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VCs To Startups: Get Thee To The Cloud
Vegas data center confab shows technology, economics, and a cutthroat business environment shaping infrastructure hosting and services.
HP-Oracle Itanium Trial: Why Oracle Can't Lose
Oracle's larger plan behind its decision to cease porting its software to Hewlett-Packard's Itanium-base servers becomes clearer as the trial...
IaaS A Bad Deal? Not So Fast
The calculation as to whether infrastructure services make sense involves more than just sunk data center costs.
Oracle's Mark Hurd: We Know CIOs
Responding to OpenWorld critics, Hurd makes the case for why customers need to put more of their eggs in the Oracle basket.
IW500: HP Chairman Defends Strategy Shifts
Ray Lane takes shots at Oracle, Microsoft, and Android while clarifying the company's mobile and information management plans.
LulzSec Intrigue; Hurd Talks Oracle's Real Battle
A youthful hacker on a remote island surfaces. Plus Mark Hurd goes one-on-one about what Oracle really wants.
Can Video Game Firm Outplay Traditional VDI Options?
Cloud video game company OnLive uses its high-speed network to jump into the market for virtual desktops. Here's why its technology looks...
Get To Know The New HP
Léo Apotheker has Hewlett-Packard positioned right where it needs to be.
Practical Analysis: Oracle Vs. HP -- Who's Got Your Back?
Customers should opt to keep the vendor that's keeping their interests in mind.
HP's Leo Apotheker Talks Turkey (And Some Trash)
The new CEO wants us to forget the company’s recent tumultuous affairs and is working on crystalizing the message behind "The HP Way 2.0." View...
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Michael Dell: Our Transformation Is Complete
December 13, 2012Dell CEO goes one-on-one with InformationWeek to discuss his company's future in software, services, servers, tablets and PCs -- but not smartphones.
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Rackspace Adds Block Storage, Answers Amazon
October 23, 2012Cloud block storage will help Rackspace compete more directly with Amazon, says CTO.
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Oracle Open World: Key Questions On Cloud Vision
October 01, 2012As Oracle CEO Larry Ellison lays out plans for infrastructure-as-a-service, Oracle-run Private Cloud services, 12C database, and Exadata X3, the...
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VCs To Startups: Get Thee To The Cloud
September 24, 2012Vegas data center confab shows technology, economics, and a cutthroat business environment shaping infrastructure hosting and services.
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Google Compute Engine: Hands-On Review
June 28, 2012Google Compute Engine is a stable, reliable, and fast provider of on-demand computing resources. But it offers fewer features than rival Amazon...
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Private Cloud Automation
June 22, 2012It's not easy or inexpensive to implement, but without automation you'll never get self-service or self-healing, or realize maximum ROI. Here's...
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HP-Oracle Itanium Trial: Why Oracle Can't Lose
June 11, 2012Oracle's larger plan behind its decision to cease porting its software to Hewlett-Packard's Itanium-base servers becomes clearer as the trial...
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Cloud's Big Caveat: Runaway Costs
June 07, 2012Enterprises want more tools to guard against unpredictable costs--like the bill that arose when one team accidentally left a server cluster turned...
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Why Cloud Pricing Comparisons Are So Hard
June 06, 2012Cloud infrastructure market doesn't have a standard unit of computing power, which makes it tough to stack up Amazon, Microsoft, and Rackspace...
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Why IT Has A Credibility Problem
May 09, 2012How can every project save money? Our first-ever IT Spending Priorities Survey shows that is IT's expectation, and that it needs to ground rosy...
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