Data Center News

• Week of 13 May 2013 Data center technologies evolve to meet tomorrow's computing demands (17 May 2013)

  VMware's upcoming public cloud and AMD's 64-bit ARM servers are technologies for the data center that exemplify the changes in the IT industry.

• Week of 06 May 2013 Facebook to release data center switch spec for Open Compute Project (SearchNetworking.com | 09 May 2013)

  Facebook announced at Interop that its Open Compute Project will expand its scope to include open designs for top-of-rack data center switches.

• Week of 22 Apr 2013 Q&A: How Facebook uses Chef configuration management tools (26 Apr 2013)

  How Facebook manages hundreds of thousands of servers and multiple code releases per day using DevOps and Chef tool for configuration management.

• Fusion-io buys NexGen Storage, adds hybrid arrays (SearchStorage.com | 25 Apr 2013)

  Fusion-io acquires NexGen Storage, talks up its performance QoS as a key piece of its software-defined storage strategy.

• Beyond Chef and Puppet: Ten essential DevOps tools (26 Apr 2013)

  DevOps requires a hefty toolbox for managing code builds; IT pros identified 10 DevOps tools -- beyond Chef and Puppet -- that are hot right now.

• Week of 15 Apr 2013 Open source monitoring software ready for final release (18 Apr 2013)

  The Assimilation Monitoring Project nears final release of an open source monitoring tool engineered to tackle IT's 'dirty little secret.'

• IT execs remain wary about shared IT budget control (17 Apr 2013)

  IT shops in conservative enterprises used to directing the IT budget may start to feel the growing power of digital marketing in budgeting decisions.

• Week of 01 Apr 2013 Q&A: Markley looks to lighten load as an IaaS provider (01 Apr 2013)

  Interest in cloud continues to gain traction, so how does a small infrastructure services provider compete with the Amazon Web Services of the world?

• OpenStack Grizzly release pushes scalability, high availability (SearchCloudComputing.com | 04 Apr 2013)

  OpenStack Grizzly contains a laundry list of operational improvements, but will it be enough to boost enterprise deployments?

• Week of 25 Mar 2013 Big data analytics software for intelligence community goes commercial (29 Mar 2013)

  IT shops that need to analyze huge volumes of data can look to a newly available big data analytics tool that was previously reserved for the intelligence community.

• The many faces of converged infrastructure (26 Mar 2013)

  Converged infrastructure offers a way to resist the public cloud and still gain efficiencies and scalability, but few vendors offer the real deal.

• Week of 18 Mar 2013 VDI storage problem? Forget extra SAN -- use server RAM (SearchVirtualDesktop.com | 20 Mar 2013)

  VDI storage bottlenecks don't have to mean extra SAN; Atlantis Computing lets virtual desktop customers use server RAM instead.

• Week of 04 Mar 2013 Cloud cost analysis tools shave thousands off AWS bills (SearchCloudComputing.com | 04 Mar 2013)

  Cloud cost analysis tools from Cloudyn, CloudCheckr and others give Amazon Web Services customers' wallets a break.

• Examining vendor offerings in converged infrastructure market (06 Mar 2013)

  IT departments looking to make their lives easier are looking to the converged infrastructure market for the simplicity these platforms can deliver.

• Coming up with a new configuration and change management plan (06 Mar 2013)

  That old configuration and change management plan was unwieldy and out of reach, but the need for having one hasn't gone away.

• Big data projects require big changes in hardware and software (06 Mar 2013)

  Spreading out storage and compute may ease the burden of big data projects on data center staff and infrastructure.

• Developing an effective change management process requires tenacity (06 Mar 2013)

  Companies seeking an easy way to manage and monitor changes in their environment have a variety of tools to choose from to assist IT shops.

• Comparing popular converged infrastructure products (06 Mar 2013)

  Several big-name vendors have converged infrastructure products, but which one fits best in your data center?

• Thanks to recent storms, the data center recovery plan gets a facelift (06 Mar 2013)

  Recent natural disasters inspire some IT pros to start working on a new data center recovery plan.

• Week of 18 Feb 2013 VCE tweaks Vblock line with low cost converged infrastructure systems (21 Feb 2013)

  VCE's new lower-cost Vblocks are a step in the right direction, but the converged infrastructure systems may not make a splash in today's data center.

• Week of 11 Feb 2013 Q&A: How data centers can keep up with massive Internet user growth (14 Feb 2013)

  As Internet user growth stretches current network capacity thin, how can data center planners hit the moving target of future bandwidth needs?

• Week of 04 Feb 2013 What makes SDN and network virtualization matter? Campus network apps (SearchSDN.com | 08 Feb 2013)

  SDN and network virtualization are touted as data center technologies, but they won't take off at the average enterprise until campus LAN apps emerge.

• IBM 'mini' PureApplication System may cause sticker shock (07 Feb 2013)

  Is the price of IBM's new entry-level PureApplication System low enough to broaden its appeal?

• Opscode files down steep learning curve with Chef 11 (05 Feb 2013)

  Opscode's Chef 11 beckons to enterprises with better scalability and new usability features for systems management automation.

