Data Center

Malware Threat Growing From Unemployed Ranks

Looking at the statistics, February was a positively brutal month for workers being idled. Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the ugly numbers. There were 2,769 mass layoff actions putting 295,477 out of work. That's 542

Tech Talk: Your Take on Life Post-Layoff, Social Networks and Nostalgia, Privacy in the Cloud and More

CIO.com readers weigh in on a better life after a layoff, Facebook's blasts from the past, SAP's future media strategy, cloud's security and privacy issues, and whether a job can be beneath you.

Hosted Virtual Desktop Market to Cross $65 Billion in 2013

The worldwide hosted virtual desktop (HVD) market will accelerate through 2013 to reach 49 million units, up from more than 500,000 units in 2009, according to Gartner. Worldwide HVD revenue will grow from about US$1.3 billion to $1.5 billion in 200

Microsoft Rules Netbooks Now, But ARM/Linux Threat Grows

Will Microsoft stick with Intel chips in Netbooks? Or will it port Windows to ARM processors u2014 the same chips that lower-cost Linux-based netbooks coming later this year will use. One thing's certain: Redmond's rivals are preparing for

Economic Recession: Good or Bad for Cloud Computing?

To bridge the gap and get closer to your customers, you need to enhance interactions in real time and tap your CRMu2019s historical data.

Economic Recession: Good or Bad for Cloud Computing?

Where you come down on that question depends a great deal on how you think most IT organizations will consume cloud services. How will IT organizations achieve an infrastructure that scales easily, can be reconfigured in minutes rather than weeks, an

VMware Bucks Microsoft’s Cheaper is Better Mantra

'Expensive' VMware might actually be cheaper than Microsoft's Hyper-V.

Cloud Computing Meets Washington: Lots of Data Security and Privacy Questions

There's a great deal of uncertainty how data security and privacy laws and regulations apply in a cloud computing environment. That's not good news for policymakers or users.

Ballmer’s Apple Trash Talk Gets People Talking

Measure and Accelerate Green in Your Data Center

The role of PUE, DCiE and new performance metrics

Google Android Not a Netbook Threat to Windows 7, Say Analysts

Industry analysts say that Google is not likely to rush its Linux-based Android OS on netbooks, but if prices keep dropping for non-Windows netbooks, buyers may soon resent paying more for Windows. And that's when Google could capitalize.