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    This inaugural issue of Modern Infrastructure -- an online magazine addressing the convergence of cloud computing, consumerization, and virtualization trends – brings together an unprecedented group of independent, industry experts to tackle the prob...  E-Zine

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  • data center as a service (DCaaS)

    A data center as a service (DCaaS) provider will supply turnkey physical data center facilities and computing infrastructure (e.g., servers, networking, storage, and so on) to clients in the form of a service.  Definition

  • NetMagic Solutions

    NetMagic Solutions is an India-based IT hosting and services provider whose specializations include cloud computing, infrastructure management, disaster recovery and application hosting.  Definition

  • on-demand computing

    On-demand (OD) computing is an increasingly popular enterprise model in which computing resources are made available to the user as needed.  Definition

  • grid computing

    Grid computing (or the use of a computational gridis applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time - usually to a scientific or technical problem that requires a great number of computer processing cycles ...  Definition

  • capacity on demand (COD)

    Capacity on demand (COD) is a purchasing option that allows companies to receive equipment with more computer processing, storage, or other capacity than the company needs at the time of purchase, and have that extra capacity remain unused and unpaid...  Definition

  • Uptime data center tier standards

    The Uptime data center tier standards are a standardized methodology used to determine availability in a facility. The tiered system, developed by the Uptime Institute, offers companies a way to measure return on investment (ROI) and performance. (C...  Definition

  • utility computing

    Utility computing is a service provisioning model in which a service provider makes computing resources and infrastructure management available to the customer as needed, and charges them for specific usage rather than a flat rate.  Definition

  • Remote Job Entry (RJE)

    Remote Job Entry (RJE) is a facility that allows remote computer users to submit a job (the running of a specific program or group of programs) to a centrally-located IBM mainframe computer.  Definition

  • liquid-tight strain-relief connector

    A liquid-tight strain-relief connector is a special electrical connector or jacket used in cabling for electronic and computer systems where water or contaminant intrusion is a concern... (Continued)  Definition

  • Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM)

    Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) is an open architecture from IBM for helping an enterprise manage the multiple user registries and identities that enable a computer user to access multiple applications with a single sign-on.  Definition

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  • IT shops embrace workload automation tools for cloud computing

    Workload automation tools will have a bright future with the increased adoption of cloud computing. Find out why in this podcast Q&A.  Podcast

  • Best practices for data center outsourcing

    Some benefits of data center outsourcing include reduced costs and lighter IT workload, but only if all sides are communicating properly.  Podcast

  • Brown's new supercomputer

    Brown University's Center for Computation and Visualization is the new home of a multimillion-dollar IBM supercomputer that researchers will use for tasks such as predicting climate change and human genome mapping.  Video

About Data center hosting, outsourcing and colocation

Outsourcing IT with data center hosting has become an appealing option for many organizations looking to reduce data center operating costs. Managed IT services and data center colocation providers can allow companies to spend less on IT personnel and data center maintenance costs. However, there can be downsides to outsourcing IT with data center hosting. Businesses must take service-level agreements (SLAs), data security and uptime requirements into consideration when choosing whether to outsource their data center services to a hosting, colocation or outsourcing provider. In this topic, we cover the pros and cons of hosting services and colocation, how to decide whether managed IT services are appropriate for your business, and considerations to keep in mind when selecting an outsourcing service or working with a managed hosting provider.

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