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ARM arrives on servers with Calxeda's Ubuntu demo

By demonstrating Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin running on an ARM-based server, Calxeda has taken an important step in bringing the low-power RISC-architecture chips to the server market Read more

8 May, 2012 by Jack Clark

Ubuntu gets a facelift with Precise Pangolin 12.04

The 12.04 long-term support release of the popular Linux distribution brings the divisive Unity desktop to enterprise customers, along with business-friendly features and what Mark Shuttleworth calls 'the future of the menu' Read more

26 April, 2012 by Jack Clark

Ariba buy parks SAP on Oracle's cloud turf

The multibillion-dollar acquisition of Ariba will put SAP into head-on competition with Oracle as the two rivals work to strengthen their grip on business-process cloud computing Read more

23 May, 2012 by Jack Clark

Dell plugs enterprise tools into entry-level PowerEdges

The nine new PowerEdge 12G servers come with high-end iDRAC7 remote management software, giving small businesses a taste of products usually available mainly to large enterprises Read more

14 May, 2012 by Jack Clark
Fujitsu: Cheap servers can't fit all cloud roles

Fujitsu: Cheap servers can't fit all cloud roles

Fujitsu chief technology officer Joseph Reger explains why we still need high-end hardware despite schemes such as Facebook's Open Compute Project pushing commodity servers in cloud datacentres. Read more

28 April, 2012 by Jack Clark
Intel's 22nm Ivy Bridge chips set for launch

Intel's 22nm Ivy Bridge chips set for launch

The processors, scheduled for release this week, are built on Intel's tri-gate design and promise better graphics along with integrated PCI 3.0 and USB 3.0 support Read more

23 April, 2012 by Jack Clark
Inside an Icelandic datacentre

Inside an Icelandic datacentre

...volcanic effects away from the facility, according to Verne Global.Image credit: Jack Clark Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered... Read more

17 March, 2012 by Jack Clark
Inside Rackspace's UK cloud datacentre

Inside Rackspace's UK cloud datacentre

...Sandoval, director of product international at Rackspace, told ZDNet UK.Photo credit: Jack Clark See more of ZDNet UK's datacentre tour Read more

3 June, 2011 by Jack Clark

EMC courts service providers with Atmos update

The storage company has updated its private cloud storage software with extra administration features and has made it easier for developers to create applications on a variety of platforms Read more

21 May, 2012 by Jack Clark

European crisis casts shadow on Cisco earnings

Cisco battled the global economic storm in its third quarter, with depressed spending in Europe hitting product sales in the region, and customer worries over the future of the global economy causing Cisco to anticipate more tough times ahead Read more

10 May, 2012 by Jack Clark

HP taps F5 for help with application-specific networks

HP has partnered with F5 Networks to let administrators automate the rollout of applications onto their networks, cutting deployment time and seeing HP take a further step into the young field of software-defined networking Read more

8 May, 2012 by Jack Clark

ElasticHosts unveils simple cloud web hosting for SMEs

The London-based hosting company has introduced two services to its cloud for small businesses that want to provision servers or host simple websites, going up against Amazon with bundled support Read more

3 May, 2012 by Jack Clark

Hitachi: Companies have 'horrible' storage utilisation

Many companies are not using their storage effectively and could avoid buying new hardware by virtualising and looking at implementing a tiering policy, according to Hitachi Data Systems Read more

2 May, 2012 by Jack Clark

Red Hat makes OpenShift cloud platform open source

By publishing the platform-as-a-service code as open source, Red Hat hopes to encourage community development of the young cloud platform, and has outlined ways the PaaS could be bolted on top of OpenStack to help this Read more

1 May, 2012 by Jack Clark

European cloud project plots OpenStack move

The Optimis project has detailed the first version of its cloud software, and is now deciding whether to contribute its code to OpenStack or develop its own 'European' cloud software platform Read more

30 April, 2012 by Jack Clark

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