Industry Perspectives

Highlighting thought leadership in the data center

• Notes from the Road: Tearing Down the Silos

  March 1st, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
  GARY BUNYAN
  iTRACS

  A DCIM with 3-D visualization acts like a social network, writes Gary Bunyan of iTRACS. The sharing of information about conditions in your data center through a DCIM spreads or socializes information to everyone throughout the organization, instantly and efficiently, while also tearing down walls between people, efficiently opening up new paths of communication. Read More

• Deploying Layer 4-7 Network Services in the Cloud

  February 29th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
  MARCO DIBENEDETTO
  Embrane

  Whether you’re a service provider or an enterprise, avoid constraining your network services to a particular quadrant, writes Marco Di Benedetto, CTO, Embrane. Ask vendors for flexible L4-7 network services deployments that remove the discontinuities across quadrants. Read More

• Why is Amsterdam Europe’s Data Center Gateway?

  February 28th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
  

  Amsterdam is seeing the highest take-up of all across European Tier one markets. Eric Boonstra of EvoSwitch discusses some of the reasons.. Read More

• Planning for Success: Private Storage Clouds

  February 23rd, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
  BRENT RHYMES
  iWave Software

  Private cloud storage has multiple benefits and advantages over traditional storage on stand-alone servers, writes Brent Rhymes of iWave Software. Read More

• Asset Recovery: Remove, Remarket, Recycle, Report

  February 21st, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
  Michael Saia
  XTechnology Global

  IT assets are being decommissioned at a high rate due to today’s dynamic market, writes Michael Saia of XTechnology Global. Efficiency in recovering value in these assets, while maintaining data security, is paramount to the success of any organization. Read More

• Applying Cloud Principles to the Data Center

  February 17th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
  RONNY FRONT
  Glasshouse Technologies

  Today's data centers can leverage cloud concepts because the cloud provides the next level of management, control, optimization and automation, writes Ronny Front of Glasshouse Technologies. Read More

• The Green Grid Turns Five, Ready for More

  February 16th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
  WINSTON SAUNDERS
  Intel

  Since its formation five years ago, industry group The Green Grid has made significant inroads in standardizing measurements and adding to the “science” of data center efficiency, writes Winston Saunders of Intel. Read More

• Going Green with NAND Flash

  February 14th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
  GARY ORENSTEIN
  Fusion-io

  The performance of flash memory is well documented. Its other benefits, using less infrastructure and lower power consumption, could prove powerful in reducing power costs in data centers, writes Gary Orenstein of Fusion-io. Read More

• Data Centers – Build or Outsource?

  February 10th, 2012 : Industry Perspectives
  NITIN MISHRA
  NetMagic

  Careful consideration to core value should drive the decision when determining whether to build or outsource your data center, writes Nitin Mishra of NetMagic. Many enterprises have realized that outsourcing their data centers is the best way to align IT and business in the most cost-effective manner. Read More

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