Like everything in the IT industry, there is no magic solution to all situations. However, the trend toward shrinking, just-in-time, data center deployments is growing, and becoming a significant option in the arsenal of data center operators...
Today selecting the right drives can be a challenge, says Gary Watson of Nexsan. This article offers six tips for navigating through this complexity to help you pick the right solutions for your needs.
eBay has provided a role model, which is organized around common metric, to optimize the overall effectiveness of IT, and has openly disclosed the metrics and indicators used to do it. This is a step forward in transparency, writes Winston...
When space is tight and storage costs are mounting, deduplication is a method to squeeze more out of current data center space, according to Eric Bassier of Quantum.
When thinking about compliance, many companies assume PCI DSS is interchangeable with HIPAA or it is assumed that the gap between the two is small, writes Mike Klein of Online Tech. The real issue is thatt HIPAA and PCI DSS compliance protect...
Jason Meserve of CA Technologies writes about how to ensure an exceptional end-user experience for business-critical applications while reducing risk and without over-provisioning IT infrastructure.
Most IT risk comes from failure of the enterprise to properly oversee or govern its projects, not from technical or low-level people issues. Hani Elbeyali of Dell writes on how to further your understanding of IT risks to lead to better management...
However, the demographic “time bomb” is about more than the loss of programmers who know COBOL or of test engineers who know transaction processing. There’s also been a major shift in how companies organize their IT staffs, and their roles and...
A decade or so ago, however, data center specialists were scarce. Today, there's many companies available, writes Tom Roberts of AFCOM. Select a build and/or design partner that matches your company's culture and style.
