I was playing around with the BladeSystem Matrix creating some new demo videos, and I thought why not dig into the portal skinning features to create a custom look for my system. The skinning feature is intended to let companies personalize the portal with their logos and product names, replacing the...
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I got a call last week enquiring how the IaaS APIs of BladeSystem Matrix (Matrix) could be used to integrate with a chargeback or billing system at a customer site. its a snowy day in Boulder and being a fair weather skier I thought I would spend a few moments and put together some examples of how you...
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How does the application you are using and what it is doing affect the power consumption of system. The first thing that everyone looks at when talking about power consumption is CPU utilization. Unfortunately CPU utilization is not a good proxy for power consumption and the reason why goes right down...
Here’s a story about unexpected behavior prompted by some chargeback rules at Pfizer . (By 'chargeback' I mean the budgeting scheme where IT resources are metered, then costs are attributed to the business units that consume them.) Larry Cannell notes that when department budgets were squeezed...