As users demand more and more, CIOs are looking to a next generation WAN optimization, which includes visibility, control and optimization of networks. Kevin Suitor of Exinda discusses these features of WAN optimization.
Thanks to cloud, the role of an “outsourced CIO” for small and mid-size companies has a different meaning than even just a few years back. Billy Cox, of Intel, explains how this position is evolving.
Data centers that host systems relevant to their customers’ financial reporting are responsible for certain controls over those systems, such as physical and environmental security. Thus, says Chris Shellman of BrightLine, SSAE 16 is applicable to...
Owen DeLong of Hurricane Electric writes about IPv6 adoption, while sometimes a struggle to get accomplished, can bring immediate benefits in the form of improved network topologies and security. Data center managers can realize those advantages...
For most organizations, a cloud service providers’ foundational security will not suffice. Tenant-based cloud security is critical to solving the issue of protecting your individual cloud infrastructure. Three implementation models for tenant...
A number of “legends” abound when it comes to assessing a facility for and preventing arc flash hazards (AFH). Here’s my Top 10 List of the arc flash prediction and prevention that persist in our industry today.
Bob Deutsche of Intel discusses the third fundamental truth behind cloud strategy -- Your cloud ecosystem is only as robust and adaptable as the sum of its parts.
Moving your organization to the cloud means more than a simple "flip of the switch" and thinking through the when, how and why these technologies is critical to success.
The Open Data Center Alliance released a new usage model for I/O controls, which encourages the development of usage models to drive interoperability, flexibility, and industry standards for cloud and next-generation data centers.