[geeks] M$ "uptime"

[Ken Hansen]

So they are going to create a "bsodd" (Blue Screen Of Death Daemon)?

Interesting...

Ken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter L. Wargo" <pwargo at basenji.com>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:01 PM
Subject: [geeks] M$ "uptime"


> 
> Seen @ work today:
> 
> > In following some links having to do with software reliability and
> > what our competition is doing, I ran across a press release from
> > IBM that was issued last year.  It covered the release of a 2-4
> > head server that runs Windows s/w.  Naturally it was full of 
> > hype and talked about the features of the new product.  Here's
> > a snippet:
> > 
> >     To address software problems, IBM is adding "software rejuvenation"
> >     features that accommodate problems with Windows 2000 and Windows
> >     NT.  Those operating systems gradually become less stable as
> >     computing tasks that are supposed to be finished don't quite let go
> >     of all the resources that they used, such as memory. For that
> >     reason, many organizations periodically restart their Windows
> >     machines.
> > 
> >     Right now, software rejuvenation means simply a feature that lets
> >     Windows computers automatically restart themselves periodically. In
> >     the fourth quarter, the servers will monitor the operating system
> >     as well as several popular server software packages to judge more
> >     intelligently when they need to be rebooted, Yost said.
> > 
> > Now that's a high-tech feature!
> 
> -----
> Peter L. Wargo
> pwargo at basenji.com
> Owner/operator of basenji.com.
> [This space for rent]
> 
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