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Dell Launches New Virtualized Data Center Server, Networking Products
Dell is rolling out a host of server, networking and storage offerings designed to give businesses more tools as they look to increase their virtualization capabilities. Key among the new products is the PowerEdge M915, which is powered by Advanced Micro Devices’ Opteron 6100 Series processors, which offer up to 12 cores. The core count…
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Nexsan E-Series Storage Platform Offers 3TB SATA Drive Compatibility
Disk-based storage systems specialist Nexsan announced its E-Series storage systems are the first enterprise-class storage systems shipping with 3TB SATA drives, delivering capacity of 180TBs in just 4U of rack space. The E60X expansion chassis can be added to the E60 to house up to 60 more 3TB drives for a total of 360TBs in…
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Pass the iPad: Tablets Leaving PCs, Notebooks Sitting Idle
The Apple iPad and its competitors are changing the way consumers spend their electronics-budget dollars. According to the Nielsen Company, tablets are also changing the way consumers use their devices. Among tablet owners who also own a desktop, 35 percent said that they now use their desktop "less often or not at all," the firm…
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Cloud Security the Client’s Responsiblity, Service Providers Say
The biggest complaint in the wake of recent data breaches, whether it’s Sony or Epsilon, has centered on the lack of security controls in place to protect customer data. A recent Ponemon Institute report found that cloud providers don’t think that’s their job. A shocking 73 percent of U.S. service providers and 75 percent of…
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Sophos Buys Unified Threat Management Firm Astaro
British security firm Sophos has acquired unified threat management provider Astaro to round out its networking security portfolio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sophos will be able to provide complete data and threat protection for IT, regardless of device type, user location or network boundaries, Sophos said on May 6. The combined…
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Small-Business Confidence Growing: Report
Small businesses have a positive long-term outlook and an eye on growth and investment, according to the results of the fourth annual FedEx Office “Signs of the Times” national small business survey released by FedEx Office, an operating company of FedEx Corp. The survey found that optimism is on the rise, with 63 percent of…