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Lenovo Expands With New ThinkServers
Chinese company expands its server portfolio with new ThinkServers whilst acquiring IBM's x86 server business
Lenovo Announces Major Structural Reorganisation
Just days after buying IBM's x86 server business, Lenovo announces a major restructuring of the company
AMD Shows Off First ARM-Based Opteron Server Chip
AMD uses a keynote at the Open Compute Summit to reveal its first ARM-based server processor
OpenStack Revamps To Build Cloud Momentum
The OpenStack Foundation reveals its plan to get more users to contribute ideas to an open-source cloud effort
Symantec NetBackup Upgraded To Tackle VM Sprawl
Symantec upgrades its NetBackup data protection package to tackle the data centre issue of "virtual machine sprawl"
Microsoft Reveals Data Centre Secrets And Joins Open Compute Project
Facebook's Open Compute Project can share Azure, Bing and Office365 data centre designs now Microsoft has signed up
Google Reveals Service Outage Cause
Google blames a software bug for the service disruption to Gmail and its other services late last week
Infinity SDC Opens Flagship Data Centre In Slough
The Home of Horlicks is becoming the data centre capital of the UK
Microsoft Renames SkyDrive: Say Hello To OneDrive
Cloud storage platform officially renamed following Microsoft court loss to BSkyB last year
Gmail, Google Services Hit By Outage
The service issues, which affected a range of Google products, began on Friday evening and lasted about an hour
Emulex Adapters Target SDN, Hybrid Cloud
Emulex's OneConnect OCe14000 adapters are intended to improve server virtualisation density and make it easier to connect hybrid clouds to the network fabric
Equinix To Open £47.5m Data Centre In Slough
Built to LEED specifications, the new facility could become “the most advanced data centre in the UK”
EVault Touts Backup Service On Windows Azure
Seagate's enterprise cloud storage unit offers a cross-platform backup platform anchored by Azure
Panda Merges Cloud Cleaner Into RMM Platform
Panda Security's Cloud Platform can now tackle the latest-generation viruses and attacks
Rackspace Brings Managed MongoDB ObjectRocket Service To Europe
The acquisition of ObjectRocket in 2013 is bearing fruit for Rackspace
Google Agrees Swedish Wind Power Deal For Finnish Data Centre
The company will buy all energy produced by 29 wind turbines for the next ten years
Microsoft Will Let Users Choose Where Data Is Stored
In the wake of the NSA spying scandal, Microsoft says it will allow foreign users to store their data outside of the United States
Microsoft Readies Zero-Carbon Data Centre
Microsoft to utilise biogas derived from local municipal waste for clean data centre energy
Eclipse Backs Open Source For Internet Of Things
Eclipse Foundation calls for the Internet of Things to be based on open source technology
AMD Adds To Opteron 6300 With 12-, 16-Core Chips
AMD aims Opteron 6338P and 6370P chips at virtualised data centres and cloud environments
Red Hat Updates Cloud Product Portfolio, Adds More OpenStack Components
Enterprise Virtualization 3.3 and Cloud Infrastructure 4.0 will set the customers on the path to open hybrid cloud
BlackBerry To Sell 3m Square Feet Of Canadian Real Estate
BlackBerry looks to raise money by selling its Waterloo properties
IBM Sales Slide As £607m Charge Looms
IBM sales miss expectations amid hardware struggles and a looming $1 billion restructuring charge
AMD Profits From Consoles As PC Unit Struggles
AMD continues to reap the benefits from the gaming console sector, but pressures remain in 2014
HP Needs Six Weeks To Ponder Next Legal Move In Autonomy Saga
Legal row continues as HP is given more time to decide what to do about Autonomy accounting claims
Intel Launches Cloud Partner Badge For Providers
New "Powered by Intel" cloud provider badge: it's "Intel Inside" for the cloud era
Google Adds Workgroup Features To Drive
Google Drive's new 'activity stream' feature helps groups track file changes
Amazon Looks To Ship Stuff Before You Order It
Patent for ‘Anticipatory Shipping’ looks to deliver products to shoppers before they even know they want them
Baboom! Kim Dotcom Previews Music Service, Launches Debut Album
Good Times by Kim Dotcom is out on Baboom, iTunes and Google Play