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Sharp Turns Like Cisco's have a Long History

Fri, March 13, 2009 - If Cisco Systems announces its first blade servers on Monday, as expected, the news may well herald a major expansion of the dominant networking company's business. But even though it's the most hotly anticipated move in a long time for an IT vendor, this isn't the first case of a company taking a big gamble on entering into a new business.

Cisco's Data-Center Push Holds Promise, Perils

Tue, March 10, 2009 - Cisco Systems' move into the heart of data centers, expected to be laid out at an event next Monday, holds the promise of easing a big IT headache but may also escalate competition between the company and its partners.

The Next Three Big Open-Source Challenges: Cloud Computing, Open Web and Mobile

Thu, July 24, 2008 - At this week's Open Source Convention, Tim O'Reilly identified the next three opportunities and challenges the community should pay attention to: cloud computing, the open programmable Web and open mobile. But open source is a philosophy, not just a technology; another speaker exhorted attendees to get involved in a larger effort to influence the nation's security and privacy practices.

Rising Energy Costs Reduce Processor Performance Gains

Thu, March 01, 2007 - Rising energy costs are short-circuiting performance gains from faster, cheaper servers. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to keep your costs in line.

Green Grid Powers Up to Save Energy

Mon, February 26, 2007 - The Green Grid, a group of technology companies collaborating to improve energy efficiency in data centers, is officially open for business as of Monday.First proposed in April 2006, The Green Grid’s mission is to promote the development of energy-efficient processors, servers, networks and other technology and to promote best practices in data center operation. The nonprofit organization doesn’t expect to ...

Designing Physical Space for IT

Thu, February 15, 2007 - When Kirkland & Ellis commissioned new office space, the law firm’s IT needs were central to its plans

Colocation - In Chicago, a Cool New Data Center Option

Thu, February 15, 2007 - For Chicago-area companies that need big-time computing power and resources but can’t afford millions for their own offsite data centers, new help is on the way.This spring, the Cyber Continuity Center, a high-density colocation data center 35 miles west of the Windy City, will open, serving midsize (Fortune 100 to 500) companies, says Bob Lacy, executive vice president. Customers will ...

IBM Eyes Expanded Water Cooling for Data Centers

Mon, February 05, 2007 - IBM researchers are counting on a 40-year-old technology to keep modern, state-of-the-art data centers running cool and allow companies to squeeze more computing power from the electricity they consume.These considerations are more important than ever. The power consumed by a rack of servers has risen from about 5 kilowatts (kW) of power per server rack five years ago to as ...

Unisys Aims to Untangle Chargeback Mess in IT

Mon, January 22, 2007 - Unisys is introducing a software suite that, among other things, automates the process of billing departments for computing time in a virtual environment.One feature of the new Unisys Enterprise Virtualization software suite, called "Real-Time Chargeback," calculates how to bill different departments of an enterprise when various applications are running simultaneously on the same physical server, said Alan Bender, vice president ...

Throw Cold Water on Data Center Costs

Mon, January 01, 2007 - IBM will license its technology for cooling servers with water instead of air to Panduit, a global networking and electrical manufacturer, hoping to encourage adoption of IBM energy-saving techniques for data centers.Panduit will license IBM’s Rear Door Heat eXchanger, a 5-inch-deep cooling door that mounts on the back of a conventional server rack. Water courses through the door, cooling the ...

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