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INDUSTRY NEWS
How Much Are Bear’s Data
Centers Worth?
In a
stunning case of reverse
sticker shock, Bear Stearns
has been sold to J.P. Morgan
for $270 million, or just $2
a share. The sale price
shows little confidence in
the value of Bear Stearns’
financial assets. Paul
Kedrosky noted Saturday that
“the value of Bear’s head
office in a prime location
on Madison Avenue, near
JPMorgan’s offices, may
account for a big portion of
the eventual sale price.”
And what about its data
centers? MORE
Salesforce.com’s Marc
Benioff: Tech Can Weather a
Slowdown
How will
Wall Street’s tribulations
impact the tech business?
MORE
Researchers Transmit
Optical Data at 16.4 Tbps
Over 1,500 Miles
Researchers in France have
successfully transmitted
optical data at an
absolutely blazing speed of
16.4 Tbps over a distance of
over 1,500 miles.
MORE
Leading-Edge Operators
and Consultants Share Their
Tips on Building Ultra
Efficient, Ultra Secure And
Ultra Reliable Facilities
There
are data centers, and then
there are data centers. The
first kind ranges from the
overheated, wire-tangled,
cramped closets that
sometimes also host cleaning
supplies to the more
standard glass-house variety
of years past. The second
kind — and the topic of this
article — cool with winter
air, run on solar power,
automatically provision
servers without human
involvement and can't be
infiltrated even if the
attacker is driving a Mack
truck full-throttle through
the front gate. MORE
New York ‘Donut’ Boosts
NJ Data Centers
It’s
known as “the donut,” and it
defines the hottest
locations for data centers
serving Wall Street
financial institutions.
MORE
Cutting Costs in IT the
Creative Way
It’s has
been a long time since the
heady days of the year 2000
when funding for IT projects
seemed to magically appear
from nowhere. In fact, after
the bust that followed long
after, most CIOs and IT
managers and directors I
know will tell you that
their budgets never
recovered from the bust. The
economy may have upturned,
but the corresponding
revenue never seemed to
return. Thus many IT shops
operate on razor thin
margins — just enough
capital to keep the wheels
on the operation. Now we are
most likely headed into an
economic downturn. In fact,
many of us are already
there. What do we do now
when we are asked to cut and
there is nothing left to
cut? It’s time to get
creative. MORE
SIDE TRAQS
Why Warren Buffett Is
Buying Railroads
Improved
technology and fuel
efficiency have made the
rails a perfect industry for
the 21st century.
MORE
Map: What Does the
Internet Look Like?
Why
China has as many IP
addresses as an American
university, which ISP should
be called “Spamalot,” and
more. MORE
Prostitution in a Wired
World
How
technology has changed the
world’s oldest profession.
MORE
Were We Wrong about Tech
and the Democratization of
Media?
The
study contradicts most of
the assumptions we’ve grown
to accept about the impact
of technology on media and
journalism in the last few
years. MORE
10 Largest Data Breaches
Since 2000
Graphic
shows the 10 largest data
breaches which affected
millions. MORE
Some Viruses Come
Pre-Installed
From
iPods to navigation systems,
some of today’s hottest
gadgets are landing on store
shelves with some unwanted
extras from the factory —
pre-installed viruses that
steal passwords, open doors
for hackers and make
computers spew spam.
MORE
EVENTS CALENDAR
APRIL
IT360° Conference &
Expo 2008 is a
“teaching conference” where
you will learn about current
applications and solutions,
innovations, tools &
technologies, what works and
what does not and what is
most relevant to your
organization.
April 7–9, 2008 |
Toronto, Canada
MORE
Future-Net
addresses the future of
communications services from
enterprise, service
provider, and vendor
perspectives. Now in its
eighth year, FutureNet
continues to evolve from its
roots as an event focused
strictly on MPLS and related
technologies.
April 14–17, 2008 |
Boston, MA MORE
Interop is
the leading global
technology event, bringing
together IT professionals
and business leaders to see
all of the latest
technologies in action.
April 27–May 2,
2008 | Las Vegas, NV
MORE
MAY
ISPCON Spring 2008
is where the
service provider industry
goes to GET REAL about the
future of their business.
May 13–15, 2008 |
Chicago, IL MORE
The Cable Show
is the largest
convention and exhibition
for cable and
telecommunications in the
United States.
May 18–20, 2008 |
New Orleans, LA
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