Tech M&A Swinging into High Gear

The sight of survivors circling the weak and dying is one of the surest signs of economic recovery and the tech sector is showing signs of just such a feeding-frenzy-in-the-works as its rate of mergers and acquisitions continues to increase. “Most tech segments have not seen this level of activity since the pre-tech bubble days,”…

4 Career-Ending Mistakes when Moving Your Data Center

Moving a data center is a major undertaking for most organizations. And a successful move is a nice resume builder for any IT professional. A successful move will showcase skills in large-scale project planning, project management, technology integration and interpersonal communications. The process provides a chance for exposure across the company, as virtually every department…

Utilities Subsidizing Server Consolidation Efforts

How’s this for a simple way to trim your IT budget: use virtualization to reduce the number of servers in your data center and get your utility to pay for up to 50% of the project’s cost? Utilities like Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) are dangling rebates in front of their customers to help sell…