Dell agrees to buy Compellent; Feds to cut 800-plus data centers

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	Dell agrees to buy Compellent for $960M Dell has agreed to buy virtualized storage vendor Compellent Technologies in an all-cash deal worth US$27.75 per share, a little more than the $27.50 per share price tag it was discussing with the company last week, but still lower than the stock's Monday-morning opening price of $28.30. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: i/o Data Centers i/o's Data Center Checklist i/o's comprehensive data center checklist provides more than 120 criteria to evaluate data centers and colocation providers. Criteria include data center structure, environmental threats, utility, backup, and conditioned power, cooling, compliance, access control, network connectivity & carrier availability and more. Download Now. In this Issue Feds to cut 800-plus data centers by 2015 Need a virtual server tune-up in 2011? HP Networking's Haas aims at simplicity HP's green switch modules support Energy Efficient Ethernet standard Huawei open security test center in the UK WHITE PAPER: Citrix Solution Center NWW PAN IDG How Desktop Virtualization Changes the Game for IT Virtualization has busted out of the data center and overspread the desktop and application worlds. Citrix has emerged as a major innovator in virtualization solutions. Click here to read an Executive Viewpoint featuring Citrix CEO Mark Templeton. Click to continue Feds to cut 800-plus data centers by 2015 Federal CIO Vivek Kundra yesterday released a 25-point plan for restructuring federal IT operations to boost productivity to private sector levels. Read More WHITE PAPER: APC by Schneider Electric Data Center Infrastructure: Optimizing Business Value To stay competitive in today's rapidly changing business world, companies must update the way they view the value of their investment in data center physical infrastructure (DCPI). No longer are simply availability and upfront cost sufficient to make adequate business decisions. Learn more Need a virtual server tune-up in 2011? Veloxum for VMware could help boost utilization while dropping your TCO. Read More WEBCAST: NeuStar, Inc. 10 Must-Do's for a Profitable Selling Season The e-tailing group will ensure your team is ready to realize your maximum share of holiday dollars by highlighting best practices drawn from the e-tailing group Mystery Shopping and Mindset of a Multi-Channel studies. Learn More HP Networking's Haas aims at simplicity Marius Haas, senior vice president and general manager of HP Networking, has had a good year. In 2010, Hewlett-Packard closed its acquisition of 3Com, dramatically expanding its networking portfolio and sales, and also continued to log progress with its own LAN products. In the company's fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Oct. 31, HP's networking revenue grew 227 percent with the former 3Com portfolio included. Even without the new offerings, sales grew 50 percent from a year earlier. This week, Haas took time to talk with IDG News Service about that growth and the company's vision for networking. Read More HP's green switch modules support Energy Efficient Ethernet standard HP this week refreshed its high-end chassis Ethernet switches with modules that conform to the IEEE's Energy Efficient Ethernet standard for reducing power consumption. Read More Huawei open security test center in the UK Huawei Technologies has opened a security testing center in the U.K. to ensure its products meet government standards, the company announced Monday. Read More
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