Data Center
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Data center planning needs new paradigm
News Businesses need to factor in scalability, flexibility and focus more on keeping operational costs low to equip themselves for cloud environments, says IBM exec.
Tags: Data centers, Cloud computing, Cost control, IBM Corp., High-performance Computing Setup, software, Information Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Larry Ellison, Cloud computing
HP throws Cisco ProCurve ball
News HP is banking on its server experience to push "integrated" ProCurve networking line over Cisco's "unified computing" tag, says executive.
Tags: Routing/switching, Blade servers, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, Cisco Systems Inc., Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Server, blade server
Data centers: The temples of IT
Insight perspective Quocirca's Bob Tarzey surveys the data center market--and points out why they're better for the environment than you may think.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Co-location Provider, Equinix, Information Technology, bank, Hosting Company, managed hosting, Quocirca, On-demand
Cisco, EMC, and VMware make alliance official
News The three companies are forming a joint venture that will provide unified data center products to big corporate customers.
Tags: Data centers, Data Management, networking equipment, Virtualization, partnership, Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., Storage, VMware Inc., Wall Street Journal
HP tailors data center tools for Oracle apps
News New templates allow companies to automatically provision and deploy Oracle applications using HP's BladeSystem Matrix all-in-one data center package.
Tags: Components, Data centers, Data Management, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Hewlett-Packard Co., BladeSystem Matrix, Cisco Systems Inc., Tool, Storage, storage system
Apple's new data center foreshadows a cloudy future
Techguide Apple's new data center project is so big that it begs the question of whether Apple is simply planning for the growth of its current services or if it has more ambitious plans in the works.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Apple Inc., Tablet, Video, Storage, Apple Macintosh, Cloud computing, Apple iPhone, data center
IBM data center gets deep energy retrofit
News Big Blue's "green innovation" data center in the United States uses technologies such as temperature sensors, and building designs aimed at cutting energy consumption.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Data Management, Green IT, IBM Corp., Storage, Business Process, Cloud computing, Server, server rack
Microsoft's data center chief headed to Cisco
News Debra Chrapaty, one of a relative handful of women in Microsoft's top technology ranks, is headed to Cisco, Microsoft confirmed.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Cisco Systems Inc., chief technology officer, financial analyst, top executive, data center, leadership, collaboration, women
Data center firm activates second S'pore facility
News 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.
Tags: Data centers, Cloud computing, Philippines, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Cloud computing, network, data center, Web
AMD delivers its own server platform
News Low-power platform, formerly codenamed Fiorano, offers server builders combination of six-core Opteron with choice of three chipsets from AMD.
Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., PCI Express, AMD Opteron, Server, performance, processor, product marketing, data center, chipset
Report: Cisco, EMC to form services joint venture
News The Wall Street Journal said Thursday that the tech giants are in talks to create a new services company that would push their products in the data center.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data Management, Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., Storage, VMware Inc., Server, network, Wall Street Journal, data center
Older data centers 'capable' for cloud, too
News New data centers are being optimized for cloud computing but older facilities are capable and may need only minor tweaking, according to industry player.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, LANs and WANs, Servers, Yahoo! Inc., network, Asia, Fiber, Savvis Communications, Singapore
Dell and Brocade forge closer alliance
News Dell and Brocade's latest deal squares them up against Cisco's expansionist infrastructure moves.
Tags: Personal Computers, Data Management, IBM Corp., Foundry Networks Inc., Fibre Channel, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Storage, Server, network, server company
Why cloud turbulence will leave users unruffled
Insight perspective Cloud computing may result in upheaval, but not necessarily for developers or users, says Lori MacVittie.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Lori MacVittie, MacVittie, Information Technology, IP, IP Address, Consumer, Cloud computing, Server
HP pushes integration with new blade switches
News HP adds networking infrastructure to its blade product line, following industry moves to tighter integration both of products and business units.
Tags: Components, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, Virtualization, Integration, Cisco Systems Inc., data management, Server, data center, blade
