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French firm to buy APC for $6.1 billion
American Power Conversion, a data center power supply company is being bought by French electric equipment maker Schneider Electric. Schneider plans to merge its offerings with APC's line, which could affect the products that data center managers buy... Article | 31 Oct 2006
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Microsoft virtualization license plan met with cautious optimism
Unlimited virtualization licenses with Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition could save money. But users worry that the new licensing scheme is too good to be true. Article | 30 Oct 2006
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E-waste legislation to keep hardware costs lower
A congressional group studying e-waste could recommend national legislation that vendors say would cost data center managers little to nothing compared to state and local laws. Article | 18 Oct 2006
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IBM rolls out services to fix power waste in data centers
IBM is launching a series of services to evaluate data-center power and cooling costs, and cut them by reducing waste. The services are available independent of other IBM contracts, and the company intends to recruit "select" resellers. Article | 11 Oct 2006
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Lack of virtualization know-how resulting in failed projects
Implementing virtualization technology can be costly and painful -- even more so if your IT staff can't grasp the skills necessary to deploy and manage it. Article | 28 Sep 2006
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Dell unveils five new Xeon-based servers
After a patch of negative publicity, Dell comes forward with a series of new products aimed at small to midsized businesses and customer satisfaction. News | 28 Sep 2006
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Cisco bulks up data center switching line
Cisco made significant announcements in its data center switching line: an 8-port, 10 GigE module; a blade switch for Fujitsu Siemens; and a Web-based script-sharing community. Article | 27 Sep 2006
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AMD chips chip away at virtualization I/O, performance barriers
Hardware virtualization can put IT managers on the fast track to beating the I/O and performance barriers that have limited the reach of server virtualization. In this interview, AMD execs discuss these problems and how Opteron's AMD-V technologies c... Article | 21 Sep 2006
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Dell downplays blade servers
Blade servers aren't a good fit for many data centers, and traditional rack-mount systems may deliver better density, according to executives at Dell Technology Day. Article | 14 Sep 2006
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DC at center of power debate
The idea of using DC power distribution throughout the data center as a way of saving on power and cooling costs continues to gain headway. News | 13 Sep 2006