The opportunities of big data can help even mid-size companies compete more effectively, but only if organizations overcome technical and organizational barriers, according to David Greenfield of Silver Peak.
A good mobility and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative, coupled with virtualization, can create a flexible environment capable of growing with the needs of the user – and helping the organization reach its goals, writes Bill Kleyman of MTM...
Most in the tech industry have seen what defines Cloud Computing 1.0. Pete Johnson of ProfitBricks writes that while it’s better than traditional hosting, it’s still not all it could be. Not by a long shot. He explains what Cloud Computing 2.0...
How efficient are high performance supercomputers? With the June publication of the Green500 and Top500, it’s time to update the Exascalar analysis, which is a way to look simultaneously at efficiency and performance trends of the world’s leading...
The idea that you could store your data in the cloud and eliminate expensive on-site storage systems is very compelling, writes Ranajit Nevatia of Panzura. But what are the barriers to adoption of cloud storage?
Moving to software defined networking is not a matter of "when" but "how," and there are seven main factors IT administrators should consider when determining whether SDN is right for their network, says Patrick Hubbard of SolarWinds.
Building a data center is an important and crucial decision for a company. With site selection factors and process in place, it will lay a strong foundation for a company to succeed. Consider these factors as you look for a place to locate a new...
There are new metrics for measuring flash costs and taking a look at them can illustrate that the return on investment (ROI) that can be achieved with this new technology, writes Walter Hinton of Virident.
Dealing with this data volume, variety, velocity and complexity is really a “big data” problem for IT operations, forcing many traditional approaches in IT to change, ushering in IT Operations Analytics solutions to take on this challenge. IT...