Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Yahoo opens 'chicken coop' green data center

Cisco bolsters Nexus, Catalyst switch lines | Google Apps ups security with two-factor authentication

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Yahoo opens 'chicken coop' green data center
Yahoo is opening a data center in upstate New York that uses a radical new design to reduce energy costs by 40 percent, the company said Monday. Read More


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Introducing Enterprise Vault 9.0, the newest version of Symantec's intelligent archiving solution. Enterprise Vault 9.0 now features active content collection a new tool which allows you to search, index and classify unstructured information beyond the archive. Listen to this webcast to hear more about controlling your information.

WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks, Inc.

A Green Architectural Strategy That Puts IT in the Black
Green computing tends to focus on individual servers and devices, but even greater benefits can be realized with an architectural strategy that leverages green computing practices across the data center. Read now!

Cisco bolsters Nexus, Catalyst switch lines
Cisco unleashes10G Ethernet Nexus switch, plus servers, software and modules for virtual environments. Read More

Google Apps ups security with two-factor authentication
Google this morning has taken a step to shore up confidence in the security of its cloud computing products by introducing to them a two-factor authentication system. And you can't beat the price: free. Read More


WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks

Connecting to the Cloud with F5 and VMware VMotion
Migrating applications, storage and VMs to the cloud is no small task. Learn how a new technology can: • Move live services without interruption • Enable VM migration across the WAN between clouds and data centers • Work without a re-architecture of local or remote networks Learn More!

The challenges of virtualization
The component of virtualization that gets the most attention is server virtualization in part because the majority of IT organizations have already virtualized at least some of their data center servers. In addition, an increasing number of IT organizations have begun the process of implementing virtualized servers in their branch offices. Read More

HP readying private cloud systems for Oracle apps
Amid tensions over ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd's move to Oracle, HP will announce a new series of systems on Sunday for running Oracle applications on a private cloud. Read More


WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks

Connecting to the Cloud with F5 and VMware VMotion
Migrating applications, storage and VMs to the cloud is no small task. Learn how a new technology can: • Move live services without interruption • Enable VM migration across the WAN between clouds and data centers • Work without a re-architecture of local or remote networks Learn More!

Ellison announces 'one big, honkin' cloud'
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison unveiled his company's entry into the private cloud computing system battles on Sunday, upping the competitive stakes between Oracle and rivals like IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Read More

Unleashing the promise of virtualization by re-architecting the network
The eternal challenge of the data center is balancing the quality of the user experience against the economics of building and operating the data center. One of the most significant trends today is the use of infrastructure virtualization to improve the economics.  Read More

Mark Hurd makes first appearance as Oracle executive
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd made his first public comments on Thursday since taking a job as Oracle co-president, saying the company is poised for major expansion. Read More

Huawei finalizes India manufacturing plans
Huawei Technologies plans to make networking equipment at a facility in Chennai in south India by the end of the year, a spokesman for the company said on Monday. Read More



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