Stories by: Patrick Thibodeau

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IBM takes its BI capabilities into the data center 12/10/2011 09:46:00

IBM is taking its business analytics capabilities down a new path by making them available to IT organizations to monitor and predict issues with systems and processes.
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Salaries rise for engineers despite higher unemployment 28/09/2011 06:43:00

Salaries for engineers have been increasing, despite a weak economy and a higher than normal rate of unemployment for this group, according to the IEEE-USA.
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Ousting Apotheker may add to disruption at HP, say analysts 22/09/2011 05:39:00

The man Hewlett-Packard hired just one year ago to build its software and cloud computing businesses, as well as take on Apple with a WebOS-powered tablet, may be on the verge of heading out the door.
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Business paper use remains high 21/09/2011 06:58:00

Businesses aren't rushing to create paperless offices; in fact, some are relying on paper documents more than ever, according to a new study by CompTIA.
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Server virtualization pushes storage demand to new highs 15/09/2011 06:27:00

In 2001, VMware delivered its first virtualization products for x86 servers, setting off what has become one of today's biggest tech trends. But the benefits of virtualization, particularly its ability to allow users to rapidly provision new workloads, are pushing demand for storage to new highs.
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Former Microsoft exec, Obama donor named new U.S. CIO 05/08/2011 03:15:00

WASHINGTON - Longtime Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel is set to become the nation's second federal CIO, replacing outgoing federal CIO Vivek Kundra.
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What is Cloud.com worth? 16/07/2011 06:04:00

Citrix Systems this week bought Cloud.com, a 70-employee start-up that makes cloud infrastructure software. At the same time, it acquired what may be one of today's most desirable tech domain names, cloud.com.
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Meet IBM's new $75,000 mainframe 12/07/2011 20:14:00

IBM never talks about the cost of its high-end mainframes, but when it comes to its low-end mainframe, price is a major focal point.
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Energy hogs: Servers vs. desktops vs. set-top boxes 07/07/2011 05:26:00

Set-top boxes supplied by cable companies are likely using more power than desktop and laptop computers, and about 25 per cent of the power used by a two-socket server.
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Office 365 arrives to flat IT spending 29/06/2011 07:07:00

Microsoft is pitching its cloud-based Office 365 as a less costly alternative for IT budgets, assuming IT managers can find money in their budgets for a migration.
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Japan answers China's supercomputing surge 21/06/2011 05:38:00

A new supercomputer from Japan whose performance passed the 8 petaflop milestone ended China's brief period atop the list of the world's fastest supercomputers.