http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:54:45 GMT 2009-11-23T16:54:45Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/508513/GSMA_Show_Promotes_Apps_Android_and_Green_Energy?source=rss_data_center Mobile phone apps able to work on all OSs instead of just one, the potential for Android to become a major OS and the promotion of ways to save energy were all major areas of focus at the Mobile Asia Congress organized by the GSM Association (GSMA) last week in Hong Kong. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Dan Nystedt <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508513/GSMA_Show_Promotes_Apps_Android_and_Green_Energy?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508541/Gartner_Lays_Out_Top_10_Strategic_Technologies?source=rss_data_center At this week's Gartner Symposium in Sydney, the analyst firm presented its top 10 strategic technologies for 2010. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Kathryn Edwards <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508541/Gartner_Lays_Out_Top_10_Strategic_Technologies?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508447/Chrome_Shines_Gore_Opines_Staffs_Decline?source=rss_data_center Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nancy Weil <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508447/Chrome_Shines_Gore_Opines_Staffs_Decline?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508278/California_Takes_Aim_Power_Hungry_TVs_What_s_Next_?source=rss_data_center Televisions are notorious for draining huge amounts of energy, which is why California is cracking down with energy efficiency regulations. But your HDTV isn't the only home tech product that's slurping up power. Here are 5 other gadgets that you should turn off when not in use: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jared Newman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508278/California_Takes_Aim_Power_Hungry_TVs_What_s_Next_?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508093/CEO_Data_Warehousing_Vendor_Dataupia_Will_Live_on?source=rss_data_center It has been a tough year for Dataupia, but the data-warehousing appliance startup is alive and well following reports of major layoffs and a potential asset sale, according to founder Foster Hinshaw. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508093/CEO_Data_Warehousing_Vendor_Dataupia_Will_Live_on?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508031/EMC_Brings_Avamar_Backup_to_PCs_Macs?source=rss_data_center EMC is extending its Avamar backup software to all parts of an enterprise's infrastructure with clients for PC and Mac desktops and laptops. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Stephen Lawson <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508031/EMC_Brings_Avamar_Backup_to_PCs_Macs?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508115/Opinion_Will_the_Smart_Grid_Protect_Consumer_Privacy_?source=rss_data_center A big shot of stimulus money awarded last month is sure to accelerate the transformation of the U.S. power grid into a massive network capturing data about much of what we do inside our homes. But will we trust this new "smart" grid with our data? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jay Cline <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508115/Opinion_Will_the_Smart_Grid_Protect_Consumer_Privacy_?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508106/Sun_Microsystems_Claims_Fastest_Storage_Array_on_Earth?source=rss_data_center Sun Microsystems today announced an upgrade to its Sun Storage 7000 family of disk arrays that it says doubles the performance and capacity of the system. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Lucas Mearian <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508106/Sun_Microsystems_Claims_Fastest_Storage_Array_on_Earth?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508030/CRM_Tips_How_to_Find_the_Right_Analytics_Tool?source=rss_data_center A CRM system is supposed to deliver visibility into customer and sales behavior. But the internal reporting engines often run out of gas. What should you be doing for analytics? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT David Taber <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508030/CRM_Tips_How_to_Find_the_Right_Analytics_Tool?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507982/How_to_Set_up_a_Virtual_Machine_on_Your_PC_?source=rss_data_center It's easy to set up a virtual machine on your PC, creating a machine within a machine, using free desktop virtualization software from VMware. Here's a look at the advantages, plus instructions. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Kevin Fogarty <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507982/How_to_Set_up_a_Virtual_Machine_on_Your_PC_?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507940/Sanyo_Delays_Increase_in_Solar_Cell_Production?source=rss_data_center Sanyo Electric has delayed a planned increase in production of solar cells, citing poor market conditions. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Martyn Williams <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507940/Sanyo_Delays_Increase_in_Solar_Cell_Production?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507866/Iceland_New_Hot_Spot_for_Data_Centers_?source=rss_data_center Is a data center near the North Pole naughty or nice? With cheap energy, cheap cooling and incentives to spur its ailing economy, Iceland has growing appeal to data-intensive companies running scads of servers. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Robert Lemos <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507866/Iceland_New_Hot_Spot_for_Data_Centers_?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507833/HP_Unveils_New_Scale_Out_Servers?source=rss_data_center Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced a pair of servers aimed at companies that want to build large-scale computing clusters while maximizing data center space. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507833/HP_Unveils_New_Scale_Out_Servers?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507662/The_Richest_CIOs_Our_Annual_List_of_Top_Earners?source=rss_data_center Bigtime CIOs have endured a volatile year, and their wallets have felt the impact. The sour economy and politics involved have led to a huge drop in performance bonuses and rejiggered our annual list of high-paid technology leaders. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507662/The_Richest_CIOs_Our_Annual_List_of_Top_Earners?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507664/Richest_CIOs_What_s_Behind_Smaller_Bonuses_?source=rss_data_center The economy flattens compensation for top-earning IT execs, but new SEC reporting standards could sweeten future negotiations. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507664/Richest_CIOs_What_s_Behind_Smaller_Bonuses_?source=rss_data_center 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z