Research tackles powering the virtual data center

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	Research tackles powering the virtual data center Virtualization makes power management more complicated, but one researcher says he has the solution. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast A Three Step Plan for Migrating to Microsoft Exchange 2010 Harnessing the powerful new features of Microsoft Exchange 2010 – but without introducing additional risk, cost and complexity during the migration process – is a challenge many CIOs are about to face. We consider the risks involved and propose actions businesses can take to mitigate them. Read now In this Issue Atlanta hospital looks to cloud for email fix HP integrates VMware API, offers PC backup service SGI, Intel plan to speed supercomputers 500 times by 2018 NYSE announces a cloud for financial services Japan takes back first place on Top 500 supercomputer list Viridity calculates energy cost of applications Cloud storage providers need sharper billing metrics Frank Artale: Is the enterprise ready for a cloud invasion? WHITE PAPER: Dell A Look Inside the Efficient Data Center In this age of global competitiveness and 24/7/365 availability, enterprises the world over must streamline operations and boost agility. Those imperatives have turned efficiency into a catchword of modern business, with IT the arbiter of what that means for a company. Learn more. Atlanta hospital looks to cloud for email fix An Atlanta hospital switches to Microsoft Exchange in the cloud to update an email service that had become a headache for the medical staff and the IT team. Read More HP integrates VMware API, offers PC backup service HP today announced it has qualified its P2000 entry-level storage array with VMware's API for Array Integration, which enables simpler virtual server configuration. Read More SGI, Intel plan to speed supercomputers 500 times by 2018 Silicon Graphics International hopes by 2018 to build supercomputers 500 times faster than the most powerful today, using specially designed accelerator chips made by Intel, SGI's chief technology officer said. Read More NYSE announces a cloud for financial services NYSE Euronext announced that it's planning to offer a cloud service that will provide on-demand computing resources to Wall Street broker-dealers. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Transform Your Business with Video Business video is exploding in popularity. As video becomes increasingly pervasive, businesses need to uncover the most efficient and productive ways to deploy the media. Cisco Services offers four detailed white paper series—plus complementary short videos—that outline practical steps for harnessing the power of video and realizing the best ROI. Go Now Japan takes back first place on Top 500 supercomputer list A Japanese computer has taken first place on the Top 500 supercomputer list, ending China's reign at the top after just six months. At 8.16 petaflops (quadrillion floating-point calculations per second), the K computer is more powerful than the next five systems combined. Read More Viridity calculates energy cost of applications Viridity has updated its data center infrastructure management software to let businesses keep track of how much electrical power is being consumed by individual applications and lines of business, the company will announce Monday. Read More Cloud storage providers need sharper billing metrics Cloud storage providers should bill by disk usage, not I/O a group of Usenix researchers contend Read More Frank Artale: Is the enterprise ready for a cloud invasion? My last post started what will be a long theme on how data is driving big changes in the cloud and systems platforms. Interestingly enough, it is the nature of existing data in enterprises that is driving cloud platforms to live inside enterprises. That's right-get ready for a cloud invasion in the enterprise environment.   Read More
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