Podcast: News to know midday: TJX's data breach costs; Ubuntu server; Yahoo CFO
Today's podcast includes a look at:TJX's escalating data breach costs. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes' installation of Ubuntu 7.
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Surprise! Virtualization hurts server sales after all
Virtualization vendors would like you to believe that software that allows you to run more applications on one server actually helps server sales. The argument, which I heard from a few analysts and VMware after I questioned that logic here and here, goes like this: Virtualization means you'll upgrade servers.
Microsoft and pals impose will on digital living room; 'IT' won't work
The CES show has kicked off with the Windows Home Server as a headliner and the most striking thing is the language used by tech's titans. To wit: --Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' keynote touches on the need for home servers as the software giant rolled out a bevy of products.
SeaMicro: Welcome to the world of $148K Atom servers
SeaMicro has begun shipping what it calls the world's most energy efficient server running on Intel's Atom processor.
Eight backdoor methods to reboot a Windows server
Bill Detwiler shows you how to shut down and reboot a Windows server when you can't get to the Start Menu.
HP's Moonshot cadence: Intel's C2000 on deck, ARM 'fairly quickly'
HP's next Moonshot will feature Intel's C2000 family of processors, but systems based on AMD and ARM aren't too far behind.
IBM's Q4 highlights enterprise hardware pecking order
IBM's PureSystems are ramping quickly and System z mainframes may highlight a new pecking order in the data center.
SAP picks up YASU Technologies
SAP seems to be getting this acquisition thing down. The ERP giant said Wednesday that it is buying YASU Technologies, which makes rules management systems.
Inside the world's top supercomputer: pics
Japan's K Computer took first place as the top-performing supercomputer in the world as determined by the Top500 Supercomputing List.
Can you save money with cloud computing?
The common perception is that cloud computing can save you a bundle, but a Forrester Research note indicates that the calculus is complicated. In fact, companies that don't manage resource consumption well could get hosed.