Charging business units for the IT they use sounds like a good way of making people use IT services more efficiently. But are there hidden dangers in this rush to rationalise spending?
Gaining IT Advantage
This whitepaper looks at the changing role of the CIO in today's challenging economic climate.
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The Perfect Storm
Learn more about how the current economic situation has made the conditions right to move to open source.
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Electricity efficiency measurement for datacentres
Datacentre electrical efficiency is rarely planned or managed - yet it is both possible and desirable to do both. This white paper explains how to do it. New
The USB ‘thumb' drive started life as a simple way to move files around without company admins knowing anything about it, a sort of sneakernet for the 21st Century. This period of naïve technological glow lasted about a year. But now we're in the post-naivety phase and the drives are changing.
Memeo Backup Premium 3.5
Ever since the makers of external hard drives realised that bundling a backup program with their products was a sensible idea, programs like Memeo Backup have been on the rise. Are they worth the outlay?
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Talend Open Studio 3.0
The data integration market is one that has been left to a handful of companies, with not many competitors wishing to develop the complex software needed to crack that market. But open source development has offered a way in, as French company Talend has demonstrated.
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DiVitas Client and Server
Unified communications is one of those phrases that has a variety of meanings. DiVitas take it as a way to make your mobile work overtime by doubling as your work phone too. And despite the limited number of phones that the software supports, it's a technology that works very well.
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Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0
While much attention has focused on server virtualisation, desktop virtualisation has been the poor cousin in the corner. But Parallels' take on the technology, virtual desktop integration, is set to change all that and offer a quick and simple way to virtualise your machines.
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Zeus ZXTM 5.0
ZXTM combines a whole heap of features in one box - or as one software product if you prefer - and makes installing the whole shebang a simple job. We find that the virtual appliance works a treat ... who needs a box?
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Alienware MJ-12 8550i workstation
Mention Alienware to most Internet users, and they will think of high-end games machines with every conceivable option on-board and a hefty price tag to suit. They’re less well known for it perhaps, but the company has also been carving out a similar niche in the professional workstation sector.
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Citrix XenServer - Virtualisation for every server in the enterprise
Citrix XenServer is server virtualisation that makes datacenters more agile and efficient through faster application delivery, higher levels of availability and improved utilisation of resources. Techworld has teamed up with Citrix to offer our users a free 30 day trial of the new release.
Accelerating Virtualised Environments Discover how wide-area data services help deliver the benefits of virtualisation and IT consolidation while addressing the challenges of performance and availability.
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