http://news.cnet.com/8300-13556_3-61.html en-us This blog takes a deep (and often skeptical) look at trends big and small in the world of enterprise computing. 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:58:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10407607-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter The platform style of cloud computing appears to not only be on the rise, but is even taking over from more basic infrastructure. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10407607-61.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:58:00 PST Gordon Haff http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10407055-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter Even if we're just using a PC for Internet access, it needs a lot more than just a browser. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10407055-61.html Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:54:00 PST Gordon Haff http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10401486-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter The new Top500 list of the world's largest supercomputers suggests that "commodity clusters" for high-performance computing aren't so commodity after all. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10401486-61.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:23:00 PST Gordon Haff http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10399635-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter EMC has made VMware an integral part of its story in a dramatic departure from years past. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10399635-61.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:00 PST Gordon Haff http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10393269-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter VMware View 4 is most focused on improving user experience, one of the things that has limited the appeal of desktop virtualization in the past. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10393269-61.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:15:00 PST Gordon Haff http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10390980-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter In Part 2 of my discussion with Intel's Director of Marketing and Business for the company's Software Development Products, we move on to cloud computing, functional and dynamic languages, and what needs to happen with computer science education. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10390980-61.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST Gordon Haff http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10390800-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter Intel exec talks about how to think about performance in a parallel programming environment, and why such environments give developers headaches. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10390800-61.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST Gordon Haff http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10389647-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter With the release of RHEV-M, Red Hat has begun to plug one of the most significant holes in its product portfolio. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10389647-61.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:01:00 PST Gordon Haff http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10389464-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter 3Leaf has developed hardware and software that melds multiple small servers into a single large SMP system. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10389464-61.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:19:00 PST Gordon Haff http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10385218-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter As a term, it has increasingly come to be a rallying point for where computing is headed. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10385218-61.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:25:00 PDT Gordon Haff