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Prepare Your Network for Hyperconvergence with WAN Optimization
December 18th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
MILES KELLY
Riverbed

The hyperconverged network of today not only presents new opportunities for end users and IT, but also creates new challenges for network and application performance and management, writes Miles Kelly of Riverbed. Read More
Cable Management Decisions in the Data Center
December 17th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
IAN TIMMINS
Optical Cable Corp.

Choosing the right cabling and cable management system is one of the most important aspects of data center design. Reliability, in combination with extreme density, should guide your choice of products, writes Ian Timmins of Optical Cable Corporation. Read More
Retrofitting Cold-aisle Cocooning Doesn’t Mean Massive Disruption
December 13th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives

Working around infrastructure that has evolved over time makes retrofitting hot/cold aisle containment a challenge. Multiple data and network cable runs, cooling pipes and mismatched cabinets mean many solutions will not work effectively. Mark Hirst of Cannon Technologies looks at the options available to those who want containment, but are not sure if their environment can handle it. Read More
How To Measure IT Value Is The Real Issue
December 11th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
HANI ELBEYALI
Dell

Demonstrating IT value to the enterprise is challenging. The problem is not what values IT creates—-but how to measure and communicate those values, writes Hani Elbeyali of Dell. Read More
3 Steps to Keeping Your Cool in Cold Weather Months
December 10th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
MARK SILNES
Emerson/Liebert Services

Winter is coming, bringing with it environmental changes that can negatively affect your data center. Now is a good time to prepare to ensure data center performance isn’t left out in the cold when frigid temperatures arrive, writes Mark Silnes, of Emerson Network Power, Liebert Services. Read More
Visualizing Trends in “Energy Per Operation”
December 6th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
WINSTON SAUNDERS
Intel

Over the last few years, servers have become much more efficient in using power. What is less obvious are the means by which energy efficiency of computing is improved. Winston Saunders of Intel takes a look at the performance data and a more detailed look at the trends. Read More
Physical Security: Rack Security and Protection
December 5th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
MARK HIRST
CANNON TECHNOLOGIES

Security ranks highly on any data center manager’s list of priorities and it’s not difficult to understand why, especially when you consider the devastating impact that downtime or data theft can have on a business, writes Mark Hirst of Cannon Technologies. Read More
Beyond Hardware: Software Defined Storage
December 3rd, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
WOODY HUTSELL
Fusion-io

With news of acquisitions and new products, the notion of the software-defined data center is becoming more and more clear to the broader IT audience, writes Woody Hutsell of Fusion-io. Read More
E-commerce Sites Gearing Up for e-Christmas 2012
November 29th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives

Even with experienced IT managers charged with steeling their Internet properties against the onslaught of holiday traffic, dozens of major retail sites crashed under the seasonal load last year. Christopher Hill of Hostway shares four core strategies for bulletproofing your site while also keeping it secure. Read More