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Is it time to admit that the cloud has become so pervasive that it is now the driving force behind nearly all IT development? It certainly seems that way when you consider all of the new systems and ... More >
So what are we to make of Oracle's decision to allow HP to resell Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems and VM virtual platform? The news comes barely a month after Oracle ended HP's OEM c... More >
The new 40G/100G Ethernet is now an official standard, but does that mean enterprises, even large ones with a clear need to consolidate existing 10 GbE networks, should rush right into the technolog... More >
Seeing how it's nearly impossible to write about tape-based storage without getting into the debate over its ultimate future, let's get that out of the way right up front: I think tape storage will b... More >
WAN optimization has already begun the transition from a hardware implementation to all-software solutions, and now it looks like the race to virtual and even service-based offerings is in full swing... More >
IBM is out with a new mainframe this week, which naturally led to claims that it is either the greatest thing since sliced bread or the final death gasp of a technology giving way to commodity system... More >
The containerized data center has been floating around the margins of the IT industry for several years now, but it looks like the concept is about to get a renewed push now that the cloud is putting... More >
How much Flash-based storage can we expect to see in the enterprise in the coming years? Quite a lot if the size and scale of some of the latest systems are any indication. It seems likely that many... More >
Virtualization saves you money, that much is certain. But beyond the obvious hardware calculations that accompany virtual deployments, how can you be sure that your platform of choice is offering the... More >
Everyone knows that configuring switch architectures is no walk in the park. And now that cloud enthusiasts are looking to scale resources to unimaginable levels, that job is likely to get a lot hard... More >
It's no secret that virtualization is the building block for the cloud. So it should be no surprise that VMware's latest vSphere, 4.1, leans heavily toward leveraging enterprises' virtual infrastruct... More >
Usually, talk of improving energy efficiency in the data center revolves around virtualization, consolidation and improved management of power and cooling systems. This is only natural considering ha... More >
The benefits of storage virtualization are becoming clearer by the day as more and more enterprises find that virtualization in general is only truly effective if applied to the data center as a whol... More >
The initial challenges surrounding management of virtual systems are well-known: virtual sprawl, network provisioning, traffic and data management. But as virtualization gives way to even more advanc... More >
There's an old economics axiom that goes: "You pays your money, you takes your chances." That little bit of wisdom is becoming increasingly appropriate for the cloud. Reliability has always been one ... More >
Now that virtual technology has permeated the server infrastructure and is starting to branch into other areas of the data center, many enterprises are learning a hard lesson: virtualization giveth a... More >
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