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[Daily Post from ClearCube] PC Blade Daily: Availability: Forget About the Nines and Think of Users

“While a company’s success relates directly to its ability to operate, it’s important to look beyond the nines to determine what uptime and downtime mean in practical terms.”

CIO.com: New Ways to Save on Virtualization

“Before virtualization, DCMA replaced about one-third of its 560 servers annually at a cost of about $2 million, Williams says; virtualization cut that expense to $560,000.” (via VMblog.com)

PC World: Tech Leaders Told ‘Go Green’

“Technology companies recently have been focusing more on green technology, such as designing computer processors that generate less heat, building systems that better manage electricity use in data centers, improving manufacturing processes, and recycling old computers. “

FCW: USPTO Hopes Budget Will Help More Examiners Telework

“About 500 patent examiners work outside the [U.S. Patent and Trademark office’s] campus in Alexandria, Va., using secure connection programs and high-speed Internet access.”

Data Center Central: Is Windows Vista All That Important?

“Not only will it cost an arm, if not a leg, to purchase the new system, but you have to lay out for data migration and retraining as well.”

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