Energy Star for servers may be ready by year's end, EPA says
The EPA said an Energy Star rating for servers could be ready by the end of the year, although the amount of information it offers will be limited at first. Read more...

Environmental Impact: IT Sees the Light on Green Computing

Microsoft Sees More Pros Than Cons in Containers

HP's new blade appliance is like a preloaded fridge

Veeam connects virtual and physical management tools

Software Update Snafus Block Microsoft Patches

Data center operators to share energy tips, test results next week

Reporter's HP Notebook: The hardest part of ITIL, and other stories

Red Hat unveils new open-source virtualization initiatives

IBM Expands Its Modular IT Line

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Print 20% less, save the environment: San Francisco's new tech zeitgeist
A push by the City of San Francisco to cut down on paper usage is tree-friendly. Now the task is to sell it to the employees.

Miami-Dade pinches PC power consumption
PC power management will save the school district at least $2 million per year, according to the director of network systems.

Opinion: Why 'no Macs' is no longer a defensible IT strategy
More users are demanding Macs in the enterprise. Thanks to key computing shifts, supporting their appetite for Apple is now a straightforward option for IT.

The 5 quickest returns on your green investment
Look for energy incentives from your power company, measure what you're doing, virtualize and use supplemental cooling in the places that matter most.

Monster savings from virtualization on Sesame Street
The company uses open-source software from Novell and has kept to a bare minimum the number of virtualization-management tools it uses.

Consolidating your data center? Avoid these pitfalls
People are the biggest concern, but don't forget about end-user applications or client machines.

F.A. Richard & Associates Inc.
After Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc with its telecommunications system, this insurance firm chose to reroute its toll-free telephone service on its own.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Cell tower damage caused by Hurricane Katrina left many people disconnected. The casinos plans now call for employees to gather in a specified meeting place during disasters.

Tulane University
After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the university's top priority was making sure its people got paid. Now its payroll system is even safer.

Hear Dell Out
Overcoming the perception that its service is a joke is essential if Dell is to make a go of its planned IT-as-a-service strategy.

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Reviews, analyses, how-tos, visual tours, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS.

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Four years from now, the IT field will be a vastly different place. Will you be ready?

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