The Open Compute Project seeks to turn server racks into giant blade systems and preserve the modularity and convenience of blades without the proprietary lock-in.
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Whole Rack Servers: A Data Center Alternative?
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Rackspace Launches OpenStack-Based Cloud Storage
Rackspace’s new Cloud Block Storage takes on Amazon EBS. Rackspace offers spinning disk and Flash-based storage options, and uses OpenStack APIs to counter customer concerns about data lock-in.
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Whole Rack Servers
The Open Compute Project seeks to turn server racks into giant blade systems and preserve the modularity and convenience of blades without the proprietary lock-in.
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Is Cisco Finally Fed Up With VMware, EMC?
Last week’s Citrix Synergy Barcelona 2012 saw many cool announcements, but two in particular piqued my interest: the Cisco-Citrix alliance and the convergence of XenApp and XenDesktop.
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HP’s New SaaS Application Delivers IT Service Management
HP Service Anywhere will compete with BMC, ServiceNow, IBM and other vendors offering cloud-based IT management services with a new service desk application for small enterprises and departments of large companies.
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Motorola’s New Computing Headset Pushes Mobile Boundaries
Motorola has released a computing platform that straddles the juncture of science-fiction and real-world technology.
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BYON: New Acronym, Same Problem
Bring Your Own Network is a new name for an old threat, but it emphasizes an important rule: unsecured data is at-risk data.
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Whispercast turns Kindles into viable business tools
Amazon unveiled a new service this week—Whispercast. Whispercast is a tool for schools and businesses that allows them to centrally manage and deploy content for Kindle devices and Kindle apps. Whispercast could make the Kindle much more attractive as a legitimate business tool.
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Should You Buy From Huawei?
Warning: this column is really about politics. But isn’t everything these days?
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Dell Strives To Simplify The Data Center
Dell gave shape on Thursday to its 2013 enterprise strategy, revealing the company’s plan to transition from a manufacturer of hardware rooted in the stalled PC market to a provider of full-fledged networking, storage, and services that can compete with IBM, HP, and Cisco.
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