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Two decades ago some people still used dial-up modems, and now the world is at our fingertips. Read on to get a sense of how much has changed in the IT office since 2000.
Evan became a technology reporter during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. He published a book, "Abacus to smartphone: The evolution of mobile and portable computers" in 2015 and is executive director of Vintage Computer Federation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. His vices include running and Springsteen.
Two decades ago some people still used dial-up modems, and now the world is at our fingertips. Read on to get a sense of how much has changed in the IT office since 2000.
Unix co-inventor Ken Thompson and Atari hardware engineer Joe Decuir were the keynote speakers at the Vintage Computer Festival East 2019. See photos of cool vintage tech on display at the event.
The data storage industry used to be slow and boring--now there are all kinds of exciting things happening. Here are storage news highlights from 2018 (so far).
Cloud computing may have been a good idea at the time, but it isn't always right for your application. How do you move it back to your own systems? Experts offer advice.
You may have a plan for cleaning your company's data center, but what about inside the servers, storage, and switches themselves? "Garbage in, garbage out" takes on a whole new meaning.
People in the data center trenches offer the latest and greatest advice about server virtualization, including how to plan, implement, and maintain these projects.
All manner of 1970s-1980s computers were up-and-running at the Vintage Computer Festival East XIII, including Altair, Apple, Atari, Commodore, SGI, Tandy, and more.
Collectors at the first Vintage Computer Festival Pacific-Northwest brought Tandy/Radio Shack TRS-80 hardware and software, a MITS Altair 680, Commodore SID Symphony, unique floppy disks, and more.
EMC, IBM, and others are strengthening their ability to back up virtual machines. Initial versions focus on database servers. More will be needed down the road.
Expensive appliances and open-source software can help your company test storage against real-world workloads. The market could use some expansion, experts say.