Now just a few days away from Microsoft’s launch of the highly-anticipated Windows 7, the media can’t seem to get - or I should say give - enough. We’re now into the final stretch where even the mainstream media weighs in. And Dell is making a push on the business side for Windows 7, as reported today by Information Week (Dell Launches Windows 7 Migration Services). For PerfectDisk 10 users, the issue of defragmenting in Windows 7 is a non-event, as PerfectDisk has been supporting Windows 7 for some time now.
Welcome to the new era of Windows 7 - with the expected defrag leadership from PerfectDisk.
No, there’s no merger coming and Hollywood is not joining forces with the federal government. Look up any list of greatest rivalries, and more than likely you’ll see Lakers vs Celtics, Yankees vs Red Sox, Ali vs Frazier, New Zealand vs Australia, Coke vs Pepsi, among others. It’s doubtful you’ll find Diskeeper versus PerfectDisk, but in the world of defrag, these are the two that really matter most.
You might hear people say that they want to see different teams in the World Series or NBA Finals, for example, but time after time, the numbers (tv ratings) prove that the classic rivalries draw the biggest ratings and generate the most interest. So it is in the IT world. Sure, Microsoft has a built-in defragger in Windows (its very existence proves its necessity), and there’s a bunch of freeware out there that in some instances might serve a purpose. But when it comes to the real world, the world where IT professionals draw a paycheck from their employer and have their reputations and their companies’ bottom lines on the line, there is one disk defrag choice they make - Diskeeper or PerfectDisk.
Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, federal, state and local agencies and thousands of other large and small enterprises look to Diskeeper and PerfectDisk for their corporate disk defragmentation needs. Some may choose to debate the necessity of defragmentation, but larger drives, larger files, virtualization and other evolving disk technologies have not eliminated fragmentation as a problem, particularly in the corporate world. And that’s why every day these oraganizations make investments in disk defrag software from Diskeeper and PerfectDisk. They look, they read, they research, they test. They invest time and resources in talking to and working with Diskeeper and PerfectDisk engineers. And then they invest company and government dollars — millions of dollars a year — to purchase this software for their servers, desktops and laptops — so their workers are more productive, their businesses run more efficiently, and their companies’ and agencies’ costs are kept down.
In this era of corporate scrutiny, these millions of dollars spent annually on disk defragmentation software can’t be done frivolously. The need is real, the value is real.
Sometimes free or second-tier is okay, sometimes it’s not. Just as other great rivalries throughout the world stir the passions and energies of their participants, so too do we enjoy our competition with Diskeeper - it makes us both better, and the consumer benefits.
Continuing PerfectDisk’s pioneering role in defragmentation for virtual environments, I’m happy to announce support for VMware vSphere 4 in the latest PerfectDisk 10 build. We’ve established a great relationship with VMware over the past few years, and as part of this we continue to evolve our support for VMware offerings. Whichever side of the ESX/Hyper-V — or others — debate you come down on, we know defragmentation of these environments is an important piece of getting these systems running at peak performance and efficiency, making the best use of resources while eliminating resource contention.
Upon release, VMware dubbed its vSphere 4 as the industry’s first operating system for building the internal cloud, enabling the delivery of efficient, flexible and reliable IT as a service, and bringing cloud computing to enterprises in an evolutionary way. As the leader in virtualization defragmentation, it’s a natural for PerfectDisk to lead the way in support for vSphere 4.
Writing in the October 5th issue of Computerworld, Mitch Betts reports on tech analyst Jack Gold’s new cost model that casts doubt on many companies’ new mantra of holding on to notebooks for 2 years beyond the usual 3-year life cycle, in order to avoid the capital expense of replacing them. Gold argues that with battery replacements, keyboards, repairs, etc., keeping notebooks the extra two years actually costs an additional $960 per machine. Well, I won’t go as far as using the words of commenter wsalomon (who calls Gold’s analysis “Total horse-hockey”), but I will say that we know there are thousands and thousands of PerfectDisk users who are able to extend the “typical” life of their laptops (and desktops) well beyond any accepted industry “standards” and maintain like-new performance.
