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    Katrina whipped Louisiana's top court into shape for Gustav 03/09/2008 11:13:00

    A revamped network infrastructure keeps judges linked to the state data center
    Gustav had nowhere near the effect on the Louisiana Supreme Court that Katrina did three years ago -- in fact, the network never went down.
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    Securing virtualized data centers 28/08/2008 10:47:00

    How cross-platform virtual security can accelerate server virtualization benefits
    While server virtualization increases operational efficiencies and management flexibility, and reduces total cost of ownership, it can also increase security risks.
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    Forgotten history: the true origins of the PC 11/08/2008 07:39:07

    The PC's back story involves a little-known Texas connection
    This year marks an almost forgotten 40th anniversary: the conception of the device that ultimately became the PC. And no, it did not happen in California.
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    Virtual servers not always safe 04/08/2008 11:10:50

    Some IT administrators are placing systems with multiple connections in the DMZ. How to lock up
    Many IT administrators out there thhttps://secure.idg.com.au/admin/index.php?jid=1&l=1ink that deploying virtual servers will make their VMs bulletproof to security vulnerabilities and malicious attacks. But according to virtualization security experts like Edward L. Haletky, IT managers will be surprised to learn at how much more they can to do protect their virtual infrastructure.
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    Building a free computer from spare parts 01/08/2008 07:47:39

    Got a basement full of old components? Why not use them to build yourself a new PC? We show you how to do it.
    Ah, the joy of summer storms. A recent one involving a flooded basement (a torrential downpour traveled down a chipmunk burrow that led to an otherwise enclosed basement window with a broken windowpane) and several staccato blackouts sent one of my neighbor's computers, as well as one of my own, to their eternal rest.
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    Transforming the data center from hell 24/07/2008 08:23:53

    Getting the ultimate performance out of deficient facilities
    Some CIOs and data center managers have found themselves having to wring performance out of monstrously deficient facilities. Ultimately, these three wrestled with their infrastructures, made major changes and won the day.
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    Marriott Takes Disaster Recovery, Virtualization Underground 14/07/2008 11:09:36

    Marriott's disaster recovery center is 220 feet underground in a limestone mine
    Hurricane Katrina and the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center caused scores of companies to reconsider their disaster recovery and business continuity plans, whether they were affected by those catastrophic events or not.
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    Good incentives boost data-center energy efficiency 10/07/2008 09:27:24

    Microsoft has found that resistance to datacenter efficiency improvements is a behavioral problem, not a technological one
    A Microsoft executive shared techniques the company has used, including new kinds of employee incentive programs and internally created automation tools, to reduce the energy consumption of its growing data centers.
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    It's not Vista: Windows Server 2008 gets nod from IT 01/07/2008 08:37:03

    Even though most people in a new survey said they will adopt the new server OS, migration will be gradual
    It may look like Windows Vista. It shares the same code base as Vista. It even rolls in Vista's first Service Pack. But in terms of customer adoption plans, Windows Server 2008 is no Vista.
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    Supercomputer helps with cancer research 01/07/2008 10:07:31

    This is not Grandma's exchange server...
    The Ontario Cancer Institute in Canada has deployed what it's calling Canada's fastest research supercomputer to help discover more effective cancer treatments.
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    Pimp my data center 19/06/2008 08:53:11

    What happens when you build the datacenter you really want?
    More servers, more racks, more UPSes, more users -- the reasons for expanding a datacenter are the same everywhere. Today's datacenter projects, however, have the additional component of modernisation. Rebuilding takes place for tighter integration, greener power usage, greater redundancy, and especially more control. Datacenter administrators would control individual dust motes in their racks if they could.
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