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Data centre

• October 10, 2012 10 Oct'12

  VMworld Europe 2012 kicks off in Barcelona

  VMworld Europe 2012 opens with updates from VMware on the cloud and new management suites

• October 10, 2012 10 Oct'12

  Complex and non-transparent Oracle licensing costing firms millions

  Companies virtualising Oracle databases with VMware platforms face millions in penalties over non-compliance

• October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12

  Case study: How to virtualise SAP and migrate from IBM onto x86

  At VMworld Europe Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores gave an overview of how it virtualised an SAP environment and migrated from an IBM mainframe to x86

• October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12

  Case study: How WorldPay built its IT from scratch after RBS split

  Former RBS payment processing division WorldPay will reach a major IT milestone this month on its journey to stand on its own since it was sold in 2010

• September 28, 2012 28 Sep'12

  Google opens €75m energy-efficient datacentre facility in Dublin

  Google’s new €75m Dublin datacentre facility that that uses air-cooling for energy efficency is now operational

• September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12

  Need for increased network bandwidth is IT's biggest datacentre pain-point

  A majority of IT executives have said that a growing demand for increased network bandwidth is one of the most critical issues facing their datacentres

• September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12

  Facebook engineer builds heatmap tool for datacentre troubleshooting

  A Facebook engineer has built a server-monitoring tool using heatmaps to assess the status of cache systems and fix datacentre problems

• August 15, 2012 15 Aug'12

  Virtualisation, backup and recovery tool helps firm beat data woes

  Virtualising IT was only half a battle won for an advertising agency. Selecting an apt data backup and recovery tool to optimise its virtual infrastructure was equally important.

• July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12

  Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: What features get users' thumbs up

  Admins who have downloaded Windows Server 2012 RC give thumbs up to the new version of Hyper-V, inclusion of high-end features in free Hyper-V, and shared nothing live migration.

• June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12

  VMware admins advised to apply patches to ESX, ESXi quickly

  IT pros are urged to install security patches that VMware has released to address critical vulnerabilities in virtualisation products such as ESX, ESXi, Fusion and Workstation.

• June 07, 2012 07 Jun'12

  Microsoft launches support for Linux on Windows Azure

  Microsoft’s cloud platform Windows Azure now supports Linux-based operating systems and languages such as Python and PHP. It includes IaaS capabilities to build hybrid cloud.

• May 25, 2012 25 May'12

  Is Dell eyeing Quest Software following its Wyse acquisition?

  Dell may acquire Quest Software to expand its desktop virtualisation offerings and gain Quest’s customers. Experts wonder if there is too much product overlap for such a deal to make sense.

• May 23, 2012 23 May'12

  Microsoft volume licensing costs to increase up to 33.5%

  Microsoft will increase its volume licensing prices in the UK between 7.5% and 33.5% starting July 1 to maintain price consistency owing to the sustained currency difference in Europe.

• April 12, 2012 12 Apr'12

  Server virtualization architecture case study: Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturing

  Auto player Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturing Limited (MVML) reveals how server virtualization architecture helps it battle decentralization and save money.

• April 10, 2012 10 Apr'12

  Free tool measures how 'green' your data centre is: News roundup

  A free tool to measure data centre energy efficiency; Citrix’s open cloud strategy with its CloudStack platform and Dell’s acquisition of Wyse are this week’s news highlights.

• March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12

  VKernel vOPS customers gain Quest integration sooner than anticipated

  VKernel vOPS now includes Quest vFoglight and vOptimizer, just months after the merger. Is the knee-jerk integration right for tomorrow’s cloud infrastructures?

• February 23, 2012 23 Feb'12

  KPIT leverages VDI solution’s success

  In order to reduce refresh cycle costs of 1200 desktops, KPIT Cummins opted for a VDI solution. We take a look at KPIT’s implementation journey.

• January 05, 2012 05 Jan'12

  Surrey County Council's data centre efficiency project: Case study

  The council will replace its existing primary IT facility this spring with a new energy efficient data centre facility which will help it save around £160,000 every year.

• December 19, 2011 19 Dec'11

  Virtualisation technologies: hits and misses of 2011

  Amid a slew of virtualisation products and management suites that emerged in 2011, some products such as Spring platform impressed users, while others such as VMware MVP didn’t.

• December 07, 2011 07 Dec'11

  VMware vSphere 5 uptake slow among users

  VMware vSphere 5 boasts of cloud-based features and monster VMs, but its uptake is lagging because of user satisfaction with vSphere 4.

• November 25, 2011 25 Nov'11

  HDFC Bank’s server consolidation move for branch-level competitive edge

  Branch-level banking gets a boost with server consolidation at HDFC Bank, which wins for it the Best of vForum 2011 award for Outstanding Business Value.

• October 27, 2011 27 Oct'11

  VMware-based server consolidation yields long-term savings

  Avis achieved long-term cost savings and efficiencies with a VMware-based server consolidation. Its transformation won the Best Virtualisation and Server Consolidation Project award at VMworld Europe.

• October 21, 2011 21 Oct'11

  Winner's photo: iPod Shuffle

  A member of the audience wins an iPod Shuffle for attending the Best of VMworld User Awards

• October 13, 2011 13 Oct'11

  Best of VMworld Europe 2010 winner adopts Cisco UCS

  An Italian bank expands its virtual infrastructure to meet growing needs after winning the “Best virtualisation and server consolidation project” award at VMworld Europe 2010.

• October 11, 2011 11 Oct'11

  Moving from in-house IT to third-party hosting services: Case study

  A supplier of civil engineering and building materials moved its IT infrastructure to a third-party data centre to resolve its in-house IT problems, including cooling and flooding issues.

• August 18, 2011 18 Aug'11

  Citrix buys RingCube for desktop personalisation: News in brief

  Citrix has acquired RingCube, a desktop personalisation software provider, for an undisclosed sum. Citrix will add RingCube’s capabilities to its XenDesktop platform.

• June 14, 2011 14 Jun'11

  VDI technology rollout at Sterlite Technologies reaps rich dividends

  Sterlite Technologies deployed virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) technology, and was rewarded with cost and energy gains. Here’s how they went about it

• March 28, 2011 28 Mar'11

  Storage is key to getting the most from virtualisation

  A Forrester survey shows that the benefits of server virtualisation aren’t fully realised unless the proper storage technology is in place; plus more news in brief.

• February 03, 2011 03 Feb'11

  Interxion hits colocation sweet spot and sees market shares soar

  Colocation provider Interxion recently made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange and saw its shares soar 18%; plus more news in brief.

• January 14, 2011 14 Jan'11

  NetApp bags Akorri to bolster capacity planning lineup

  NetApp has entered into an agreement to buy data centre management software provider Akorri Networks; plus more news in brief.