Intel set to release “Nehalem” Xeon processors
Intel may launch its next generation multi-core Xeon processors, code-named Nehalem, on Monday. The company sent out invitations to a live webcast on March 30 "for the launch of a groundbreaking new server architecture." If that doesn't give it away, some server vendors have already announced...
Is open source affiliation keeping upstart systems management tools out of the enterprise?

According to IT management blogger John M. Willis, upstart systems management vendors like Zenoss and Hyperic need to tone down their open source rhetoric and take a page from their...
Cisco’s Unified Computing System strategy; smart move?
I tuned in to Cisco's web-based news conference yesterday to hear about their first server platform within the Unified Computing System, and my eyes are still rolling today. Instead of showing...
Tideway’s latest mapping software offers data center clarity
How do you negotiate the best licensing deals with companies like Oracle? How do you provision servers and storage efficiently and make changes to software without screwing up the other software configurations in the data center? The answer to all of these questions is "information," said...