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,”…
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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…