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Timeline: CERN’s LHC Experiment
With the LHC experiment on hold after a technical fault, we look back at the stories that have made CERN's multi-billion pound experiment one of...
Big IT for CERN's particle smashing experiment
CERN's Large Hadron Collider isn't just the largest experiment in history, it's also a massive IT project linking hundreds of thousands of...
SETI boosted by nVidia CUDA tech
Nvidia's latest CUDA powered graphics chips helping hunt aliens - in real-life rather than in games.
CERN shows off LHC Grid
Despite the experiment being delayed, scientists are keen to show off the massive computing grid being used to analyse the deluge of data.
Private cloud is safer claims Digital Realty Trust
Another vote comes in for private clouds as the Digital Realty Trust claims they're safer for enterprises than public cloud computing.
NetApp: Public sector must follow businesses to cloud
A NetApp executive has said the public sector must think like a business when it comes to cloud computing.
Dell launches new virtualisation products and services
A new range of products and services focused around virtualisation and high performance computing have been launched this week by Dell.
IBM's open cloud plans to float away?
IBM's plans for an open cloud computing system has taken a knock with Google removing its name from the list of supporters.
IBM gets 10 Gigabit Ethernet on blade servers
Anticipated demand for virtualisation and high performance computing sees 10 Gigabit Ethernet début on IBM blade servers.
Oracle exec calls Amazon’s cloud model 'unprofitable'
A senior Oracle executive thinks the 'renting hardware' model of cloud computing is unprofitable.
Microsoft opens 'mega data centre' in Dublin
Microsoft will open a new data centre in Dublin tomorrow, the first one of its size outside the US, for its cloud computing and online services.
Government can tackle IT disasters with common sense training
Specialist Firebrand Training launches its Government Computing Common Sense certification (GCCS) scheme in an effort to help state agencies stamp...
Dell beefs up pre-installed Linux options in response to user demand
The computing giant has announced that it plans to expand its range of laptops and desktops with the Linux operating system pre-installed,...
Full virtualisation and cloud storage will 'never' happen
Virtualisation and cloud computing are the key words on the trade floor at Storage Expo, but industry leaders today agreed that we will never have...
nVidia Tesla processors boost oil industry
New line of CUDA powered high-performance computing orientated nVidia GPUs is delivering a significant performance boost for the oil industry.<br>
Gartner predicts clouds for email
Gartner predicts email will push cloud computing into the mainstream.
Cloud storage for backing up your mobile phone
Although cloud storage isn’t a particularly new concept in computing, it is becoming more popular in the world of mobile communications - here's...
Intel to power Facebook
Intel will power the entire computing infrastructure for Facebook, which has 90 million users and growing.
EMC to offer storage-as-a-service
Storage giant announces plans to enter the growing on-demand IT services market in a move that will support the growth of software-as-a-service,...
IT services head to cloud, even if customers don't
IT services providers are rapidly increasing their investment in cloud computing despite customers getting confused by the hype.
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