Opinion

Six ways Google makes its datacenters greener

From measuring religiously to using highly efficient servers, the search giant knows how to makes its datacenter more energy-efficient

Oct 9, 2008 5 mins

Microsoft releases Hyper-V Server 2008

Microsoft brings its bare-metal hypervisor platform, Hyper-V Server 2008, to market and makes it a freely downloadable virtualization product

Oct 9, 2008 4 mins

Sun earns EPA accolades for beating GHG emissions goal

Company reduces GHG levels by 23 percent five years earlier than promised

German football and open source

What do football allegiances have to do with choosing between Oracle and MySQL?

New report outlines best practices for secure development

A new, free 22-page report from SAFECode discussses best practices across the secure development lifecycle in a pithy, pragmatic way.

By Martin Heller

Oct 8, 2008 1 min

VMware releases VDI Storage Considerations guide

VMware's new guide focuses on design choices for the storage environment of a production VMware VDI implementation by looking at the protocols involved and the considerations for protocol choice

Open source and software protectionism?

Are emerging countries displaying a form of protectionism by supporting local use of open source? Or is this a small price to pay for a more vibrant software market of the future?

Oct 8, 2008 3 mins

The Cubs, and what else has gone wrong

Financial investment and investing in finance aren't the same thing … but we sure thought they were.

By Bob Lewis

Oct 8, 2008 3 mins

Drop that DVD copying software and put your hands in the air

Don't expect to be making legal copies of your DVDs any time soon. A judge has extended the order banning sales of the RealDVD copying software. Hollywood is happy, but are consumers getting a raw deal?

Oct 8, 2008 4 mins

iPhone 3G enterprise scores are in

In the first bout over professional user experience, iPhone 3G wins over BlackBerry — but not easily

By Tom Yager

Oct 8, 2008 7 mins

Vista is alive and kicking

Despite what the obituaries might say, Vista is faring well — and it still soundly beats XP

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Oct 8, 2008 5 mins

Is missing a meeting dangerous?

Politically speaking, whether you avoid a meeting is less important than how you avoid it.

By Bob Lewis

A clean sweep: Going paperless with Pixily

The Gripe Line looks into Pixily.com, a service that scans and stores your paper and digital documents online

By Christina Wood

Oct 7, 2008 3 mins

What will we remember about SOA?

We'll remember how SOA was challenging and difficult, but the need to reduce costs and increase efficiency drove the systemic change that was needed

Oct 7, 2008 2 mins

Doing SOA? Pay Attention to the Data

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Oct 7, 2008 1 min

We’re too small for IT security policies

It took an unethical employee to prove the IT manager's point of how important IT security policies are

By InfoWorld Anonymous

Oct 7, 2008 2 mins

Data Management

Die, Vista, die!

How the Microsoft Vista debacle inspires the slasher flick fan in all of us

By Randall Kennedy

Oct 7, 2008 3 mins

The Pandora’s box of SMS monitoring

New regulations and technology aimed at monitoring employee text messages and IMs might just describe a road to hell paved with good intentions

By Ephraim Schwartz

Oct 7, 2008 5 mins

Terms improved on do-it-yourself Web database application system

Caspio is all about "no more programming for custom web applications."

By Martin Heller

Oct 6, 2008 2 mins

Booms, busts, and the value of innovation

The current financial crisis isn't just much more severe than the dot-com bust. It's about an entirely different kind of speculation.

By Eric Knorr

Oct 6, 2008 3 mins

Amazon Kindle 2.0 spotted

Now approaching iPod 1.0 design quality

By Zack Urlocker

Oct 6, 2008 1 min

Crimes, anonymity, and the Net

Sites like Craigslist and CNN's iReport are at the center of two recent Net-enabled crimes. Is it time to reconsider the value of anonymity on the Net?

Oct 6, 2008 3 mins

Some inconvenient truths about virtualization

Beyond the hype, there are a few gotchas to keep in mind when venturing into the virtualization world.

By Paul Venezia

Oct 6, 2008 5 mins

NetApp guarantees 50 percent less storage in virtual environments

NetApp is confident that customers will use 50 percent less storage in their virtual environments — in fact, they guarantee it!

