Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) launch earlier this week impacted several vendors across the management software market. Not only did …
Could IBM be Sun’s savior?
The high-tech rumor mill churned at high speed Wednesday as industry watchers debated the good, the bad and the ugly …
Microsoft to highlight Silverlight 3 technology
Microsoft will tout at the Mix09 conference in Las Vegas this week its planned Silverlight 3 rich Internet application technology …
Windows Azure goes down for early adopters
Users of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Azure cloud-computing network suffered an overnight outage over the weekend during which their applications being …
Cisco competitors downplay new blade server
Cisco introduced a blade server that is based on future Intel Nehalem processors and includes memory improvements to support applications …
Cisco enters server market with Unified Computing System
It's not a blade server – it's an architecture. Cisco stressed the holistic approach of its Unified Computing System during …
HP, Microsoft deals aimed at stretching IT Dollars
Looking to make its outsourcing and IT services more affordable in a down economy, Hewlett-Packard Co. last week said it …
Best security questions to ask about SaaS
Security issues have to be clearly examined before diving into software as a service (SaaS), warns Burton Group analyst Eric …
Don’t ignore disaster recovery testing
Companies facing IT budgetary pressures should not overlook testing their disaster recovery plans, especially those with virtualised environments, warned Glasshouse …
Android For Desktops? I Doubt It
For years, my friend Stephen J. Vaughan-Nichols has been trying to turn Linux into something it is not: A successful …
Cisco’s data-center push holds promise, perils
Cisco Systems' move into the heart of data centers, expected to be laid out at an event next Monday, holds …
Security needs to be ‘baked in’ say experts
A panel of security experts agreed that security needs to thought of a lot earlier in the software development lifecycle, …
Sun’s stellar NAS in a can
Not so long ago, we tested the Sun Fire X4500 Storage Server, aka Thumper, which was a dual-CPU, dual-core Opteron-based …
Microsoft: Enterprises will be able to self-host Windows Azure
Future versions of Windows Server will enable companies to efficiently manage and provide virtualized applications through the Web just like …
Data storage only technology to see increased spending this year: Survey
The results of a survey of about 450 technology professionals released today found that of 26 technology categories, data storage …
Intel introduces Atom chips for new devices
A sluggish economy is a perfect time for slugging it out in the datacenter. That seemed to be Juniper Networks' …
Dell records 48 percent drop in net income
Dell's net income dropped 48 percent for the fourth quarter, the company said Thursday, as it also announced it is …
Appliances big opportunity for Linux, Novell says
The modularity and licensing of Linux makes it well suited as the platform of choice for the burgeoning software appliance …
Microsoft tests Intel Atom netbook processor for ‘green’ servers
Microsoft Corp. researchers are experimenting with low-powered servers using Intel Corp.'s inexpensive, efficient Atom processors designed for netbooks. Though slow …
Microsoft has big growth plans even as economy limps
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told financial analysts Monday that the weak economy and declining PC sales would continue to challenge …