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An agile IT architecture in three easy steps

How to build an agile IT architecture in three easy steps, from integrating internal and external systems to developing customer-facing applications

Europe plans exascale funding above U.S. levels

White House budget offers 'peanuts' for exascale computing, while the EC plans to double its investment even as European governments impose austerity elsewhere

Why corporate cloud storage doesn't add up

Full-on outsourcing of corporate storage needs is a puzzling concept, to say the least

Why small businesses should switch from Exchange to Office 365

Get past the poorly chosen name and use this hosted service to eliminate deployment and maintenance hassles

HP to release server management apps for iOS, Android

HP's server management apps for smartphones and tablets will help system administrators check on the health of data center servers

IBM's startup guy: We're cracking new markets

Drew Clark expounds on IBM's prolific partnerships with vertical analytics startups -- and hints at new public cloud services from IBM

Why aren't we finally rid of patch cables?

Few tasks are more annoying than wrestling with data center patch cables. It's high time we drastically reduce their number

Relax, IT: Endpoint diversity is nothing to fear

More devices, tools, and platforms mean complexity and work for IT. But they can bring advantages -- and less IT work -- too

Cloudscaling set to offer OpenStack private cloud platform

Cloudscaling says it aims to delivers Amazon Web Services-like cloud, but on customer's premise

Greenpeace scorecard rates green enterprise offerings

Greenpeace's latest 'Cool IT' report, highlighting technology products that help other industries go green, awards top ratings to Cisco and Google

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Why corporate cloud storage doesn't add up
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Why corporate cloud storage doesn't add up

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Full-on outsourcing of corporate storage needs is a puzzling concept, to say the least
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