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Data centre hardware

• May 02, 2013 02 May'13

  Public cloud: Ready for business?

  Cloud computing is moving beyond small companies, start-ups and software development to the era of full-scale enterprise deployments.

• April 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  Fusion-io buys NexGen to join hybrid flash array fray

  PCIe server flash pioneer Fusion-io has bought itself an array maker; Nexgen and its PCIe flash/SAS hybrid. Is Fusion-io’s next move into all-flash arrays?

• April 19, 2013 19 Apr'13

  Businesses buy more speciality MIPS, but IBM Power fails

  Q1 revenue in IBM's server hardware business crashed due to poor sales of Power-based Unix systems

• April 18, 2013 18 Apr'13

  IT rationalisation must be combined with layoffs for long-term savings

  Long-term IT cost reduction requires more than just server consolidation and cuts to software licences, says Gartner

• April 17, 2013 17 Apr'13

  Intel CEO predicts rock-bottom prices will fuel PC growth

  Intel CEO, Paul Otellini, expects PC manufacturers will introduce thin, touch-enabled laptops costing as little as £130

• April 10, 2013 10 Apr'13

  Mott MacDonald rolls out unified communications

  Global engineering firm Mott MacDonald signs Tata Communications for a five-year unified communications deal worth over $20m

• April 09, 2013 09 Apr'13

  WAN optimisation: What you need to know

  With networks becoming more crowded with data than ever before, WAN optimisation could be the answer for your corporate network

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  Huawei looks to five years of growth

  As Huawei posts a year-on-year rise in profit, it promises five more years with a compound annual growth rate of 10%

• April 04, 2013 04 Apr'13

  IEEE forms 400GB Ethernet study group

  The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) confirms it is looking into the capabilities and future of 400GB Ethernet

• March 27, 2013 27 Mar'13

  Total shuns flash storage for 17PB SGI HPC supercomputer

  Oil company Total unveils 17PB €60m supercomputer based on short-stroked Sata drives and tape. Flash storage rejected as too costly until the price comes down

• March 26, 2013 26 Mar'13

  Icahn may join forces with Blackstone to win Dell from its founder

  US billionaire investor Carl Icahn may join forces with private-equity group Blackstone to outbid Michael Dell for the company he founded

• March 25, 2013 25 Mar'13

  Carl Icahn and Blackstone fight Michael Dell for Dell PC company

  US billionaire investor Carl Icahn and private-equity group Blackstone will fight Michael Dell in a bidding war for the computer company he founded

• March 21, 2013 21 Mar'13

  CIO interview: Chris Shaw, IT director, Intel

  Intel faces the same IT challenges as many large enterprises. IT director Chris Shaw discusses how the chipmaker's IT department approached virtualisation

• March 21, 2013 21 Mar'13

  HP shareholders challenge directors

  HP shareholders have challenged the board with a strong protest vote against the re-election of five directors at its annual meeting

• March 20, 2013 20 Mar'13

  ARM will remain independent, says incoming CEO Simon Segars

  ARM president Simon Segars has vowed to maintain the chip designer’s independence when he takes over from outgoing CEO Warren East