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  • IBM reduces server sprawl with new eX5 portfolio

    The company has launched new eX5 servers that have the ability to break the technical barriers to reach this goal.These first-of-its-kind systems are the result of a three-year engineering effort in the direction of improving the economics of…
  • New ACTA leaks reveal internal conflicts among negotiators

    Recently, a leaked document revealed details of the enforcement system to be implemented in several of them, which includes making internet service providers(ISPs) liable for illegal downloads, as well as take down notices and a three strikes rule…
  • HP grows cloud consulting services

    The company makes efforts to understand the client's needs and then proceeds to create a customised cloud infrastructure design blueprint and an implementation plan.The company has wide experience in designing very demanding cloud environments and…
  • Microsoft Windows piracy checker phones home

    And we're a commercial enterprise , and it is important that our [intellectual property] is protected.Weinstein countered that Microsoft was overstepping its bounds by demanding validations in perpetuity.
  • Apple iPad spurs AT&T's 3G network upgrade

    ATs wireless connectivity through use of its Wi-Fi and 3G capabilities and a $2 billion increase in network improvements in 2010.Yet, analysts note, it's still unclear how well ATs most demanding applications, including streaming video, especially…
  • SSD could replace hard disk drives, says Hitachi CTO

    While the demand for physical storage space rises constantly, increasingly powerful servers are also demanding more data serving capability.If you look at these new [Intel and AMD] processors they are like mainframes," Yoshida says.

Latest Features

  • Will the cloud take your IT job?

    Mechanics replace the ECUs simply because they dont have a better way to fix them, he says.The garages and the maintenance people are really at a point where repairing a car is too complex and demanding [for them], says Broy.
  • Five worst virtualisation speed traps

    Skimpy HardwareSure, one main purpose of virtualisation is to make physical servers disappear, but that doesn't mean the hardware itself doesn't matter, says Ian Scanlon, IS operations manager for Computacenter, a datacentre and IT services…
  • Your guide to virtualisation vocabulary

    If someone isn't demanding, maybe she gets the shared OS. "Desktop virtualisation" isn't a specific technology or even a single delivery method. It's a broad description that includes all the ways it's possible to use a desktop, laptop or other…
  • Four tips for deploying SSDs

    In its study, "Worldwide Solid State Drive 2007-2012 Forecast and Analysis: Entering the No-Spin Zone," IDC forecasts the market for SSDs will grow 70% between 2007 and 2012, but adoption of this new storage infrastructure will not happen…
  • Virtual desktops: five popular flavours, explained

    Does not work when disconnected.Example vendor offerings: Citrix XenDesktop; Wyse ThinOS; VMware View; Microsoft Remote Desktop Services; Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)StreamedAdvantages: Often gives the end user better…
  • Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5: The good bits

    The release of Windows Mobile 6.5 is not the complete overhaul that users have been demanding. The release of Windows Mobile 6.5 is not the complete overhaul that users have been demanding. For that the smartphone using public will have to wait for…
 

How-Tos

  • How to buy a new PC: Choosing the right one

    High-definition media playback suffers on models equipped with older Intel-based integrated graphics, and if you're interested in gaming, you'll be hard pressed to tackle anything more demanding than Flash-based offerings.
  • How to manage virtual machine performance

    Those less affiliated with VMware or Microsoft can provide a more independent evaluation, as well, Mann says.Among them are are Novell's PowerRecon, CiRBA's Data Center Intelligence and Akorri's BalancePoint and VKernel's Capacity Modeler.In the…
  • How to virtualise SQL Server

    The fact that processors, storage and its connections are generally shared means that I have kept the most demanding servers on separate high powered machines. Although there has been a reluctance to use VMware for mission-critical applications…
  • Case Study: College converges fixed and mobile phones

    Again, this was an upgrade that would have been required in any case, says Race: "The users are demanding - they want more laptops in the classrooms. Education often pushes the boundaries, but New College, Durham found that cellphones that could…
  • Case Study: Denver Airport offers 802.11n Wi-Fi for free

    Few notebook PCs are even equipped with the technology today, and the bottleneck in most such setups is the shared backhaul to the Internet rather than the speed of the wireless LAN itself, he said.However, one benefit of the 11n capability doesn…
  • Case Study: Pilgrims on the wireless trail

    The first link being built is the most technically demanding one: a 20-mile "shot" over water. A do-it-yourself wireless backbone is shaping up on Cape Cod to connect colleges and communities with the Internet.

Reviews

  • DLR Vantage MM550GE review

    The Crysis test scores topped the 50 frames per second barrier in the High Quality segment - placing the DLR Vantage MM550GE PC several frames ahead of the other machines in the £500 chart - and was the only £500 system to pass the all-important…
  • Acer Aspire 8940G-6865 review

    For example, Stalker: Shadows over Chernobyl eked out under 30 fps in the more demanding modes. Decent gaming performance and terrific graphics make this an intriguing choice for gamers, if you can get past its bulk and its short battery life.
  • Acer Aspire 5740 review

    At low resolutions (and expectations), we wrung out just enough speed to play Left 4 Dead 2, but nearly every other recent game was too demanding. The Acer Aspire 5740 parks itself next to most midrange laptops.
  • Lenovo ThinkPad SL510

    True, battery life could be a bit better, and Lenovo really should have given the SL510 a bit more punch - you certainly won't want to try to play anything graphically demanding - but it's a surprisingly light, remarkably quick notebook.
  • Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB review

    While the 5870 is designed for ultimate single-chip performance, the ATI Radeon HD 5850 aims to be a more modest version, yet one fast enough to satisfy demanding gamers.You don't lose a great deal. Following in the only slightly larger footprints…
  • Asus N90SV-A2 review

    The N90SV-A2 lasted for just over 2 hours in our battery test, but that time shortens if you play demanding games or watch Blu-ray movies.Speaking of Blu-ray discs, our test system played them wonderfully.

White Papers

  • Introducing five-levels to Capacity Management Maturity

    Business units are demanding more services and greater reliability from IT, while also trying to constrain, or even reduce, budgets. In this paper we describe five levels of Capacity Management maturity, how organisations can determine what level…
  • The top 5 server monitoring battles - and how you can win them

    Consequently, server monitoring presents several critical battles in todays demanding environments. Today, you confront several critical battles in your efforts to ensure that servers consistently meet the needs of the business.
  • Best practices for optimising performance and availability in virtual infrastructures

    Often, organisations find that these deployments are only suitable for testing and development, and are not able to meet the needs of demanding production environments very well. Many IT administrators have already learned the hard way that…
  • The future of financial reporting: A market perspective

    Following on the heels of corporate scandals at Enron, WorldCom, Parmalat, Livedoor, and others internationally, investors around the world are demanding stricter corporate governance and compliance requirements for publicly held companies.
  • Managing the transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

    The Oracle solution provides the high level of analysis and transparency that companies need in todays demanding and uncertain global financial reporting environment. The worlds capital markets ebb and flow continuously, and participants in that…
  • Decide to survive

    Companies must be able to serve customers who are simultaneously more demanding and more conservative, and optimize the return they get on every asset. Decision Management answers four imperatives for businesses seeking to thrive in todays…
 
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