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Oracle Exadata speed comes at a price, according to users

Few Oracle products in recent years have received as much hype as the Exadata database machine, with the vendor attempting to use it as a standard-bearer for a series of appliances that combine its software with storage, networking equipment and Sun servers.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center now free for customers

Organizations running a lot of Oracle gear and software could now get some management assistance from a software program that Oracle has made free for customers.
Rushes boosts network capacity with Brocade Ethernet fabric

Post-production and visual effects company Rushes is using Brocade's VCS Fabric technology and VDX 6720 Data Center Switches to boost network capacity, in order to meet increasing bandwidth demand from high-definition CGI content and real-time digital workflows.
Huawei releases Tecal V2 and eyes increased server market share

Huawei Technologies is making a greater push from telecommunications into the server market as the Chinese company faces the challenge of boosting its brand awareness among enterprise customers with the release of its Tecal V2 servers.
ZTE demonstrates 1.7Tbps next-generation optical network

Chinese vendor ZTE has conducted a field demonstration of optical networking equipment capable of transporting data at 1.7Tbps, the company said on Thursday.
Cloudscaling to introduce OpenStack private cloud platform

Cloudscaling plans to introduce on Monday an OpenStack-based platform that enterprises can use to build private clouds.
7 global ISPs and Facebook, Google to start IPv6 in June

Several of the world's largest ISPs and websites have committed to permanently enabling IPv6 - the next-generation Internet Protocol - on their products and services starting June 6, 2012.
HP lets customers trade in Cisco switches

HP this week said it has expanded a trade-in programme for customers looking to swap out Cisco switches for HP gear.
Homenet group to set standards for IPv6 in home networking

The Internet Engineering Task Force is considering establishing a working group to smooth some of the impending issues around setting up and maintaining IPv6-based Internet connections into homes.
IBM announces computer memory breakthrough

IBM researchers have successfully stored multiple bits of data in the cells of phase-change memory chip. This will allow the creation of non-volatile memory with as much capacity as NAND flash but with vastly greater performance and longevity for enterprise-class applications.

Latest Features

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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Avoiding the pitfalls when transitioning to IPv6

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Make utility computing work in a data centre

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