Data Center

Tue, November 02, 2010 - Move over, gadget teardowns. We tear down Oracle's legendary leader to see what powers the man known for big verbal stings and even bigger yachts.

Tue, September 21, 2010 - The Twittersphere erupted with negative comments while two top HP execs spoke at Oracle OpenWorld this week--but was this disaster preventable? Yes, says one presentation expert.

Mon, September 13, 2010 - When Villanova University sought to improve IT readiness before the school year started, its CIO decided to move the entire data center to an offsite, third-party facility and rethink IT operations. Here he shares four lessons learned.

Wed, September 08, 2010 - Cloud computing service providers like Amazon need to worry about their massive compute power being used for illicit attacks, security researchers say. What security measures can stop the cloud from becoming a criminal's paradise?

Fri, August 13, 2010 - OnLive builds an unusual high-availability infrastructure -- not for mission-critical applications, but so that consumers can play games. Here's a look at the data center and strategy.

Wed, August 11, 2010 - If vendors including Cisco and HP succeed, in a few years you may buy more bundled chunks of infrastructure, and fewer individual server, storage and network pieces. Here's a look at how virtualization is significantly changing server purchases.

Tue, August 03, 2010 - Consulting, systems integration and outsourcing vendors must prepare themselves for life in the cloud, too, says Forrester Research. For traditional IT service providers, cloud is bad news in the short term, but is it really good news in the long term?

Wed, July 07, 2010 - The days of buying big and growing into your data center are over. Trends such as modular equipment, virtualization and customized cooling mean IT can reduce costs by starting small.

Thu, June 10, 2010 - The same graphics processors that power today's games are finding new homes in data center servers. From seismic processing to financial modeling, today's calculation-intensive data center applications can enjoy dramatic speed-ups thanks to these graphics chips.

Mon, June 07, 2010 - When you're preparing your IT budget for use of private or public cloud services, what should be at the top of your shopping list? Here are four key categories -- including one that may surprise you.