Data Center

Enough with the ‘lifecycle management,’ already

* Why ‘lifecycle management’ is a bunch of hooey

Network World 500 Study: What’s on your mind

* Network execs say they will spend on enterprise apps and handheld devices

Sun’s McNealy chides Microsoft, IBM, Red Hat

Dell set to jump back into blade server market

Insuring against e-business loss

VMware supports 64-bit systems

* VMware adds 64-bit extensions to virtual server technology

Making a shopping list for storage management software

* A simple first step for buying storage management software

SMARTS does protocol management

* Latest product from SMARTS watches network protocols

Meager morale

* Meta Group study shows morale is at an all-time low in IT organizations

Operational best practices

* Tips for keeping data centers running smoothly