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A lesson in virtualization from eBay
The input/output performance of enterprise storage is important for many enterprises, but for online auction site eBay it's a critical business driver. So, when eBay's business units needed more
PayPal outage the result of network hardware failure
Back-to-back outages were experienced by PayPal last Friday, resulting in unhappy merchants and red faces at the online payment solution company. It has now emerged that the outage was the result of
Cow power and other ideas for reducing IT's energy costs
CIOs are facing twin stresses in the data center these days: Usage is growing and so is the pressure to reduce energy consumption and costs. These imperatives, along with increasing environmental
New technologies and old frameworks
The iPad debut eclipsed all other IT news over the past couple days. Apple's shiny new gadget made the covers of both Time and Newsweek, and the blogosphere exploded with rave reviews, a handful of
Public hits the brakes on online shopping
If your company depends on online sales, it could be a bleak holiday season for you. A new study by research firm comScore funds that online retail's runaway growth has hit a wall. E-commerce sales
High-tech execs run for office
Everyone has heard of Meg Whitman, the billionaire former head of eBay. Now she's forging a new career, running for governor of California. And she's not alone. An article in Politico, reports that
The malware problem is far larger than you think
If you are wondering why the influx of malware never seems to cease, here's another explaination: According to a report by security vendor Sophos, Russian cyber gangs are employing sophisticated
Paypal unveils developer platform
PayPal yesterday unveiled its upcoming Adaptive Payment Platform at a press event. The new platform will introduce several new programming interfaces, which developers can work off of, to build a
Are you the data police?
This week, we report on an interesting question about the ownership of data when a company goes out of business. Who is responsible for protecting this information still in the computers of a company
Will eBay sell Skype?
A statement by eBay's chief executive describing Skype as a "great stand-alone business" has resulted in mounting speculation across the web that eBay is making preparations to sell Skype, the online
