June 30, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
The “Cloud” has started to look a lot more inviting in recent months, but before signing up to use one of these services, there are some key pieces of information you’ll want to gather.
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Tags: cloud computing, gather, information, questions, selection, vendors
March 12, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Any idea how fast your broadband connection is? Do you care? The U.S. Federal Communications Commission does and thinks you might. So it’s decided to help.
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Tags: broadband, connection, FCC, measure, speed
November 12, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Keeping servers from overheating means a lot to data center admins, but the folks at Google have some lessons in how cool they should be that may sound counter-intuitive to folks who manage server arrays.
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Tags: fail, Google, research, server, temperature
September 16, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Facebook’s become wildly popular with folks of all ages, but until today the company’s cash flow languished in the negative zone. All that’s changed, along with the number of users who frequent its site.
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