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SMB Virtualization for Energy Savings

Microsoft cited the following information from an EPA report to Congress (August 2007):“The U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have reported on the high energy costs of data centers, estimating that ...READ»

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Server 2008- What's In It For Me?

Microsoft Server 2008 will be launched next week among much fanfare and hoopla. IT professions are asking the same question we ask every time Microsoft releases a new server platform, “Is it worth money to upgrade? And What ...READ»

Red Hat Buys Virtualization Company

Red Hat [NYSE:RHT], makers of open-source software, has entrenched itself a little deeper into the virtualization market today by purchasing a company called Qumranet, the Israeli-based firm that developed open-source kernel-based ...READ»

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CISCO JOB OPENINGS

System Administrator Location Thornton, Colorado Description Cisco is looking for a System Administrator with 1 to 5 years experience. The ideal candidate will have experience with Linux (redhat), Data Centers and server ...READ»

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Cloud Cover - VMWare's market charge

VMWare takes the private cloud (p-cloud) challenge and begins assembling the pieces required to redefine the data center. But are they thinking forward on the partnerships required to dominate the market?READ»

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Brazil Greens-up Educational PC Project by Virtualizing

Brazil's government is about to create the world's largest desktop virtualization project, in schools across the entire country. And it's not just a move to advance educational computing for the country's kids while saving cash--it's ...READ»

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Blue Sunrise

IBM contemplates buying Sun, but for what reasons? IBM intends to use Sun's software assets to further commoditized the IT market and drive down the margins of their competitors.READ»

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Dell Pulls Off Green IT Without Sacrifice

The phrase "going green" conjures up images of short showers, small houses, tiny cars--basically, minimal consumption. But according to Albert Esser, Vice President of Power and Data Center Infrastructure Solutions at ...READ»

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Intel Releases New Chips for Labor Day

While it's tempting to make a chip-related pun, I'll just go ahead and say that Intel [NASDAQ:INTC] announced a group of new processors this holiday week that should compete well with AMD's [NYSE:AMD] recently-revealed Phenom chips. ...READ»

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Cafeteria 2.0

Winning high-tech hearts through their stomachs.READ»

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Microsoft Vista’s virtualization limits

This past Monday Microsoft ditched virtualization limits on its higher end Vista operating system. Is it a bane or boon for VMware – whose sole business model revolves around virtualization?READ»

Perfect Storm Forming for Green IT

Once we dispel the common misconception that Green IT, the practice of environmentally sound practices in the Information Technology field, is an altruistic pursuit alone and not grounded within the constraints of capitalism, we ...READ»

Data Center Cost Avoidance

Last week in the New York Times, Steve Lohr wrote an article, In Tough Times, Build Fewer Data Centers. He makes a compelling case that “The smartest, greenest, most efficient data center is the one that a company decides it ...READ»

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A Second Life for Training

Still unsure about Second Life -- the virtual world -- as a tool for helping your business do better? Besides virtual meetings, the platform is also conducive to training. A Second Life for Training is the title of the article ...READ»