HARDWARE REPORT
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008
Five storage strategies that will save you money
Posted July 21, 05:12 a.m. Pacific Time
Storage costs eat up at least 11 percent of IT hardware budgets, but
there are plenty of ways to save money without sacrificing performance
or security. In a new report called "Five Key Storage Strategies for a
Down Economy," Forrester analyst Andrew Reichman provides a road map for
smart purchasing and maximizing the resources you already have. Here's
a summary.
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5 ways the iPhone 3G still lags in enterprise
Posted July 23, 08:04 a.m. Pacific Time
The iPhone 3G may have a lock on the Sexiest Gadget Alive title for
2008, but in the frumpy and boring world of things that matter to
enterprise IT managers, it's no pinup.
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Global data roaming costs sink iPhone 3G use for enterprises
Posted July 22, 16:53 p.m. Pacific Time
Apple's iPhone 3G has a powerful browser and faster wireless connections
to all kinds of data and multimedia, but those features may be too much
of a good thing for international business travelers paying data
roaming rates.
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iPhone 3G availability plummets
Posted July 21, 07:01 a.m. Pacific Time
Apple's iPhone 3G supply dropped dramatically over the weekend, as the
company's own inventory tool showed fewer than 9 percent of its stores
had any phones to sell on Sunday.
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be the engine that keeps your end users productive and your company
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Brocade deal to help drive datacenter transition
Posted July 23, 04:09 a.m. Pacific Time
Brocade Communications Systems' planned $3 billion acquisition of
Foundry Networks is a major strategic move in a brewing war over the
future of datacenter connectivity, industry analysts said Tuesday.
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CherryPal mini-desktop consumes 2 watts of power
Posted July 21, 05:54 a.m. Pacific Time
The power-saving properties of CherryPal's new Linux-based mini-desktop
may attract cheers out of social conscience, but its performance may
lead to some concerns.
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AMD takes on Intel with its own low-power chip
Posted July 18, 14:12 p.m. Pacific Time
AMD is developing a low-power processor for mobile devices and
sub-notebooks, the company confirmed Friday, quashing months of
speculation that it had abandoned the project.
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Samsung, Sun jointly develop NAND flash memory chip
Posted July 18, 12:43 p.m. Pacific Time
Samsung unveiled this week a high-endurance 8GB single-level cell NAND
flash memory chip, jointly developed with Sun Microsystems, which can
significantly boost the lifespan and performance of solid-state
drives.
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