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AMD Shoots Back at Intel with Server Chips as Dell, HP Announce Support
Looking to beat Intel in performance per watt, Advanced Micro Devices has announced the availability of its most recent server platform, the first eight- and 12-core x86 processors for high-volume 2P and value 4P servers. Server makers HP, Dell, Acer, Cray and SGI immediately announced support with new systems based on the new AMD Magny-Cours…
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Green with Frustration
Green with Frustration It’s hip to be green, and the buzz is big around Smart Grids because of their purported ability to reduce consumption with intelligent technologies aimed at streamlining and conserving. But, the survey of top utility honchos shows the lack of standards, definitions and realistic price estimates have utility companies moving slowly and…
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Cloud Complexity Means Opportunity for MSPs
Image via Wikipedia Level Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford recently posted the latest edition of his blog series on Seven MSP Megatrends. Number two of the seven megatrends is SAAS and cloud computing changing the game. Sandiford points out that all the major technology vendors have already gotten into the game with some kind of SAAS/Cloud…
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HP Preps More Products for Microsoft Communications Server 14
HP is building on a unified communications and collaboration partnership it announced in May 2009 with Microsoft by announcing the next batch of products in a continually growing line-up of Microsoft Communications Server-ready offerings. The new products, which will be released at about the same time Microsoft Communications Server launches this fall, reflect two categories…
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B2B Sales Pros Report Longer Cycles Stronger Pipelines
B2B Sales Pros Report Longer Cycles Stronger Pipelines Sales Still ChallengingIt’s still tough out there. Although B2B sales professionals see a brighter future for 2010, closing deals remains a major challenge. Sales pros say that a mix of traditional and newer web prospecting techniques is the best approach for accelerating the sales cycle. No Title…
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Cisco’s Smart Care Networking Managed Services Defies Recession
Got customers who run call centers? It’s an environment where networking becomes mission critical, and when the network is down so is the business. While plenty of managed services platforms provide the kind of proactive monitoring to reduce server downtime, it can be a real specialty to provide the same kind of proactive monitoring for…
