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Can Eliminating Fans Really Help You Save Energy in the Data Center?
To reduce energy costs, Microsoft is taking the fans out of their servers and allowing the facilities to provide the airflow to cool the servers. But will this work in the long run and how will it affect its... -
Are Mobile Chips Strong-ARMing Their Way into Data Centers?
Once upon a time the mainframe was king of the data center. It lost its crown to the minicomputer. Then Unix servers came along to knock the minis off their throne. Now x86 servers reign supreme. The question is,... -
Why EMC’s Data Domain Archiver Is Not Really a Threat to Tape
EMC has heralded their new Data Domain Archiver as the death knell to tape (haven't we heard that before??). But a closer look reveals their are some concerns that should be addressed. -
How the NERSC Gets More Bang for Its Buck with Tape Storage
Not a day goes by without some critic of tape storage declaring its imminent demise, so it's refreshing to see an organization that actually embraces the technology as a robust business tool. -
NVIDIA Ready To Take ARM To Data Centers
With the blizzard of new gadget announcements emanating from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, it was easy to miss the one from graphics notable Nvidia about its intentions to build a high-performance, multi-core ARM-based processor. -
The Case for Online Dedupe
With data growth challenging IT departments everywhere, deduplication is gaining popularity. But as dedupe algorithms and disk controller hardware improves, offline versus online dedupe remains a hot subject of debate among storage pros. -
The Top Data Center, Storage & Technology Predictions of 2011
What will 2011 bring for data centers, stroage and technology in general? We've put together a list of the top "top" predictions of 2011 for your perusal. -
By Any Name, ECA Means eDiscovery Savings
Whether ECA means Early Case Assessment or Early Cost Assessment or Early Content Analysis, its ability to reduce the amount of data that needs to be reviewed during e-discovery has one meaning to lawyers: savings in time and money. -
The Top Technology, Data Center & Storage Stories of 2010
B&L's own list of the the top "top" lists of the year. -
Are Precision Air Conditioners the Answer to Rising Data Center Costs?
Data centers are adopting precision air conditioning (PAC) at a rapid rate fired by a greater awareness of its benefits, according to a recently released report from global consulting and research company Frost & Sullivan.