Quantum ships backup module for virtual servers

With virtualisation being increasingly rolled out across many data centres and server rooms, Quantum has this week begun shipping a module that will allow for the backup and restoration of VMware ESX virtual servers on its DXi-Series of disk backup systems.

By Tom Jowitt | 24 July, 2009 04:15

Tags: virtualisation, VMware

Downturn driving green IT into data centres

The recession is driving green IT into data centres, and organisations that are facing continued pressure on their budgets and data centre resource, are now actively investigating software and outsourcing alternatives.

By Tom Jowitt | 03 July, 2009 09:43

Tags: data centres, datamonitor, green IT

London servers crash after data centre overheats

The spate of hot weather in the UK claimed a notable scalp after a London data centre experienced a cooling failure, which caused several servers to overheat and crash.

By Tom Jowitt | 03 June, 2009 00:41

Tags: data centres, storage

Users set to ditch tape for online storage

Users are set to ditch tape as a storage medium as one in 10 businesses have lost data following a failure of a tape backup system.

By Tom Jowitt | 26 May, 2009 08:23

Tags: data loss, online storage, storage backup, tandberg, tape

Greenplum touts super-quick data loading

Greenplum has released new technology which it says can speed the loading of data into large scale databases, without compromising overall performance.

Security needs to be 'baked in' say experts

A panel of security experts agreed that security needs to thought of a lot earlier in the software development lifecycle, and that the IT industry needs to start shipping "hardened" products, especially with the advent of the cloud and visualisation making the location of sensitive data even more difficult to locate.

By Tom Jowitt | 09 March, 2009 11:50

Tags: information security

Borland counters sloppy coding with new tool

Borland unveiled a 'release readiness' system last week called TeamInspector, which gathers and reveals key metrics used in software development, in order to counter the 'appalling reputation' of IT projects and to make sure new applications work properly and are fit for purpose.

By Tom Jowitt | 02 March, 2009 11:31

Tags: borland

Organisations struggling with data centre build costs

The high costs associated with building a new data centre are coming at a time when more and more companies are facing running out of data centre capacity.

By Tom Jowitt | 02 March, 2009 10:39

Tags: data centres

Choppy water ahead for VMware?

Question marks have been raised over the ability of VMware to meet its fourth quarter revenue numbers, after a turbulent 12 months for the virtualisation giant that saw the ousting of its co-founders, and a massive decline in its share price.

By Tom Jowitt | 24 December, 2008 08:02

Tags: VMware

Fujitsu Siemens adds 'kill pill' to laptops.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) is to offer a security bundle for its customers that will allow them to locate their laptops, as well as protect confidential data, in case of theft.

By Tom Jowitt | 01 December, 2008 07:46

Tags: notebook security

IBM supercomputers rated most energy efficient

Supercomputers from IBM are more energy efficient than supercomputing iron from rival vendors, according to latest research from The Green500.org.

By Tom Jowitt | 25 November, 2008 10:32

Tags: supercomputers

Ancient IBM drive rescues Apollo moon data

Valuable mission data gathered by NASA's Apollo missions to the moon forty years ago looks like it may be recovered thanks to a donation of an ancient IBM tape drive by a Sydney computer society.

By Tom Jowitt | 13 November, 2008 15:12

Tags: NASA

Avanade offers data centre ROI calculator

Microsoft integrator Avanade has developed a tool that will assist organizations looking to measure the ROI (return on investment) that can be achieved when optimizing their data centers.

By Tom Jowitt | 03 November, 2008 11:51

Tags: avanade

Apricot drops 'complex' Linux from netbook line

Earlier this month, UK-based Apricot Computers re-emerged from 11 years in the wildness, after announcing that it would enter the netbook market by selling its own offering, the Apricot Picobook Pro netbook.

Plasmon reborn with simplified archiving offering

New life has been breathed into Plasmon, after the company confirmed that it has successfully completed a private equity buyout that should secure the archiving side of the business.

By Tom Jowitt | 27 October, 2008 07:33

Tags: Plasmon