| HP readies for Cisco's data center assault HP ProCurve debuts first switches built specifically for data center applications, plus a server module so users can integrate switching and application processing. Cloud computing: Proceed with caution As we arrive at 2009, cloud computing is the technology creating the most buzz. Cloud technology is in its infancy, however, and enterprises would be wise to limit their efforts to small, targeted projects until the technology matures and vendors address a variety of potentially deal-breaking problems. Pack rat nation As they play in the global information economy, U.S companies stash away more data than they can handle effectively. The six-part 2009 New Data Center series opens with a look at how they're coping with the escalating problem. Amazon cloud could be security hole Cloud services are now vulnerable to malicious use, a security company has suggested, after a techie worked out how Amazon's EC2 service could be used as a BitTorrent file harvester and host. Turning Up the Heat to Save Energy The temperature's rising in online brokerage Scottrade's data center - and that's a good thing. The move has allowed the St. Louis-based company to reap enormous energy savings while increasing reliability. 'Unified computing' and virtualization at the heart of Cisco's new data center push Speculation that Cisco is preparing to launch new data center gear has resurfaced. Fuelling the speculation is a blog post by Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior, who writes that Cisco's data center push is around 'unified computing' and virtualization. Battle brewing over next-generation private clouds Enterprises could make their data centers more efficient by turning them into private computing clouds -- but the biggest winners could be companies like EMC, Cisco Systems and Sun Microsystems, which stand to win a ... From the Field with Michael Morris: A look at IOS XE for the ASRs Last week I began a short blog series on the Cisco ASR 1000 series, covering the hardware components and configuration of the router line. This week I thought it would be good to transition to IOS XE, Cisco's new distributed architecture operating system for the ASRs. Podcast: Five reasons to love iSCSI Test Alliance member Joel Snyder broke out of his security niche and put the screws to a dozen iSCSI SAN servers in a recent test. In this special New Data Center podcast, he follows up with his top five reasons iSCSI should get lots of enterprise attention this year. Brad Reese on Cisco: Brocade trumps Cisco in salary survey A salary survey in the December 2008 issue of Certification Magazine has ranked the Brocade Certified Fabric Designer (BCFD) as the highest paying certification to hold in the United States ($120,770). Server 2008 R2 and Live Migration, worth the wait? Microsoft Subnet blogger Glenn Weadock has begun testing Live Migration and finds it to be smart piece of code. Top 5 Features Missing From Windows 7 Microsoft Subnet blogger Mitchell Ashley offers a list of features that range from flawless device support to cloud computing that Microsoft still needs to address. PowerShell boy and the case of the missing cmdlets Modules in PowerShell v2.0 rule but they aren't without their quirks. Microsoft Subnet blogger Tyson Kopczynsk shares a problem with the Quest snap-in. Reduce IT Spending by upgrading to SQL Server 2008 Worries the tight economy might cause you to skip rolling out new software. But several SQL Server 2008 features out-of-the-box could save a lot of money says Microsoft Subnet blogger Ross Mistry. NAS best practices There's a right way and a wrong way to do network-attached storage. Get best practices in our Product Guide's How-To section. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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