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Oklahoma data centers are ready for tornadoes

Data center operators can expect a strong electric grid, low energy costs and the 'greatest frequency of tornadoes in the U.S.'

The end of the open Internet as we know it?

PRISM exposes an Internet devolving from an open flow of human ideas into an X-ray machine with an agenda

Think twice before upgrading core firmware

When it comes to vital data center infrastructure, the call for the latest and greatest firmware can end up being a siren song

Let's be clear: Cloud computing will shrink the data center

If you thought cloud computing was a fad you could wait out, you're dead wrong

China surpasses U.S. with 54.9-petaflop supercomputer

Intel-based system is more than twice the speed of any system in the U.S., and has China poised to take the global lead in Top500 supercomputing list

Why Sun's NIS will never die

Although 28 years old and insecure, Sun's old Network Information Service lives on in networks across the globe

Storage showdown: Data is safe with disaster-proof ioSafe

Five NAS appliances address all your small-business storage needs

Virtualization roulette: One 10G switch is never enough

The old joke 'If you can't afford two Porsches, you can't afford one' might apply to 10G switches, but there's a poor man's alternative

U.S. ranks as least risky place to open data center

U.K., Germany, and Sweden follow as the least riskiest places to establish data centers, while Indonesia, India, and Brazil were at the bottom of a new survey's list

When server consolidation goes too far

Virtualization has revolutionized the data center, but less isn't always more when it comes to the number of server virtualization hosts

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The green IT stars of 2010

InfoWorld's 2010 Green 15 Awards: Green-tech projects coupled with innovation and collaboration yield bountiful rewards more

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The InfoWorld Hardware Hall of Fame

From mainframes and minis to PCs and PDAs, our picks for the greatest, most enduring computer hardware of all time more

THE DEEP END

The end of the open Internet as we know it?

Blog by Paul Venezia

PRISM exposes an Internet devolving from an open flow of human ideas into an X-ray machine with an agenda

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Data Center Channel

Data center servers, storage, and switches form the foundation of enterprise IT, with virtualization and power-efficient hardware on the rise.

Data center operators can expect a strong electric grid, low energy costs and the 'greatest frequency of tornadoes in the U.S.'

PRISM exposes an Internet devolving from an open flow of human ideas into an X-ray machine with an agenda

When it comes to vital data center infrastructure, the call for the latest and greatest firmware can end up being a siren song

If you thought cloud computing was a fad you could wait out, you're dead wrong

Intel-based system is more than twice the speed of any system in the U.S., and has China poised to take the global lead in Top500 supercomputing list

Although 28 years old and insecure, Sun's old Network Information Service lives on in networks across the globe

Five NAS appliances address all your small-business storage needs

The old joke 'If you can't afford two Porsches, you can't afford one' might apply to 10G switches, but there's a poor man's alternative

U.K., Germany, and Sweden follow as the least riskiest places to establish data centers, while Indonesia, India, and Brazil were at the bottom of a new survey's list

Virtualization has revolutionized the data center, but less isn't always more when it comes to the number of server virtualization hosts

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