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	Facebook data center project takes aim at vendor lock-in By launching the Open Compute Project as a stand-alone foundation, Facebook is hoping to further standardize the market for data center equipment, thereby reducing costs and vendor lock-in, the new foundation's board members said at a press conference Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Protecting Your Online Channels and Web Applications This whitepaper gives a broad overview of the ways in which Akamai can help organizations bolster the security of their Web-based assets, with capabilities ranging across the application, network, and DNS layers, as well as solutions focused on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation and business continuity. Learn more In this Issue China's newest supercomputer uses homegrown chips Brocade on the block again? HP: Spinning PC unit off would have cost billions Facebook will cool its first European data center for free in Sweden Microsoft claims Hyper-V will leapfrog VMware Juniper adds OpenFlow to its routers, switches What to expect from IBM's on-deck CEO: Continuity, stability, charisma 'Big data' prep: 5 things IT should do now WHITE PAPER: Intel Optimize virtualization with HP & Intel Virtualization has become a powerful enabler for consolidating servers, running applications in multiple operating system environments, simplifying administration and lowering operating costs. This paper describes how to optimize server virtualization using enterprise-class HP Multi-Port Server Adapters and Intel® Ethernet technology. Click to continue China's newest supercomputer uses homegrown chips China has built its first supercomputer based entirely on homegrown microprocessors, a major step in breaking the country's reliance on Western technology for high-performance computing. Read More Brocade on the block again? Brocade is reportedly shopping itself around again, two years after failing to find a buyer the first time. According to The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," Brocade rehired investment bank Qatalyst Partners to stoke interest in the company again. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Understanding Web Application Security This paper examines current trends in Web application security, assessing the present threat environment as well as limitations in existing approaches to protection. Learn more HP: Spinning PC unit off would have cost billions Spinning off its PC unit would have been too costly for Hewlett-Packard, and that was one of the reasons why the company backed off from the plan it announced in August, an HP executive said on Friday. Read More Facebook will cool its first European data center for free in Sweden Facebook has begun building a data center in Lulea, Sweden, where it will benefit from cheap electricity and year-round free air cooling, the company announced Thursday. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Extend IT Management to the Cloud Date: November 17th, 2011 Time: 1 PM EST/ 10 AM PT Tackle the challenges of managing multiple databases – from development and testing to production. Join this live Webcast to learn how the recently announced Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c makes database lifecycle management easier and extends those capabilities to cloud environments. Learn More Microsoft claims Hyper-V will leapfrog VMware After years of playing catch-up to VMware the upcoming version of Hyper-V is wowing the Microsoft faithful with unique new features -- and gaining the attention of VMware users, too, one consultant says. Read More Juniper adds OpenFlow to its routers, switches Juniper Networks this week said it is making the source code of its OpenFlow application accessible to developers of applications for its Junos networking operating system software. Read More What to expect from IBM's on-deck CEO: Continuity, stability, charisma When 30-year IBM veteran Virginia Rometty succeeds Sam Palmisano as CEO of IBM, industry watchers expect a smooth, drama-free transition. Read More 'Big data' prep: 5 things IT should do now Got your "big data" plan in place? If not, you may want to start thinking about implementing one. Read More
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