Patrick Thibodeau

IBM isn't commenting on its latest round of cuts and information about it comes from the Alliance@IBM/CWA Local 1701, which gathers its data directly from IBM employees and which has been trying to win bargaining rights for employees

When back-to-back storms smothered the U.S. capitol, social network tools such as Twitter helped keep the city's data centre running

It really is time to stop worrying about the future of the acquired firm, said Oracle, as it pares back product lines to focus on MySQL, Java, UltraSparc and Solaris

Huge facility will rely on outside air for cooling for more than half the year. The company expects it will be among the most effecient data centres in the world

President Barack Obama's 2011 budget proposal, released Monday, flattens federal IT spending and orders federal departments to consolidate and centralize IT operations. The White House wants broad adoption of cloud computing, social platforms in US$80 billion plan.

Job issues, which cover all occupations, could cause multiple workplace ills, including declines in employee engagement, productivity and retention

Employment in technology dropped 0.3 per cent in November but analysis by an association of IT firms found some growth in IT services. Another study found job losses in peripheral equipment

With starting price of US$212,000, IBM wants to compete directly against higher-end x86 servers