Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
VMware's not just about server virtualization - the company is extending its data management capabilities
The supply-chain software vendor is reportedly putting itself up for sale
First three days' worth of downloads 'stunning,' claims CEO Steve Ballmer
In this APT case, thief hacked printer to get further into network
Steve Ballmer tells the Microsoft Build conference in Redmond that there have been 4 million upgrades sold
ARM rolls out Cortex-A57 and A53 processors, which could appear in servers and smartphones in 2014 or later
Many long-time Microsoft Windows desktop users face a steep learning curve, analysts say
Prospects for legislation or presidential executive order before the end of the year look dubious
Tablets sales for the company saw major growth in the third quarter
Rackspace leverages OpenStack's Quantum project to offer virtual networking capabilities to its cloud; partners with Hortonworks on Hadoop
Enterprises can choose between using cloud or on-premise storage as the primary option
A quick roundup of IT trends, from Android adoption to cloud security
Issues between publishers and Google should be resolved quickly to avoid new taxes, the French president said
Hurricane Sandy roared through the East Coast, network admins better have backup plans at the ready.
In an unprecedented move, Georgia reveals startling details of a hacker it says is stealing its confidential information
Voting systems that don't support a paper trail are hard to audit, Verified Voting says
DHS warns of increasing security risk to power utilities, water treatment plants and manufacturing
AMD has signed a license for a 64-bit processor design from ARM, ending its exclusive commitment to x86
Hurricane means sleeping on-site or in a nearby hotel for data center workers
Security expert Winn Schwartau says outmoded hiring requirements stifle IT security hiring
Justices ask a government lawyer how groups can challenge a spying program if they don't know if they're targets
Data backup company Nirvanix allowing move out of East Coast site
The new software is expected to be strong competition for Apple's iOS and Google's Android
Google announces new Nexus mobile devices with Android 4.2
Community manager Jono Bacon urges developers, testers to get involved
Juniper Networks sees top execs depart, 5% of workforce laid off as products, strategies misfire
The NYSE closed voluntarily for the first time since 9/11
But Microsoft must boost the number of high-quality tablet apps to make its bet pay off
Hadoop isn't enough anymore for enterprises that need new and faster ways to extract business value from massive datasets
ORNL's 20-petaflop supercomputer called Titan could be rated the fastest supercomputer in the world
The company said it has greatly increased the number of carbon nanotubes that can be accurately placed on a single chip
Survey of 1,850 CIOs, CISOs around the world indicates many see need for radical transformation in security approach
The store marks a new home for Apple retail in the heart of Silicon Valley
The state governor said she wants the hacker "slammed to the wall"
Another 387,000 credit and debit cards also exposed in Department of Revenue intrusion, but most were encrypted
Architectural renderings indicate it will be an impressive retail outlet
The Redis in-memory data store update adds support for scripting and bit-wise operations
Some customers run into problems trying to buy, install and activate the new OS
The Windows RT machine won't run old software
N.Y. man accused of billion-dollar scheme to cheat social network
Already with The Date, magic morphing, dire warnings
The agency questions Dotcom's plans to launch a service similar to Megaupload
CoDeSys runtime flaw allows hackers to execute commands on critical industrial control systems without authentication, researchers say
Noticed abnormal activity among customers two hours before Amazon announced outage
Proliferation of smart devices and the data they will have access to could force IT's hand
Ballmer alludes to security, new features with other Microsoft platform
Revenue rose 27 percent, but higher operating expenses and an investment in Livingsocial weighed on results
DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) vulnerability highlights need to upgrade to stronger keys as they improve
