Open Source, Dtrace, and tuning
The bottom line lesson from a report on finding and fixing a performance problem in MySQL has nothing to do with locks or DTrace and everything to do with open source and how access to code and tools is making the extraordinary seem ordinary. by Paul Murphy

Intel unveils Nehalem 'turbo mode'
At IDF, the chipmaker announced a power-control feature in its new micro architecture, claiming it is 'pretty compelling' for enterprises. Intel unveiled on Tuesday a new aspect of its upcoming microprocessor architecture, which promises better power management and efficiency. Speaking in the afternoon keynote on day...

The Weather Channel's 'green' HD studio
Brian Shield, CIO for The Weather Channel, tells us about their LEED certified HD studio and the company's push towards greener data centers. by Andrew Mager

China busts hacking ring, managed to penetrate 10 gov't databases
If you needed a university certificate in China during the last couple of months, there's a big chance that a group of ten people could have supplied with you such, going a step further and adding your details in more than ten government databases across different provinces in the country,...

Is the enterprise ready for cloud computing?
Guest post: This is a post by Barry X Lynn, CEO of 3Tera, in response to a discussion about whether cloud computing is industrial strength. Lynn can be found on the 3Tera blog. There have been multiple white papers and articles written on the topic -...

Delivering the Olympics: Akamai and Limelight respond
Akamai disputes Limelight Networks' take on its infrastructure and my recent post, Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet. Limelight, however, says its implementation facts are accurate and that it absolutely stands behind its words.Keep in mind that the two companies compete fiercely and have different takes on...

Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet
I admit it, even I was skeptical. When I received the first demonstration of the Silverlight plugin and the NBCOlympics.com web site back in March of this year at the 2008 Microsoft Technology Summit, where a group of Open Source experts gathered from around the world were asked for feedback...

Oracle: Our iPhone app has more than 23,000 downloads
Oracle said it has had more than 23,000 downloads of its Oracle Business Indicators application for the iPhone. Oracle and Salesforce were among the first with what I'd call real enterprise apps for the iPhone delivered via Apple's App Store. In fact, I'd argue those two--along with...

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
What the CoBIT framework does is establish minimal guidelines for data center operational documentation -as distinct from the actual operation. by Paul Murphy

AFCO unfurls three new systems for data center power distribution
I haven't written much about the providers of data center scale power management systems, but noticed some news from a few weeks back out of a company called AFCO Systems, which has several new power distribution units to tout. AFCO is worth investigating because it...