Desktop management are a quicker green hit than server consolidation, says Andy Lawrence. Oh yes, and IT managers should rule the world too (or at least manage their buildings)
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Rackable Cleared To Buy SGI
But court insists on a higher price for a Silicon Valley pioneer
Did The Recession Kill Green IT?
The bandwagon was just getting rolling when the economic recession kicked in. Is that the end for Green IT? Not at all, says The 451 Group's Andy Lawrence.
HDS Allows Storage Monitoring Via iPhone
New management software options will provide HDS's customers with a more extensive management view beyond the storage system including checks via Apple's handset
HP ProCurve Jumps Into The Firewall Market
Hewlett-Packard's ambition to offer under-one-roof network security starts with ProCurve Firewall, putting HP head to head with other security vendors.
IBM Takes Brocade Equipment To Fight Off Cisco
IBM will sell Brocade's Ethernet switches under its own brand - in response to Cisco's move to sell servers
Users Have Doubts Over Green Outsourcing
The recession has dampened end users' enthusiasm for "green" IT outsourcing contracts
Energy Star Readying Server, Storage Specifications
Energy efficiency standards for servers are nearing completion - and storage specifications are next
US Must Learn From EU On WEEE
The US Congress has passed an e-waste bill through Congress this week, but it must not repeat the mistakes of the EU, say experts
US Congress Passes E-Waste Bill in Nod to Earth Day
Lawmakers have paid tribute to Earth Day with legislation providing grant funds for practical solutions to reduce the growing mounds of old cell phones, televisions, computers and other electronic devices.
First Look: VMware vSphere 4 Is Impressive
VMware's "cloud operating system" vSphere 4 - sets the stage for virtualisation to fully enter the data centre.
Efficiency, Not Cost Or Carbon, Will Drive Green Storage
Green storage options are growing, but mainly for efficiency reasons, according to a report.
IBM Profits Drop by One Percent
Middleware and software development are bright spots, despite revenue going down by ten percent overall
HP Converges The Data Centre With Matrix
Hewlett-Packard has laucnhed a platform to combine servers, storage and networks into one resource - and called it the Matrix
VMware’s vSPhere: “Bigger, More Open, More Resilient”
The virtualisation giant is pretty pleased with its new "cloud OS", vSphere. Is it really that different from the competition. VMware's Reza Malekzadeh thinks so - and explained why.
VMware Launches “Cloud OS” vSphere
Upgrade to virtual infrastructure product boosts fault-tolerance and expands to smaller businesses, as well as including networks and storage
Data Robotics Launches Self-Managing Storage For SMBs
Self-monitoring and self-healing without IT intervention, says vendor
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 the table - from HP and Oracle, or maybe from Cisco
EMC Merges Email Archiving With E-discovery
SourceOne family aims to solve information management and retention challenges via an integrated approach to archiving and compliance.
Double-Take Offers Any-To-Any Server Migration
Fail-over vendor moves to physical and virtual server migration
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 electricity usage in its departments.
Question All Your Cloud Assumptions
Cloud computing has benefits, but there are downsides. One successful cloud user tells us how to get it right
Dell Plans To Replace Consultants With The Cloud
The direct model did away with the old way of buying PCs. Now it's time to apply cloud economics to the data centre and slash the management costs, says Dell's Raj Kushwaha
Dell Pushes EqualLogic Storage Into Data Centre
New generation has a performance boost and gives better support for SSDs
Can Dell Deliver The Full Monty?
Dell is wasting time with claims about server performance. The real story is the management tools it says can free users from the grasp of big consultancies
Dell Makes A Bid For The Data Centre
A big announcement today will include new servers based on Intel's Nehalem processor, and services to support whole data centres
The Recession Won’t Hold Back The Cloud
The time is right for cloud computing - and prices are holding up despite the recession, according to Rackspace's chief strategy officer Lew Moorman
Data Domain Soups up its De-duplicating Disk Array
Fits its midrange de-dupe system with quad-core chips and larger hard disks, and claims 50 percent better price/performance.
Gartner: Storage Should Get To Basics
It's no good waiting for technology to save you. Storage problems can be fixed with simple good management, says Valdis Filks of Gartner
IBM/Sun: The Technology Fall-Out
If the merger goes ahead, IBM will have to make choices: Which database, which directory, and which virtualisation technology?