Hybrid Clouds, File Sync Will Build Momentum in 2014

Jan 15, 2014

2013 was certainly an eventful year for the data center, writes Rani Osnat of CTERA. And this year will also be important in terms of the data center and the cloud.

How the Cloud Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Encryption

Jan 14, 2014

Because of the nature of our jobs and the mission critical importance of the IT systems we support, it’s no surprise we’re a bunch of worriers, writes Mike Klein of Online Tech. For those of us who work in data centers for companies in regulated...

Considerations for Data Center Owners When Partnering With Modular Builders

Jan 13, 2014

The data center industry has vastly diverse offerings and often use alternate meanings of the word “modularity.” This article is intended to help guide owners through the process of partnering with a modular construction provider to ensure they...

Selecting the Right Storage for Development and Testing

Jan 10, 2014

Building a scalable virtualized development and testing environment starts with the right storage system, says Sachin Chheda of Tintri.

Google Glass: A Vision of the Future for Data Center Maintenance

Jan 09, 2014

When fitted with safety lenses, Google Glass provides a great opportunity to revolutionize the way data center technicians perform their daily tasks. When dedicated maintenance and repair applications are developed, the data center technician will...

2014: The Year of DCIM

Jan 08, 2014

2014 is the year of DCIM – the year that DCIM will drive increasing business value for users, writes Gary Bunyan of iTRACS. And he asserts that DCIM's that are "open" will be better to employ than those that are not.

Intelligent Infrastructure Management: The Best-Practice Platform for Data Centers

Jan 07, 2014

Although Intelligent Infrastructure Management (IIM) systems are proven solutions for enhancing visibility and efficiency, the data center industry has been slow to embrace them, writes Tal Harel of RiT Technologies. She gives an overview of why...

Why In-Memory Computing Technology Will Change How We View Computing

Jan 06, 2014

To meet the challenges of ever-growing data and its analysis, and in order to get past organizational sensory overload and actually derive intelligence from its data, businesses must rethink computing, writes Nikita Ivanov of GridGain Systems.

Don’t Throw Out Dropbox, Not Yet

Jan 03, 2014

While Dropbox is great for collaboration, it does have security risks. Rather than replacing Dropbox, another layer of security can be added that would enable organizations to control which files are uploaded to Dropbox, and who has authority to...

Unifying the Data Center Operations with True DCIM

Jan 02, 2014

If you adopt a service-oriented management focus, the goal of both management efforts is the same — to enable the optimal delivery of a service to the end user. That said, the IT and facilities management worlds should not need to operate in...