Or I should say better-than-new. Windows comes installed on new systems fragmented. Defragmentation boosts performance and speeds up boot times, and with automatic defrag, keeps it that way. Furthermore, this isn’t changing with Windows 7. So put me in the camp that says laptops can be viable and maintain great performance well beyond three years.
Would welcome any comments on either side of this.
A fun day here at PerfectDisk land today – the pre-Alpha code for PerfectDisk 11 was distributed internally here this morning. More functionality without bloat. Backend and frontend improvements. Shinier and more intuitive, without a new learning curve required. Faster. More virtualization improvements. Desktops, laptops, production servers, Exchange servers and Windows Home Servers will benefit.
Okay, I’m biased. But your chance to see for yourselves is coming.
I know you’re asking…if PerfectDisk 10 is so great, why an 11? Well, we felt “a little extra push” was needed…
And here it is.
11 is on its way — stay tuned.
Follow PerfectDisk 11 developments as they happen and get the latest updates on Twitter.
Cam McClure is the founder and president of the very successful 28-year old CAM CO Enterprises, Inc. of Washington, Pennsylvania. Cam described to me his premise for the company, saying that it was built on “the idea that clients should expect fast and efficient support and systems. Our primary focuses are in three areas. We build custom high-end Professional Systems (over 5000 to date), provide advanced network service/support and design commercial web sites. CAM CO actively maintains systems and networks for 50 clients on a contract basis. We take extreme pride in the fact that not only is our average response time less than 2 hours (on-site if necessary), but also that we correct any issue presented the first time every time.”
High standards. And it’s not by accident that CAM CO has formed a close partnership with PerfectDisk. Cam says that in order to achieve the high standards of technical excellence and service he demands of his staff and himself, ”I try to make sure that we align ourselves with vendors that provide only the most efficient and productive software tools and support available. Raxco and PerfectDisk 10 are at the very top of our list. Not only is PerfectDisk 10 a very stable, efficient, and productive tool that provides superior performance, it also shows that great software tools do not have to cost an arm and leg.”
As a Microsoft OEM, Cam has had access to the final version of Windows 7 for a few weeks. After installing Windows 7, he spent hours installing most of the software he uses in his business (over 150 programs). After doing all of the add-ons, updates, etc., he rebooted his system, which is a very high performance one (Quad Core, 10,000 RPM drives etc.) and ran a few tests including Microsoft’s performance test. He then ran PerfectDisk 10 on the system‘s hard drives and afterward rebooted. Cam stated that he “immediately noticed the system booted 40% faster, and the overall feel of the system has improved noticeably and dramatically.”
Cam’s not just talking to waste his breath. As he told me, “I can assure you that after 30 years in this business, I do not throw around accolades or recommendations lightly.
PerfectDisk and Windows 7 — a perfect combination.
We’ve released a new white paper that outlines some of the key differences between PerfectDisk and the Windows 7 built-in defragmenter. You can download the paper here.
Consolidating directories improves drive performance. The performance improvements come from the speed at which any disk scanning or analysis takes place. This includes everything from user performed file searches to anti-virus scans and backups.
The Windows 7 defragmenter does not perform any directory consolidation, making it…..slower, less efficient and more resource intensive.
Everyone — well, many, many — love Windows 7, including me. But for defragmentation, there’s much missing.
High standards. And it’s not by accident that CAM CO has formed a close partnership with PerfectDisk. Cam says that in order to achieve the high standards of technical excellence and service he demands of his staff and himself, ”I try to make sure that we align ourselves with vendors that provide only the most efficient and productive software tools and support available. Raxco and PerfectDisk 10 are at the very top of our list. Not only is PerfectDisk 10 a very stable, efficient, and productive tool that provides superior performance, it also shows that great software tools do not have to cost an arm and leg.”
As a Microsoft OEM, Cam has had access to the final version of Windows 7 for a few weeks. After installing Windows 7, he spent hours installing most of the software he uses in his business (over 150 programs). After doing all of the add-ons, updates, etc., he rebooted his system, which is a very high performance one (Quad Core, 10,000 RPM drives etc.) and ran a few tests including Microsoft’s performance test. He then ran PerfectDisk 10 on the system‘s hard drives and afterward rebooted. Cam stated that he “immediately noticed the system booted 40% faster, and the overall feel of the system has improved noticeably and dramatically.”
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