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Layer 7 offers virtual appliance for cloud governance
(16 Jun 2009)
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City of San Diego virtualizes against server sprawl
(11 Jun 2009)
The City of San Diego boasts a 55 per cent virtualized IT environment, with plans to take out another 100 physical machines from the data centre by 2010. The hardware cost differential post-virtualization...
Internet Cleanroom: New defence against Facebook attacks
(10 Jun 2009)
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Revlon's network makeover creates 'Mini Me' data centres
(01 Jun 2009)
Cosmetics maker Revlon replaced its disparate, global storage architecture with consolidated and virtualized server resources for faster service response, improved disaster recovery capability, and increased operational efficiency...
VMware denies shutting out competition from VMworld
(29 May 2009)
Bloggers take VMWare to task for releasing a policy change that appeared to prevent competing vendors from demonstrating products at the virtualization trade show ...
100 per cent of Canadian enterprises surveyed are planning green initiatives, according to Symantec's annual Green IT report. But some analyst argue it's more about another kind of green...
Businesses and public entities today face increasing pressure to develop policies that are both good for the planet and good for business. A framework developed by IBM offers businesses and other organizations a
comprehensive approach to energy and environmental issues. The framework helps identify and prioritize environmental efforts by breaking down problems and opportunities into seven distinct business areas, which can then be segmented into manageable projects.
