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November 6, 2009

Big or Small? Contrasting Approaches to the Cloud

Does the cloud lend itself to a major all-in-one platform, or should enterprises pursue a piecemeal approach, at least for the moment? It should be no surprise that the major platform vendors like C... More >

November 5, 2009

New Life in Hard-Disk Drives

It was obvious from the beginning that even though solid-state drives (SSDs) were gearing up for a major push into the enterprise, it hardly meant hard disks (HDDs) were going the way of the dinosa... More >

November 4, 2009

On the Road to the Dynamic Data Center

Your enterprise may be virtual, consolidated, even cloud-ready, but is it dynamic? If you take a close look at the major technology announcements lately, the overriding goal is to provide a flexible ... More >

Managing and Auditing IT Vulnerabilities

This guide recommends specific management practices to help an organization achieve and sustain higher levels of effectiveness and efficiency and illustrates the differences between high- and low-performing vulnerability management efforts.

Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience

This interactive virtual forum presents leading IT experts providing the insights you need to turn your information into a strategic driver for innovation, business optimization and competitive differentiation.

November 3, 2009

The Rise of Commodity Data Centers?

Commodity servers, commodity storage, even commodity networking gear -- is the next step going to be commodity data centers? That looks like the direction we're heading based on the latest technology... More >

November 2, 2009

Blurring the Line Between Public and Private Clouds

If a private cloud is nevertheless hosted on a public service, is it still a private cloud? It may seem like a dumb question considering the very definition of a private cloud is that it is hosted on... More >

October 30, 2009

More Machines, Fewer Servers

The recession clearly gave a hit to data center technology, but probably the worst hit was the server market. On the one hand, technologies like virtualization came along just in time to help enterpr... More >

October 29, 2009

So Long Flash, Hello PCM?

Is the clock already ticking on flash memory? Just as the enterprise is finally ready to take advantage of the faster throughput and lower power usage of flash-based solid state technology, along com... More >

October 28, 2009

Will Windows 7 Jumpstart VDI?

For quite some time now, the prevailing wisdom has put the relatively low uptake of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) on security fears and user resistance, despite the substantial cost savings to... More >

October 27, 2009

Converging on the Converged Network Adapter

Enterprises are eager to converge their disparate storage networking platforms onto a single infrastructure, and hardware manufacturers are eager to oblige. The only thing still up in the air is who ... More >

October 26, 2009

Empowering the Cloud Through Multicore Technology

Cloud computing is poised to shake up the enterprise industry in a big way, but could its impact reach all the way to the microprocessor? A number of hopefuls certainly seem to think so, offering vis... More >

October 23, 2009

Will Google Kill the Infrastructure Star?

So Google wants to become the top enterprise applications provider, a move that would displace not only Microsoft and IBM in the office, but do away with the on-premises software industry altogether.... More >

October 22, 2009

The Cloud as a Warehouse

The cloud is already making gains in enterprise circles as an effective means to boost storage capacity, so it shouldn't be any surprise that it is already heading in the next logical direction: as a... More >

October 21, 2009

Managing the Cloud Infrastructure

The cloud is shaping up to be a great way to manage resources in the data center. The question is, how will you manage resources on the cloud? It's more than just an academic question at this point, ... More >

October 20, 2009

A Little Networking Among Friends

IBM is on a tear this week, furthering its strategy of incorporating third-party technology, particularly networking gear, into its data platforms in the hopes that variety will provide a leg up as e... More >

October 19, 2009

New Help for Flash in the Enterprise

Is one of the major limiting factors to widespread deployment of Flash storage in the enterprise starting to show some cracks? It seems that way as both new system and software designs are taking a b... More >