Ten things you won't find in your datacentre in 2010
Despite vendor hype, some much-vaunted developments will be conspicuously absent from the immediate future, says Manek Dubash
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Virtualisation can cut costs, but only if you can avoid a number of software licensing pitfalls, says Manek Dubash
Software licences are bogged down in tech sprawl
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EU rules covering ISP transaction records raise privacy, as well as financial, issues, reports Manek Dubash
Citrix updates XenServer and Essentials
XenServer 5.5 promises to make it easier to convert virtual machines from one format to another, and to work better with third-party products
Micro Focus buys Borland in $75m deal
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