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Intel Invests Heavily in Virtualization
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published September 3, 2010
Attempting to constrain its titanic infrastructure costs, the tech titan has put its chips on virtualization.
AOL Renews Search Partnership With Google
By Kenneth Corbin | Data Storage Article Published September 2, 2010
Online pioneer continues turnaround strategy, promising marketers that a five-year renewal of Google agreement will deliver new search tools and expand into mobile.
VMworld: Storage is Critical to Cloud Computing
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published September 2, 2010
Making a case that few would disagree with, EMC argues that cloud computing requires a robust storage infrastructure.
HP Launches CloudStart in Private Cloud Push
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published August 31, 2010
All-in-One package designed to set up an enterprise private cloud within 30 days.
Microsoft Plans Virginia Data Center
By Stuart J. Johnston | Data Storage Article Published August 31, 2010
The cash-stretched state is crowing about the possibility of gaining a half a billion dollars in revenue from Microsoft building part of its computing cloud in Virginia, but Microsoft so far has little to say.
Trust in Gov't Rises, Falls With Quality of Website
By Kenneth Corbin | Data Storage Article Published August 25, 2010
New survey from ForeSee Results seeks to quantify success of administration's e-government initiative, finding a strong correlation between the transparency of a website and visitors' satisfaction with it, an increasingly critical driver of overall trust in government.
Biggest Storage Acquisitions of 2010
By | Data Storage Article Published August 24, 2010
With tech titans possessing big cash reserves, some big deals have taken place in the data storage sector.
Boosting Your RAID Controller's Storage Performance
By Henry Newman | Data Storage Article Published August 24, 2010
You don't need hire professional service vendors to improve your RAID controllers.
Chip Sales Rise Significantly
By Thor Olavsrud | Data Storage Article Published August 23, 2010
IDC said Q2 global PC microprocessor shipments and revenues increased 3.6 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively.
HP Posts Solid 3Q Results As Post-Hurd Era Begins
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published August 19, 2010
Servers and PCs came in especially strong as the computer giant faces its next challenge -- finding a new CEO.
What's Better, Deduplication or Data Compression?
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published August 19, 2010
Deduplication gets a lot of buzz, but data compression has plenty of upsides that make it a worthy alternative.
IBM Unveils New 256-Core Unix Server
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published August 18, 2010
Driven by its Power7 processor, IBM claims the new servers are far faster than comparable units from HP and Oracle.
Three Stages of eDiscovery
By | Data Storage Article Published August 17, 2010
eDiscovery should matter to IT, and it seems that indeed it does, despite earlier indications.
Data Center Errors to Avoid
By Kenneth Hess | Data Storage Article Published August 17, 2010
A perfectly run and managed data center is probably more fantasy than reality. Here are a handful of obvious wrong turns to avoid.
Tips on Buying HP Servers
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published August 16, 2010
HP is focused on systems management, specifically providing single pane management for heterogenous infrastructures.
HP CEO Hurd Resigns on Harassment Claims
By Christopher Saunders | Data Storage Article Published August 6, 2010
Company scrambles to reassure shareholders following the surprise departure of its turnaround architect, announcing a better-than-expected Q3 performance.
Pssst! Hot Rumors in Data Storage
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published August 6, 2010
IBM or Oracle to buy EMC? Microsoft to buy SAP? What is chattering class speculating about?
HP Settles Kickback Case With DoJ
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published August 4, 2010
The computer giant denies it engaged in any illegal conduct in a case stemming from claims of abuse in winning government contracts.
Microsoft Details Efficient Data Center Designs
By Stuart J. Johnston | Data Storage Article Published August 4, 2010
Microsoft outlines some of the ways it plans to lower energy consumption at its burgeoning mega data centers.
Solid State Drives vs. Spinning Disks
By Henry Newman | Data Storage Article Published August 2, 2010
Solid state drives will never replace spinning disks, despite a huge tide of opinion to the contrary.
Cloud Storage Poised to Save Enterprises Money: Report
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published July 30, 2010
While public cloud storage services have been around for years, they haven't won over the enterprise. That could soon change.
DoJ Sues Oracle Alleging Software Contract Fraud
By Larry Barrett | Data Storage Article Published July 29, 2010
Justice Department claims the company defrauded the federal government on a software contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars over an eight-year span.
IBM’s Reorganization: Bad News for Oracle
By Rob Enderle | Data Storage Article Published July 29, 2010
IBM’s new structural emphasis on software makes the company closer to reaching its true potential than it has been in decades.
