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Why cloud computing needs open source – IT World Canada For companies like Red Hat, ISVs have to more fully embrace moving apps that enterprises need to the public cloud, according to Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens. For the future,…

Green Subsidies For SaaS – Forbes Pacific Gas & Electric has the largest energy efficiency program targeted at data centers; 160 virtualization and consolidation applications have been filed or paid. Mark Bramfitt, principal program manager for PG&E’s data center efficiency…

A Chip to Slash the Power in Data Centers – Greentech Media Sandforce, a startup in Saratoga, has devised a processor that it claims will effectively allow search companies, banks and other companies with large datacenters to swap out storage…

Lack of virtualization regs is a challenge with classified systems – Government Computer News In order to check to see if software is configured correctly, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) offers a set of scripts, called the Security Readiness…

Trend Micro Expands Virtualization Security Portfolio – Virtualization.com Trend Micro Core Protection for Virtual Machines is designed to secure VMware virtual machines, both active and dormant, comprehensively and efficiently. The product leverages the VMsafe APIs from VMware to offer…

Microsoft: Windows Azure will outcompete Amazon Web Services on features, total cost – InfoWorld Despite unveiling prices for its upcoming Windows Azure cloud platform that appear merely on par with incumbent rivals such as Amazon, Microsoft Corp. says Azure will…

Citrix offering free Essentials for Microsoft Hyper-V – InfoWorld Citrix Systems is using the stage at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans to highlight its latest free virtualization offering: Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V Express Edition. The free virtualization…

Greening the Internet: How much CO2 does this article produce?- CNN Wissner-Gross estimates every second someone spends browsing a simple web site generates roughly 20 milligrams of C02. Whether downloading a song, sending an email or streaming a video, almost…