Chris Preimesberger

Rocker Neil Young, James Gosling Connect over Java-Enabled Car at Sun The LincVolt, Neil Young and Java creator James Gosling’s entry into the X Automotive Prize competition, is a classic 1959 Lincoln Continental Mk IV that has been repowered with a new series-hybrid system and now runs on electricity produced by a natural-gas generator. Java […]

IT research company Gartner reported Nov. 13 that it has identified 11 relatively simple best practices for data center managers that could save millions of kilowatt hours each budget year.The practices include plugging holes in data center rooms, establishing cold-air/hot-air aisles between the racks and using cool air from the outside whenever possible.“What is really […]

Click here to read more about Gartner’s report on how data centers can save 1 million kilowatt hours annually using best practices. Here is Gartner’s list of green IT best practices for data center managers: Plug holes in the raised floor: Most raised-floor environments exhibit cable holes, conduit holes and other breaches that allow cold […]

Seagate Technology, Dell and McAfee are bringing their well-established specialties to the same table to produce notebook computers that automatically provide encryption of data.Seagate, the world’s largest spinning disk drive maker, on Nov. 11 started shipping new self-encrypting Momentus notebook PC hard drives with 160GB to 320GB of capacity to its worldwide distribution channels. Half-terabyte […]

EMC has launched its first cloud-building platform.EMC’s Atmos hardware/software/services package offers massive storage capacity and scalability with policy-based information management software to automatically distribute information anywhere, in real time.The Atmos storage system is available starting Nov. 10 in 120TB, 240TB and 360TB configurations.Other features include: Object metadata and policy-based information management capabilities, which combine to […]

EMC, one of the world’s six largest IT corporations, isn’t necessarily seen as an innovator in the data storage industry. In fact, its history has been that of a savvy company that recognizes innovation when it sees it, then uses its considerable financial power to acquire and go to market with it.To wit: It has […]

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Outside of its Java-based software for video games, smart cards and handheld devices, Sun Microsystems has never had anything resembling a true small-business or “consumerish” hardware or software product in its 26 years as a mainstay of enterprise network computing.Until now, that is. Sun on Nov. 10 announced the Sun Storage 7000 product line, its […]

It’s always great news to find out that something you bought actually works the way it is supposed to work. It’s even better news to find that it delivers more value than you ever thought possible. The following use-case story is about PacketTrap, a provider of network management software and services, including applications for performance […]

Cloud computing, still in its infancy but growing steadily as a major player in midmarket enterprise IT, is already starting to branch off into more custom-designed configurations. Cloud, or utility, computing serves up computing power, data storage or applications from one data center location over a grid to thousands or millions of users on a […]

Why Private Cloud ComputingIs Beginning to Get Traction Here are nine basic facts about private cloud systems, courtesy of Sajai Krishnan, longtime storage technologist and current CEO of ParaScale:1. Private cloud computing can consist of on-demand applications, or storage, or both — it doesn’t matter.2. It can be based on in the Internet, or on […]

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Hewlett-Packard on Nov. 3 unveiled a laundry list of new products and services with the “Green IT” common denominator connecting all of them. The additions to its Thermal Logic portfolio include a new power-saving ProLiant server, new power-capping server software and energy-efficiency services. All are designed to reduce operational costs and […]