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IBM Buys BigFix For Data Centre Management
Microsoft's management products are in IBM's sights with the BigFix technology it is buying
Dell Acquires Data Centre Automation Firm
Plans to integrate Scalent's Virtual Operating Environment into its control software
HP: Why Converged Infrastructure Is Better
Moving to a converged infrastructure delivers significant savings, but HP still believes in open standards, according to Mark Potter
Oracle Beefs Up Sun Storage
Powerful new cluster-type systems feature gateway deduplication, DTrace analytics, inline data compression and Fibre Channel protocol support
HP Beefs Up Virtual And Physical Security Offerings
HP has strengthened its security portfolio in order to prevent breaches in physical and virtual environments
Chrome OS Creator Defects To Facebook
The lead engineer behind Google's important Chrome operating system (OS) has gone to Facebook
Hitachi Offers Cloud Storage… On Users’ Own Sites!
When is a cloud not a cloud? Hitachi's on-site cloud storage offering just broadened our definitions
Sepaton Brings Storage Pooling to Cloud
New storage virtualisation “pooling” feature is designed to enable more efficient multi-tenant service deployments
BREEAM Data Centre Scheme Goes Live
A scheme which rates buildings' footprint has been applied to data centres - but will it cut energy use?
Server Huggers Block The Path To Virtualisation
The benefits of virtualisation are well known. What is holding organisations back is a range of human and organisational issues
HP: Deduplication And The Future Of Tape
Data deduplication needs to expand out of the backup market and become more efficient, but many companies are still struggling to phase out tape, according to HP
Cloud Frees Users For Business As Usual
People approach cloud computing as if it is a technical issue. In fact, the whole point is to free companies from those issues, according to a report
Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2 Nips At VMware’s Heels: Review
VirtualBox, now being ridden by Oracle after making headway under Sun, continues to mount a challenge to VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation 7.1 Stays A Step Ahead: Review
VMware Workstation continues to lead desktop virtualisation, despite increasing competiton from Oracle's VM VirtualBox
Companies Urged To Transfer PCs Ahead Of World Cup
If you think it's all over for your PC, boot it off to South Africa before the World Cup, says Computer Aid
Trend Micro Looks To Virtualised Desktop Security
Security vendor Trend Micro is looking to protect and manage virtual desktop environments in its upcoming version of OfficeScan
Vizioncore Offers Free Insight Into Virtual Infrastructure
Vizioncore is offering IT managers a free monitoring tool that will provide them with an insight into the state of their virtual infrastructure
Disk Storage Sector Grows In 2010
EMC narrowly took the top spot as the storage market returned to double-digit growth
Oracle Provides Virtual Update To Sun Ray Thin Client
Oracle has introduced the Sun Ray 3 Plus Client, which runs on Oracle's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure software
BT Pledges 80 Percent Carbon Cut By 2020
BT's sustainability review builds on the company's long-standing record for reducing carbon emissions, and helping customers do the same
HP Overtakes IBM In Server Market, Say Analysts
HP overtook IBM in worldwide server revenues in the first quarter accoprding to Gartner and IDC
Virtualisation, Cloud And Voice Drive Ethernet Growth
Ethernet switch and router spaces are seeing strong revenue growth, driven by virtualisation, cloud computing, and voice and video-over IP, according to IDC
Enterprise IT Drives Solid State Adoption
A new report finds high performance needs are driving early successes for flash SSDs in the enterprise server sector
HP Labs’ Manure-Fuelled Data Centre Creates Stink
Research paper suggesting cow poo could be used to fuel a 1-megawatt data centre has industry watchers wondering what the IT giant may be prepared to shovel
Juniper: Carrier Business Models Are Broken
Cisco’s attempts to acquire new markets are all very well, but the key to giving customers what they want is sticking to what you know, says Juniper's Pradeep Sindhu
Dell Looks to Tablets After Strong First Quarter
Dell reports net income of $584 million for its first fiscal quarter and considers the tablet PC will create a new purchasing patterns
Juniper ‘Flattens’ Data Centre Networks
Juniper has stepped up its game against Cisco, with new products designed to "flatten" data centre networks
Google Touts Enterprise Cloud With VMware
Google launches new version of hosting platform and a VMware partnership to help bring enterprise Java developers to the cloud
Spiceworks Finds Growing Confidence And Expanding IT Budgets
IT departments within the SMB community are expanding their budgets and jumping on the virtualisation and cloud bandwagon