Six habits of highly efficient data centers

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	Six habits of highly efficient data centers Data center operators don't bandy the word "green" around as much these days compared to a couple of years ago. That doesn't mean companies have abandoned projects aimed at boosting energy efficiency while making better use of their IT resources, both for the sake of slashing operating costs and reducing their environmental impacts. Read More WEBCAST: JasperSoft Real world examples of the 5 Levels of Embedded BI This webinar will walk you through the Five Levels of Embedded BI and demonstrate what might work best for your organization. View now! In this Issue Japan's Softbank offers to buy 70 percent of U.S. operator Sprint for $20 billion Eucalyptus CEO brings the cloud down to earth RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! Japan's Softbank offers to buy 70 percent of U.S. operator Sprint for $20 billion Japan's Softbank said Monday it has reached a deal to acquire a 70 percent stake in U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel for $20 billion, forming one of the world's largest telecom operators. The companies said the deal would allow aggressive Softbank to expand into the U.S. market and become a global force, with the new, combined entity becoming the third-largest operator in the world by revenue. The deal will also provide $8 billion in new capital to Sprint for its network and to shore up its finances. Read More Eucalyptus CEO brings the cloud down to earth The whole idea of the private cloud is to borrow technology and techniques pioneered by public cloud providers and apply them to the data center. Eucalyptus took that idea literally. Back in 2007, six Ph.D.'s at UC Santa Barbara funded by the National Science Foundation set out to create a private cloud platform that essentially mimicked Amazon Web Services functionality and APIs. Read More
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