Dan's Take


APIs and the Art of the Lock-In

While they seem great at first, they might lead to a prison from which you can't escape.

IBM Sells Its Chip Business

Does the sale hint at problems for Big Blue's server business?

EventTracker 7.6: Digging into Details for Intrusion Detection

Finding security problems isn't easy, with all the information generated by a typical datacenter. It's worth your time to investigate solutions.

The 7-Layer Virtualization Model

A deep dive into all forms of virtualization.

Veeam Unveils Availability Suite v8

The company also repositions itself as more than backup and recovery at its event. Will it be successful?

Can a Hewlett-Packard Divided Against Itself Stand?

The success -- or failure -- of the move will depend in large measure on HP leadership.

Lucidworks Fusion and the Never-Ending Search for Insight

Leveraging the power of the Apache Solr project for crunching Big Data.

All Aboard the OpenStack Train

Everyone, including suppliers, wants a part of OpenStack. But are their motives pure?

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