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How do you know when it’s time to build a formal data archive? According to recent data, most enterprises are already long past due.
An interesting series of blogs from archive vendor Permabit shows that not only do most primary and near-line file servers hold vast amounts of unused data, but that most standard backup solutions, […]

How typical that right after I do a roundup on the state of application virtualization technology, a major new system hits the market.
Citrix this week unveiled a substantial update to its XenApp platform, XenApp 5, that the company says provides a 10-fold increase in application start-up speeds over the earlier XenApp, even while it cuts […]

Cutting energy costs in the data center isn’t just good PR anymore, it’s becoming a business necessity. And even though late summer typically sees a drop in fuel costs before cold weather sparks renewed demand, the long-term forecast is for steadily increasing energy costs for the foreseeable future.
Virtualization and consolidation are two of the fastest […]

Application virtualization is widely seen as the next step beyond the virtual desktop. But be careful. The technology is still very new and may not work equally well with all apps or in all environments.
A good primer on the latest developments in application virtualization is this article on Processor.com. It offers a good rundown on […]

With all the attention on Intel’s Larrabee and Nehalem processors, few have noticed that the company is rolling out a six-core Xeon said to open up new possibilities for server applications.
The design is based on the 45 nm process, and is in fact the last of the Penryn line before it gives way to the Nehalem, […]