Drives, power and politics What can possibly link small form factor drives, virtual desktops and the power of HPC? Nothing if not your interest, I believe is the correct answer. Today's column is a short but fascinating trip bordering some major technologies. Enjoy. New Mexico to share HPC power, for a fee? I think you’ll like this story because it’s about a top tier HPC system, the money it will cost, a creativ Drives, power and politics What can possibly link small form factor drives, virtual desktops and the power of HPC? Nothing if not your interest, I believe is the correct answer. Today’s column is a short but fascinating trip bordering some major technologies. Enjoy. New Mexico to share HPC power, for a fee? I think you’ll like this story because it’s about a top tier HPC system, the money it will cost, a creative way to lessen the burden on the tax payers and perhaps just a pinch of politics, of the good kind, that is. Read John West intriguing report to find out more. Getting ready for virtual desktops. I was rather surprised to see my new doctor stopping to type things on a computer keyboard while he visited me. Even more surprising was that his office was filled with HP thin client modules. Well done, doc! Keep apps and data well separated from the human interface gear. If this separation sounds like something you could use too, Citrix has just released the Citrix Provisioning Server 4.5, a new version that offers the tools to do that breakup via software, David Marshall reports. Small drives are getting big The InfoWorld Test Center tries hard every year, but it’s humanly impossible to review every new product or service that hits the market. That’s why I keep my eyes peeled to catch also reviews done elsewhere: Some are really worth sharing. My pick this time is an extensive round up of 250GB small form factor drives recently published by the X-bit labs. Technology Industry