Joining IBM and Compaq Computer in the effort to sell storage as a utility, Hitachi Data Systems has announced its "Just In Time Storage" services for customers who want to rent, lease or purchase storage capacity.
EMC and Dell's relationship is rosy today but Dell's US$1.4 billion gamble on EqualLogic's iSCSI-protocol networked storage technology might change all that before too long.
As Dell continues to battle shrinking growth in PC and server sales, the PC giant is revamping its support offering.
Besides the 5,000 leaders, politicians, media and delegates expected to roll in to Sydney for the APEC 2007 Leaders' Summit in September, the APEC Taskforce will be literally bringing in its own IT infrastructure.
Sun Microsystems plans to detail a timeline for N1, a sweeping software strategy that will let administrators create virtual mainframes out of their existing computer resources.
More than a week has passed since EMC boss Joe Tucci answered some of my questions on virtualisation, and I'm still pondering them.
Synchronising data between multiple computers is difficult and dangerous, which is why we get software to do it these days rather than attempting to manage all the file movements ourselves. But making the assumption that the software knows what it's doing can in itself be dangerous.
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.
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Sun Microsystems plans to detail a timeline for N1, a sweeping software strategy that will let administrators create virtual mainframes out of their existing computer resources.
Columnist Tim Landgrave details how a new product promises not only an easier interface for storage systems but improved management configurations. The advances will very likely change how you view and manage storage.
Few managers consider it a sexy area, but well-planned storage systems are critical to the functioning of businesses of all sizes. How has storage technology evolved and how can you plan the right system at the right price?
A technology that promises to bridge the worlds of data storage and networking has passed a key point on its path to becoming a usable standard.
To encourage the broadest possible support for its forthcoming "Storage Tank" technology, IBM will release an open-source version of the software needed to let servers tap into the next-generation storage system.
When businesses scaled out their server infrastructure, Dell rode high, but the arrival of virtualisation is hurting its server sales. Despite this, Dell's president, Asia Pacific South, Paul-Henri Ferrand says the world will need more of its servers and storage in the future.
Infiniband, the new storage/server interconnect, has been snubbed by Intel and Microsoft -- but that's no reason to count it out.
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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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.
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