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NetFlash: Owner’s handbook for the new data center

Opinion
Feb 19, 20042 mins
Networking

This week Network World takes a very in-depth look at the new data center. What is the new data center, you ask? And is my data center of the new or old variety? Elements of newness include grids, storage virtualization technology, and utility/autonomic/on-demand computing. Our information package examines the new data center from all these angles – puts them in perspective and even offers case studies. Check it out. Owner’s handbook for the new data center http://www.nwfusion.com/supp/2004/ndc/?net

This week Network World takes a very in-depth look at the new data center. What is the new data center, you ask? And is my data center of the new or old variety? Elements of newness include grids, storage virtualization technology, and utility/autonomic/on-demand computing. Our information package examines the new data center from all these angles – puts them in perspective and even offers case studies. Check it out.

Owner’s handbook for the new data center

https://www.nwfusion.com/supp/2004/ndc/?net

IPMI server management spec moves ahead

If you want to keep a better eye on your servers, build a better telescope. That’s what Dell, HP, NEC and Intel did yesterday when they unveiled version 2.0 of the IPMI specification, designed to help IT staffers remotely manage their servers.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0219sprinidf.html?net

Cisco refreshes CallManager for video, VoIP interoperability

New features in Cisco’s CallManager software promise to make the IP PBX platform more secure and interoperable with standards-based VoIP equipment, while adding native support for video phone calls, the company says.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0218ciscall.html?net

Microsoft’s Virtual Server set to ship by mid-year

Microsoft on Wednesday released a private beta of its upcoming Virtual Server 2004 and said the finished product would ship by the middle of the year.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0218virtual.html?net

Today at “Layer 8”

There are two troubling bits of shuttle news from NASA this morning. First, agency engineers say it’s infeasible to retrofit the current shuttles with an emergency escape system. Second, the shuttles will be retired in six years. On a lighter note, we’ll show you how you can win the Pepsi/iTunes contest every time, a site for people who really, really love their dogs, and more, all today at Layer 8.

https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net