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'Smart' move can help Asian firms ride slump
News Investing in a "dynamic infrastructure", part of Big Blue's "smarter planet" vision, can help region's data centers prepare for growth in the future, says IBM exec.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Virtualization, Cloud computing, IBM Corp., Infrastructure, International Data Corp., Singapore, asset management, Service Management
Net infrastructure still vulnerable: VeriSign
News The operator of two of the Web's root servers has warned that the Internet is still vulnerable to attack, through lack of infrastructure investment.
Tags: Security, Web sites, Infrastructure, India, VeriSign Inc., Attack, Georgia, distributed denial of service, Cable, Server
Amazon to boost Asia's cloud assurance
News update Cloud provider's push into Asia-Pacific is expected to provide a boost of assurance to companies of cloud computing's viability, says analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Web services, SingTel, software, Amazon.com Inc., Asia, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Storage, Web Service
Microsoft steps up cloud momentum
News At developer conference, Redmond announces production availability of Windows Azure and unveils new services running on its cloud platform.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Ray Ozzie, Muglia, Windows Identity Foundation, Microsoft Corp., network, Conference, Developer
Assess business needs first before cloud move
News Cloud computing cuts costs and frees up manpower, but companies must evaluate business needs before deciding to adopt platform, analyst advises.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data security, Network security, Business planning, Disaster Recovery, IBM Corp., Security, Information Technology, Conference, International Data Corp.
Would you use a cloud-based service to store IT documentation?
Techguide Scott Lowe is thinking about using a free Microsoft service to store his organization's IT documentation. Share your thoughts about using an offline storage vault for this type of data.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology, Scott Lowe, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows
Reviewing scheduled task inventory for Windows Server 2008 R2
Techguide Default installations of Windows Server 2008 R2 enumerate a number of default scheduled tasks, many of which you may not need.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003, Task, UPnP, server configuration, Information Technology, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Rick, Server, customer experience
HP zeros in on converged data centers
News Wide portfolio and supply chain efficiencies make HP's new offering to enterprises more relevant than "hobby" competitors, according to Asia-based exec.
Tags: Business applications, Data centers, Data Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, network, Business applications, Asia-Pacific, Storage, Server
More on mobile payment front: Boku steps it up
News Competing for market share with rival Zong and a few others, start-up says new partnerships give it access to 200 million new user accounts.
Tags: Web 2.0, Facebook, Snap, PayPal, Boku, Phone, mobile, Web 2.0, game company, payment
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
IT gets set for 2012 Olympics
News Atos Origin reveals its roadmap for getting technology in place to handle the races, spectators and communications for London Games.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Atos, Supplier, Wikipedia, network, Mobile platforms/communications, game
Cisco to buy mobile specialist Starent for US$2.9B
News Acquisition is designed to help Cisco keep a grip on the rapid growth of the mobile Internet due to the rising number of smartphones and other devices.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, Starent Networks Corp., network, mobile, 2.5G, Cisco Systems Inc., Video, EVDO, 3G
Windows Server 2008 iSCSI multiple connected session modes
Techguide For administrators using Windows Server 2008's iSCSI initiator, selecting the right connection policy is critical. Rick Vanover explains the options for the ease-of-entry storage protocol.
Tags: Storage software, Microsoft Windows, Configuration Policy, Information Technology, network, Windows Server 2008 R2, Path, Policy, Storage, Rick Vanover
Report: Countries prepping for cyber war
News U.S., Israel, Russia, China, and France are gearing up for cyber offensives, according to a new McAfee report.
Tags: Security, International governments, Defense/military, ARPAnet, U.S., network, Georgia, South Korea, denial of service, McAfee Inc.
Tata targets high-end network services
News Tata Comms touts slew of varied investments in Asia-Pacific, in effort to beat competition from operators and content-delivery service providers.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Network security, Data centers, network, Amazon.com Inc., Akamai Technologies Inc., Cooper, Singapore, content delivery, managed services
