Data Center

Downdetector.com scours Twittersphere to detect service outages faster

The company analyzes social media to give consumers better information about online service disruptions

Isilon OneFS software to expand scope of EMC’s scale-out NAS

The next version of the operating system will gain object storage features

Cray offers a more modest supercomputer for the enterprise

Cray's new XC30-AC system offers a supercomputing architecture for as little as $500,000

EMC’s Syncplicity to gain hybrid-cloud storage capability

The file management and synchronization system will be able to work with both public and on-premises storage

Windows Blue preview due at end of June

Microsoft has also discussed bringing back the Start button in the next upgrade of Windows 8, according to Julie Larson-Green

Microsoft’s drip-drip-drip Windows communications strategy dubbed a washout

Interview spree by Windows' CFO brings little new information to the table -- and that's a big problem for everyone in the ecosystem, argues analyst

London Gatwick Airport takes out 200 servers, moves to cloud, BYOD

Airport's IT transformation to cloud, BYOD support is saving money, boosting security

Will Online Sales Tax Bill Spur or Stifle Competition?

$300M investment in Nook delivers next to nothing for Microsoft

But pay-off may be around the corner as OEMs and Microsoft start shipping smaller tablets

Understanding hypervisor-based disaster recovery