Editor's Note: Starting today, we're rolling out the newest addition to the Slashdot family—SlashBI, where we bring you the latest business intelligence news, views and analysis. See what it has to offer. Hulu To Require Viewers To Have Cable Subscriptions | New Study Suggests Wind Farms Can Cause Climate Change  The Value of Smarter Datacenter Services Today's datacenters have solved one problem (physical server sprawl) with virtualization and are not dealing with a resulting problem (management and virtual server sprawl). Many CIOs know they need help, but they do not know where the best place is to begin. This IDC paper provides an overview of how IT organizations can optimize across the entire life cycle of their datacenters and build a strong foundation for future IT operations. Learn More! A recent four-question survey among IT leaders, conducted between March 19 and April 13, 2012 among visitors of Slashdot probes IT sentiments, priorities, and challenges around storage in virtualized IT environments, private clouds, and desktop virtualization. Garnering 600 responses per question, the emergent picture is one where complete satisfaction is elusive, and one in which each flavor of virtualization brings a new balance of priorities and issues to the table Learn More! From the Department of let-the-flaming-begin alphadogg writes "It's free, easier to use than ever, IT staffers know it and love it, and it has fewer viruses and Trojans than Windows. So, why hasn't Linux on the desktop taken off? When it comes to desktop Linux, the cost savings turn out to...  From the Department of nice-knowing-you The NY Post reports that Hulu, the video streaming service with over 30 million users, has plans to force those users to prove they have a subscription to cable or satellite TV if they want to keep watching. Quoting: "The move toward... From the Department of gold-medal-launch First time accepted submitter TheGift73 writes "I have to admit, when I first read about this I thought it was a hoax, but unfortunately it's true. The UK government is considering placing surface-to-air missiles on residential buildings in London... From the Department of stirring-things-up nachiketas writes "A study led by Liming Zhou, Research Associate Professor at the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at the University of New York concludes that large wind farms could noticeably impact local weather patterns.... From the Department of touching-the-sky darthcamaro writes "On 9/11, terrorists took the lives of thousands of Americans — and removed a pair of icons from the New York City skyline. For the last 10+ years, The Empire State Building was the tallest building in NYC, but that... From the Department of bitcoin-mining-farm-in-the-closet jawtheshark writes "I'm building a house, and obviously I want a modest network built-in. Nothing fancy, two RJ-45 per room, four in the living room, and that's basically it. I already got myself a rack mountable Cisco Small Business switch and... From the Department of survival-of-the-fit-ish sciencehabit writes "In a world where we've tamed our environment and largely protected ourselves from the vagaries of nature, we may think we're immune to the forces of natural selection. But a new study finds that the process that drives... From the Department of prior-secret-art Fluffeh writes "The USPTO is considering a rather interesting request straight from lobbyists via congress: that certain 'Economically Significant' patents should be kept secret during the process (PDF Warning) of being evaluated and granted.... From the Department of of-course-he-does SchrodingerZ writes "Just in time to miss the 100-year anniversary of the fatal voyage of the Titanic, Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer announced he has plans to recreate the Titanic, calling it Titanic II. 'It will be every bit as... From the Department of crashing-for-ratings conner_bw writes "A Boeing 727 passenger jet has been deliberately crash-landed. The pilot ejected just minutes before the collision. The plane was packed with scientific experiments, including crash test dummies. Dozens of cameras recorded the... From the Department of it-works-on-tee-vee Harperdog writes "Noah Schactman has a great piece on the Airborne Laser, the ray gun-equipped 747 that became a symbol of wasteful Pentagon weaponeering. Despite sixteen years and billions of dollars in development, the jet could never reliably... From the Department of home-of-tomorrow suraj.sun writes "More than a decade ago, Microsoft execs, led by Chairman Bill Gates, were touting a future where .Net coffee pots, bulletin boards, and refrigerator magnets would be part of homes where smart devices would communicate and... From the Department of who's-to-blame bonch writes "According to the FCC report, Google's collection of Street View data was not the unauthorized act of a rogue engineer, as Google had portrayed it, but an authorized program known to supervisors and at least seven other engineers. The... From the Department of show-me-the-money First time accepted submitter NGTechnoRobot writes "In a turn for the books the BBC reports that Microsoft has invested $300 million in Barnes and Noble's Nook e-reader. The new Nook reader will integrate with Microsoft's yet-to-be-released... From the Department of small-like-you MrSeb writes "Details of a new, ultra-compact computer form factor from Intel, called the Next Unit of Computing (NUC) are starting to emerge. First demonstrated at PAX East at the beginning of April, and Intel's Platinum Summit in London last...  |
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