http://lionel-s.com/blog Lionel Siniyunguruza, IT Consultant Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:54:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/12/20/power-efficient-servers-could-get-a-shot-in-the-arm/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/12/20/power-efficient-servers-could-get-a-shot-in-the-arm/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:11:10 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/12/20/power-efficient-servers-could-get-a-shot-in-the-arm/ 2012 will see more organizations taking a look at running servers powered by energy-saving ARM processors. But many aren’t willing to give up x86 yet
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]]> http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/02/09/ca-bundles-ecosoftware-with-capgemini-managed-service/feed/ 0 http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/01/18/extreme-data-pushes-zero-carbon-footprint-pc/ http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/01/18/extreme-data-pushes-zero-carbon-footprint-pc/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:17:30 +0000 Lionel http://lionel-s.com/blog/2011/01/18/extreme-data-pushes-zero-carbon-footprint-pc/ A small company claims its new PC has a zero carbon footprint. Extreme Data says there’s market for eco-friendly computers, but analysts are skeptical buyers will part from their tried-and-true brands
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