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Server Maker Offers “Free” Virtualisation Software
Stratus Technologies is shipping its fault-tolerant servers with VMware virtualisation software bundled at no charge.
Extreme Puts Ten Gig Ethernet On Copper
Extreme Networks is pushing 10G Ethernet on copper, as an alternative to fibre: it's cheaper, and the shorter range is adequate for the data centre
Microsoft’s Innovations That Aren’t
Why does Microsoft call its big EU lobbying-party an Innovation Day? When a big company puts on a show in Brussels to get the ear of government, it seems more like business as usual to us
Keep investing in (our) IT, Microsoft tells EU
IT should be part of any stimulus package, Microsoft will tell a big audience of European public sector opinion-makers today. We asked the European chairman why Microsoft deserves the business
CeBIT: Microsoft Launches Cloud Tools For Mobile Workers
The software giant has repackaged some of its hosted productivity applications for mobile workers
Dell Launches Sustainable Data Centre Products
The computer maker has launched new products to support its vision of energy-efficient and easy-to-manage data centres.
Heretical Seanodes Shares Storage With No External Hardware
Shared storage needs NAS and SAN hardware doesn't it? Not if you listen to Jacques Baldinger, CEO of Seanodes, a radical storage start-up based in Paris.
New Netgear Switches Save Energy for SMBs
Netgear has launched new switches for smaller companies, and power-reducing upgrades to its existing range, at the CeBIT show
Debian 5.0 Lenny: Good For Servers
Named for a Toy Story character, the new Debian is a serious contender for open source server deployments
CeBIT 2009 Will Tackle Green IT Agenda
Boxed server rooms and low-energy laptops will be on show - if your carbon footprint allows you to travel to Hanover for the show
NetBenefit Sees Demand For Green Hosting
Customers are increasingly demanding energy-efficient hosting, says managed service provider NetBenefit.
IBM, HP Server Sales Hit By Recession
Quarterly server revenue has shrunk at IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Sun Microsystems, as the global economy slows down, according to IDC. The one positive area is blade servers
Google outage was due to “overload”
A two hour blackout of Google mail was blamed on "data centre overload" and new code bugs, by the company's official blog.
“Disjointed” IT could delay recovery, says CMA
We need working broadband and 3G to get out of the recession, communications managers have warned
Cloud services ‘pose legal risks’
Outages are only part of the problem for services on the web, says a City Law firm, warning cloud customers may face lawsuits over performance and data protection
Gmail Failure: Reality Bites for Cloud Computing
Update: Gmail is back, after a two-hour outage. The company has not yet said how many people were affected, but twitter traffic from round the world reveals a major outage. That's a pain for millions of ordinary users - but it could be ...
Birmingham Gets Pay-Per-Month Disaster Recovery
The Midlands now has a cloud computing data centre, which lets local companies grow without huge IT investments, says ADA Technology Services.
“iTunes Of IP” Eases Address Management
Managing IP addresses on an enterprise network could be easier thanks to a new module, which network appliance maker Infoblox says is the iTunes of networking.
UK’s VeryPC Launches 12TB Storage Server
UK-based low-energy system maker VeryPC has announced new models, including a storage processor with up to 12TB of storage and dual Intel Xeon processors with up to 48GB or RAM.
Experts Say Dump The NAC Word
Network access control is a useless marketing buzzword; users and vendors should just get on with security management, experts have said.
Mini-Notebooks Power 2008 PC Growth
Figures just released for PC shipments in Q4 2008 reveal the big inroads made by mini-notebooks into the Western European portable market, which drove sales for various leading manufacturers.
UK Companies Streamline 2009 IT Expenditure
The first results of an annual IDC survey reveal that UK enterprises are approaching 2009 IT budgets with caution and prioritise cost-cutting and efficiency projects.
Green Ethernet Standard to Unleash Marketing Blitz
A standard for energy-efficient Ethernet, due in 2010, will unleash a barrage of green marketing, promising savings for IT managers
What Will It Take To Make IT Go Green?
Whether they act to stave off a global crisis, or a meltdown in their own budgets, IT professionals need to have better information if they are going to clean up their act.
Can Sustainable IT Avoid False Accounting?
Now the word is out: there is money to be made in sustainable IT, we can expect the usual feeding frenzy as vendors try to cash in. This time, we can't afford to fall for phony greenwash.
UK Government to cut IT budget by billions
The UK government will slash its IT spending, in a bid for greater standardisation and simplification, according to Treasury advisor Martin Read.
Ghosts in the machine help E.ON cut server costs
The energy provider has consolidated its data centres across Europe amid rising power prices
IBM’s Cloud Announcements – Not Just Fluff
System management announcements can be vague; stir in the cloud and you have a recipe for complete incoherence. But IBM's cloud announcements have substance, analysts say.
Intel Delays ‘Tukwila’ Chip Again
Intel has delayed the four-core "Tukwila" `version of its Itanium processor, originally billed as the first 2 billion transistor chip and scheduled for 2007.