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Virtualized Servers Posing Security Risk: Gartner
Research firm warns virtualized are servers less secure than the physical servers they replace.
New Tools: Data Center Co-Location Checklist; Power And Cooling Calculator
Info-Tech makes available resources designed to help data center managers cover all bases and costs.
NASA To Delay Massive Data Center Project
Federal data center consolidation initiative a key factor in decision
'Superspend' On Data Centers 'Dysfunctional'
Blog: Can it be? Are Trading firms and marketplace operators wasting money on the big 'monolithic' data centers they’re building, as electronic networks proliferate, market data explodes and volumes surge?
Linux: Big With The Bulge Brackets
The open-source software has become by far the most-widely used operating system among the largest firms on Wall Street.
How High-Level Data Modeling Fits With Other Data Initiatives
A brief overview of the hot topics in data management and discussion of how a high-level data model can help with siloed projects or programs.
Building Market Data Infrastructure Becomes Top Priority for CIOs
Securities firms are opening their wallets to purchase new hardware, software and other technical infrastructure to handle skyrocketing amounts of market data, according to an Aite Group.
Euro Data Center Management Needs Improvement
Virtualization and automation are providing new ways to reduce costs and free resources; CIOs still have significant potential to improve management.
The Creeping Costs Of Old Data Center Equipment
Often, IT departments shy away from replacing equipment because of the seemingly high initial investment and instead, choose to maintain older systems to save money. However, when the costs associated with older equipment such as support, efficiency, and downtime are taken into account, costs to maintain older systems can accumulate to be much more than initial replacement costs.
Corporations Poised For Data Center Expansions
Study predicts widespread need for new data center facilities over next two years.
New York Takes Aim At Data Centers
City's overhaul plan could lead to $100 million in savings over five years
Equinix Reported To Seek $170M For Asian Expansion
The data-center operator, which hosts the electronic operations of Direct Edge and other trading venue developers, is looking to borrow $170 million to expand in Asia, according to a published report.
Aberdeen: Best Practices in IT Security
Reports emphasizes balance between defense and enablement; governance, risk and compliance tools valued
Feds Launch Data Center Consolidation Effort
The Federal government is looking to undertake a major data center consolidation project after Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra charged government agencies were building too many data centers and not making efficient use of resources
Meaningful Use to Drive Health IT Spending
HIMSS annual Leadership Survey sees IT spending rebounding to 2008 levels, stimulus money prompts more spending
Data Center Contract Management Policy Tool Made Available
A contract management policy is an essential control tool used to minimize the risk and maximize the benefits of vendor contracts to the enterprise. Adherence to the policy will unify procedure, reduce contract management costs, increase visibility of individual contracts, and improve the analysis of contract performance. Info-Tech Research is now making a template available for managers to use
Data Centers Driving Demand For 10 Gigabit Switches
Report says Ethernet switch market grew 20 percent on 10 Gibabit Ethernet demand
Gartner: CRM Remains High Priority, Budgets Stay Flat
Marketing funds lag demand for customer service, focus on internal processes, use cases not yet clear for external customer relationships
Yahoo Opens Nebraska Data Center
Company also makes Cornhusker State home for new sales and customer support center
Facebook Gets Heat For Data Center Power Source
Company will be running its new data center with electricity from PacifiCorp., which generates some of its power from coal.
New Data Management Program From DataFlux
Introduction combines several areas of information management in one platform
The True Cost Of E-Discovery
Managing the hard dollars of software, storage, search, services and staff time
New Obama Health Plan Has I.T. Angles
President Obama has released a detailed summary of a new health care reform plan that includes several proposals that would use information technology to reach specific goals. Many of the I.T. proposals target waste, fraud and abuse in the industry
Stanford To Open High-Security Data Center For Census Research
Facility will provide researchers with access to sensitive data not normally shared with the public
California Eyes Data Center Energy Reduction
The state has a sweeping plan to significantly reduce its data center operations and energy consumption
10 Quick Disaster Recovery Tips For IT
Here are 10 tips that can help minimize a disaster’s impact on IT assets
Green IT Is Considered A Bright Spot
Discussion: Seventy-one percent of data center and facility managers "have already adopted at least some green IT projects." What is your company doing to reduce the environmental impact of your data center(s) and other IT operations?
