An unplanned interruption can have a significant impact on operations, revenue and reputa¬tion. And it doesn’t have to be a fire, flood or hurricane to be a disaster. In fact, what’s more likely are events that are less dramatic but still have the...
“Converged Infrastructure” is all about delivering modular, standards-based technologies designed for convergence. The result is an infrastructure that simplifies, integrates, and automates it all: Storage, networking, servers, management software...
Server virtualization is firmly embedded in the mainstream of enterprise IT. The efficiencies and flexibility of virtualizing server operations have been demonstrated time and again in large enterprises: server virtualization makes it possible to...
In the wake of the recent earth quake and tsunami in Japan, many business executives often wonder how to prepare for the possibility that a calamity could wipe out their IT operations. The words "disaster recovery" (DR) evoke images of the...
The STUXNET worm initially spreads indiscriminately, but includes a highly specialized malware payload that is designed to target Siemens Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems that control and monitor specific industrial...
Recently, the size and frequency of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. has grown as attackers take advantage of botnets to overwhelm network infrastructure. Companies and IT service providers with Internet-facing services must now be...
Virtualization offers many benefits, but also brings challenges that can erode its cost advantages and leave the infrastructure less protected than before. In this white paper, Quest’s data protection experts offer five tips for effective backup...
Is the future of the cloud the biggest topic among IT infrastructure decision makers? Not according to many experienced data center professionals, who cite future capacity planning as a key concern, as reflected in a new white paper from QTS.
If you have been considering outsourcing some of your IT infrastructure, or simply wondering how the cloud might work with your scalability and security needs you’ll find this case study provides good insights on the benefits of a virtual private...
This white paper from Schneider Electric is designed to help engineers and managers of data center power systems understand the basics of circuit breaker design and maintenance in order to ensure the highest levels of reliability.