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Intel: Emerging Player in DCIM Ecosystem
January 26, 2012: Rich Miller
As DCIM continues to gain traction and funding, Intel is building a key role in this emerging business. While known primarily for processors, Intel's innovation extends to middleware like Data Center Manager, which captures real-time information on servers' energy use and temperature and packages it in a data feed. Read More
Report: Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra Departing
January 27th, 2012 : Rich Miller
It looks like there's another departure for a high-profile technology leader in the federal government. U.S. Chief Technology Office Aneesh Chopra has decided to step down, with a formal announcement expected later today. Read More
Data Center World: Early Registration Ends Today
January 27th, 2012 : Colleen Miller
At the Data Center World conference this spring, keynote speaker Vivek Kundra, who formerly served as the U.S. Chief Information Officer and was recently hired by Salesforce.com, will focus on leading change in a change-averse environment. Read More
Friday Funny: Vote for the Best Caption
January 27th, 2012 : Colleen Miller
It's Friday and time for a little data center humor. Time to vote on the best of all the submissions of funny captions for the "New Year's Resolutions" cartoon from last week. Read More
RagingWire Gains Certifications for Data Centers
January 27th, 2012 : Michael Potts
Data center provider RagingWire has announced four certifications awarded to their California data centers. Read More
CoSentry To Add Second Kansas City Data Center
January 27th, 2012 : John Rath
CoSentry will build a $31.6 million data center in Lenexa, Kansas, the company said this week. Read More
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Industry Perspectives
Notes from the Road: DCIM User Experience

GARY BUNYAN
iTRACS

26 Jan 2012 : Industry Perspectives
In the fast-paced sector of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM), there are dozens of DCIM vendors out there, each with their own products, user interfaces, and claims. For IT executives who are purchasing and using these tools, determining what is truly “usable” can be quite a challenge. Read More
7 Things Your CEO Should Know About the Cloud

JASON COWIE
Embotics

24 Jan 2012 : Industry Perspectives
Technical teams are still facing challenges in communicating cloud realities to business leaders. Until the CIO and the CEO are "on the same page" about the process to get to the private cloud, many companies could potentially fail to utilize the benefits of cloud. Read More