Is Your Data Center Calling For Attention?
10 best practices and a phased implementation can improve the implementation of strategic updates to your data center
Cisco Technology Bridges Data Centers
The company introduces a new technology that provides what it says is a simpler method to transport large volumes of information across data centers
Disaster Recovery Primary Site Restoration: Home Sweet Home
The primary focus of Disaster Recovery Plans is to minimize revenue loss and the impact on business operations and customers. However, when building the DRP, many may overlook key aspects of their plans
IBM Unveils Systems For Real-Time Financial Analysis
IBM announced a new round of processors and servers designed to handle specialized applications
Tiny IT Pay Hikes Don't Necessarily Mean That Happy Days Are Here Again
Blog: IT personnel budgets for 2010 are slightly higher, but who will actually benefit from the increase?
Lightower Expanding Services To Equinix NY4 Data
Lightower Fiber Networks, a metro fiber network, bandwidth, and colocation service provider, is expanding its network services into the Equinix NY4 International Business Exchange data center in Secaucus, N.J.
Savvis Expands Chicago Data Center
The service provider is expanding one of its two Chicago data centers, adding approximately 10,000 square feet of raised floor space to its Cermak Road facility
HP Rolls Out Portable Data Center
Scaled-down, data-center-in-a-box will sell for $600,000, not including gear inside
Site Gives Examples Of IT Successes
A pair of organizations launch a site with 16 case studies of health care organizations that have used information technology to improve safety, quality, effectiveness and efficiency
Sybase Confirms Takeover of Aleri
Database management firm Sybase confirmed that it has agreed to acquire Aleri, a leading supplier of software for analyzing the effects of complex events on securities transactions
Obama Budget Targets Data Centers
A key platform in the White House’s plan to curb costs is a strategy to reduce the number of sites.
Northern Trust Tracks Green Performance
Data analysis helps clients link energy use and emissions to the financial performance of investment targets
ACS Wins Extension To McDonald’s Data Center Contract
Affiliated Computer Services will provide a full portfolio of managed services to McDonalds, including mainframe and midrange server support, networking operations and engineering and data center facilities management, under a five-year extension to an original six-year contract
Oracle - Looking Back to the Future
Integrated stack for push into high-end data centers; chairman Larry Ellison says vision "same as IBM's in 1960"
Overheard: AVATAR's Data Center
Processing visual effects for the blockbuster movie shows how data center designs can differ by purpose
Facebook Data Center: Green From Ground Up
The company’s new computer plant, which it just started building, will feature an evaporative cooling system, airside economizer, proprietary uninterruptible power supply technology and other leading energy saving devices
Best Practices For Communicating IT Metrics
All of the work that goes into creating a metrics program is not worthwhile if the data sits unused and without interpretation. Being able to report this information in a digestible manner is a critical stage in moving forward with implementation of the metrics program. But even more important is sharing this analysis outside of the IT group. Communicating the value that IT provides – or is able provide – to the business is essential
Getting the Message: Middleware Matters
The race toward zero latency – no delays – in the trading cycle has generated countless breakthroughs in technology
IBM To Acquire NISC
Deal is intended to improve delivery advanced analytics and IT solutions for government, health care, logistics, energy
Information Architecture Matters
A new Forrester Research study finds that while information architecture is a cornerstone of enterprise architecture, only 43 percent of the architects surveyed have not or have only begun to implement it
Look Outside IT For Information Management Success
Gartner identifies four roles IT departments need to seek out to positively affect IT and business; legal and data management skills are both important
Barclays Brings Its IT Home
As the market for large scale IT outsourcing arrangements weakens due to the recession, Barclays has decided not to renew its deal with Accenture when it expires in June
IBM, APC Team On Portable Data Center
Companies offering all-in-one container with built-in power, cooling and architecture
VMware Acquires Zimbra From Yahoo
Virtualization vendor will gain open source cloud collaboration/email product to compete with Web-based providers
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