Virtualization, Consolidation Drive Server Sales in Q1
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

The massive churning in the server business continued apace in the first quarter, according to market statistics released by both IDC and Gartner. While neither company ever agrees down to the second significant digit when it comes to revenue market share in the server space, the analysts at IDC and Gartner agree that the virtualization of servers is driving the sale of more expensive boxes and server consolidation is pushing lots of new iron into data centers and, presumably, lots more older iron out. READ MORE >

Top Mainframe Stories from Around the Web

(IT Jungle) IBM likes the idea mainframes becoming consolidation boxes for X64 and Unix servers running infrastructure workloads. Red Hat likes the idea of building a high-end customer list around the mainframe business. Is it any wonder these two companies have a new partnership arrangement? READ MORE >

(zJournal) In the new IT world, access to data on mainframe computers will come from any computer and any location. You better get used to that idea according to this author, who suggests technical collaboration among the popular platforms for business computing is the only way to solve enterprise-wide security issues. READ MORE >

(atsec) Compared to MVS, z/OS is far better in terms of system security. The reason is attributable to security becoming a built-in design feature. Proof of this has been provided by the EAL3, EAL4, and now EAL4+ Common Criteria certifications for z/OS. READ MORE >

(OpenTech Systems) Backup and recovery used to be 100 percent manual and the IT equivalent of working in the salt mines. You have to identify the critical data, provide for exceptions, manage resources, make sure compliance requirements are met, and maintain a high level of security. Automation can even make the salt mines seem like a day at the beach. READ MORE >

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