Data Center

Proposed US privacy watchdog gets mixed reviews

Some observers applaud Obama administration for focusing on privacy, others question the need

Tensions rise over damages at Oracle-SAP trial

SAP's attorney tried to undermine Oracle's damages expert but was frustrated by his responses

IBM, 15 European partners to develop ‘smart’ cloud

The European Union is funding the smart cloud initiative

EU to fund research into cloud storage technologies

IBM Research in Haifa, Israel, will lead the project, which looks into security and data portability

Open Source and The Cloud: Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

Open source is not competitive to the cloud

Amazon regains senses, pulls pedophile how-to book

Novell upgrades Zenworks PC management features

Single admin interface, identity and location support added by Novell

Google releases data cleanser

Google's Refine 2.0, formerly Freebase Gridworks, cleans up messy data sources, links them together

Oracle defends MySQL support pricing changes

Customers are getting far more for their money than under Sun, Oracle says

CIOs vs. CISOs: Pros, cons of an ‘adversarial’ relationship

Not many CISOs report to their CIO now, and the two often don't see eye to eye. According to some, that's how it should be