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Gartner Says Server Replacement Not the Answer
Data centers are facing huge problems with power, space and people that will only worsen in 2010, but Gartner says server replacement is not the answer, which is bad news for vendors and the channel. Even while warning that data centers are facing huge problems that can be addressed in part by smaller, more powerful…
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Nokia to Roll Out Just One Linux Phone in 2010
(Reuters) – Nokia Oyj plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source told Reuters on Monday, dampening prospects of a quick makeover of the Finnish group’s struggling product line-up. But a spokesman said the world’s biggest handset maker had no plans to sell its manufacturing plants, clarifying earlier comments…
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IT Decision Makers Top 2010 Priority: Managing Costs
IT organizations say they are more optimistic about their prospects for 2010, but when it comes to spending money, the refrain might as well be: “You first.” Managing costs ranked as the top focus of IT organizations in 2010, ahead of improving customer service, according to the third annual Year-In-Review survey from CDW. About half…
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Business Opportunities and Threats in the Technology Cloud
Cloud computing threatens to disrupt many of the business models around the IT industry as traditional desktops and client computing are transformed into something different. But don’t expect big enterprises to make the move right away. That’s because it’s harder for big companies with their investments in legacy IT to make a quick switch to…
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Handling Deadbeat Cloud Computing Customers
Over dinner last night in Manhattan, my friend Christian Renaud recounted a horror story in mobility: his iPhone service was shut off while he was traveling in Spain and Portugal. The reason wasn’t because he didn’t pay his bill, but rather he had exceeded his data limit – not once, but twice. Renaud is the…