As a data storage and retrieval option, NoSQL, with its less-restrained consistency models (vs. relational databases) has long been viewed as a way to achieve design simplicity, horizontal scaling and more granular control over availability...
Implementing DCIM software requires leadership, writes Laura Greden of CA Technologies. This article outlines three key principles of effective leadership, demonstrated by true stories of how DCIM software is helping real people lead change for...
Hot- and cold-aisle containment is a data center best practice that is experiencing hyper-growth in adoption because of its large impact on energy efficiency and operating cost savings. Interestingly, there is still no clear ownership of...
One potential solution for data center operational expenditure (OPEX) optimization lies in adopting the usage-based pricing model for resource consumption, writes Rajat Ghosh of Georgia Tech. This article proposes a metric, namely resource...
After an extraordinarily rocky start, the federal healthcare exchange, the online marketplace consumers use to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Healthcare Act, seems to be working more smoothly. But, now problems are cropping up with...
Hardware infrastructure developers will have to cope with commoditization, either by recalibrating their efforts toward commoditization, or by forging partnerships with other data center ecosystem contributors, writes Jake Iskhakov of ServerLIFT.
It’s time to give up on incrementally improving a broken backup system, and instead move forward toward a new model for data protection. The cloud holds much more potential than a cheap dumping ground for backup and archive data, writes Andres...
Exponential growth is the cause of density issues plaguing today’s data centers. Simply put, more powerful computers generate more heat which results in significant additional cooling costs each year, writes Charles Doughty of Iron Mountain.
DCIM promises to bring Return on the Investment but how do you know if the solution will improve your bottom line and meet your needs? K.G. Anand of Avocent, which is part of Emerson Network Power, outlines how you can evaluate a solution and its...
What's the relationship between data centers and the environment? Considering many unusual data center locations - such as near the Arctic circle or underground caves and bunkers - locations selected demonstrates some of the challenges posed to...