• IT pros hope Dell going private will improve products, integration (05 Feb 2013)

  Dell customers hope the deal to take Dell private will result in more streamlined and organized product lines.

• Week of 28 Jan 2013 Getting the most out of your enterprise mobility program (SearchConsumerization.com | 01 Feb 2013)

  An enterprise mobility program can help companies that are looking to improve users' productivity, but there are some strings attached.

• DevOps movement could boost IT operations' image (31 Jan 2013)

  The DevOps movement has undeniable momentum. Could IT operations harness the power of its success?

• Real estate firm trusts cloud-based NAS in data center, remote offices (SearchCloudStorage.com | 31 Jan 2013)

  Healthcare Realty Trust uses EMC Atmos as private cloud in its data centers, and Panzura cloud-based NAS in remote offices.

• Outsourcing turnaround: In-house success with Astute Networks Inc. appliance (SearchVirtualStorage.com | 31 Jan 2013)

  Construction equipment dealer VCES solved performance issues using a flash storage appliance after relocating their outsourced data center on-site.

• New Cisco Catalyst 3850 switch has integrated wireless LAN control (SearchNetworking.com | 01 Feb 2013)

  Cisco's new Catalyst 3850 is a wiring closet switch with integrated wireless LAN control built into its ASIC.

• Week of 21 Jan 2013 Cloud storage and Storage as a Service to gain popularity in 2013 (24 Jan 2013)

  A 2013 TechTarget survey reveals steady growth in cloud storage, while more IT pros look for savings in Storage as a Service.

• Week of 14 Jan 2013 Data center titans line up in support of Open Compute Project (17 Jan 2013)

  Facebook's Open Compute Project has caught on, with AMD and Intel developing motherboards for the project's Open Rack infrastructure.

• Week of 31 Dec 2012 When an in-house IT infrastructure wins out over cloud computing (SearchCloudComputing.com | 04 Jan 2013)

  You don’t have to be all cloud, all the time, argues one analyst. The hybrid cloud model balances on-premises IT infrastructure and public cloud.

• How streamlined IT service operations are doing more with less (04 Jan 2013)

  Today's IT service operations teams have adapted management techniques and employed new technology to meet budget challenges head-on.

• What will the next big data center transformation look like? (04 Jan 2013)

  No one can see the future, but take a look at what we might see in an upcoming data center transformation.

• 40 GbE technology: Hurry up and wait (04 Jan 2013)

  Despite the enterprise need for high-speed networks, the advent of 40 GbE has been met with low adoption rates. Where will the hardware find a niche?

• Week of 17 Dec 2012 SearchDataCenter's top news stories of 2012 (19 Dec 2012)

  From IT personnel contending with a natural disaster to fanfare for a powerful new Intel processor, here are the most popular data center stories from 2012 as chosen by our readers.

• Week of 10 Dec 2012 Dell unveils workloads, features of converged infrastructure offering (13 Dec 2012)

  Dell bakes Gale Technologies' automation into Dell's Active Infrastructure to speed up deployments.

• Dell continues its extreme makeover for cloud, BYOD and services era (12 Dec 2012)

  IT pros ponder another year of acquisition and transformation for Dell, and what it may mean for their own cloud computing strategy plans.

• Dell explains private cloud strategy, Quest Software plans (13 Dec 2012)

  Dell's cloud services strategy seeks to win over enterprises that want to build a private cloud first. It’s also got big plans for Quest Software.

• Q&A: New Dell Software group to offer data center management tools (13 Dec 2012)

  Dell plans software products surrounding data center management, "big data," business intelligence, security and data protection by 2014.

• Week of 03 Dec 2012 How traditional IT shops can be more like public cloud providers (05 Dec 2012)

  Want your data center to be more like an agile public cloud? Here’s how cloud providers handle apps, "big data," data center hardware and IT staffing.

• Differences between enterprise data centers and public cloud (04 Dec 2012)

  Want to run your data center more like an agile public cloud? Here are some surprising ways cloud providers differ from traditional IT departments.

• Week of 12 Nov 2012 Software-defined networking could drastically change today's network infrastructure (15 Nov 2012)

  There's plenty of talk in IT circles about using SDN to change network infrastructures—and catch up with servers and storage. As the hype for SDN spins up, what can you actually accomplish today?

• Data center technologies to be thankful for (15 Nov 2012)

  These data center technologies to be thankful for may surprise you. Check out this installment of "Modern Infrastructure"’s Countdown for more.

• Understanding wear leveling for solid-state disks (15 Nov 2012)

  Take a look under the hood of flash storage in this detailed definition of wear leveling and solid-state disk.

• Interop 2012 conference: Overheard from attendees (15 Nov 2012)

  This installment of Overheard, from Modern Infrastructure, covers the recent Interop and Microsoft Exchange conferences.

• Cisco, Dell deals put converged infrastructure management in the spotlight (16 Nov 2012)

  As data center convergence takes hold, the convergence of management isn't far behind. Acquisitions by Cisco and Dell highlight this growing trend.

• Week of 29 Oct 2012 Two data center hosting companies, one building and Hurricane Sandy (01 Nov 2012)

  Updated: Two data center hosting companies make their home in one building in Manhattan, which flooded Sunday.

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