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  In Pictures: 10 of the biggest pieces of heavyweight hardware
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  Cisco's data center deluge

• Virtual reality and non-conductive liquids: data centers get innovative

  By James Niccolai | 17 May, 2013 16:54

  Google I/O is getting most of the attention this week, but a conference at the other end of Silicon Valley showed there's plenty of innovation happening in the word of data centers, too.

• Cisco cites data-center, wireless for quarterly revenue increase

  By Stephen Lawson | 15 May, 2013 23:15

  Data-center and wireless sales led growth at Cisco Systems in its fiscal third quarter, as it saw customers spending more in the U.S. and developing countries but reported continuing weakness in Southern Europe.

• In Pictures: 10 of the biggest pieces of heavyweight hardware

  By Jon Gold | 23 April, 2013 08:20

  The outsized, the hefty and the completely ridiculous

• Updated: Distribution Central inks Fujitsu servers deal

  By Julia Talevski | 22 April, 2013 09:44

  Distribution Central business unit, SAN Systems, has been brought on as a distributor for Fujitsu’s Primergy server range across A/NZ

• IBM-Lenovo deal likely to focus on low-end, commodity servers, analyst says

  By James Niccolai | 19 April, 2013 00:36

  Any deal by IBM to sell parts of its server business to Lenovo is likely to focus on low-end commodity x86 hardware, not higher-end x86 systems such as IBM's PureSystems and iDataPlex servers, an industry analyst said Thursday.

• IBM may sell x86 server business to Lenovo, reports say

  By James Niccolai | 18 April, 2013 22:36

  IBM is in "advanced discussions" with Lenovo over a possible deal for it to purchase IBM's x86 server business, according to two news reports.

• Dell: Little momentum in ARM servers until 64-bit processors

  By Agam Shah | 12 April, 2013 20:28

  The low-power capabilities of ARM-based processors have created high expectations for their use in servers, but one of Dell's top engineers said they are unlikely to take off until 64-bit versions hit the market.

• Oracle-HP court battle over Itanium delayed indefinitely

  By Stephen Lawson | 10 April, 2013 21:41

  Oracle and Hewlett-Packard's ongoing legal battle over software for Itanium has run into another delay, and this time there's no telling how long it will last.

• CIO Rebecca Jacoby steers Cisco's IT ship

  By Stephen Lawson | 14 December, 2010 08:29

  Running the internal IT operations of Cisco Systems is a big job not just because of the size of the company -- more than 70,000 employees worldwide and a market capitalisation in the range of $US100 billion -- but also because Cisco is continually developing new IT products across a broad range of technologies and is known for rapidly adopting those products for its own use. Cisco CIO Rebecca Jacoby spoke with IDG News Service on the sidelines of the NetWork conference last week and shared some insights into the legendary enterprise IT company's own enterprise IT.

• 8 essential features you need in a business router

  By Eric Geier | 17 May, 2013 15:56

  A router is the heart of your network, so it deserves to be chosen carefully. Any router will share your Internet connection amongst your computers and other networkable devices (smartphones, tablets, and so on), but better models provide features that will enhance your network and its performance. Whether you're seeking a business- or consumer-class router, here are the eight most essential features to look for.

• What IBM's x86 exit may mean for rivals

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 19 April, 2013 18:32

  IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market.

• Oracle takes apparent step toward standardizing on a single chip design

  By James Niccolai | 08 April, 2013 10:08

  Oracle's unveiling of a batch of servers based on new Sparc processors marked what some analysts think is a step toward an expected standardizing of the vendor's two families of Unix servers onto a single chip architecture.

• After a tough year, Intel and HP push ahead on Itanium

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 12 November, 2012 11:13

  It has been a rough stretch for Itanium. HP and its customers were startled after Oracle abruptly announced its intent to discontinue software development on HP's Itanium servers. But neither HP nor Intel has backed away from Itanium, and last week's announcements appear to affirm that.

• Samsung laying groundwork for server chips, analysts say

  By Agam Shah | 07 November, 2012 17:51

  Samsung's recent licensing of 64-bit processor designs from ARM suggests that the chip maker may expand from smartphones and tablets into the server market, analysts said this week.

• Closer look at Microsoft 'Aurora' Small Business Server

  By Tony Bradley | 14 December, 2010 06:53

  Microsoft has been paying more attention lately to the small business audience, as well as the cloud. With the "Aurora" Small Business Server (SBS)--officially named Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Microsoft delivers a solution that brings the two together--bridging local services and the cloud, and granting small businesses affordable access to big business tools.

• Build a private Azure cloud with new Microsoft appliance

  By Tony Bradley | 14 July, 2010 02:43

  Companies interested in taking advantage of what cloud computing has to offer, but reluctant to trust sensitive information off-site now have a new alternative with Microsoft's Windows Azure Platform appliance. Microsoft has teamed up with strategic hardware partners to develop an appliance-based approach allowing businesses to deploy and control their own cloud.

• Serving up the latest and greatest

  By Trevor Clarke | 23 September, 2009 10:39

  Although the first quarter of 2009 was a nightmare for many server vendors, new advanced products released during the first six months of the year are helping to pick the market back up. TREVOR CLARKE reports.