HP-3Com merger heats up Cisco competition
update Hewlett-Packard's 3Com acquisition will give serious boost to its datacenter credentials and challenge networking rival Cisco Systems, notes analyst.
HP zeros in on converged data centers
Wide portfolio and supply chain efficiencies make HP's new offering to enterprises more relevant than "hobby" competitors, according to Asia-based exec.
Cisco, EMC, and VMware make alliance official
The three companies are forming a joint venture that will provide unified data center products to big corporate customers.
Global drug firm opens M'sian IT center
GlaxoSmithKline sets up US$17.7 million tech center in Malaysia, its first in Asia, to support company's global operations and networks across 85 countries.
Data center planning needs new paradigm
Businesses need to factor in scalability, flexibility and focus more on keeping operational costs low to equip themselves for cloud environments, says IBM exec.
Older data centers 'capable' for cloud, too
New data centers are being optimized for cloud computing but older facilities are capable and may need only minor tweaking, according to industry player.
HP, ITE offer SMBs biz continuity service
IT vendor collaborates with Singapore's Institute of Technical Education to provide BCP consultancy to smaller firms, and train students in the field.
Data center firm activates second S'pore facility
Downturn likely spurred demand for data center services as more companies turn to cloud computing to cut costs, say Equinix, which opened its second data center in Singapore.
5 cost-effective ways to lower enterprise risk
Experts from KPMG and Ernst & Young share tips on keeping organizational risk under control, without denting a hole in the enterprise pocket.
Long live the Sneakernet: Computing's most resilient network
The Sneakernet, where someone puts data on a disk, flash drive etc. and runs it to another computer, is arguably one of our most enduring networks.
Amazon Web Services: 'Ship us your drives'
The cloud services provider has come up with a way to deal with large amounts of data and insufficient upload bandwidth.
Clearpace puts archived data in the cloud
The software vendor introduces Rainstor, which uses Amazon's cloud tools to store customers' legacy data in the cloud.
NetApp buys Data Domain for US$1.5B
NetApp says it plans to work Data Domain's de-duplication storage systems--which aim to cut costs and make data management easier--into its own global sales channel.
US govt investigating alleged Google chemical release
The authorities are looking into "an alleged release of refrigerant" and accuracy of Google's related records, search giant discloses.
Cisco nabs data center software startup
Cisco Systems plans to buy Tidal Software for US$150 million in cash as it bulks up its offering for corporate data centers.
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