Despite increased automation capabilities, IDC points to a range of data centre approaches that are driving higher management spending
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3PAR Launches Autonomic Storage Tiering for High-End Arrays
Autonomic tiering prevents problems from happening using intelligence gained by a constant data collection
Intel Investigating Fake Chip Claims
Intel is looking into reports of about 300 fake Core i7-920 processors being received by Newegg in a batch of 2,000 chips the online retailer had received
Cloud Continues To Confuse UK Businesses
Almost a quarter of industry professionals are unable to define cloud computing, but will a new industry forum’s code of practice help provide clarity?
Microsoft Outlines China Search Ambitions
Microsoft executives have indicated repeatedly that the company intends to stay in China and compete aggressively for the search and cloud-computing markets
NASA Launches Latest Weather Satellite
GOES-P's state-of-the-art instrumentation will supply the government with data used in weather monitoring, forecasting and warnings
IBM Boffins Claim Major Chip Advance
Researchers at IBM are claiming a breakthrough in chip design, after enabling chips to communicate via pulses of light rather than copper wire
Greenpeace Admits Using ‘Dirty’ Power
Greenpeace has admitted that its hosting operations are powered by coal and nuclear power, after it criticised Facebook for building a coal-powered data centre
Data Watchdog: Privacy Must Not Be An Afterthought
The ICO has released a new report which includes tools to help enterprises argue a business case for data protection
Intel Exec Maloney’s Health Prospects Are Good
Sean Maloney, tipped as a potential leader of Intel, is expected to make a full recovery from a stroke
Novell Confirms Acquisition Offer From Hedge Fund
The software networking company reports that Elliott Associates of New York sent a letter to its board of directors offering to buy the company
CeBIT: Quarter Of Germans Happy To Have Chip Implants
CeBit: If it means shorter lines at the supermarket, a quarter of Germans would be happy to have a chip implanted under their skin
IBM Workers Braced For More Job Cuts
IBM workers are bracing themselves for a fresh round of job losses, despite Big Blue posting a rise in sales and profits
Intermedia Offers Hosted UC Service For SMBs
Intermedia has launched a new unified communication option designed to appeal to businesses with small budgets
If You Can’t Beat Malware, Tunnel Through It
Trusteer's methods of tackling malware have seen it clash with other established security specialists. The company's CEO Mickey Boodaei answers the critics
APC Launches Virtualisation Energy Cost Calculator
Businesses looking to lower their data centre's power usage can now use a free online tool that will help them calculate the number of physical machines needed for virtualised environments
‘Combination Architecture’ To Produce Greener Power
AEG Power Solutions is touting more efficient power standby systems for data centres, as the world faces increasingly strict carbon emission controls
Virgin Media Readies 100Mbps Broadband
All of Virgin Media's existing 3.8 million cable broadband users will be able to experience connections of up to 100 megabits per second from next year
VDI Vies To Host Client Workloads
New technology enables once-powerful desktop systems to be repurposed to host virtual desktop systems running modern operating systems
eBay Bids High For Green Bloom Energy Server
A new fuel cell technology called Bloom Box, used to provide sustainable energy to the mass-market, owes its genesis to a NASA project to sustain life on Mars
Salesforce.com Continues To Benefit From Rise Of Cloud
Salesforce.com reported fiscal 2010 revenue of $1.3 billion as it continue to benefit from the rapid expansion of the on-demand enterprise software market
IBM Adds Deduplication To Mainframes
For the first time ever IBM is adding a deduplication appliance to its System z mainframe server that can compress up to 25TB of tape application data down to just 1TB
MPs Slam Broadband Tax As “Unfair”
A cross party group of MPs has slammed the government's proposed 50 pence broadband tax as 'unfair' and called it an 'ill-directed charge'
Intel Leading £2.3bn Investment In Tech Sector
Intel is leading a group of venture capital firms and IT businesses in investing up to $3.5 billion over the next two years in U.S. tech companies and creating jobs
Apache HTTP Web Server Turns 15
The Apache HTTP Web Server is celebrating its fifteenth birthday following its launch way back in the 1990s
AMD Shipping 12 Core Opterons
AMD has begun limited revenue shipments of its upcoming 12-core “Magny-Cours” Opterons
SMEs Offered Virtual Disaster Recovery Service
Backup and disaster recovery specialist Weidenhammer teams up with UK IT firm Plan B to offer cost-conscious businesses disaster recovery IT service vRescue
3Com Helps Secure Virtual Data Centres
3Com is rolling out network security and performance offerings to help enterprises make the move to virtualised data centres
How To Make Desktop Virtualisation Work with VDI
VDI, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, promises to reduce the effort and cost of enterprise desktop management, but be careful how you implement it
What Should We Expect From The Cisco-HP Split?
How will Cisco Systems and HP go on serving common customers and providing innovative products when they cannot share proprietary information?