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    Latest Server Features

Linux and BSD

FreeBSD and the GPL

Linus Torvalds has said Linux wouldn't have happened if 386BSD had been around when he started up. We trace the history of FreeBSD and how it's affected the open source world.

18 Feb 2010

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Top 10 technologies for SMBs

We take a look at the business technologies that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can use in 2010 to reduce costs, improve efficiency and encourage growth.

16 Feb 2010

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Slackware Mascot

Slackware Linux - Less is more

Slackware is the oldest Linux distribution still with us and has a loyal following among those long term Linux users who pine for the old fashioned virtues of simplicity, straightforwardness and (...)

18 Jan 2010

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Year in Review: 2009 in your words

It's been a comment filled 12 months. We look back on some of your thoughts over the past year to see what you rated and hated when it comes to 2009's tech events.

1 Jan 2010

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Year in Review: Top tech stories of 2009

We roundup the top stories from the past twelve months, from the success of the App Store to the release of Windows 7.

21 Dec 2009

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How CERN helps test Intel's tech

The LHC is set to get switched on, but experiments of another kind of continued for the past year, as CERN's openlab trials Intel chips.

19 Nov 2009

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Q&A: Citrix's CTO on why the cloud needs virtualisation

Virtualisation is key to cloud computing no matter how you look at it, according to Simon Crosby, Citrix’s chief technology officer for data centres.

11 Nov 2009

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Q&A: Intel’s enterprise head on the Nehalem effect

Intel's enterprise server director Richard Curran discusses the Nehalem effect, CERN’s plans, and explains why cloud computing is like renting a car.

9 Nov 2009

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IDF: Five tech predictions

Web-friendly TVs, smart grids and a device in every hand are but a few of the predictions Intel made at its conference in San Francisco this week.

25 Sep 2009

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Has Linux gained too much weight?

Linus Torvalds is unhappy with just how big Linux is getting. Is he onto something or is it just a load of hot air?

24 Sep 2009

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SCO: The party never ends

Like the bad actor in a Victorian melodrama, SCO refuses to lie down, and keeps coming back for more.

18 Sep 2009

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What's next for virtualisation?

Virtualisation is evolving so here's our rundown of the next trends for the ever-changing technology.

15 Sep 2009

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10 reasons to use open source in business

Open source software might be cheaper than alternatives, but it has many other business benefits, too.

21 Aug 2009

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Vendors must help with confusion over cloud computing

IT pros are apparently confused by the cloud, and the different ways IT services providers view it isn't helping.

10 Aug 2009

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Man on the Moon: Technology then and now

On the 40th anniversary of the first moon landings, we take a look at how space technology has developed and what it might mean for the UK.

17 Jul 2009

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Are virtualisation and cloud computing hurting hardware sales?

Will consolidating trends like virtualisation and cloud computing lead to further falls in server and storage sales?

15 Jul 2009

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How BAA uses IT to find bags and sell an airport

From lost bags to an airport for sale, BAA’s CIO shows how IT needs to respond both to disruptions, and changes in business strategy.

9 Jul 2009

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The state of the green IT economy

Will the recession be enough to finally drive the UK to consider green IT?

1 Jul 2009

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Focus on... Virtualisation

Our special report brings together the news, reviews and features you need to help make that all-important decision about whether virtualisation is right for you and your organisation.

23 Jun 2009

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EMC dreams of a virtual world

Will EMC's dreams to virtualise everything and put it in the cloud come true?

30 May 2009

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    Latest Server How Tos & Tutorials

Set up hosted desktops with ThinkGrid

Setting up hosted desktops with ThinkGrid

VDI gives you simplicity at the desktop, but you still have a complex service to manage. ThinkGrid’s hosted desktop service offers a cloud alternative. In this tutorial, Mary Branscombe shows you what you get and how it works.

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    Latest Server Reviews

HP ProLiant DL4x170h review

Rating: 3

The new DL4x170h multi-node server offers a very interesting and lower cost alternative to blade servers but has HP got it right in the design department? We find out in this review.

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