Latest data center news.
Azul Systems to launch Java appliance, 10/04/04
A start-up run by the former CEO of Cobalt Networks is readying a multi-core server designed to speed up Java processing in the data center.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404azul.html?nl
CIO survey: IT spending cools slightly in September, 10/01/04
Some 250 CIOs surveyed last month by CIO magazine said they expect their IT budgets to grow by 7.4% during the next 12 months, down slightly from an 8.9% spending increase projected in August. However, the forecast for the next 12 months is still 25% …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1001ciosurve.html?nl
FedEx taps Opsware for global data center operations, 09/30/04
FedEx has selected the Opsware System to help the delivery company make the most of its IT resources.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0930fedextaps.html?nl
Technology aims for cooler data centers, 09/30/04
Syska Hennessy Group, an engineering, technology, and construction company, this week unveiled a unique design for cooling data centers that would allow companies to pack almost double the number of servers into a data center space.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0930technaims.html?nl
Server Newsletter: Linux Networx models airflow in data centers, 09/30/04
Linux Networx, a maker of Linux server clusters, recently announced it would launch a service to help customers conduct airflow simulations in their data …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/servers/2004/0927server2.html?nl
Freescale announces dual-core PowerPC processor, 09/29/04
While much has been made of efforts by Advanced Micro Devices and Intel to bring dual-core processors to PCs and servers, Freescale Semiconductor Tuesday announced at a conference in Frankfurt, Germany, details of a dual-core PowerPC processor …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0929freesannou.html?nl
IBM reclaims top supercomputer crown for U.S., 09/29/04
For the first time since 2002, Japan’s Earth Simulator is not the most powerful supercomputer on the planet.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0929ibmrecla.html?nl
Server Newsletter: Sun refreshes servers with UltraSparc IV, 09/28/04
Sun last week introduced four- and eight-processor servers – the Sun Fire V490 and V890 – which are based on the UltraSparc IV processor and chip multithreading …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/servers/2004/0927server1.html?nl
Datacenter Newsletter: The quilted data center: managing patches galore, 09/28/04
Software systems are inherently in constant decay. Security specialists discover vulnerabilities almost on a daily basis, while vendors keep adding …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/datacenter/2004/0927datacenter1.html?nl
