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Keeping data warehouses from becoming data graveyards - Network World
04/09/07
Scientists have more data than they know what to do with, so University of Southern California researchers are trying to figure out a way to help them make the most of it.

IT automation: right and wrong - Network World
03/30/07
"AUTOMATE! AUTOMATE! Every place you can. Lord knows there isn't enough of me to go around as it is, and that isn't going to change!" - Gibbs Irregular Dan Wakeman

Guide to Linux virtualization - Network World
03/23/07
To virtualize or not to virtualize -- that is no longer the question when it comes to deploying Linux in the data center. Today, the question is which virtualization approach to take.

Oracle to buy in-memory data grid company - Network World
03/23/07
Oracle Corp. plans to purchase Tangosol Inc., a U.S. provider of in-memory data grid software, as a way to further extend its Fusion middleware and make it more appealing to users where rapid access to data is critical to their businesses.

Changing channels: new ways to do business - Network World
02/27/07
The proliferation of on-demand services in our personal lives has made many of us receptive to a comparable set of on-demand services to satisfy our professional needs.

The Green Grid examines data center energy issues - Network World
02/27/07
Last year, I wrote about an organization that AMD and other industry members such as HP, IBM and Sun were launching to focus squarely on the ...

Green Grid powers up to save energy - Network World
02/26/07
The Green Grid, a group of technology companies collaborating to improve energy efficiency in data centers, is officially open for business as of Monday.

Cool career opportunity: Data center architect - Network World
02/19/07
Are you a go-getter who has experience managing servers, storage, security and facilities, and wants to get into the next big thing? If so, you just might be the perfect person for a role that is growing exponentially in importance: data center architect.

UPS Exec: tips for grid computing - Network World
02/19/07
UPS has always been driven by technology. It invests close to $1 billion per year in IT. Recently it added the New Data Center technology of grid computing to its infrastructure, says Brian Cucci, manager for UPS' Advanced Technology Group in Mahwah, ...

Grid computing - Network World
02/19/07
By Julie Bort , Network World, 02/19/07 • Grid computing comes of age (03/06) • JPMorgan Chase’s capacity on demand (02/06) • Grid rules inside Oracle’s New Data Center (05/05) • Hewitt Associates builds a grid (10/04) • Burlington Coat Factory goes ...

2007: The year of motion applications - Network World
02/19/07
Several times over the years, I've suggested you corner your CEO and whisper some sweet IT in his/her ear. Well, it's that time again - you can help drive some near-term innovation and differentiation into your firm's product lineup that builds on an ...

New database company raises funds, nabs ex-Oracle bigwigs - Network World
02/14/07
Vertica Systems, a stealthy start-up building a fast new database management system that runs on Linux-based hardware, has started to break its silence.

IT buyers tapping the brakes - Network World
01/31/07
Expectations for technology investments in 2007 continue to fall among IT executives planning their future budgets, according to the latest Goldman Sachs survey.

Buffalo: The land of chicken wings, snowstorms — and grid computing? - Network World
01/09/07
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The 100-acre medical campus in downtown Buffalo is considered by many here to be the rose amid the rubble of this rusty industrial city still recovering from an economic collapse that took place 30 years ago. The Buffalo Niagara ...

Grid for particle physics project coming together - Network World
12/22/06
Research data gleaned from beams of protons colliding 40 million times a second inside the largest scientific instrument ever built will soon begin flowing into an international network of computer centers designed for scientists trying to uncover the ...

Cedars-Sinai creates a supercomputer with Sun servers - Network World
12/14/06
Sun last week announced that Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is using Sun’s Grid Rack system to process and analyze data that could lead to new ...

IBM aims to ease Linux, grid deployments - Network World
11/16/06
IBM continues to roll out packaged services designed to make it easier for companies to deploy the latest technologies, including grid computing and Linux.

Fujitsu launches 10G stackable switch - Network World
11/15/06
Fujitsu this week introduced a new stackable 10G Ethernet switch, targeted at connecting clustered servers for supercomputer and grid computing applications.

Booting Beowulf clusters, Windows Refunds
11/08/06
Beowulf cluster pioneer Donald Becker is our guest on this week's LinuxWorld Podcast. Get an in-depth view of how cluster

Platform targets the enterprise with update to grid software - Network World
11/08/06
Platform Computing this week is rolling out LSF 7.0, an update to its grid software that makes it easier for organizations to manage and share resources across a single grid, the company says.

Voltaire upgrade takes aim at high-speed server clusters - Network World
11/06/06
Voltaire this week announced a component for its Grid Director switches that the company says will help users with clusters of InfiniBand-connected servers connect more easily to a 10G Ethernet-based LAN. The mixed-media InfiniBand-10G Ethernet ...

Storage grid or storage cluster? Do definitions matter? - Network World
11/02/06
ORLANDO — Grid storage and storage clusters — are the terms interchangeable? They could be if you ask users and industry analysts who participated in several panels at Storage Networking World this week.

Grid computing takes hold at UPS - Network World
11/01/06
For UPS, grid computing is not about how to get more horsepower for demanding workloads; it’s about consolidating, streamlining and using technology to get an edge on the competition.

Harvard takes IBM supercomputer to heart - Network World
10/19/06
IBM on Thursday announced that Harvard University is using an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer, which holds the title as the fastest supercomputer in the world, to support research into the human heart and circulatory system.

These energy efforts are hot, hot, hot - Network World
10/06/06
As heat, power and cooling rise to the top of the list of concerns for data center managers, there are a growing number of initiatives aimed at helping enterprises reduce electricity consumption and increase efficiency of their technology infrastructures.

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