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Green Data Centres: A Quest For PUE-rity
The PUE efficiency measure is barely three years old but may be obsolete, says Andrew Donoghue - but it's the best green data centre metric we have for now
Red Hat Launches Open Cloud Platform
Red Hat announces updates to its Cloud Foundations portfolio with a focus on openness and portability
SolarWinds Offers Free Data Centre Virtualisation Tool
VM Console is SolarWinds' second community-driven data centre virtualisation tool to be offered free of charge
Rambus Hits IBM With Lawsuit Over Patent Ruling
Rambus continues to explore its legal options after it slapped IBM with a lawsuit in order to contest a US Patent and Trademark Office ruling
LTE Set For Takeoff In 2012
The rollout of 4G mobile technologies such as LTE should begin in 2012, according to a new report from Juniper Research
Desktop Virtualisation – Worth The Cost?
Centralising desktops and getting rid of PCs is a green move which could save money, but users should watch the implementation costs
BT Rapped Again By ASA Over Broadband Advert
BT has been pinged by the Advertising Standards Authority yet again, following complaints over BT's advertised broadband speeds
Zurich Insurance Fined £2.28m For Data Loss
The UK Financial Services Authority has fined Zurich Insurance £2,275,000 for failing to prevent the loss of customers’ confidential information
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta: Review
The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 beta adds Dynamic Memory host memory management and RemoteFX to enhance VDI implementations
ARM Taking Aim At Green Server Space
Chip designer ARM is looking to move into the low-end server space through virtualisation support
IBM Introduces Sleep Mode For Power Chips
IBM will add a deep sleep mode to its Power line of chips in which the processors draw virtually no power while idle
IBM Delivers BigFix Security and Compliance Software
IBM hopes to ease the IT manager's security and compliance burden with new software followings its acquisition of BigFix
AMD To Unveil Bulldozer And Bobcat Chip Details
AMD is to use the Hot Chips Conference at Stanford University to discuss the technical details of its "Bobcat" and "Bulldozer" processors
Wanova Mirage Redefines Desktop Management: Review
Managing Windows desktops and laptops has become a major challenge in the enterprise. Wanova’s Mirage simplifies the process, offering speed and simplicity
Bidding War For 3PAR Could Prove Fierce
As Dell and Hewlett-Packard enter into a billion-dollar bidding war over storage company 3PAR, Chris Preimesberger asks, what took everybody so long?
Cloud Benefits IT Pros… And Hackers
Cloud computing can take the weight off IT departments, but hackers are keen to exploit a whole new batch of vulnerabilities
Transformational Disaster Recovery In A Hybrid Universe
Cloud services and virtualisation are opening up new potential for disaster recovery, providing flexibility, cost savings and choice
Small Companies Nervous Of Cloud Migration
Many cost-conscious businesses lack only the education, not the expertise, to implement cloud computing technologies at their companies
Microsoft Issues Application Security Warning
A Microsoft mitigation tool will help deal with vulnerabilities affecting hundreds of third-party Windows applications
Open Source Driving Cloud Adoption Says Research
Open source projects are helping to drive adoption of cloud computing, according to a recent study by Black Duck Software.
AMD Hires Intel Engineer As Server CTO
AMD has reached into the ranks of its larger rival, hiring former Intel engineer Donald Newell as vice president and CTO of its server business.
Dell And HP Tussle Over Cloud Storage Specialist
HP contends that 3PAR is a company that has good technology but does not have the ability to bring it to market
Enterprises Increasingly Keen On IAAS, Yankee Finds
More and more enterprises are adopting Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IAAS), a new report from the Yankee Group has discovered
HP Opens Bidding War With Dell Over 3PAR
Dell is not the only one after storage company 3Par, after HP threw its hat into the ring and made a formal offer for the company
IT-Related A-Levels Decline
The number of students taking computing and ICT A-levels has dropped 24 percent over the past five years
Analysts Question Intel-McAfee Deal
Industry analysts see a number of challenges facing Intel if it successfully acquires McAfee
Intel’s McAfee Buyout Takes Security To The Next Level
Intel’s purchase of McAfee could make security a ubiquitous feature across a wide variety of smart devices and consumer products
Intel’s McAfee Acquisition Means Chip-Level Security
Intel is buying software security firm McAfee for $7.9 billion. It’s now time to bake security into the hardware rather than layer it on, says Eric Lundquist
HP Announces Strong Results, But No Hurd Replacement
The company pushes sales and R&D plans as it continues to wrestle with its ex-CEO's sudden departure