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Notes from the Road: Unlocking the Data
July 26th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
GARY BUNYAN
iTRACS

There is a tremendous amount of valuable data “locked inside” the physical infrastructure, buried in devices and/or applications, writes Gary Bunyan of iTRACS. This data can be valuable in managing the data center environment. Read More
Developer’s Diary: Working Productively With Safety Inspectors
July 25th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
CHRIS CURTIS
Compass

Sometimes your data center site needs and the city’s codes and regulations just seem to keep passing each in an endless, surreal loop, writes Chris Curtis of Compass Data Centers. He goes on to explain how he worked things out with the local code commission. Read More
Object Storage and the Death Knell of the File System
July 20th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives

History is full of examples where people, empires and companies gained more power through their ability to better utilize information than others, writes Tom Leyden, Amplidata. Examples include the invention of script, double bookkeeping, punch cards, or relational databases. Today, we are witnessing the same sea change as Big Data imposes its consequences upon underlying data storage infrastructures. Read More
Power When You Need It: Parallel Generators Expand Options
July 20th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
CURT GIBSON
Consulting Engineer

A technology trend in emergency power is taking place that is increasing reliability and scalability of these systems for data centers. writes consulting engineer Curt Gibson. Read More
Key Questions to Ask Your DCIM Vendor
July 19th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
RYAN DEVINE
Visual Data Center

As companies look to adapt a Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tool, many DCIM vendors are asked to complete a proof of concept to the buyer. The Proof of Concept phase should not be quick and sweet but take as long as necessary to understand the tool, writes Ryan Devine of Visual Data Center. Read More
How Cloud Has Shifted Engineering Hiring Demands: Part I
July 18th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
BILL KLEYMAN
MTM Technologies

With the introduction of cloud computing, distributed data center environments and new technologies, IT professionals are being challenged on a personal level, with different and increased people skills, writes Bill Kleyman, of MTM Technologies. Read More
Meeting Security Challenges in Virtualized Data Centers
July 17th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
PETER DOGGART
Crossbeam

Virtualization is a key enabler in creating the Next Generation Data Center, allowing IT organizations to transform their current complex, inflexible and expensive systems into an extremely efficient and agile environment that incorporates powerful concepts such as private and hybrid clouds, writes Peter Doggart of Crossbeam. Read More
Managing Data to Improve Disaster Recovery Preparedness
July 16th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
JOE FORGIONE
SEPATON

Large enterprises should evaluate emerging solutions that can significantly reduce disaster recovery data protection costs while improving recovery times, writes Joe Forgione of SEPATON. Read More
Gazing into The Crystal Ball: The Future of the CIO
July 12th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
DEEPAK PELLURU
Infosys

The CIO role will certainly transform from yesterday’s role of being the chief decision maker to that of an enabler, technology evangelist, innovator, integrator, orchestrator, policy maker and finally the strategy formulator for the firm, writes Deepak Pelluru of Infosys. Read More