Gartner's IT Infrastructure & Operations Summit in Orlando was a great show, writes Matt Bushell of Nlyte. From a Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) standpoint, there were a lot of observations that were worth noting, such as...
Data tape is not dead; however, its purpose has changed. In the past, linear storage media was used as the first line of defense to restore lost data. Yet today, there are few backup administrators using this technique, writes Jeff Yaptengco of En...
It's critical to carefully manage and automate the application layer – and while various kinds of solutions are available to help, not all are targeting the same layer on the classic application stack, explains Paul Speciale of Appcara.
By dramatically simplifying and enhancing the deployment of scalable applications within cloud infrastructures, in-memory data grids play a key role in delivering on the promise of cloud computing, writes William Bain of ScaleOut Software.
It's going to take some time for the entire IT world to get on board with cloud computing, but the benefits are well worth it. A mix of private and public cloud services is a great compromise for companies who are worried about security issues...
Because many IT organizations are comfortable with the concept – and implementation – of a software-defined data center, the logical next step is the adaption of software-defined disaster recovery (SDDR.) This approach represents complete hardware...
In the data center, sometimes progress has been made at the expense of simplicity. Today’s monitoring and management solutions have to “speak” the latest protocols and keep up with rapidly changing industry standards for connectivity. Each data...
In the final part of this series on data protection, Jarrett Potts of STORServer discusses how making the right licensing decision can save you money, how to scale data protection, why to set different policies for different data and the role of...
Data centers and cloud providers servicing the health care industry should take particular note that the Final Rule of HIPAA (that went into effect in March) clarifies that they are officially considered “business associates” under HIPAA and must...
Virtualization sometimes still struggles to deliver on its promise. Companies working to extract more value from virtualization can benefit from combining flash memory with breakthroughs in software caching that support the evolution from caching...