Small and midmarket companies are continuing their investment in green IT despite the economic downturn
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Sun Plans 27 teraflop Computing Center In South Africa
Sun Microsystems is providing the hardware and software for what will become South Africa's largest HPC environment.
Will BT’s Wind Farm Come To Grief?
BT has an impressive record in reducing its carbon footprint - and helping others do the same. But complex carbon accounting might stall its wind farm plans
Understanding Green Tech
Green technology is all around us. But what does it mean? Simon Perry explains that there is more to it than virtualising servers and reducing energy costs.
“British Botnet Corporation” Should Apologise
What the BBC did was wrong. The corporation should stop defending its botnet antics, and act responsibly
HP Launches Low-cost Servers
HP's new NS2000 could give SMEs the same high performance that larger enterprises get but for a lower price.
BBC Defends Botnet Purchase
Programme makers claim that use of illegal networks was justified
Analysts: Cloud Computing Will Defy Recession
Two new research reports point out the strengths of hosted applications and systems despite the dire economy
Stand By For Cisco’s Server Announcement
We've all known for a long while that Cisco has plans for the data centre. This week we find out what they are.
Tesco sold on virtualisation
The retailer says the technology has enabled it to cut carbon emissions by 20 percent
NAO: Delays cost Prison Project £41 million
A plan to create a single UK database of prisoner records has spiralled to more than £500 million
IBM Releases Cost Cutting Blade Technology
IBM is offering 8 Gb Fibre Channel capabilities in its family of BladeCenter blade servers
Appistry Tackles Multiple Cloud Apps
Enterprises should be able to deliver and manage cloud computing services more quickly and easily.
Will The Cloud Evaporate In The Recession?
We thought the recession was going to push IT into the cloud. Big consultants aren't so sure
Recession Isn’t Boosting The Cloud
Despite the promise that cloud computing can cut costs , companies in the UK are hesitating to adopt it, according to a survey by IT consultancy Avanade.
Brocade Calls Cisco On Efficiency
Cisco may have designs on the data centre, but Brocade plans to use a power-saving message push into Cisco's home ground
Conservation Group Consolidates IT
The WWF conservation organisation is finding ways to make its infrastructure more sustainable
EMC Promotes Smarter Server Management
Smarts Server Manager aims to help IT administrators better manage virtual data centers
Recession Hurts Chip-Makers’ Profits
Consumers and businesses have cut down on purchases of desktops, notebook, smartphones and server systems
Google Launches “Behavourial” Ads
The search giant has launched ad targeting based on previous online activity
Avaya Picks DiVitas For Fixed Mobile Convergence
PBX maker Avaya will link mobile phones into its products using an appliance from DiVitas
SAP Tackles European IT Costs With Virtualisation
The ERP specialist is virtualising 500 internal servers and more than 40 applications
LS Simple Launches Easy Power Monitor Clamp
Cabling maker LS Simple has launched a clip-on power monitor, to connect older servers into its power management system
Sun Adds To Server Efficiency With Flash Memory
Sun Microsystems is continuing to expand the integration of SSD Flash memory throughout its product line
Oracle May Acquire Virtual Iron
Oracle may be close to acquiring server virtualisation specialist Virtual Iron Software.
Google Users Experience Another Mail Outage
The search giant's hosted email service suffered another temporary glitch
Isilon Claims Storage Scalability Breakthrough
Runing each storage tier as a single multi-petabyte file volume could halve TCO and double your storage utilisation, says clustered NAS specialist.
UK Recession Hits IT Jobs Hardest
Demand for IT staff is falling significantly faster than the overall drop in the UK as a whole
So… Why CAN’T we Save The World with IT?
Corporations must change, to survive the recession and do their part to reverse environmental damage. IT has the tools they need. But organisational factors could get in the way
HP: Virtualisation Will Help Fight Recession
HP is beefing-up its virtualisation offerings to help businesses control data centre spending.