By changing the focus away from managing server resources and adopting a Service-Oriented approach to IT Operations, IT organizations can turn the threat of cloud computing into an opportunity, while helping to deliver business innovations to...
In striving to increase dependability, there's cultural shifts and evolving engineering principles that Microsoft is using to help improve the dependability of services offered, writes David Bills of Microsoft. The end game is to help customers...
Bringing cloud into the mix changes the nature of modern business computing, writes Mike Goodenough of Savvis. The equation has shifted from purchasing power to operational effectiveness.
Beware of hidden costs in planning for cloud, writes Ravi Rajagopal of CA Technologies. Most organizations remain blissfully ignorant about the full impact of these intangible costs.
According to a Harris Interactive poll, 64 percent of Americans watch online video while at work. As employees flocked to watch March Madness, network administrators are focusing on new ways to withstand the increase in demand and keep business...
A data center relocation (DCR) is not just about moving servers and plugging them in at their new locale. In reality, DCR can be one of a company's most complex and challenging endeavors, writes Bruce Cardos of Datalink.
Cloud service providers need to move beyond traditional reliance on complex hardware redundancy schemes and instead focus on developing more intelligent software that can monitor, anticipate, and efficiently manage the failure of physical...
Spanning from basic file backup to a total restore, the lower costs and higher resiliency of cloud infrastructure have re-framed disaster recovery discussions by providing greater options, writes Cortney Thompson of Green House Data.
You might be surprised to learn that many large organizations commit to cloud computing without really knowing their Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and projected Return on Investment (ROI), writes Ravi Rajagopal of CA Technologies. It’s not that...
With approximately 4 million IT jobs available United States, there's a serious shortage of qualified data center staffers. AFCOM President Tom Roberts says the best way to improve this situation is to standardize the education path for data...