As business drivers demand more out of regular Internet usage, questions around performance and optimization will usually quickly follow. Bandwidth and understanding optimization methodologies are important considerations revolving around the use...

As IT teams are actively looking to enter the cloud space with an intelligent and flexible platform, they are realizing that one of the most important aspects of working with cloud computing is understanding the numerous variables which come with...

Through maintaining maximum data center availability, data center operators can avoid the significant costs associated with dysfunction and outages. Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software is rolling in to many data center stratgies...

At each stage of a company lifecycle, or many times dynamically within each stage, the demands and business requirements of IT infrastructure change quickly and the organization must balance delivering the proper environment to support IT, with...

The job of IT Service Management is often a monumental undertaking that can be described as a syndrome. The operational complexity of predictably assuring a portfolio of reliable services under mission critical circumstances is challenging at...

When selecting a new data center provider or reevaluating your existing one, there are several questions that should be asked to determine their ability to prevent a disruption to your critical business operations should a disaster take place. By...

With increases in energy costs and usage, the opportunities for the creation of industries in and around energy are booming. One result of these increases is the Smart Grid, a term symbolizing the green movement in the US economy and global...

This white paper from explains the value of Data Center Infrastructure Management for colocation providers. First, it discusses the colocation market, and how DCIM optimizes IT staff productivity, enables growth, and guarantees bandwidth. Next...

With growing broadband traffic projections, service providers are forced to balance network capacity and operational costs constantly. This white paper from Alcatel-Lucent quantifies the operational cost advantages of the Alcatel-Lucent 7950 XRS...

Website performance has a great impact on revenue, with issues like page delays resulting in significant profit decreases. Website Performance Optimization (WPO) technologies are frequently utilized by organizations to boost reliability...