Scale Computing releases data-center-in-a-box

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	Scale Computing releases data-center-in-a-box Scale Computing upgraded its scale-out storage cluster to include a server and hypervisor component that delivers what it calls virtualized infrastructure-as-an-appliance. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Become a Cloud expert at AWS re: Invent Amazon Web Services invites you to AWS re:Invent, our first global customer and partner conference. Hear how companies are migrating their IT applications to the Cloud. Learn best practices for managing security, monitoring your resources, optimizing performance, and cutting costs. Get your questions answered by AWS experts to help you get started. Register today for AWS re: Invent, the largest gathering ever of the AWS community. In this Issue Supercomputers help New Orleans prepare for Hurricane Isaac Zend, VMware partner on PHP cloud deployments IBM to buy cloud HR software vendor Kenexa for $1.3B Richi Jennings: Mainframes dead? Not on your Nelly! Here's IBM's cloudy, green zEC12... NetBackup 7.6 gets tight with VMware Cloud's Commodity Pricing Squeezes Service Providers, Creates Opportunities INSIDER Data center hub arises in central Oregon city Facebook data center strives for extreme power usage effectiveness WHITE PAPER: VCE Converging the Datacenter Infrastructure: Why, How, So What? To reap the benefits of highly virtualized datacenters, companies should consider deploying converged infrastructure systems that are managed as unified IT assets. Organizations the have implemented Vblock Systems have dramatically reduced data center costs, deployment times, and downtime. Download this IDC white paper to find out more. Learn more. Supercomputers help New Orleans prepare for Hurricane Isaac In the eight years since Katrina struck New Orleans, advances in computer power and storm surge modeling is giving the city detailed data about Hurricane Isaac's impact. Read More Zend, VMware partner on PHP cloud deployments Integration between Zend Server PHP and VMware vFabric Application Director automates process of moving from virtualized to cloud environments Read More IBM to buy cloud HR software vendor Kenexa for $1.3B IBM plans to boost its enterprise social line of software by acquiring Kenexa, a maker of cloud-based human resources applications, the companies said on Monday. Read More Richi Jennings: Mainframes dead? Not on your Nelly! Here's IBM's cloudy, green zEC12... IBM (NASDAQ:IBM) proudly announces its latest big, blue baby, the zEnterprise EC12 mainframe. Yes, Virginia, it's still totally relevant in today's great green, virtualized, consumerized, cloud-computing paradise -- or so IBM says: You decide! In IT Blogwatch, bloggers help us decide. Read More WEBCAST: VCE Boosting Asset Utilization of Vblock Customers This webcast will highlight detailed results from a recent IDC study, sponsored by VCE, of five organizations that have implemented Vblock Systems, and seen dramatic cost savings, vast improvement in deployment times, and reduction in downtime. Learn more. NetBackup 7.6 gets tight with VMware Symantec today said it has more tightly integrated its flagship NetBackup software with VMware, allowing much of the storage functions to be managed through the vCenter Console. Read More Cloud's Commodity Pricing Squeezes Service Providers, Creates Opportunities Cloud service providers are already starting to feel downward price pressures as basic capacity and services are quickly becoming commodities. A price wars heat up, the excess capacity that providers need for peak traffic can become a drag on profits, but it also represents new opportunities. Read More INSIDER Data center hub arises in central Oregon city Apple and Facebook this month each filed plans to expand data center operations in Prineville, Ore., a small community that's on its way to becoming one of the top data center locations in the U.S. Insider (registration required) Read More Facebook data center strives for extreme power usage effectiveness Facebook opened up its data center in Prineville, Oregon for a quick reporter tour, showcasing what's new and what's been updated about the environmentally friendly facility. Overwhelmingly, what matters to Facebook is its Power Usage Effectiveness. Read More
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