Latest data center news.
Sun brings software into spotlight, 01/31/05
Sun this week is expected to highlight its efforts to change the way customers buy and deploy data center resources, rolling out new, $50-per-employee middleware packages and expanding its Sun Grid offerings.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/013105sun.html?nl
Clustering firm to knock on data center doors, 01/31/05
Meiosys, a start-up that specializes in moving applications among physical servers to maximize performance and availability, is working with systems vendors to bring its technology to enterprise data centers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/013105ecmeiosys.html?nl
Start-up seeks to exploit Itanium, 01/31/05
A start-up founded by a group of former HP executives, including the chief architect behind Itanium, officially took the wraps off itself last week. The company, called Secure64 Software, announced plans to begin shipping software this summer that promises to boost the speed and security of Web applications on Itanium servers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/013105ecsecure64.html?nl
IBM building unified data storage, 01/31/05
IBM/Lotus is working on a unified content storage system that will be a key part of its future collaboration platform and let corporations equip applications with standards-based access to data no matter the format or where it is stored.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/013105datastore.html?nl
Newsletter: UPS built for cramped server rooms, 01/27/05
UPS specialist Eaton Powerware last week announced an uninterruptible power supply for server rooms where floor space is scarce.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/servers/2005/0124server2.html?nl
SGI to sell pre-configured Altix 350 clusters, 01/26/05
Silicon Graphics on Monday plans to unveil a product line designed to make it easier for users with midsize computing needs to set up clusters of the company’s Altix 350 servers.
