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EBay rethinks its data center design with sustainability in mind
Sales growth was outstripping eBay's data center design until its CIO introduced a more sustainable and economical approach to IT. News | 09 Dec 2010
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Spotlight on VMware
Enterprise IT managers have come to expect much from VMware, not the least of which is high quality with prices to match. But a wave of new competitors and innovations threaten the server virtualization leader's market dominance. News | 13 Aug 2010
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Server provisioning methods holding back cloud computing initiatives
With older approaches to server provisioning proving inadequate for many cloud computing initiatives, corporate users look to image-based provisioning for a solution. Article | 29 Jul 2010
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Stack computing not catching on, but could hold promise in the cloud
Integrated computing stacks from Oracle and IBM aren't catching on with most CIOs, but some see an advantage when stacks are connected with architectures for private cloud computing. Article | 06 Jul 2010
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2010 information technology plans will have smaller budgets
Will 2010 be the year most IT budgets decline? Our annual survey says "yes" but also reveals significant differences in both budgets and priorities between haves and have-nots. Article | 08 Dec 2009
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Private cloud replaces antiquated IT infrastructure for $300K per year
For the price of a SAN, Marian College is building a private cloud to create a flexible IT architecture and help transform the liberal arts school into a university. Article | 07 Apr 2009
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The challenges and benefits of a private cloud
A private cloud may leverage server virtualization to drive business flexibility, but many of its management challenges (both people and boxes) are as yet untested. Article | 25 Mar 2009
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Beyond server virtualization: The private cloud
Turning server virtualization and the cloud computing concept into a private cloud is more than semantics. Our expert details how it differs from a virtual server farm and more. Article | 24 Mar 2009
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Economic downturn hits IT budgets
SearchCIO.com's comprehensive survey of IT spending plans for 2009 shows that the recession is taking a bite out of IT budgets, particularly for hardware purchases. Security and compliance spending is up, and the focus on business intelligence contin... Article | 10 Feb 2009
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Virtual security tools fill gap in virtual data center
Have the benefits of data center virtualization -- streamlined infrastructure, big costs savings -- blinded you to computer network security gaps? A virtual firewall promises insight. Article | 23 Dec 2008