Hewlett-Packard is close to a blockbuster deal to acquire Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) for between $12 billion and $13 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported this afternoon, citing "people familiar with the situation." HP soon confirmed that... Data Center Knowledge »
The term "cloud computing" has become ubiquitous, yet means many things different things to many different people and providers. A discussion at Slashdot looks at the many different attempts to define cloud computing (including definitions from 20... (posted on 18 Jul 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)
Could it be that the same oversight protections that were put in place to ensure consumer and shareholder protection are actually creating a higher degree of security risk? A closer examination of the issue may lead you to believe that... (posted on 17 Jul 2008 by The Security and Compliance Connection Blog)
A large part of the “Web 2.0″ image is social networking. With that is the hopeful ability to make everything accessible in one place. It is somewhat of a “let’s just make it easier for everyone scenario,” but that is what the majority of it is anyway... (posted on 17 Jul 2008 by Make Use Of)
Magazine publisher CMP Information (CMPi) has signed a five-year deal with Savvis Inc. (SVVS), which will host CMPi’s entire critical IT infrastructure. The deal is valued at £1.5 million (about $3 million) and calls for Savvis to managed CMPi's... (posted on 17 Jul 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)

16 Jul 2008

Hurray for HARO

The Ur-Guru is about to arrive for another visit, and in the interest of spending more time with him, I thought I would try to get some guest columnists for the Backup Reminder. So I posted a query to Peter Shankman’s Help a Reporter Out list. I’d... (posted on 16 Jul 2008 by The FileSlinger Backup Blog)
As Bob observed in a March story, EMC (NYSE: EMC), the Hopkinton, MA-based networked storage giant, is very good at acquiring companies whose technologies fit with its existing offerings. But isn’t so well known for actually melding those technologies... (posted on 16 Jul 2008 by Xconomy)

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