Data Center Strategies for the CIO
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17 May 2012 Facebook Open Compute Project a role model for data centers
Data center experts say most enterprises can’t imitate Facebook’s Open Compute Project, but they could reap the benefits over time.
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14 May 2012 'Big data' shops eye cheaper four-socket Intel Xeon servers
What once required high-end Intel E7 processors and motherboards now fits into a lower-cost E5-4600 four-socket Intel Xeon system, suitable for scale-out workloads in HPC and big data.
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10 May 2012 Why Zynga moved from public cloud to hybrid cloud
The subtext of Zynga’s “hybrid cloud” strategy is that at a certain scale, public cloud ain’t cheap.
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09 May 2012 Dell microserver gives energy-efficient IT shops a glimpse of Ivy Bridge
New Dell microservers include power-efficient Ivy Bridge processors based on Intel’s 22-nm manufacturing process.
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01 May 2012 IT operations in the age of cloud: Brace yourself for change
It’s no longer a question of if — but when — cloud takes hold in enterprise IT shops. IT operations will never be the same.
IBM's big iron sales down but mainframes not on way out, say experts
Does IBM's recent drop in mainframe sales indicate big iron modernization tools are gaining traction?
IBM PureSystems integration appliance to vie with Oracle offerings (SearchSOA.com)
Expert integration system patterns are at the heart of the PureSystems hardware appliance launched by IBM at its Impact 2012 event in Las Vegas.
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25 Apr 2012 IBM takes another stab with low-priced PowerLinux systems
IBM’s new low-priced Power servers compete with x86 for Linux workloads and may help IBM gain “big data” market share.
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24 Apr 2012 Data center managers seek simple disaster recovery options
Egenera’s PAN Portability fixes some – but not all – of the challenges of disaster recovery for bare-metal servers.
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23 Apr 2012 VDI puts data center networks to the test
Virtual desktop infrastructure pulls endpoint management to the core of the enterprise data center, taxing data center networks.
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20 Apr 2012 HP ProLiant servers to come with Ubuntu Server Edition (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com)
Hewlett-Packard to package Ubuntu on ProLiant servers. Linus Torvalds up for a prestigious technology prize. Red Hat embraces Microsoft Open Technologies.
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Top Data Center Story
Why Zynga moved from public cloud to hybrid cloud SearchDataCenter.com | 10 May 2012
The subtext of Zynga’s “hybrid cloud” strategy is that at a certain scale, public cloud ain’t cheap.