Data Center
News, analysis, blogs, advice and techniques on managing data centers and their components.
How To Improve Disaster Recovery Preparedness
Wed, January 18, 2012 - Most enterprises claim they fully exercise their disaster recovery plans at least once per year, however, evidence suggests that the majority of these exercises are not comprehensive and thorough; enterprises often just exercise a portion of the plan or a subset of applications. Here are10 best practices for updating and improving your current disaster recovery exercise program.
Symantec Acquires LiveOffice Cloud-Based Archiving Company
Mon, January 16, 2012 - Symantec said the acquisition will add a cloud-based option to its lineup of information governance products
Explosion in "Big Data" Causing Data Center Crunch
Fri, January 13, 2012 - Global business has been caught off-guard by the recent explosion in data volumes and is trying to cope with short-term fixes such as buying in data centre capacity, research by Oracle has found.
Computerized Language Translation Started 58 Years Ago with IBM and Georgetown University
Fri, January 13, 2012 - Hard to imagine but it has been 58 years since IBM and Georgetown University teamed up to run what they said was at the time the first English-to-Russian language computer translation program.
IGT to Acquire Facebook Game Developer for $500M
Fri, January 13, 2012 - The slot machine company has been trying to expand in the online gaming business
IBM Smashes Moore's Law, Cuts Bit Size to 12 Atoms
Thu, January 12, 2012 - IBM announced Thursday that after five years of work, its researchers have been able to reduce from about one million to 12 the number of atoms required to create a bit of data.
Apple Confirms Acquisition of Flash Memory Maker
Wed, January 11, 2012 - Apple has confirmed to the Reuters news service that it has purchased Anobit Technologies, an Israeli company that makes solid state drives out of consumer-grade flash.
WowWee Puts Real Toys in Digital Games, Creates 'appcessories'
Wed, January 11, 2012 - The game for kids 9 and up lets them scan toys into a tablet, each with their own characteristics and mission
Why Patagonia Opts for a Wacky EBay Storefront
Tue, January 10, 2012 - Defying expectations of for-profit retailers, Patagonia invests in an eBay partnership that allows customers to resell their used clothing. ROI be damned.



