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13 Feb 2012 HP previews ProLiant refresh as users eye Cisco UCS
HP touts new management capabilities for the forthcoming Generation 8 of its ProLiant servers, but some users say they are already looking elsewhere.
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09 Feb 2012 DevOps, Opscode Chef automate online auction site’s private cloud
A darling of the DevOps crowd, the Opscode Chef cloud configuration and automation tool is now the central point of IT control for MercadoLibre’s sprawling online auction site.
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08 Feb 2012 Data center experts push back on ASHRAE economizer requirements
An addendum to the ASHRAE 90.1-2010 energy standard could ease energy efficiency requirements on anyone building or significantly expanding data centers in the U.S.
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01 Feb 2012 Cloud management software: What’s in it for IT? (SearchServerVirtualization.com)
Highly virtualized IT shops wonder whether cloud management software can help them get to the next level of automation and efficiency.
Scale-out computing gets new low-power option
Web-scale IT shops get the option of a low-power Xeon-based offering that looks to outperform Atom-based products in more ways than one.
Windows systems administrators eye cheaper system management tools
A new, lower-cost alternative to Microsoft systems management tools from SolarWinds offers patch management and remote management.
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31 Jan 2012 Experts say data centers to shrink as hosting, cloud services boom
IT pros discuss the pros and cons of maintaining a private data centers vs. outsourcing to managed data center hosting and cloud services.
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24 Jan 2012 Energy Star for Servers finally means something
No longer limited to one- and two-socket boxes, the Energy Star for Servers label now applies to real enterprise-class hardware.
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Top Data Center Story
Windows systems administrators eye cheaper system management tools SearchDataCenter.com | 01 Feb 2012
A new, lower-cost alternative to Microsoft systems management tools from SolarWinds offers patch management and remote management.