January 14, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Software provider Oracle (oracle.com) hosted a Webinar on Wednesday, January 12, 2005. Titled “Real-life Customer Experiences on Grid Computing and Data Center Automation,” the presentation featured IDC vice president of system software research Dan Kusnetzky, as well as IT leaders from Deutsche Post, EPL, Inc. and Qualcomm. The discussion covered real-life experiences, guidelines and best practices for implementing grid computing in IT environments.
January 11, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center automation software provider BladeLogic (bladelogic.com) announced on Monday that leading money management firm Putnam Investment had chosen the BladeLogic Operations Manager as its server management platform.