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5 Key Steps to a Smooth Cloud Transition
May 6th, 2013 : Industry Perspectives
ALAN McMAHON
Dell

There are five imperatives to follow to accomplish a smooth transition to the cloud. Each of these will help to transform IT as we know it and will help to reduce the costs and complexity, according to Alan McMahon of Dall. Read More
Cloud Crosswinds Ahead as Behemoths Battle on Price
May 1st, 2013 : Industry Perspectives
TED CHAMBERLIN
Coresite

The recent announcement by Microsoft Azure to compete on price with Amazon Web Services is a shot across the bow of AWS will most definitely bother AWS, but it should scare the stuffing out of the rest of the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market, writes Ted Chamberlin of Coresite. Read More
DCIM: Inside the Information Bubble
April 30th, 2013 : Industry Perspectives

The “information bubble” -- a holistic, intuitive, real-time management environment, which, both literally and figuratively, immerses you in analytics, dashboards, and management tools giving you complete command-and-control over the physical ecosystem -- is like your own private operations center. Everything you need at your fingertips, Gary Bunyan of iTRACS writes. Read More
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
BRUNO RAEYMAEKERS
ARCADIS

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