Data Center

RIM WES 2008: My Five Favorite New BlackBerry Products and Services

Cost Cutting Tips: It Takes Money to Save Money

If you're cutting costs to improve your bottom-line revenue, don't. Spending money can position your company for long-term cost reduction. Read on for these and other tips on how CIOs are spending during an economic downturn.

VMware Makes Thin Client Moves

VMware certifies more thin clients for use with its Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, offers thin clients packaged with Sun WAN technology, and rolls out new professional services for desktop virtualization.

Today’s Virtualization Security Tools: One Hidden Risk

Vrtualization security tools add a level of protection but require what you might call a necessary evil: the ability to sniff all traffic on the vSwitches to which they are connected.

Power Costs Drive Moves to Virtual Servers

How can even small-scale virtual server efforts reduce your enterprise's power consumption? Two IT leaders share their results on energy and cost savings.

Got a Good Grip on Virtualization? You’re Just Getting Started

After the whole company floats on an ocean of virtualization, users are still going to complain if they can't do the things that they want to with the data that you've made it so simple to access.

Monitoring Virtual Infrastructure: Problem’s Lack of Knowledge, Not Tools

Confused about monitoring your virtual infrastructure for performance and security problems? Despite a wealth of available tools, you're not alone.

How to Improve Disaster Recovery Plans

Now's a smart time to revisit your enterprise disaster recovery plans. Thanks to techniques including virtualization, WAN optimization and email backup appliances, CIOs have better disaster recovery options and more negotiating power with vendor

RIM BlackBerry Bold at WES 2008: First Impressions, Battery Covers and Pricing

Desktop Virtualization: Inside VMware’s Strategy and Newest Plans

VMware has two big desktop virtualization technology improvements waiting in the wings. Will they win over enterprise IT leaders who've been watching and waiting on desktop virtualization?