Making the case for a greener data centre
Although ?Green? has slid down the list of priorities throughout the recession, it has not disappeared completely. Clive Longbottom looks at how to put a value on green IT investments.
Stereoscopic 3D animation: Shrek and How to train your dragon
Already cutting a fiery swath through the box office, DreamWorks Animation?s How to Train Your Dragon provides an object lesson in just how far stereoscopic 3D animated films have progressed.
Buyer's Guide to infrastructure: Three steps to IT reorganisation
After a year of seeing deep cuts to infrastructure and operations (I&O) budgets, businesses are returning to a growth agenda. Most I&O executives say this is routine. As the vice-president of infrastructure at a large manufacturer summed it up: "I&O is always in a recession. We always have to do more with less. Did the global recession hurt us? I'm sure it did, but we didn't notice any unusual cuts in spending."
Dell beats HP to win $1.6bn 3Par acquisition
Dell has rebuffed HP's attempt to hijack its acquisition of 3Par, after the storage specialist accepted an increased bid of $24.30 per share in cash, valuing the firm at $1.6bn.
Interview: IBM UK chief executive Stephen Leonard
Stephen Leonard took over as UK CEO in January this year, and in his first press interview the 20-year IBM veteran told Computer Weekly that things are going to change?