Enterprise IT managers today are burdened with multiple challenges. An intelligent, cloud-based solution using a POP-based network architecture may help address the issues of multiple applications spread across a geographically dispersed user base...
If IPv6 addresses were parking spaces, IPv6 would literally allow us to park every car ever built in each parking lot and still have 4 billion more spaces for each and every car ever built in each parking lot, writes Owen DeLong of Hurricane...
How does a network engineer or aspiring network engineer get hands-on practice? One solution is GNS3, which is a free tool available for download. Keith Barker, consultant and trainer, explains how its used and tips and tricks for getting the most...
But while the benefits of hybrid cloud deployments are substantial, many managers focusing on off-site deployments tend to meet an unexpected challenge post-virtualization: protecting their remaining physical equipment, writes Shannon Sbar of APC...
What I’m promoting is a new approach called "Business Demand Design," writes Hani Elbeyali of Dell. He asserts IT value corresponds directly to both Total Cost of Ownership and the Expected Return, and increasing the value of IT requires balancing...
The Exascalar plot of the recent Green500 data reveals insights into efficiency and performance, writes Winston Saunders of Intel. This is the final post in a three-part series.
In 2012, CIOs and IT teams in enterprises worldwide leveraged cloud computing architectures,while they designed their data centers to best manage the explosive amount of structured and unstructured data. In the next year, Red Hat envisions even...
If enterprise IT organization are to compete with external cloud providers, they need to follow the providers' lead. Dick Benton, Glasshouse Technologies, shares another tip -- develop a simple and easy-to-read list of the terms and conditions (Ts...
The United States has an aging and unreliable power infrastructure, writes Lisa Rhodes of Verne Global. Data center operators are looking at the best geographical locations that offer clean, reliable power, and plenty of it.