Ask Tries Crowd Sourcing for Search 'Answers'
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published July 28, 2010
Is this the future of search? New service lets users find answers to search queries from a community of users at the Ask.com site.
Google's Government Deal Shows Cloud Promise, Challenges
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published July 27, 2010
"Governments are dying to make transition to the cloud," says Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Oracle Moves to Mollify Frustrated Sun Customers
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published July 22, 2010
Oracle says it's begun addressing lingering questions by hardware customers on just what its strategy is.
EMC Embraces x86
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published July 20, 2010
The newest iteration of EMC products is built entirely on Xeon x86 processors, a major change in strategy for the storage giant.
Microsoft Cuts Cloud Email Deal with New York City Schools
By Stuart J. Johnston | Data Storage Article Published July 19, 2010
The software giant is partnering with ePals to offer free e-mail and storage via cloud computing to New York City public schools.
Google Q2 Profit Misses Wall Street Expectations
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published July 15, 2010
Revenues and profits are way up for the second quarter over the search giant's results from a year ago, but Google's balance sheet leaves analysts wanting more.
Does IT Need Independent Backup for Google Apps?
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published July 15, 2010
New Backify service gives IT, particularly in small to midsize businesses, an option for making sure cloud-based data in Google Apps and social media services are not lost.
Data Migration: EMC, Compellent, 3PAR, FalconStor
By M. Tim Jones | Data Storage Article Published July 13, 2010
An overview of automated data migration solutions from a variety of vendors, and a look at the related evolutions and revolutions that are happening in data migration today.
China Gives Google Green Light for Search Engine
By Kenneth Corbin | Data Storage Article Published July 9, 2010
Long standoff appears to end with Chinese government renewing Google's license to operate its search engine, funneling traffic to Hong Kong to skirt content filters.
Data Storage: 10 Hot Start-Ups
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published July 9, 2010
There are not quite as many data storage start-ups as in recent years, yet these new firms are proving there are still plenty of good ideas.
Apple Set to Beat Q2 Projections, Product Shortages Ending
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published July 8, 2010
Despite not being able to sell all the iPhones it wants, analysts believe Apple will still do very well. How will the iPad do relative to the Mac business?
Lenovo ThinkPad L412: 'Green' Laptop
By | Data Storage Article Published July 8, 2010
As the tech world focuses on green computing, Lenovo attempts to lead the way with the ThinkPad L412.
Five Small Linux Boxes: Cheap PCs
By Paul Ferrill | Data Storage Article Published July 8, 2010
This handful of diminutive Linux boxes are inexpensive yet they can get the job done.
Chip Sales Up Globally
By Reuters | Data Storage Article Published July 6, 2010
Shrugging off bad news, chip sales show robust year over year sales increase.
Intel Previews Where Tech is Headed
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published July 1, 2010
From a Segway-mounted robot to sensors that eliminate the need for a router, Intel plans be inside more than PCs.
Reinventing Dell One Executive at a Time
By Rob Enderle | Data Storage Article Published June 30, 2010
An industry analyst opines that sometimes it’s the things you didn’t know about a company that redefine it in ways you couldn’t have imagined.
Consumerization of IT Poorly Understood?
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published June 29, 2010
Unisys-sponsored study shows employers aren't tuned in to what and how many consumer technologies their employees are using in the workplace.
How to Choose a Non-x86 Blade Server?
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published June 25, 2010
While are are not as many non-x86 blade server options, the choices still require some background to make the most cost effective choice.
Oracle Blasts Past 4Q Estimates, Raises Outlook
By Larry Barrett | Data Storage Article Published June 24, 2010
The software giant took in a quarterly profit of $3 billion, thanks to Sun Exadata sales and a strong showing in software and product support.
Will Sun Shine Through in Oracle's 4Q?
By Larry Barrett | Data Storage Article Published June 24, 2010
Oracle is expected to post impressive sales and earnings for the fourth quarter after the bell Thursday, but analysts are most curious to see how much the Sun Microsystems acquisition contributed to its success.
Solaris: Should You Stay Loyal?
By Charlie Schluting | Data Storage Article Published June 21, 2010
Oracle wants Solaris to remain viable, particularly as a database platform, but will the OS continue to develop new tools?
Is Enterprise Tape a 'Second Class' Citizen?
By Henry Newman | Data Storage Article Published June 18, 2010
The data storage networking industry has been moving strongly toward disk tiers, but has anyone given any thought to doing the same for tape?
