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  • Desktop virtualisation: How to succeed

    If you've already virtualised the servers in your data centre, desktop virtualisation may seem like the next logical step. But businesses are finding that the benefits of hosted virtual desktop technologies are more nuanced. The advantages may be harder to quantify and harder to justify based purely on traditional ROI calculations.

  • Stress testing your network

    Contemporary IT infrastructure and applications operate in an extreme environment barely envisioned a decade ago, pushing networks to the limit and challenging the security industry to keep pace.

  • Inside a Las Vegas data centre

    The data centre used by The Venetian resort and casino owned by the Sands is neither glitzy or unusual, but must perform many out-of-the-ordinary tasks to make sure the unique business runs smoothly.

  • How the Cisco-HP split will benefit customers

    Cisco Systems and HP probably won't force their mutual customers to take sides after the end of their partnership, though the vendors are deadly serious about competing against one another, analysts said.

  • Is your network in gold medal shape?

    As the Winter Olympics get under way, it's time to take stock of your network and check that it's in the best possible shape to deal with current demands.

  • Would you like a data centre with that server?

    Faced with the continued commoditisation of servers, IT vendors this year will try to differentiate their offerings by moving toward more highly integrated, unified compute platforms.

  • The green metrics conundrum

    Individual vendors create their own meaning of greenness in measuring how well their equipment stacks up, says one analyst.

  • Datacentre attack raises security anxiety

    Last October, a datacentre in Chicago owned by Web hosting and collocation vendor C I Host was robbed by two masked men, who pistol-whipped a lone IT staffer working the graveyard shift and then held him hostage for two hours while stealing computer equipment.

  • 3Com is setting a US-Asia trend, says CEO

    Edgar Masri explains how buying its Chinese partner and going private is all part of a drive for a clearer message.

  • 802.11n access points on the starting blocks

    With few customers as yet, 802.11n Wi-Fi vendors are going to get very competitive about the performance of their kit.





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