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Watch the Numbers: WAN & Performance Metrics
November 17th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
HASEEB BUDHANI
Infineta

While many numbers are tossed about, Haseeb Budhani of Infineta writes, taking a hard look at WAN optimization metrics will lead you to the facts about real reduction. Read More
PUE is DEAD: The Case for Performance Per Watt
November 15th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
MARK DAVIDSON
JouleX

Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) has been called "The Holy Grail" of data center energy metrics. But Performance per Watt measures the actual energy efficiency of every device in the data center and how it is used. Mark Davidson of JouleX writes about data center energy metrics. Read More
Green Benefits: Reduced Costs, Carbon Footprint
November 10th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives

Data center service providers are not only delivering the facilities’ ability to deliver redundant and reliable critical power, cooling and network services, but also performing in ways that minimize environmental impact and carbon footprint, writes Loren Zweig of CoreLink Data Centers. Read More
Cloud Policy: Where Ideals Meet Reality, Part I
November 8th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
BOB DEUTSCHE
Intel

Bob Deutsche of Intel explains how cloud technology—and, by default, any of our business systems and related data hosted in the cloud—must contend with policies and standards that are framed by location and related geopolitical considerations. Read More
Disaster Recovery Lessons from Hurricane Irene
November 3rd, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
RICHARD DOLEWSKI
WTS

Can you really know the value of a disaster recovery service before a disaster hits? The lessons of Hurricane Irene demonstrate the value of a fully tested disaster recovery plan. Read More
Top 7 Options for Storage Savings in 2012
November 1st, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
DOUG RAINBOLT
Alacritech, Inc.

As we enter 2012, data center and enterprise managers are faced with an array of storage choices—some highly publicized like flash storage, and some, such as WAN optimization—that have become more staid and entrenched. Doug Rainbolt of Alacritech writes about which storage technologies have the best ROI. Read More
Cloud-based Disaster Recovery as a Service Options
October 27th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
NITIN MISHRA
NetMagic

An increasingly popular option is to put both primary production and disaster recovery instances into the cloud and have both handled by a managed service provider. By doing this enterprises can get all the benefits of cloud computing - from usage-based cost to eliminating on-premises infrastructure, writes Nitin Mishra of NetMagic. Read More
Redesigning the Data Backup Plan
October 26th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
MIKE DIMEGLIO
FalconStor

Backup is now required to do more than just “back up.” A data backup plan must provide reliability, recoverability, and value like never before, especially in light of new e-discovery requirements, server virtualization, and tighter budgets. Backup is no longer just an IT function; it involves every department and should be a corporate-wide effort. Read More
Advantages of Disaster Recovery as a Service
October 25th, 2011 : Industry Perspectives
NITIN MISHRA
NetMagic

Nitin Mishra of NetMagic writes that choosing to go with a cloud disaster recovery service will be governed purely by the business imperative. If an organization has critical applications that should be available within minutes of downtime, it should consider cloud-based DR. Read More