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Amazon EC2 Entices Innovative Uses With Persistent Storage

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Users can store up to 1 TB of data in a single instance of EBS and can scale to as many EBS instances as they need.

Time To Halt Runaway VM Sprawl

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:01:03 EDT

Companies creating virtual machines without governance and change management equivalent to physical servers are headed for trouble.

Apple Previews Its Next Mac OS 'Snow Leopard'

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 20:24:00 EDT

When released in about a year, Mac OS X 10.6 will be optimized for multicore processors and will focus more on speed and stability than new features.

Data Disposition Must Be A Priority

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:02:00 EDT

IT groups rethinking the "save everything forever" approach find deletion and retention policies and tools must be razor sharp to cut through a morass of regulations.

Rolling Review: Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Server Core provides a stripped-down and secure Windows build.

Virtualization's Promise And Problems

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:01:00 EDT

The virtual desktop and data center are here, but for this technology to continue taking over the enterprise, I/O and security issues need to be addressed.

Virtualization Has A Security Blind Spot

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:01:00 EDT

Along with the flexibility and agility gained through virtualization comes a loss of visibility into network traffic.

VMware: Virtualization Offers A Way To Recover From Disaster

Tue, 13 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT

The company touts its newly released Site Recovery Manager as an automation agent that takes over to shift workloads with existing data to the recovery site.

Sony Pictures Uses 'Green Power' For Data Center

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Sony Pictures Entertainment is the first customer of data center operator 365 Main to sign up for a new reusable energy program.

Rolling Review: Windows 2008 Server PowerShell

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

We set out to determine whether PowerShell is usable, and learnable, for the masses of Windows admins who prefer to point and click their way through daily tasks.

Desktone, Verizon Announce Desktop Virtualization As A Service

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Desktone plans to sell "desktops as a service" through service providers like Verizon Businesss and European and Asian carriers; IBM is a partner.

Citrix Plunges Deeper Into Desktop Virtualization

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:20:00 EDT

Showing off their partnership, Citrix will equip XenDesktop with its ICA protocol that Microsoft's products can recognize and respond to.

Virtualizing Servers on Routers, If Cisco Approves

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:45:00 EDT

There's now an SDK and API for Cisco's branch office routers, but customers will need to get apps approved by Cisco.

MokaFive Joins Red Hot Desktop Virtualization Market

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT

The startup's Web server-based software competes with larger vendors like Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware as well as thin client advocates like Sun and Wyse.

Rolling Review Introduction: Switching Infrastructure

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:41:00 EDT

Want cutting-edge capabilities? Then you'd better shop your infrastructure upgrade around. In this Rolling Review, we do just that.

Nortel Adds Microsoft Unified Communications Blade to Branch Office Router

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:42:00 EDT

There are also new bundles of Nortel voice and Micorosft data aimed at enterprises and service providers.

Windows Vista Virtualization: What You Need To Know To Get Started

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:00:00 EDT

Running the Microsoft OS in a virtual machine gives users access to all of Vista's features while avoiding hardware upgrade and application compatibility obstacles.

Exchange Server 2007 Bitten By Leap Year Bug

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:34:00 EST

The problem prevented administrators from installing the program, setting up new mailboxes in existing Exchange instances, or making other configuration changes.

Cisco ASR 1000 Router: Giving Router Jockeys What They Want

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 01:10:00 EST

Using a scalable, modular, and resilient hardware and software architecture, the ASR 1000 line provides purchase protection with seamless field upgrades and no router downtime.

Data Center Best Practices

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 00:02:00 EST

Leading-edge operators and consultants share their tips on building ultraefficient, ultrasecure, and ultrareliable facilities.

Long-Term Storage & Compliance: CAS Vs. Locked NAS

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:30:00 EST

The answer to a barrage of laws and regulations requiring IT to store data for increasing periods of time? CAS and locked NAS.

Analysis: The Virtual Data Center

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:02:00 EST

Switch vendors want to sideline servers by making their devices smarter. Now IT must decide if this is a brave new world ... or a nightmare of lock-in and higher costs.

SOA's Perfect Mate?

Sat, 2 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Virtualization 2.0 will go beyond server consolidation, making applications more agile and scalable to fit a service-oriented architecture.

Rollout: Vizioncore vRanger Professional 3.2

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

By easing the strain of virtual machine backups, Vizioncore's vRanger Pro saves time and processing power in ESX clusters.

Startup StackSafe Offers Virtualization To Test Software Changes

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:20:00 EST

StackSafe says its software can capture a replica of enterprise software and then provide a virtual environment in which to test changes.