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  • Dell, Oracle expand alliance

    Dell and Oracle extended their alliance Tuesday with an exclusive bundling agreement that will have Dell offering Oracle database software with some of its servers.

  • Microsoft to build great wall of Yukon

    Microsoft is aiming to shore up the security of its SQL Server database management software.

  • Do you need an application server?

    If you're big on technology trends, you may be considering which application server to put in place. But the first question you should ask is whether you truly need one.

  • Aggressive Linux deployments planned

    The most aggressive expansion plans for Linux deployments will come from small companies and large organizations over the next year, according to a new research report from Zona Research Inc.

  • GitHub picks Sydney sysadmins

    Git-based online hosted service, GitHub, has chosen Sydney company Anchor to implement and manage its infrastructure.

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  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Non-professional Oracle wrestling

    The latest and greatest version of the Oracle database, 11g Release 2, was made available recently and as the resident technical person, it fell to me to take it for a spin. Little did I realise the hell that I had just walked into.

  • Read the blog post - Brad Howarth

    Biarri's massive maths mission

    Aussie start-up Biarri reckons it has found a way to give even small businesses access to some of the most powerful mathematical modelling tools available.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Cash cow in a BigTinCan?

    Around one third of Australia's telcos have shut their doors over time, but that isn't stopping new ventures hoping to chip away at carriers' mobile call bonanza. By fighting carriers at the smartphone rather than the home phone, could the latest two contenders be onto something big?

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Mission-critical now a meaningless phrase

    If you think two-thirds of your IT is mission-critical, you're either running an incredibly lean and efficient operation or you haven't got a clue how many applications you have and which ones you need to manage.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Record breaking warehouses break usefulness rules

    And the Guinness World Record for the largest data warehouse goes to...

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  • Do you need an application server?

    If you're big on technology trends, you may be considering which application server to put in place. But the first question you should ask is whether you truly need one.

  • Seven steps to increase Linux security

    Many network administrators new to Linux find it hard to transition from a point-and-click security configuration interface to one based on editing complicated and hard-to-locate text files. Here are seven easy things administrators can and should do to make their Linux server more secure and significantly reduce the risk they face.

  • Course corrections at IBM server group

    Bill Zeitler has to roll up his sleeves and fix Big Blue's server product strategy -- in a hurry.

  • Seven mail servers tested

    Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.

  • Xeon is believing: 4 servers tested

    There's no such thing as an average server, but for just about all your everyday computing needs one of these Intel Xeon-based servers is likely to do the trick.

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  • Round-up: Dual-core servers

    Multi-core processors deliver many benefits, including much-improved performance per watt, over single-core designs. We examine three dual-core servers from the leading vendors to see what this technology can do for your business.

  • Seven mail servers tested

    Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.

  • Xeon is believing: 4 servers tested

    There's no such thing as an average server, but for just about all your everyday computing needs one of these Intel Xeon-based servers is likely to do the trick.

  • Servers of a higher order: 4 high-end platforms tested

    With such a wide variety of server platforms available, we take a look at some beefy servers sporting some very impressive processing grunt.

  • New chip powers high-end Intel servers

    Intel has released three new Xeon chips for four-and eight-processor servers in a move to increase the pressure on Sun Microsystems.

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