This Week on Tom's IT Pro: 9/21/12

This Week on TIP: 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Moore's Law in Pictures, Business Intelligence and Data Mining, Intel and Micrososervers, Mobile Device Management and iPhone 5/iOS 6, History of Data Center Storage Microsoft Azure, and more. 

• Intel May Have Missed Microserver Opportunity Initially

Could it be that Intel did not see the microserver trend coming?

• Kalray Off To A Good Start With 25 Processor Customers

French manycore processor manufacturer Kalray says it has already found 25 customers for its 256-core processor.

• Boxtone Enterprise Mobile Management Supports iOS 6

Mobile Device Management capabilities of its Enterprise Mobility Management  platform supports iOS 5 as well as Apple's iOS 6 platform.

• Next Generation Business Intelligence: Data Mining

Tools and techniques to extract even more information from your data. 

• IT Buyer’s Guide: 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Considerations to make when evaluating the changeover from a 1 Gigabit Ethernet to 10 GbE. 

• IT News Today: Boxtone Enterprise Mobile Management Supports iOS 6

Enterprise Mobility Management platform now compatible with the iPhone 5 and iOS 6.

• VIDEO: Increase Security with Multi-Factor Authentication

More securely protect business and personal apps and data. 

• Microsoft Azure Most Popular Cloud Development Platform

More than a third of active cloud developers favor Azure as their platform of choice, according to an Evans Data survey.

• Amazon Web Services Now Support Microsoft SQL

Announces a range of new features for its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) service. 

• Slideshow: Data Center Storage - The Early Years

Since the dawn of electronic data, engineers and concerned executives have sought out reliable and efficient means of storing it. 

• Intel: Influence in Server Market Shifting

Processor maker recently highlighted the fact that more companies are sharing the server market than just a few years ago. 

• Moore’s Law In Pictures: An Illustrated History of the Microprocessor

Consider the orders of magnitude (and sheer manufacturing prowess) required to morph the very first 4-Bit microprocessors into the multicore powerhouses we use today.

Some Recent IT Videos

• VIDEO: Big Data, Big Hardware, Big Software

As data grows so must the hardware, software and access tools to give it meaning.

• VIDEO: Quick Look - Intel S2600CP Motherboard

A 3D fly-through of Intel's S2600CP 

• VIDEO: Quick Look - Intel S2600IP Motherboard

A 3D fly-through of Intel's S2600IP motherboard.

• VIDEO: Data Center Convergence

Everything you need to know about the new data center.

• VIDEO: Increase Your Internet Privacy With PETS

Our favorite PETs to maintain security and privacy online.

• VIA Intros Magic Box Hardware/Software Solution

Offering two versions of its Magic Box system, one as a standalone unit and one as a server. 

• Canonical Updates Landscape Ubuntu System Management Tool

Canonical's Landscape receivessignificant update, and is available now as part of the Ubuntu Advantage service package.

• Mind the Gap: The Consumerization of IT Innovation

The landscape of IT innovation is changing.

• Cisco Announces Security Solutions For Data Centers

Updated and new security products reflect the trend toward , virtualization and BYOD. 

• Intel Confirms Itanium Launch For later This Year

Speculation that Intel's Itanium is surviving on borrowed time is one of those rumors that just won't go away. 

• Acer Announces Intel Xeon E3/E5 Servers

Testing its opportunities in the server market with Xeon E3- and E5-based tower and rack servers. 

• United Nations Turns To Cisco for Disaster Relief

To enable emergency communications that are critical during disaster relief missions.

• Survey Finds Greater Shift To Favor IT Outsourcing

Savvis survey among concludes that in-house IT is seen more and more as an undesired cost-factor. 

• VMware vCloud Suite 5.1 Now Available

VMware has announced the general availability of its cloud infrastructure platform vCloud Suite 5.1. 

• Amazon Web Services Launches Reserved Instance Marketplace

Provides AWS customers a place to sell their Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Reserved Instances. 

• VIDEO: What's a Virtual Phone?

Mobile Virtualization Platform on near horizon!