The demand for low latency has been a driver for the adoption of optical networks based on Wave Division Multiplexing, writes Linda Faust of Transmode. As services evolve then low latency will continue to become an important factor in a growing...
Recent studies and articles have pointed out the fact that IT environments are in a constant state of change. The data center needs to evolve or simply become extinct—think along the lines of Betamax and the Walkman, writes Morris O’Riordan, of...
It’s time to put the business ahead of technology again, writes Douglas Balog of IBM. It’s time for systems that are built with industry expertise, ready for the cloud and designed for data.
Brian Thomas, of Weaver, explains American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for data center auditing to assist data centers and their customers.
As cloud evolves, business applications will be cushioned from the details of hardware by a "data-center-wide operating systems" known as Platform as a Service (PaaS), ushering in a true private cloud world, writes Sinclair Schuller, of Apprenda...
Measuring PUE assists data centre managers understand efficiency, writes Derick van Heerden of IBM. It does not measure data centre performance or power consumption and should not be expected to do so.
Gary Bunyan, Global DCIM Solutions Specialist at iTRACS, writes about how DCIM can be used to solve two different kinds of challenges – operational and strategic.
Advanced Netflow reporting assists network managers in maintaining healthy networks, and over the last decade has impacted the field of network monitoring, writes Michael Patterson, of Plixer. Advanced Netflow reporting allows companies to report...
As complexity and criticality grows in the data center, it is more important than ever to have efficient cooling. Dave Kelley of Liebert examines a pair of design practices data center managers can carry out on the cooling side to increase...