Oct 6, 2008 2 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

10 power-saving myths debunked

Is powering a server off and on bad for the system? We disprove this legend and others

By Logan Harbaugh

Oct 6, 2008 9 mins

VMware security updates for ESX, VirtualCenter, and other products

VMware has addressed a number of security problems with its latest set of patches and updates. With VirtualCenter Update 3 and a number of other updates to different VMware products, the company addresses a host of security issues such as privilege

Oct 5, 2008 3 mins

Another sign of the apocalypse?

Microsoft and the open-source jQuery Ajax project are collaborating. Can Armageddon be far behind?

By Martin Heller

Oct 5, 2008 1 min

Citrix and VMware going to the cloud

Just before VMworld, Citrix announced the launch of XenServer 5.0, its latest platform, and yes, they too have mentioned the cloud. And during VMworld, VMware also had a number of press announcements, one of which was the notion of the Virtual Datace

Oct 3, 2008 1 min

Data Center Pulse offers sales-free forum to talk datacenters

Independent group on LinkedIn aims to foster communication among datacenter owners, operators, and users

The end of an era

Now that Gateway is gone, what does that mean for your warranty?

By Christina Wood

Did Linux Foundation go too far vs. Solaris?

Zemlin's words about Sun Solaris were harsh, but it's difficult to argue that he overstepped his bounds.

Oct 3, 2008 3 mins

How to negotiate better pay

Compensation is based on the law of supply and demand. Use it to your advantage.

By Bob Lewis

Oct 3, 2008 5 mins

Steve Jobs is alive and well; citizen journalism, not so much

Apple's number one dude is just fine, thanks. But fake news stories travel faster than truth — and can have real consequences. Cringely has more.

Oct 3, 2008 3 mins

Pirates of Silicon Valley

The story of Silicon Valley reflected in the relationship between Apple and Microsoft co-founders Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

By Zack Urlocker

Could we be seeing an SOA technology European invasion?

Last week I discussed the fact that this is a great time to start a SOA technology company, and it seems that our friends over in Europe have been listening.

Application servers that developers love

Can you guess which application servers were rated #1 and #2 by over 700 developers? Hint: the first is a closed-source market leader; the second is an open-source upstart.

Oct 3, 2008 3 mins

Advocating the common data model — yet again

Let's get a few things very clear about data governance vs. SOA governance

Oct 2, 2008 2 mins

HP grabs storage virtualization with LeftHand acquisition

HP acquires LeftHand Networks, the largest remaining independent iSCSI SAN supplier, in a $360 million all-cash deal

Oct 2, 2008 3 mins

Should computer programming be mandatory for U.S. students?

Core computer literacy will be essential in the global job market, so maybe it's time to start looking at programming as a baseline skill and not as a differentiator

By Neil McAllister

Oct 2, 2008 6 mins

The value of counterintuitive advice

Don't let the mess on Wall Street spook you. Refuse to follow the herd and new opportunities will pop up where you least expect them

By David Strom

Oct 2, 2008 3 mins

Survey: Technology key to SMBs’ green strategy

Research finds that 63 percent of small-to-midisze companies employing green tech enjoy savings of $19,200 on average

Oct 2, 2008 4 mins

So just how do you get gear into the Interop show?

The Interop show, seen through the eyes of a volunteer

By Brian Chee

Oct 1, 2008 8 mins

Reconsider Kindle

There are 170,000 Kindle books available. But are they the ones you want to read?

By Zack Urlocker

Oct 1, 2008 3 mins

Should you buy from Blackbeard the software pirate?

Pirated software carries a hidden price

By Christina Wood

Oct 1, 2008 3 mins

Why Oracle won’t lose the SaaS/cloud competition

Don't take Larry's rants against cloud/SaaS to suggest that Oracle will lose in the SaaS/cloud apps market. Customer migration pains and potential acquisitions have a role to play in Oracle's strategy.

Oct 1, 2008 3 mins

RealDVDs, surreal law suits

Well, that didn't take long. One day after RealNetworks releases its DVD copying software, lawsuits are filed. Who's right, who's wrong, and where do movie fans fit in? Cringely has some thoughts.

Oct 1, 2008 4 mins