PC Blade Daily Links 2007-01-17

[Daily Post from ClearCube] PC Blade Daily: Free the Laptops. Secure the Data.

“Laptops have enabled the truly mobile worker, and they paved the way for the even smaller, more powerful, more flexible devices that would come after them. Who knew they would be so dangerous?”

eChannelLine: Virtualization Weakens OS Importance

“With virtualization, a customer can run multiple OSs on a server at the same time. If multiple instances of the same OS are squeezed in, ‘you get better value for your hardware.’” (via Blade Watch)

software.gurock.com: Free VMware Server in Action

“We planned to move our physical servers over to virtual VMware machines for quite some time now … As our experience might be useful for some people who plan the same, I decided to describe our solution and comment on the actual performance.”

Windows Mobile Team Blog: Everything You Want To Know About SD…

“… and weren’t afraid to ask. There have been a number of questions about SD memory cards. This is a big topic, so I’ll cover what I can and then see what questions come back.”

eWeek: As IT Outsourcing Deals Grow, So Do Advisory Firms

“In a worldwide IT and applications outsourcing market now worth over $120 billion per year, these specialized consultants—IT ‘dealmakers’—hold a tremendous amount of sway over customers, a well as the overall sourcing industry.”