are not experienced with this [...]
Undelete 2009 support for Windows 7/Server 2008R2 will be delayed until mid to late January.
Diskeeper 2010 was just reviewed by Portuguese tech/gadget site reviews.com.pt. As of this posting, the review is still linked on the front page of the website. The review focuses on the new IntelliWrite technology, and the performance gains it provides by preventing fragmentation from occurring [...]
In the past, we've licensed or distributed our technologies via major OEMs such as Lenovo, Sony, HP, Intel, and Dell - many of them for years. We learned from these numerous relationships with existing, and potential future partners, that boot times were a major pain for their [...]
Diskeeper 2010 is here! With Diskeeper 2010 comes a revolutionary new technology called IntelliWrite(tm). Here's a description I grabbed from one of our product brochures: "IntelliWrite is a major R&D breakthrough that addresses the cause of fragmentation and prevents up to 85% and more of the fragmentation that [...]