Data Center

Citrix Unveils Dazzle and Other Desktop Virtualization Advances at Synergy Show

nCitrix will roll out a wave of new desktop virtualization products this week, including a pretty new face for the desktop client of XenApp application virtualization server and time-savers for IT groups. Analysts say the Citrix desktop technology ju

Google Apps Connector for BES: BlackBerry Gets Native Gmail, Google Contacts and Calendar

Organizations that wish to employ BlackBerrys and Google's Web mail, Gmail, as well as the company's calendar and contacts services will soon be able to do so securely via a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), thanks to an upcoming offering

CRM on the Cheap: Five Strategies That Really Work

Yes, you can save money in a CRM implementation and instill attitudes that provide the highest value to your organization. Here's some practical advice about priorities, requirements, agile development tactics and more.

Spammers Pin Campaign on Swine Flu

Swine flu spam is spreading like a virus of its own and recently turned malicious.

Another Data Center Headache: Log Data Exploding

Another Data Center Headache: Log Data Exploding

The newest storage headache for data centers? A worsening torrent of real-time log data. Bad news: For compliance reasons, you'll soon have to not only store more log data, but also make it more searchable. Good news: You can use this data to im

Cloud Standards: Trickier than Nailing Jell-O to a Wall

Open cloud computing standards and specifications now could help IT avoid vendor lock-in later. Major virtualization vendors and the DMTF came together this week to accelerate work on standards, but the early plans still need "a lot of work,&quo

Will Oracle Become the Java the Hutt of Open Source?

Virtualization Scalability: Bumping Into a Cloud Ceiling

As companies flock to the cloud, new-fangled service providers facing scalability and reliability issues turn to big infrastructure players for help.

Lenovo Constant Connect for BlackBerry, ThinkPad Now Available

The 54mm Lenovo Constant Connect ExpressCard, which features a built-in Bluetooth radio--with a range of about 30 feet--and 500MB of storage, is designed to make it simpler and more effective for road warriors to manage corporate e-mail while on the

CRM On The Cheap: 5 Strategies That Backfire

You can save money in a CRM implementation, and you can really snooker yourself. Watch out for these classic "great ideas" that backfire.