Arthur Cole

2015: A Big Year for Cloud Computing By now, most enterprises have begun the transition to the cloud. Whether this results in an all-cloud infrastructure, a cloud-first footing or a combination of hybrid/traditional environments remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: The change so far has not been as easy or as productive […]

Five Innovations in the Data Storage Landscape For a while, it looked like enterprise storage was on a pretty stable development path: convert tape to disk, convert disk to solid state, and ultimately transition the storage array to modular infrastructure featuring server-side and in-memory solutions. That plan is starting to crumble, however, as developments across […]

2015: A Big Year for Cloud Computing At the end of the day, data infrastructure is measured by the level of performance it lends to the application. Things like cost, ease of management and upgrade paths are important as well, but rarely are these given precedence over the need to improve the way data is […]

Six Trends Shaping the Data Center in 2015 Where was Moses when the lights went out? In the dark. Where was the CIO when power went down in the data center? In a whole heap of trouble. The data center industry has been rightly concerned about lessening the amount of power it takes to keep […]

Six Trends Shaping the Data Center in 2015 No matter what your stance on the cloud and its role in supporting critical vs. non-critical workloads, it should be clear by now that any data infrastructure that remains in the enterprise will be dramatically different from the sprawling, silo-based facilities of today. Retaining key workloads in-house […]

Five Predictions for Hybrid Cloud Environments in 2015 It seems that the consensus for the overarching theme in data infrastructure development this year is the hybrid cloud. And while it is always helpful to have a goal when embarking on a venture such as the complete remake of the data center, in this case the […]

Six Trends Shaping the Data Center in 2015 If you can’t build it cheaper, build it better. In the 1970s, U.S. auto makers failed to heed this advice as both German (better) and Japanese (cheaper) rivals nearly drove them to extinction. So far, it seems that top IT vendors have learned this lesson, but we […]

Five Predictions for Hybrid Cloud Environments in 2015 Say one thing for VMware: It knows when the times are changing. The company came out with the much-anticipated upgrade to vSphere and several other key systems this week, driven largely by the desire to manage the enterprise transition from straight-up virtualization to private and hybrid cloud […]

Five Tips for Taking Control of Cloud Chaos Sometimes it seems as if the enterprise is so caught up in preparing for the future that it fails to notice what is happening in the present. The cloud is a prime example, with most top data executives enamored by visions of limitless, federated infrastructure able to […]

Enterprises are scrambling to come up with ways to scale their infrastructure to meet the demands of Big Data and other high-volume initiatives. Many are turning to the cloud for support, which ultimately puts cloud providers under the gun to enable the hyperscale infrastructure that will be needed by multiple Big Data clients. Increasingly, organizations […]

Five Predictions for Hybrid Cloud Environments in 2015 Survey after survey shows that the enterprise values the hybrid cloud above public and private options. But since the cloud itself is still a new phenomenon, how can anyone be sure which option they want and how it best fits with long-term goals? At the moment, it […]

Six Trends Shaping the Data Center in 2015 For much of enterprise history, the data center was a necessary evil that provided a vital function but was not very conducive to efficiency and organization. Businesses expanded their data footprints as best they could, but at the end of the day, the knowledge workforce had to […]