A Database Virtualization Myth -- Debunked
By Kenneth Hess | Data Storage Article Published June 17, 2010
Some database vendors will tell you that you need their dedicated, proprietary physical hardware. In reality you can shop around.
CSC Expands Cloud Services With New Web Store
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published June 15, 2010
Thanks to server consolidation, seven CSC data centers now have room for new hardware which the services giant plans to fully utilize for cloud computing.
Government Uses Server Virtualization To Reduce Costs
By Amy Newman | Data Storage Article Published June 2, 2010
Virtualization and "right sizing" is reducing the costs of the federal government's IT infrastructure.
Trends in the Storage Networking Market
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published May 28, 2010
Looking back at EMC World, a series of overriding themes emerge, particularly regarding cloud computing and the future of SSDs.
Datacenter Chic: How Small is Yours?
By Kenneth Hess | Data Storage Article Published May 28, 2010
Instead of boasting about massive technical infrastructure, the trend is toward a leaner, more cost efficient datacenter. The buzzword is...minimal.
Microsoft's CEO: 'We're Still the Most Profitable'
By Stuart J. Johnston | Data Storage Article Published May 28, 2010
CEO Steve Ballmer says during a visit to India that he is not concerned about Apple overtaking Microsoft in market capitalization.
Cloud Computing Prompts Push for Privacy Law Rewrite
By Kenneth Corbin | Data Storage Article Published May 21, 2010
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act, signed into law nearly a quarter century ago, has fallen out of step with the way information is shared and stored on the cloud, according to the Digital Due Process coalition.
Dell Beats Expectations on Storage, Services Strength
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published May 20, 2010
With enterprise buying coming back and particular strength in EqualLogic and its new services arm, the company handily beats expectations.
HP Sees Leap in Servers, International Business
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published May 18, 2010
An across-the-board rise in sales, both products and services, helped the company beat Wall Street projections for the quarter.
Siemens and Dell Partner to Offer New Imaging PCs
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published May 18, 2010
New Precision PCs focused on long life for the medical imaging market mean longer support than the typical PC.
HP Offers SAP 'Migration-in-a-Box' Services
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published May 18, 2010
HP is still ripping at Sun's installed base, offering a package solution designed to entice SAP customers to migrate from Sun hardware to HP's.
Guide to IBM System x Servers
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published May 13, 2010
Big Blue is claiming its two-socket systems can do the same work or better than the four-socket servers of its rivals. We go inside the bold claims, with a comparison chart to lay out the configurations.
Can Oracle's Larry Ellison Conquer the World (And IBM)?
By Reuters | Data Storage Article Published May 13, 2010
An in-depth look at how Ellison's competitive drive has affected the tech industry, including Oracle's acquisition of Sun and the database maker's competition with IBM.
Handling Metadata in Your Business
By | Data Storage Article Published May 12, 2010
Metadata, or information about information, is potentially boundless, yet can be harnessed to enable more effective business decisions.
Continuing Migration from RISC to x86
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published May 10, 2010
Statistics on Unix clearly reveal that the move from RISC to x86 keeps on gaining momentum. What's behind the move?
AMD Expected to Gain with New Chips
By Reuters | Data Storage Article Published May 10, 2010
AMD chips will be included in 109 mainstream laptop models in the coming months, up sharply from last year's 40 laptop models.
Is IBM's Foundry Business Next to Go?
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published May 10, 2010
A consulting firm said the next thing for Big Blue to shed is its chip fab facilities, and Globalfoundries is the ideal partner. But will it happen?
IT Budgets Stretch Server Lifespans
By Drew Robb | Data Storage Article Published April 30, 2010
Tight IT budgets are pushing three-year refresh cycles to five or more years in many cases, with the focus on eking more productivity and efficiency out of what is already there.
Business Intelligence Software Coming Up Short?
By David Needle | Data Storage Article Published April 29, 2010
Business intelligence software tools provide for great reporting, but are difficult to use and don't handle more free-form information requests well, claims new study.
Virtual Servers Top Physical Ones, WAN Optimization Soars: IDC
By Sean Michael Kerner | Data Storage Article Published April 28, 2010
IDC sees WAN optimization and virtualized networking appliances proliferating as the overall virtualization market expands.
White House Tech Chiefs Weigh e-Gov Overhaul
By Kenneth Corbin | Data Storage Article Published April 28, 2010
The federal CTO and CIO talk about successes and challenges while pursuing sweeping changes designed to improve government data transparency.

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