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IT capital spending rises, but not for PCs

While Windows 8 is getting blamed for dismal PC sales, upgrading laptops and desktop systems isn't a priority for business users, according to new research. read more »

NASA needs help hunting down killer asteroids

NASA wants to find asteroids that could threaten Earth and figure out what to do about them. They want your help doing it. read more »

Startup beams your text msgs to extraterrestrials

For 25 cents, would you send a short message deep into outer space in the hopes that an alien race might receive it? read more »

AMD reboots server strategy with first ARM chips

Advanced Micro Devices is building its future server strategy around chips used in smartphones and tablets. read more »

Now, a robot with nine lives

Swiss scientists have created a cat-like robot with the stability and agility to one day be used in search-and-rescue missions. read more »

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In Depth

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Scientist out to break Amdahl's law

Many attempts have been made over the last 46 years to rewrite Amdahl's law, a theory that focuses on performance relative to parallel and serial computing. One scientist hopes to prove that Amdahl's law can be surpassed, and that it doesn't apply in certain parallel computing models. read more »

New storage technologies to deal with the data deluge

Enterprise storage demands are reaching a critical point, and vendors are scrambling to develop new products to deal with the data deluge. We look at how these technologies will help manage the major pain points for storage administrators. read more »

How to pick a CPU when buying servers

As 2013 rolls in and the economy stabilises, many IT organisations are looking to upgrade their computational and storage systems. Like any IT purchasing decision, there are tradeoffs to consider and choices to make regarding hardware features and the technology available. When it comes to storage servers, the first step is understanding your CPU options. read more »

How to secure Big Data in Hadoop

The promise of big data is enormous, but it can also become an albatross around your neck if you don't make security of both your data and your infrastructure a key part of your big data project from the beginning. Here are some steps you can take to avoid big data pitfalls. read more »

Power efficiency a growing concern in the data centre and for end users

If a September report in the New York Times is to be believed, worldwide data centres use up 30 billion watts of electricity - or the same as 30 nuclear power stations - in "an incongruously wasteful manner". read more »

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Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving

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Risks, actions & benefits of a fully maintained and upgraded production database strategy

Are you delaying your database upgrade? Think again read more »

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