Server virtualization has become a popular trend in enterprise IT. When migrating from a physical to a virtual environment, IT professionals need to ensure that their company's data is protected, current and readily available.
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11 Best Practices to Save on Data Centre Power
Data centre managers could save millions of kilowatt hours annually by implementing 11 best practices, says analyst company Gartner. Most of these projects can be completed with little or no budget or effort. Here's the list of 11 power-saving practices.
Six Tips to Build Your Brand
Social networking tools such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and others offer SMBs new ways to build communities and your brand. Here are the best ways to build both at the same time.
Will SMBs Spend on Virtualization in 2009?
While some reports suggest small businesses won't be slashing through IT budgets in 2009, is the average midmarket company willing to invest in virtualization technology? DataCore, among other vendors, says yes.
Database Vendors Should Push Data Masking for Enterprise Security
Database and application vendors may want to take a look at expanding their data masking capabilities as its relevance grows. While the market is currently small, Forrester Research expects it to grow in the years ahead.
VKernel Capacity Analyzer a Strong Tool in VMware Environments
VKernel's Capacity Analyzer 2.0 can use VMware VirtualCentre statistics to offer clarity in virtualization deployments. However, the virtualization tool is not a cross-platform product; it doesn't address Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization technology. But in VMware environments, the virtualization tool will help IT administrators get the most out of their ESX installations.
Five Tech Trends to Watch in 2009
Small businesses face tightening IT budgets this year, but here are five technology trends all midmarket companies should be keeping an eye on.
SSL Crack Shows You Must Advance Your Security
The successful creation of a rogue certificate authority by security researchers using a colliding certificates attack demonstrates that if you're not moving forward with your security-related standards then you're moving backward. Everything gets cracked over time, so you have to keep improving your defenses.
Direct-Attached Storage Coming of Age in Web 2.0 World
Despite talk about iSCSI, Fibre Channel and 4/10GB Ethernet connectivity, analystss estimate that DAS still comprises about 70 percent of the entire data storage market
Your Guide to the Top 5 Green Energy-Efficient IT Certifications
Deciding to build a green, energy-efficient IT infrastructure is easier than choosing which servers, data storage and virtualization products will actually use less heat, cut your energy bill and reduce your enterprise's carbon footprint. There is no shortage of green, energy-efficient IT certifications and standards that rate products for heat production and energy consumption.
Should Your Corporate Head Be in the E-Mail Cloud?
Big and small providers alike offer hosted or cloud-based collaboration and e-mail systems geared for businesses, with some obvious benefits.
Google Versus Microsoft: The Fight for the Future of Cloud Computing
While Google and Microsoft have each developed very different business models and attitudes toward consumers and the enterprise, both companies are preparing to clash when it comes to how the world's cloud computing infrastructure develops in the next 10 years. While Google and Microsoft might fight for dominance in the cloud, it's not clear which company will win or if a third company might succeed.
Apple’s Jobs to Take Medical Leave Until End of June
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs will take a medical leave of absence from his post until the end of June because his health problems turned out to be "more complex than originally thought".
Vendors Tie Database Monitoring, Security Event Management
Security vendors such as Imperva and Guardium are increasingly tying security information management to database activity monitoring. The latest example of this trend is NitroSecurity, which has integrated its NitroView DBM and NitroView ESM products.
Salesforce.com Rationalises InStranet Assets to Create Service Cloud
Salesforce.com's latest foray into cloud computing comes in the form of the Service Cloud. This is an effort to combine Google search, Facebook connections, online communities and discussion forums in a SAAS environment to improve customer services for enterprise applications users.
Sun Speaks Out on the Future of the Java Platform
Danny Coward, chief architect of the Client Software Group at Sun Microsystems, on Java Standard Edition 6 Update 10 and the future of the Java Platform.
Ruby on Rails and Merb to Merge to Create Rails 3
Ruby on Rails and rival Merb teams have finally decide to get along. Built on the same foundation, Rails and Merb differ just enough to attract avid developer communities that often clashed. However, the desire to build a better solution brings the two together to deliver a gift to Ruby application developers looking for a stronger, more scalable Rails.
Dell Confirms ‘Adamo’ Luxury Laptop at Las Vegas Expo
Dell confirms that it has developed an ultrathin, luxury laptop code-named Adamo, in an effort to counter what Apple achieved with the MacBook Air.
Microsoft’s Kodu Brings Video Game Development to Beginners
Microsoft delivers Kodu, a new programming environment that enables users to design video games with no programming skills required. The company will release Kodu to the Xbox Live community in the Spring.
SanDisk Sees 2009 as the Year of SSD Notebooks
The company believes SSDs are poised to enter mainstream corporate notebooks in 2009. Fast new SanDisk G3 drives will become available in midyear in capacities of 60GB, 120GB and 240GB.
Microsoft: Tag It!
Finally, Microsoft does something right in mobile. But success will take lots of marketing and customer engagement - and that might not even be enough.
Will Google Help Contextual Web Blossom With Chrome?
Yahoo, Mozilla and several startups have created browser plugins or widgets to help define the contextual Web, where users can derive greater intelligence and value from their Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome Web browsers.
Microsoft: Patch Server Vulnerability to Combat New Attacks
Microsoft has repeated its warning to users to apply a vulnerability patch in their Windows Server service. A new variant of the Conficker worm that targets this flaw is to blame.