The economic downturn's effect on data centers
Ron Witt, an operating systems analyst, discussses the possible impact of a slumping economy on data centers, which was a key theme at Data Center Decisions.
Data center managers face major technology shifts Data center operators now face massive technology shifts, from virtualization and cloud computing to managing power consumption, counseled the keynote speaker at the Data Center Decisions conference.
Energy Star rating for servers: Will it slow the effect of Moore's law? Will the Environmental Protection Agency's new Energy Star rating for servers slow down the effects of Moore's law on the price of processing power? Ken Brill of the Uptime Institute mulled this idea at Data Center Decisions.
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Virtualization and systems management
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Upcoming VMware vLockstep to prevent downtime
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