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Facebook Bets on Virtual Reality: Purchases VR firm Oculus

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If you haven’t heard of it, Oculus VR is a virtual reality startup out of Irvine, CA. to produce “immersive virtual reality technology that’s wearable and affordable.” Starting on Kickstarter in June 2012, Oculus quickly raised millions from backers and other tech companies. Its mission ? – And now, neither is Oculus VR.

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Fountainhead: Predictions: What You WON'T See in IT For 2012

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Predictions: What You WONT See in IT For 2012. While everyone is jumping in with 2012 predictions (Tis the season) I want to impress on everyone that a dose of sobriety is in order. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead.

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Disk-wiping malware Shamoon targets virtual desktop infrastructure

Network World

A cybersabotage program that wiped data from 30,000 computers at Saudi Arabia's national oil company in 2012 has returned and is able to target server-hosted virtual desktops. Shamoon was first observed during the 2012 cyberattack against Saudi Aramco. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Critical Xen hypervisor flaw endangers virtualized environments

Network World

A critical vulnerability in the widely used Xen hypervisor allows attackers to break out of a guest operating system running inside a virtual machine and access the host system's entire memory. It was unintentionally introduced in December 2012 as part of a fix for a different issue. The new vulnerability affects Xen 4.8.x,

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Facebook's Power Footprint Growing, Moving East

Data Center Knowledge

A breakdown of power usage at Facebook’s data centers during 2012, from the company’s annual sustainability report. Facebook’s data center energy use grew 33 percent in 2012, as the company installed tens of thousands of servers in its new company-built data centers. Facebook’s Power Footprint Growing, Moving East.

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When Using Cloud Computing to Replicate is the Right Idea

Data Center Knowledge

Utility Storage for Virtual and Cloud Computing. Leveraging Cloud and Virtualization for Disaster Recovery. His architecture work includes virtualization and cloud deployments as well as business network design and implementation. December 2012 (151). November 2012 (152). October 2012 (182). July 2012 (134).

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Intel Rolls Out Development Kit for KVM Tools » Data Center.

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The company announced Virtual Gateway, a cross-platform keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) software development kit (SDK) that aides solution providers offer enhanced capabilities for diagnosing and troubleshooting datacenter hardware. It’s a virtual solution rather than a hardware approach to managing and troubleshooting.