Latest data center news.
How worried should you be about metal whiskers?, 08/27/07: Depending on whom you ask, the data-center phenomenon of metal whiskering is either a relatively uncommon fluke or a crisis waiting to happen. Plus: What does a metal whisker look like?
Start-up creates zero-client virtual desktop, 08/27/07: Pano Logic, a start-up led by former XenSource CEO Nick Gault, is looking to change the way client operating systems are delivered to desktops with a small device it introduced Monday.
Pano Logic virtual desktops run without software, 08/27/07: A Silicon Valley startup claims to boost computing security and reduce electric costs with a virtual desktop PC that uses no software or processor.
The virtues of putting virtualization on a chip, 08/20/07: As second-tier server-virtualization vendors embrace hardware assists from Intel and AMD, enterprise customers find good VMware alternatives.
Server market grows after years of stagnant sales, 08/23/07: The server market is taking off again after three years of slowing growth, says research firm IDC.
Sun to announce data center efficiencies, 08/22/07: Sun has upgraded three of its data centers in the U.S., U.K. and India to make dramatic electricity savings and cut its carbon footprint. It joins IBM and HP in offering its own data center experiences as a green example to its customers.
Case study: Why ADP put virtualization on the back-burner, 08/20/07: Automated change management is critical first step on path toward real-time utility computing
Brocade: Cisco, who?: Brocade says it’s not worried that Cisco will steal more of its customers.
