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How to maximize performance in virtualized environments

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Virtualization so far has found a home within pre-production and less-than-critical use–and has yet to find its way into more business-critical area, says OpTier’s Motti Tal. Commentary–There?s no doubt about the great potential of virtualization to cut IT hardware and management costs, and utilize…
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Buyback programs turn electronic trash to cash

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Retailers offer to buy back old devices to recycle or resell, in return for cash or in-store credit. (From Reuters) DENVER–Leave it to the gadget industry to turn concern over electronic waste into a sales opportunity. Simply put, they’re offering to buy back old devices to recycle…
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Greenpeace: Devices greener but have long way to go

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Eco-survey praises laptops and cell phones from Sony, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, and Apple. Microsoft and Nintendo chose not to participate. Consumer electronics are becoming greener, but manufacturers still have a long way to go to eliminate hazardous substances from devices and make them more energy efficient, Greenpeace said….
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Ecobloggers bring the landfill home

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

“Garbloggers” seeking to lessen their ecological impact refuse to throw things away.Photos: Green bloggers stash trash Ari Derfel likes living with his garbage. He hasn’t thrown anything away in more than a year, but he insists he doesn’t suffer from any compulsive hoarding disorders. Rather, Derfel views…
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Choosing the right virtualization tech for your environment

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Fewer and fewer IT organizations are asking whether they should virtualize systems. The focus is now on how should do it acoording to CiRBA CTO Andrew Hillier. Commentary–Fewer and fewer IT organizations are asking whether they should virtualize systems. The focus is now…
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