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An operating system is a program by which other programs, or applications, make requests for resources such as processing cycles and storage. Computers typically boot to their OS at startup, after which users launch applications through a user interface, or UI. The leading operating system for PCs is Microsoft Windows, although Linux and the Mac OS are making some headway in certain markets. Servers, storage networks and other powerful computing systems have specialized operating systems, often based on Unix.

Articles

Windows 8: Something for Everyone

It's the most important release from Microsoft in years, so perhaps not surprisingly, Windows 8 has a little something for everyone, from mobile and desktop users to server and storage pros. More >

Infrastructure in the Age of Big Data

I have a great idea for the next Hollywood blockbuster or 30-second Web ad, whichever generates more revenue. I picture the trailer with your standard gravelly voiced narrator and hauntingly More >

Optimizing Local Infrastructure for the Cloud Is Easier Said Than Done

Virtualization and the cloud are poised to remake the worldwide data infrastructure as we know it. The trouble is, there's no way of knowing exactly how all of the changes taking place are More >

Interviews

Virtual Desktops, Quick as a Flash

For VDI, the challenge is to find faster storage that preferably sidesteps much of the networking topology of a typical SAN. But as vendors like GlassHouse and Atlantis have shown, server-side Flash is very effective at speeding things up.

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Heady Days for Storage Optimization

Researchers at TheInfoPro recently canvassed a number of storage executives and found out that while overall storage spending is on the wane, interest in storage optimization is climbing. Technologies like automated tiering and deduplication are hot right now because even as budgets are tight, data loads continue to grow. Lead researcher Marco Coulter shares some of his insights.

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Survey Shows Global Enterprises Struggling with Big Data

Capgemini asked 600 C-level executives and senior management and IT leaders worldwide about Big Data’s impact on decision makers around the globe. Scott Schlesinger, vice president and head of North American Business Information Management at Capgemini, explains the report’s key findings to IT Business Edge’s Loraine Lawson.

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