EMC teams with Intel for power-efficient cloud storage
EMC is working with Intel on a more energy-efficient version of EMC's Atmos cloud storage system that should be available in the second half of next year, the companies said Thursday.
UK customers get access to Google's PowerMeter
Google's PowerMeter service made its U.K. debut on Wednesday, allowing British Gas customers to monitor their electricity usage from afar online.
Measuring carbon impact: IT's next Sarbanes-Oxley
New environmental regulations coming into favor in the United States, Europe and soon in Canada as well will require many companies to be able to measure the environmental impact and carbon emissions contributed by their business and their product. That will require technology, and SAP sees opportunity for the IT industry and the channel around measuring sustainability.
IDC Research Report: The Business Value of Consolidating on Energy-Efficient Servers
Most organizations faced with budget challenges put off capital expenditures (capex) and seek alternatives, such as extending server life cycles and extending software licenses. This paper demonstrates that such a buy and hold strategy actually adds costs to the datacenter. Continue to read the full report from IDC.
Clipper Group Report: HP Provides Enhanced Options for Data Center
To learn more about how HP can reduce the TCO of your data center with scalable, energy-efficient options that can consolidate and virtualize your environment, read this brief report from the Clipper Group.
IDC Research Report: The Business Value of Consolidating on Energy-Efficient Servers
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Open Source Changes the Software Acquisition Process
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Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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