http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbTue, 06 May 2008 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/06/230559/emc-announces-latest-automated-network-change-platform.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/06/230559/emc-announces-latest-automated-network-change-platform.htmEMC has announced its latest platform for automated network change and configuration management.Tue, 06 May 2008 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/22/230376/teradata-launches-entry-level-data-warehouse.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/22/230376/teradata-launches-entry-level-data-warehouse.htmTeradata, a provider of enterprise data warehouse appliances, has introduced an entry-level data warehouse, designed for lower-cost installations. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/21/230362/supercomputers-help-exeter-reach-for-the-stars.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/21/230362/supercomputers-help-exeter-reach-for-the-stars.htmAre we alone in the universe? Could life exist on other planets? Questions like these have inspired countless science fiction stories, but at the University of Exeter's Astrophysics department, these queries are at the forefront of research. The department is using a range of supercomputers coupled with its own bespoke open source software to study how stars and planets are formed. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/17/230316/podcast-top-tips-for-powering-and-cooling-datacentres.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/17/230316/podcast-top-tips-for-powering-and-cooling-datacentres.htmPowering and cooling data centres can be expensive if done incorrectly. Gartner analyst Rakesh Kumar gives the latest advice on how to spot the symptoms of a data centre under stress and how to control and measure power to correct the problem. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:30:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/11/230254/data-centre-managers-under-pressure-to-cut-energy-costs-says-bcs.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/11/230254/data-centre-managers-under-pressure-to-cut-energy-costs-says-bcs.htmDatacentre managers face a growing dilemma as businesses put pressure on them to deliver more computing power while also asking them to reduce rising IT energy costs, the British Computer Society has said. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:45:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/10/230247/npower-consolidates-six-million-customers-onto-single-database.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/10/230247/npower-consolidates-six-million-customers-onto-single-database.htmNpower, the retail arm of the UK's largest electricity supplier, RWE npower, is consolidating the details of its six million residential customers onto a single database. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:15:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/07/230173/podcast-shell-vp-for-it-infrastructure-and-services-reveals-their-innovative-outsourcing-approach.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/07/230173/podcast-shell-vp-for-it-infrastructure-and-services-reveals-their-innovative-outsourcing-approach.htmShell’s $4 billion IT outsourcing deal announced earlier this month, will see outsourcer EDS take over the risk and governance of the oil company’s key networks and data centre IT suppliers. In this podcast Cliff Saran speaks to Swee Chen Goh, vice president for IT infrastructure and services for Shell globally, about this innovative contract.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:18:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/04/230146/radar-building-hiv-resistance-using-grid-computing.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/04/230146/radar-building-hiv-resistance-using-grid-computing.htmThe processing power of grid computing will be used by University College London (UCL) this year to develop treatments that could be more effective in the treatment of people with HIV. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/25/229976/operational-issues-have-datacentres-at-breaking-point.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/25/229976/operational-issues-have-datacentres-at-breaking-point.htmCurrent datacentre business practices and lack of awareness may derail business plansTue, 25 Mar 2008 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/18/229914/one-third-of-cios-say-their-datacentres-wont-cope-with-business-demands.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/18/229914/one-third-of-cios-say-their-datacentres-wont-cope-with-business-demands.htmMore than one-third of chief information officers believe that in two to five year's time, their datacentres will be unable to meet the rapidly growing demand for business services and applications, according to research commissioned by Hewlett-Packard.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/17/229890/bmc-software-to-buy-datacentre-automation-firm-bladelogic.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/17/229890/bmc-software-to-buy-datacentre-automation-firm-bladelogic.htmBusiness service management firm BMC Software is buying datacentre automation company BladeLogic for £400m.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:44:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/14/229871/london-internet-hub-to-benefit-from-80m-docklands-datacentre-expansion.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/14/229871/london-internet-hub-to-benefit-from-80m-docklands-datacentre-expansion.htmTelehouse Europe is investing an initial £80m to almost double the size of its London Docklands datacentre facilities.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/12/229834/budget-blow-for-new-datacentres.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/12/229834/budget-blow-for-new-datacentres.htmToday's Budget contained little that will have an immediate impact on IT departments but in the longer term fallout from it could hit software research and push up the cost of datacentres...Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:36:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/28/229624/data-warehousing-and-business-intelligence-increasingly-important.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/28/229624/data-warehousing-and-business-intelligence-increasingly-important.htmData warehousing and business intelligence increasingly important The use of data...Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:55:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/25/229553/it-infrastructures-for-better-business-outcomes.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/25/229553/it-infrastructures-for-better-business-outcomes.htmA cohesive and robust IT infrastructure is of paramount importance for the development of any company. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/12/17/228643/virtualisation-podcast.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/12/17/228643/virtualisation-podcast.htmExpectations for change are high, and ICT services need to be extremely quick off the mark to meet them. We need to be able to mix and match services, in real time, to serve up the right resources in all the right places, at the right time, in this dynamic and volatile business environment.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:52:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/12/11/228560/measuring-the-benefits-from-green-computing.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/12/11/228560/measuring-the-benefits-from-green-computing.htmIt would seem that all leading firms in the IT arena are clamouring right now to establish their green and environmentally friendly credentials to today’s and tomorrow’s’ purchasers of essential IT such as servers and other devices that go into datacentres. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:16:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/23/228258/datacentre-kit-to-be-given-energy-star-green-rating.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/23/228258/datacentre-kit-to-be-given-energy-star-green-rating.htmFar from being green, IT equipment such as desktop PCs and servers running in datacentres, are contributing to global warming. They are putting massive demands on the electricity grid. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:05:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228227/green-strategies-not-a-priority-for-european-it-departments-says-symantec.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/21/228227/green-strategies-not-a-priority-for-european-it-departments-says-symantec.htmImproving sustainability and meeting "green" policies set out at a corporate level is not a high priority for European IT departments in Europe. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:59:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/07/227977/adaptec-reports-losses.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/07/227977/adaptec-reports-losses.htmAdaptec's revenue was down year over year, as well as sequentially; DataDirect says the InfiniBand business is booming.Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT