http://www.askrackmountranger.com The Latest Industry News For Professional Computer Related Topics Mon, 18 May 2009 15:33:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The future of cloud computing may be about to get a lot brighter. With the release on Wednesday of the U.S. government's cloud computing RFI, a path has been laid and a model established. It's now up to the cloud computing marketplace to rise to the occasion. The RFI, which was ... http://www.askrackmountranger.com/feds-head-into-the-cloud Tandberg Data has launched a new range of virtual tape libraries offering users the chance to export data to both virtual tape and physical tape. Each unit can connect up to 100 separate systems, presents unique virtual library for each host system. "The ability to move to physical tape gives businesses ... http://www.askrackmountranger.com/tandberg-launches-virtual-tape-range Google has been granted its patent for a data center that floats on the ocean. Though the patent mostly describes how such a thing would work, it also addresses the use of wave and tidal power, as well as water cooling to even land-based data centers that are nearby. Click ... http://www.askrackmountranger.com/google-envisions-future-of-floating-blue-green-data-centers Intel and CXO Media have teamed up to recognize and reward organizations that have led the way with best practices for data center management and client fleet management. The Intel Premier IT Knowledge Awards Program will spotlight organizations that leverage innovation and solid best practices to make a substantive impact ... http://www.askrackmountranger.com/intel-premier-it-knowledge-awards-program David Donatelli, former president of EMC's storage division, will become the executive vice president of HP's enterprise servers, storage and networking. HP has brought on David Donatelli, former president of EMC's storage division, to serve in the role of executive vice president of enterprise servers, storage and networking. According to analysts, ... http://www.askrackmountranger.com/hp-snags-emc-executive-for-server-storage-business Is Dell getting ready to release a Google Android-based netbook? That's the buzz after a software vendor issued a press release talking about Dell's Android netbook. PC maker Dell may be on the verge of releasing a netbook based on Google’s Android operating system. Click here for the rest of the ... http://www.askrackmountranger.com/dell-preparing-a-google-android-based-netbook When selling a unified communications solution, vendors will often talk about the average time users save per week and tout the collaboration advantages of the system. However, Blair Pleasant at VoiceCon's eWeek Online makes the excellent point that the ROI associated with UC solutions won't materialize unless workers are encouraged ... http://www.askrackmountranger.com/analyst-gives-tips-on-driving-uc-adoption-in-the-enterprise Sun Microsystems Inc. shareholders filed three separate lawsuits last month in an effort to halt the company's pending sale to Oracle Corp., according to a filing Sun made today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The suits, filed in Superior Court in Santa Clara County, Calif. name Sun, some of ... http://www.askrackmountranger.com/sun-shareholders-file-suit-to-block-sale-to-oracle Last week we wrote about server configuration management evolution, and touched on the fact that network engineers are largely left out of the loop. There is one vendor, however, that realized this gap and took advantage of it. In this article we will provide an overview of the differences between ... http://www.askrackmountranger.com/orion-ncm-fills-a-gap-in-network-configuration-management IT pros can now get a package of remote server management tools that work with the new Windows 7 release candidate (RC), which Microsoft released to the public on Tuesday. The tools are part of Microsofts Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 7 RC (Build 7100). Users can download versions ... http://www.askrackmountranger.com/windows-7-rc-remote-server-tools-available