Datacentre

Sun, Do You Have A Plan B?

As its deal with IBM evaporates, Sun needs a backup plan. Chris Preimesberger thinks there might be another deal on…

15 years ago

IBM’s Sun Acquisition Breaks Down

Sun Microsystems rejected IBM's $7 billion bid, according to reports - or is it a negotiation tactic?

15 years ago

Double-Take Offers Any-To-Any Server Migration

Fail-over vendor moves to physical and virtual server migration

15 years ago

Red Hat UK MD: Recession Will “Legitimise” Open Source

The recession has been good for open source vendors but not so good that Red Hat 's UK boss wants…

15 years ago

Cambridge University To Offer Cloud-Based HPC

The University of Cambridge is planning a commercial high performance computing cloud, driven partly by a successful move to meter…

15 years ago

Reports Claim IBM Is Close To Sun Buyout

Sun has agreed to accept a lower price in return for stronger commitments from IBM that it will complete the…

15 years ago

Amazon Launches Hadoop Cloud Computing Beta

Amazon Web Services is rolling out a public beta of a service that makes it easier to provision capacity for…

15 years ago

Rackable CEO Explains SGI purchase

It's a tiny deal compared to the proposed IBM-Sun Merger, but Rackable will do well with SGI, says Mark Barrenechea

15 years ago

Rackable Plucks SGI From Chapter 11

Rackable's announcement came the same day that SGI filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in three years

15 years ago

Earth Hour Fails To Slow Internet Usage

Internet usage continued to suck down power with no slowdown before, during and after Earth Hour

15 years ago

UK Start-Up Plans Pedal-Powered Green Data Centre

Financial services companies looking to cut IT costs could make use of pedal power

15 years ago

Google Springs AI April Fool

The search giant makes light of rumours about its intentions for artificial intelligence

15 years ago

Google Plans Venture Capital Fund Despite Downturn

Google is setting up Google Ventures, a venture capital fund with the capacity to invest in emerging areas such as…

15 years ago

Exec Floats Idea Of Cloud Computing Trade Association

One cloud computing enthusiast believes there should be a cloud computing trade association

15 years ago

F5 Merges WAN and Web Acceleration in One Box

With new software, one BIG-IP box could replace as many as five others, says F5

15 years ago

Lantronix ManageLinx: Mixed Bag

ManageLinx establishes machine-to-machine secure remote access to just about any IP-enabled equipment, but it's not as easy as it sounds.

15 years ago

Microsoft and Tom Tom Settle Lawsuits

Microsoft and TomTom have come to an agreement to settle patent infringement claims the companies made against each other

15 years ago

Intel Launches Nehalem “Virtualisation” Chip

Intel officials, touting new performance, energy efficiency and virtualisation capabilities, unveiled the new Xeon 5500 series—once known as Nehalem EP—for…

15 years ago

Labs Verdict: Nehalem Boosts Virtualisation

Intel's Xeon 5500 processor includes a lot of improvements that will reduce server power demands and allow more virtualisation

15 years ago

VOIP Grows Despite Recession

A new survey shows Internet voice services topping the list of industries that are defying the recession.

15 years ago

Worldwide Enterprise Software Sales Flat In ’09

Software revenue will be virtually flat in 2009, rising only 0.3 percent from 2008, according to research firm Gartner.

15 years ago

Security Researchers Open New Front In Conficker War

Security vendors are taking advantage of a discovery by two members of the Honeynet Project who uncovered a new way…

15 years ago

Beware Of Nehalem’s Virtualisation Risk

Intel's new flagship can cut your data centre's power and space demands by packing more virtual machines in, but think…

15 years ago

Open Cloud Manifesto: Blighted From Birth?

Is the Open Coud Manifesto doomed even as it is officially announced? The top three cloud platforms have backed off,…

15 years ago

Open Cloud Manifesto – Open For Business

Critics say the IBM-backed Open Cloud Manifesto is a bid to use standards to slow down faster-moving competitors

15 years ago

Avaya Launches Cost-Cutting SIP Network

Avaya has launched a product which can de-couple applications from companies' networks, so users can simplify their communications even if…

15 years ago

UK IT Departments Face Remote Working Rise

New government regulations could extend flexible working to an extra 4.5 million UK staff

15 years ago

£30m IT Project Helped Drag Dunfermline Down

Questions are being asked about the degree to which a costly IT project contributed to the decision to effectively nationalise…

15 years ago

Why Hackers And Regulations Cost The Earth

Security threats like Conficker, along with the regulations and measures to combat them, are a nightmarish waste of resources, says…

15 years ago

Conficker: How Scared Should We Be?

A major update is due for Conficker on Wednesday. But should we fear such a well-understood piece of malware?

15 years ago