Good planning and a “dense mesh” design kept the Internet intact in Japan despite the earthquake, says Wayne Rash

VMware’s acquisition of WaveMaker is the perfect move to help it find a place in the cloud akin to Microsoft and Google, says Darryl K. Taft

The Green Grid's Maturity Model could be a useful tool, but let's give it time to mature, says Peter Judge

Electronic waste is a problem that is not going to go away, but will the latest moves in IT actually make it worse, asks Peter Judge

Data centre cooling can look complex, but the message on saving energy comes down to a simple one, says Peter Judge

Virtual desktops will make traditional static desktops obsolete says Cameron Sturdevant. It's time for prevention, not cure

The only way to reduce the tonnes of electronic waste we all produce is to re-use and repair equipment, says Peter Judge

Even the most efficient data centre has a carbon footprint, dependent on its source of electricity, says Peter Judge

The CRC might disappear, but the UK's energy crisis means you'll have to tune your data centre's power, or else get shot of it, says Peter Judge

Andy Walsky suggests eight steps to enlightened data, and explains how IT managers can achieve the perfect yin and yang