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Cloud computing: is it the perfect cover for criminals?
Yes, says Dom Monkhouse

Your marketing budget could disappear in a cloud, warns a data centre guru. And it's all because nebulous conditions are great for mounting a DDOS raid that could empty your purse in no time more...
Rob Tanzer

Trinergy could save you hundred thousand on electric bills a year, claims Chloride
Saves 536,000kg CO2

Chloride has developed a way for IT and data centre managers to save £100,000 off their vast electricity bills, cut their carbon footprint by half a million Kilos of CO2 and offset the purchase of the kit against tax.
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EMC plays hard disk green card

Hard discs

Its long awaited Summer product refresh went heavy on the energy saving message.
"Symmetrix DMX-4 is the most energy efficient enterprise storage array in the world, using up to 70 percent less power than competitive offerings," EMC said. And "By placing the right data on the right type of disk drive to meet service levels, customers can reduce the amount of power it takes to store a terabyte of information by up to 91 percent."
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