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Staying on Top of an Ever-Evolving Industry
April 29th, 2013 : Industry Perspectives
TOM ROBERTS
AFCOM

As you know, no one in this industry can afford to grow stale or complacent. There are many ways to stay updated and in-touch and this week's Data Center World show is one of the ways to keep updated about the data center industry. Read More
Earth Day Sparks A Look At Data Center Energy
April 25th, 2013 : Industry Perspectives
MARINA THIRY
ABB

Is it possible for a data center to employ distributed energy resources, like incorporating solar power, without giving up reliability? This is a worthy goal but there may be major issues that need to be addressed, writes Marina Thiry of ABB. Read More
Making Robust Data Center Design Decisions
April 24th, 2013 : Industry Perspectives

When building a data center - no matter the type - “cost” will quite likely take a high position in the overall comparison of design choices, writes Bruno Raeymaekers of Arcadis. What factors should be considered in calculating total cost of ownership and return on investment? Read More
Using VXLAN to Speed & Secure Your Clouds
April 22nd, 2013 : Industry Perspectives
ARIEL SHUPER
Mellanox Technologies

The immense growth of IaaS cloud computing has given rise to a need for highly scalable and secure virtual networks, without requiring significant investment in replacing or adding to the existing infrastructure. One virtual overlay technology that has emerged to address this is VXLAN, writes Ariel Shuper of Mellanox Technologies. While VXLAN seems an ideal solution,there are performance challenges that must be addressed. Read More
Technology Proves its Value in Wake of Boston Bombings
April 19th, 2013 : Industry Perspectives
Bill Kleyman
MTM Technologies

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings – which brought many reminders of 9/11 – we saw a new hero emerge: technology. Bill Kleyman of MTM Technologies shares his thoughts on the role of technology in the horrific events of this week. Read More
What CFOs Need to Know
April 17th, 2013 : Industry Perspectives
MATTHEW GOULDING
Cannon Tech

As a C-level executive with a data center (or several) in your organization, you’re undoubtedly aware that they devour electricity like small cities and that the up-front capital investment, cost of expansion or re-development is somewhere between painful and eye-watering. Matthew Goulding of Cannon Technologies looks at how a very new data center construction method allows a true incremental ‘pay-as-you-grow’ approach. Read More
Sixth Key to Brokering IT Services Internally: Prove What You Delivered
April 15th, 2013 : Industry Perspectives
DICK BENTON
Glasshouse

Dick Benton of Glasshouse Technologies explains how to prove what you delivered, because without metrics, monitoring and reporting that demonstrates you’ve fulfilled Service Level Agreements (SLAs), your service consumers and your management won’t know that you’ve met your commitments. This is one of the seven key tips to becoming more IT service-oriented. Read More
Countering the Threat of Cloud: IT Ops With A Service-Oriented Approach
April 11th, 2013 : Industry Perspectives
VIC NYMAN
BlueStripe Software

By changing the focus away from managing server resources and adopting a Service-Oriented approach to IT Operations, IT organizations can turn the threat of cloud computing into an opportunity, while helping to deliver business innovations to their organizations, writes Vic Nyman of Bluestripe Software. Read More
Designing for Dependability in the Cloud
April 10th, 2013 : Industry Perspectives
DAVID BILLS
Microsoft

In striving to increase dependability, there's cultural shifts and evolving engineering principles that Microsoft is using to help improve the dependability of services offered, writes David Bills of Microsoft. The end game is to help customers realize the full potential of the cloud. Read More