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Four Considerations for SSD: Putting the Hardware and Software Together

There are many articles out there offering tips for getting the best performance out of SSDs – this isn’t that kind of article. While solid state technology will give users a boost in performance, we’re here to talk about the key to balancing cost and performance.

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Acadia gets cloud-computing venture rolling in Asia

Cisco Systems, EMC and VMware hope to soon sign the first Asian customers for their cloud-computing partnership and Acadia joint venture.

| News | Hardware | Networking | Server and data center | Storage | Virtualization | 11/04/09 at 4:40 am


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The incredible shrinking data center

Tom Gonzales is planning to shrink his company's data center footprint from 45 feet by 15 feet to a mere 12 feet by 12 feet -- and he couldn't be happier. "We're using more space than we need," he says. "We're going to return some of that to the company."

| Feature | Server and data center | Virtualization | 11/02/09 at 9:28 pm |


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ArcSight adds unstructured log analysis with Logger 4

Event management vendor ArcSight will soon start selling a new version of its product, designed to mine unstructured computer logfiles for signs of hacking or illegal activity.

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