Data Center

MapR Makes Hadoop better, faster, easier

Since launching in June new Hadoop Distro is setting market on fire

Micron unveils its first entry-level SSD for blade servers

The P400e has a read/write rate of 350MBps and 140MBps, respectively

Joyent takes aim at Amazon with public cloud upgrade

The company will now charge from 8.5 cents per hour for its computing power

New Jersey’s Fort Monmouth falls silent

Storied history remains in wake of congressionally mandated closure

IT ratchets up social-media involvement

DHS seeks to share top-secret info with banking and finance cybersecurity pros

Sharing sensitive intelligence can improve safety of critical financial infrastructure, official says

Windows 8 coming in 2012? 6 reasons why this could derail Windows 7 now

Microsoft long ago leaked 2012 as the release date of Windows 8. If you haven't rolled out Windows 7 yet, will it be tempting to wait?

Intel’s Thunderbolt with fiber optics years away

Copper wires are working better than expected in the interconnect technology, an Intel executive said

Google acquires over 1,000 IBM patents

Google said in April that a formidable patent portfolio is a defense against litigation

Microsoft: No Windows Server for ARM

Despite Microsoft's enthusiasm for placing Windows 8 on ARM processors, Windows Server 8 will not have an ARM edition