Oracle to halve core count in next Sparc processor IDG News Service – Oracle will halve the number of cores in its next Sparc processor and instead improve its single-thread performance, a weak area for the chip but one that’s important for running large databases and back-end applications. Read more on Computerworld Share on Facebook
Hitachi Data Systems Unveils Next Gen Storage Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) today introduced a new platform that Hitachi says provides organizations with more intelligent, scalable storage and also prepares them for the next-generation data centers leveraging virtualization and cloud computing. HDS unveiled a new upgrade to its management software that, among other things, can manage [...]
What’s next for the former boss of Google in China? Can Lee Kai Fu make innovation work in China? Read more on CNN Share on Facebook
Continuing technological evolution, coupled with economical, operational and commercial risk as well as environmental pressures, has brought us to a tipping point. IT directors now have to re-evaluate how they deliver IT services and question whether doing everything in-house is really the best way forward. IT budgets and resources are tight, teams can be small [...]
Cloudsourcing combines traditional outsourcing with the tangible benefits of cloud computing, giving organizations a way to lower IT costs while establishing a better-integrated, more elastic foundation for their business. Join Appirio to learn how this next phase in cloud computing can (and will) affect your business and how forward-looking enterprises can use cloudsourcing today to [...]
What new services might develop, and how will today’s services evolve? How well will cloud computing be likely to serve users, companies, investors, government, and the public over the longer run? Which social and policy problems will get worse due to cloud computing, and which will get better? Moderator: Andrea LaPaugh (home page) — Professor [...]
Cloud Computing Education Taken to the Next Level There is no surprise that cloud computing education is a necessary tool for many companies and even schools. With this type of computation system that should not be confused with others such as grid computing, utility computing or autonomic computing. Even if you are not completely familiar [...]
