PC Blade Daily Links 2007-02-27

[Daily Post from ClearCube] PC Blade Daily: The Case for Virtualization on Blades

“Lucero implies that blades will by default be fully loaded with highly dense configurations, but this doesn’t always have to be the case.”

iTWire: Roast Pigs in Your Data Centre

“According to IBM, a single 19 inch server rack consumes electrical energy at a rate sufficient to roast a pig: 24 kilowatts.” (via VMblog)

VMware: Microsoft Virtualization Licensing and Distribution Terms

“Microsoft is not acting in customers’ best interests when they attempt to force an integrated virtual hardware/operating system/application stack for their operating system and applications.”

Scott Lowe: Return of the Old Microsoft

“All you need to do to win is make the best product, and doing anything else — especially stuff like this — only makes your customers mistrust you.”

Sci-Tech Today: Hitachi Shows World’s Smallest RFID Chip

“They’re thin enough to be embedded in a piece of paper, company spokesman Masayuki Takeuchi said Thursday.”

Between the Lines: Notebook: SOA as a Security Opportunity

“Say one module requires a patch. Instead of patching – and breaking – multiple applications, Edwards can take advantage of SOA to zero in on one Web service.”