Server Virtualisation Resource Centre

Your resource for the latest news, whitepapers, and case studies to help you invest and identify your server needs and the best virtual solutions to help enhance your data centres.

Server Virtualisation White Papers

The state of data centre cooling

A review of current air and liquid cooling solutions
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Out of the box comparison

Comparing the efficiency and set-up times of three separate blade systems
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Intelligence that adapts to your needs

How control meets cost saving while still delivering exceptional business performance
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SQL Server Virtual Appliances

Effectively create and deploy SQL Server virtual appliances for Hyper-V.
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Server Virtualisation News

Government launches second G-Cloud framework

The launch comes shortly after the government released the second iteration of Cloudstore read more ...

Banking malware SpyEye hijacks webcams and mics to monitor victims

The SpyEye variant secretly films and records what victims say and do when they are being defrauded read more ...

SAP buys Ariba for $4.3 billion

Expanding SAP's presence in cloud with e-commerce vendor purchase read more ...

World's 'simplest' Linux laptop reaches the UK

French company Ordissimo thinks it has spotted a niche read more ...

Linus Torvalds releases Linux 3.4 after smooth development cycle

Newest Linux kernel adds more support for the Btrfs file system, as well as graphics and security enhancements read more ...

Server Virtualisation Case Studies

Server Virtualisation In Depth

Five secrets your cloud provider wont tell you about multi-tenancy (and how to overcome them)

Where do cloud providers fall short and what can the IT manager do to mitigate risks for their organisation? read more ...

Apache OpenOffice - Can it still compete with LibreOffice?

OpenOffice finally gets a major update; but it might be a case of too little, too late read more ...

Cloud APIs – Extending SOA and Web 2.0 architectures

There is no standard way of creating or managing the way cloud resources get accessed by the end user, despite their increasing use by IT organisations read more ...

Adopt 'be your own IT manager' mindset to deal with BYOD

Since many SMB owners don't have in-house CIOs or even IT managers, they have to manage BYOD challenges themselves read more ...

RIM's future rests on gaining developer support for BlackBerry 10

HTML5 and RIM's larger development strategy will come into sharp focus at BlackBerry World in Orlando read more ...

News

Cumbrians lose broadband after public subsidy cut

One step forward, two steps back? read more »

Burberry points to benefits of tech in strong annual results

The high-fashion retailer saw profits before tax increase by 26 percent to £376m read more »

Future CIOs will blend non-tech roles with traditional IT duties

Employee retention and corporate image are some of the issues that CIOs will have to consider as they manage technology read more »

UK cybersecurity professionals are ‘too old’, says Baroness Neville-Jones

Country faces severe skills shortage if problem is not addressed read more »

Co-op to create new IT jobs with legal services expansion

Legal services will be delivered online, as well as over the phone and face-to-face read more »

Met police roll out mobile fingerprint scanners

Saves police time in identifying offenders read more »

Cheap tablets sees Lenovo shipments grow in China

PC maker was China's second largest tablet vendor in this year's first quarter, according to research firm IDC read more »

Up to 1,600 UK jobs could be hit in HP restructuring, claims union

Eight percent of UK workforce could be affected read more »

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Update: Mike Lynch leaves HP Autonomy

Source reveals 20 percent of Autonomy staff and whole management team have left since takeover

Firefox faceoff - Nightly vs Pale Moon vs Waterfox

Three unofficial Firefox variants take advantage of 64-bit processors and 64-bit version of Windows 7

Facebook Timeline - Your complete guide

From making the switch to adjusting your privacy settings

World's 'simplest' Linux laptop reaches the UK

French company Ordissimo thinks it has spotted a niche

15 best cloud storage tips and tasks

We pinpoint the cloud storage services with the best attributes for accomplishing specific tasks, and offer advice on how to use the cloud most effectively