What does the name of Fujitsu's new blade-based data centre system, the Dynamic Cube, actually mean? Forget the speeds and feeds - Peter Judge wants occult significance
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Fujitsu Claims Energy Lead With Dynamic Cube Primergy BX900
Cisco and HP should fear the German engineering in this brute's cooling system, and its two extra blades, says Fujitsu
Compellent adds SSD, reveals technology roadmap
SAN-in-a-box specialist Compellent has revealed its technology roadmap for the next two years. It includes SSD, which the company said will deliver big cost, energy and efficiency savings.
Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) Has Security Gaps
Cisco has formed impressive partnerships for its new UCS, but why is there no security provider.on the list?
Green IT Is Mainstream: Now Comes The Hard Part
The move to greener IT is unstoppable - even in a recession. But IT departments have a tough job getting their message with the other 90 percent of the company, says Forrester's Chris Mines.
Vizioncore Manages Multiple Virtual Machines
vControl lets end users set up virtual machines in the leading hypervisor environments - and IT can manage them all from one screen
Desktop Power Cuts Beat Server Savings
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)
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
Dabble DB: Web-Based Online Database
Can Dabble DB from Smallthought Systems bridge the gap between the spreadsheet and the database?
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