Security and regulatory concerns have some users warily eyeing the move to server virtualization. For example, during the past year, …
Open source data center management emerges
The economy isn’t the only reason open source management applications are currently garnering a lot of attention. With vendors building …
Crossing over to a new era
The building that houses Seven Seas headquarters near Lamzy Plaza in Oud Mehta, Dubai looks quite modest from the outside …
Taking aim at Cisco
Brocade is already the top player by market share in the modular SAN switch market, ahead of second-place Cisco. Acquiring …
Intel delays Itanium server chip again
Intel Corp. has once again delayed the release of its next-generation Itanium server processor to develop undisclosed “application scalability” enhancements. …
Dell building up its cash reserves for acquisition
Dell plans to grow its business by acquiring another company, a senior executive said. “Michael [Dell] did talk about our …
Cisco takes on server OEMs
Cisco’s recent interest to enter into the server market has certainly put the spotlight on the battle for data centre …
EMC expands data deduplication capabilities
EMC today announced expanded data deduplication capabilities and other new updates and new services to the most comprehensive set of …
Intel’s Nehalem EX to gain error correction technology
Intel's eight-core Nehalem EX server processor will include a technology derived from its high-end Itanium chips that helps to reduce …
Sun rises at Oracle
Oracle’s recent US$7.4 billion bid for Sun Microsystems could turn Sun’s ailing hardware business into a boon for data-center managers. …
Intel once again delays Itanium chip
After multiple delays, Intel once again pushed back the release of its next-generation Itanium server chip to the first quarter …
Fibre channel over Ethernet a hot topic
FibreChannel over Ethernet is considered an initial step towards a converged data center switching fabric, and it was a hot …
JBoss to offer enterprise business rules management
Extending its open-source middleware platform, JBoss plans to offer JBoss Enterprise BRMS (Business Rules Management System), for enablement of business …
Start-up costs slow spread of de-duplication
While data de-duplication is a relatively easy way for companies to consolidate storage systems, the technology has yet to attract …
Smart and cheap: Business intelligence on a budget
“Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do. Or do without.” That adage from the Great Depression is making …
Emulex fends off Broadcom once more
Emulex has once again rejected an attempt by Broadcom to take over the company, reiterating its stance that the bid …
Leading through change
NWME: Why do we need to scrap Big Iron? It’s because every customer we talk to typically run into the …
Mozilla, Opera blast Microsoft over IE8 upgrade practice
Browser makers Mozilla and Opera accused Microsoft of force feeding Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to users with Windows Update and …
Web 2.0 leaders struggle to maintain their top spots
The view from the top of the high-tech business world may be nice, but companies just need to look at …
RFID Is finding a home in Data Center
Employees used to form a line at Wells Fargo Bank's Roseville, Calif., data center at the end of each workday, …