Intelligent Infrastructure
9 Stories
Mainframes fall short on technical skills
News Availability of IT professionals with mainframe capabilities is shrinking in Asia, despite ongoing need for such expertise, say market observers.
Tags: Mainframes, Recruiting, Trends, Mainframe, Computer Associates International Inc., IBM Corp., GUI, Asia, India, IT Professional
'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
It ain't broke, but fix it
News Cabling infrastructures can last up to 10 or 20 years, but companies should not take that to mean they can spend less on building and maintaining one, says a senior official from Systimax Solutions.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Ethernet
IBM targets intelligent infrastructure
News In a varied announcement the company launched some new and some revamped products and services.
Tags: Data centers, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Network infrastructure, Infrastructure/architecture management, Virtualization, IBM Corp., Storage, De-duplication, Intelligent Infrastructure, storage system
Infortrend moves into enterprise storage
News The company is hoping that its five new SAN systems for scale-out storage will pull in medium-sized business customers.
Tags: Storage management, Data Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Enterprise Storage, SAN, storage virtualization, IBM Corp., Data Management, Storage management, Infortrend
Amit Yoran talks cybersecurity
Insight newsmaker Former U.S. cybersecurity director Amit Yoran talks about his year as the "cyberguy" and why he is an "anti-user".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Data security, Policy and management, Security, Amit Yoran, Cybersecurity, NSA, CNCI, Information Technology
RFID-tagged driverless cars on U.K. roads by 2056
News British scientists foresee that RFID tags, sensors, GPS technology, 4G networks, Wi-Fi and artificial intelligence will be embedded into vehicles and the transport network.
Tags: RFID, Next-generation technology/networks
HP Labs tightens ship, focuses research
News Famed research arm of Hewlett-Packard announces a renewed focus on a few key areas, and has a clearer path for how innovation will be transferred to the business units.
Tags: R&D, Personal Computers
HP announces Sustainable IT Ecosystem Lab
News The company's facility will investigate 'green' concepts including swapping out copper for fibre within PCs and making advertising hoardings from electronic paper.
Tags: Green IT, Data centers, Monitors and displays, Cost control, Hewlett-Packard Co., Geothermal Energy, public sector, Scotland, HP Labs, U.S.
