Spotlight on IT Infrastructure Spotlight on IT Infrastructure

Infrastructure-as-a-service offers elasticity, instant availability and an operational model that’s light-years beyond what most on-prem IT can deliver today.

Enter hyperconverged infrastructure, which brings the best of cloud to your-on prem IT and builds bridges to public cloud so you can adopt hybrid clouds.

In our Spotlight on IT Infrastructure, iTnews explains how to evolve your servers, storage and networks so they deliver a cloud-like experience that makes you more efficient and provides an onramp to IaaS.

Chip lock aims to end hardware piracy

Chip lock aims to end hardware piracy

Pirated microchips based on stolen blueprints could soon be a thing of the past thanks to computer engineers at Rice University and the University of Michigan.
Robert Jaques Mar 7 2008 7:16AM Security
Hardware vendors will follow the money to open source

Hardware vendors will follow the money to open source

The success of consumer IT products like the ASUS Eee PC will help provide the leverage needed to get hardware vendors on board with open source, according to Dirk Hohndel, Intel’s chief technologist for open source.
Sarah Stokely Jan 31 2008 1:07PM Software
Microsoft adds hardware to unified comms strategy

Microsoft adds hardware to unified comms strategy

Microsoft and nine hardware partners will unveil 15 IP phone devices at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Los Angeles today.
Andrew Charlesworth May 15 2007 2:39PM Hardware
Demand for optical networking hardware soars

Demand for optical networking hardware soars

WDM gaining, Sonet/SDH declining.
Robert Jaques Mar 9 2007 8:23AM Hardware
Pre-802.11n hardware hype 'unrealistic'

Pre-802.11n hardware hype 'unrealistic'

Technologies battle for inclusion in next-gen notebooks.
Robert Jaques Oct 12 2006 10:06AM Telco/ISP
PC hardware getting more reliable

PC hardware getting more reliable

But vendors must still try harder, Gartner urges.
Robert Jaques Jul 6 2006 11:57AM Hardware
SmartyHost admits to migration issues

SmartyHost admits to migration issues

SmartyHost has admitted to teething problems in the migration of its datacentre facilities from Primus to Optus.
Tim Lohman May 15 2006 1:54PM Telco/ISP
Market saturation forcing vendors out

Market saturation forcing vendors out

Researcher IDC claims 2006 will be a critical year for many hardware vendors, as saturation in the hardware market forces companies out.
Staff Writers May 1 2006 10:13AM Strategy
Local PC market grows 14.6 percent

Local PC market grows 14.6 percent

About 3.8 million desktop and notebook computers were shipped in Australia in calendar 2005, an increase of 14.6 percent over 2004, according to Gartner.
Byron Connolly Feb 15 2006 2:35PM Hardware
Asia-Pacific server sales up nine percent

Asia-Pacific server sales up nine percent

Some US$1.37 billion in servers were sold in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, in the first quarter of 2005, according to market researcher Gartner.
Staff Writers Jun 17 2005 3:10PM Hardware
Datacom buys GlobalCenter building

Datacom buys GlobalCenter building

Datacom Systems has paid $7.15 million for the building housing its South Melbourne data centre dubbed GlobalCenter.
Staff Writers Jun 16 2005 2:19PM Telco/ISP
SMBs to buy lots of PCs

SMBs to buy lots of PCs

A study from analyst IDC has found 2005 will be a strong year for SMB buying of PC hardware.
Staff Writers Apr 13 2005 4:27PM Hardware
Firewall Systems adds NetBotz

Firewall Systems adds NetBotz

Security distributor Firewall Systems has added NetBotz IP-based remote monitoring appliances to its portfolio.
Darren Baguely Apr 7 2005 9:06AM Security
Acer maxes margins in whitebox war

Acer maxes margins in whitebox war

Acer Computer has slung a new initiative into the ring to tempt resellers away from whitebox and no-name brands by lifting hardware margins.
Fleur Doidge Mar 18 2005 3:00PM Hardware
Volante profits rise despite hardware lag

Volante profits rise despite hardware lag

Volante net profits were up eight percent to $3.3 million for the six months to 31 December, with good results from Ipex, solutions and recruitment countering a decline in profits from its remarketing division.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Feb 25 2005 3:45PM Financial Services
Seagate drives into whitebooks

Seagate drives into whitebooks

Hard drive vendor Seagate is targeting the whitebook builder space with an expanded line of notebook hard drives and interactive online tools.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 3:39PM Hardware
Aussie retail enjoys merrier December

Aussie retail enjoys merrier December

Retailers enjoyed a bumper Christmas this year, with many major chains reporting solid December sales on the back of “digital lifestyle” products such as cameras and MP3 players.
Byron Connolly , Byron Connolly & Fleur Doidge Jan 14 2005 9:01AM Financial Services
Aussie PC hardware market buoyant: IDC

Aussie PC hardware market buoyant: IDC

The Australian PC market grew 9.6 percent in the first calendar quarter compared to the final quarter of 2003, driven by strong notebook sales, according to figures released by IDC.
Byron Connolly May 3 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Hardware partners slide in new HP drive

Hardware partners slide in new HP drive

HP has sent another three partners what it terms ‘re-alignment’ notices, in a move that channel players believed reflects a shift in that vendor’s focus away from hardware dealers.
Fleur Doidge Nov 19 2003 12:00AM Hardware
Palm to expand hardware base

Palm to expand hardware base
Staff Writers Nov 12 2002 10:47AM Hardware

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