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State of the Data Center: 2011
Special Report
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Making time for IT planning: Advisory Board Q&A
Organizations that don't invest in IT planning may lose efficiency and business advantages in the long run. Q&A
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Gartner Data Center Conference 2010 coverage
Check out our coverage of Gartner's 2010 Data Center Conference, including the latest on data center infrastructure and cloud computing, unified computing, and IBM's zBX. Special Report
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Quiz: Negotiating -- Do you speak business?
Find out how much you know about the language of negotiation. Quiz
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Experts say data centers to shrink as hosting, cloud services boom
IT pros discuss the pros and cons of maintaining a private data centers vs. outsourcing to managed data center hosting and cloud services. News | 31 Jan 2012
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Indian outsourcer picks up mainframe graveyard shift
An Indian company is offering outsourcing services for organizations looking to fill late-night mainframe slots. News | 06 Jul 2011
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Texas rebids IBM data center consolidation project
IBM's outsourcing snafu in Texas shows what not to do as the state rebids an $865 million contract. News | 31 Jan 2011
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NYSE, colocation providers battle it out on data center regulation
The New York Stock Exchange wants the federal government to impose data center regulations on colocation providers, which has colos crying foul. Article | 05 May 2010
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IT Service Management Software as a Service takes off
Cash-strapped IT organizations have turned away from on-premise software and now favor the rapid software upgrades that come with Software as a Service-based IT Service Management and service desk applications. Article | 12 Feb 2010
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The Daily Cloud: Amazon and Microsoft butt heads on cloud pricing
The latest price cut from Amazon means that the cost of AWS matches, or betters, the cost of Azure. Will Microsoft fire back anytime soon, and what does Google think about all this? Article | 02 Feb 2010
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The Daily Cloud: Now that Azure costs money, will people pay for it?
Microsoft Azure steps out of the testing phase and prepares to officially do battle with Google App Engine. Article | 01 Feb 2010
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The Daily Cloud: Cloud to solve the world's economic woes...after a hearty breakfast
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, industry heavyweights from Salesforce.com, HP and VMware met to discuss how cloud computing will solve all our economic problems. Article | 29 Jan 2010
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Big IT shops look to rent data center facilities
Exorbitant costs have forced IT organizations to reconsider the wisdom of buying data center facilities. Article | 08 Sep 2009
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Data centers deal with the fallout of mergers and acquisitions
The weak economy put many IT vendors, such as Sun Microsystems, on shaky ground, and IT pros have to worry about technology investments. Gartner and IT pros offer tips on managing vendor risk. Article | 25 Jun 2009
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Five questions on data center outsourcing
Understanding selection criteria and opportunities for leverage can help you get the best deal with data center outsourcing providers. Tip
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Minimizing public cloud disruptions
Catastrophic crashes and instance failures happen in the public cloud. Learn how to respond to outages and reduce their effects on your data center. Tip
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Getting the most from IT outsourcing providers
Careful strategy, meaningful measurement and attention to the third-party relationship can enhance success with IT outsourcing providers. Tip
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Five tips for negotiating IT support contracts with vendors
With IT budgets slashed, now is the time for vendor negotiation to get the most bang for your contract buck. These five approaches can help lower IT support contract costs. Tip
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Three signs that it's time to change server vendors
Picking a server vendor is no easy task, and a lot more goes into the decision than just choosing the low-cost option. Also, unless a server vendor can adapt to a company's needs over time, it may be time to make a switch. Learn the red flags that co... Tip
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Data center outsourcing best practices and pitfalls to avoid
In this tip, an expert discusses the elements of successful data center outsourcing as well as mistakes that can derail your IT outsourcing experience. Tip
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Disaster recovery strategies: Should you outsource, manage in-house or partner?
In disaster recovery facility site selection, a key consideration is whether to outsource, maintain your site in-house or partner with others on disaster recovery strategy. Tip
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Protecting your data center from real show-stoppers: Preparing a disaster recovery plan
When creating a disaster recovery plan, take note of the lessons learned from recent events. Consider logistical issues including phone, email, internet connectivity issues, and physical facility access. Tip
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Supplier disasters: The case for ISO 27001
If your supplier went under, would it bring you down? The Burton Group's Richard Jones urges all companies to consider ISO 27001 certification to prevent nightmare scenarios from keeping you up at night. Tip
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Negotiating a successful data center outsourcing arrangement
Outsourcing can save money. However, it can also increase costs, lose control of your company's central nervous system and increase business risk. Tip
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Data center outsourcing advice
When does a data center manager decide whether to outsource the data center or keep it in-house? Expert Charles King gives his opinion. Ask the Expert
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Negotiating a contract
Expert Jeff Gordon explains how to negotiate for the best deal. Ask the Expert
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How do we make sense of vendors pitching compliance products?
Ask the Expert
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Lessening the effects of a bad vendor deal
Ask the Expert
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Comparing apples to apples in vendor pricing
Ask the Expert
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Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM)
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indemnification
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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. Word
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utility computing
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on-demand computing
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job step
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Teraplex (Teraplex Integration Center)
Teraplex (short for Teraplex Integration Center) is the name IBM has given to its 'real life' testing centers whose purpose is to allow IBM customers and business partners to test very large database (VLDB) applications on a full-scale basis by using... Word
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Experts say data centers to shrink as hosting, cloud services boom
IT pros discuss the pros and cons of maintaining a private data centers vs. outsourcing to managed data center hosting and cloud services. News
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Five questions on data center outsourcing
Understanding selection criteria and opportunities for leverage can help you get the best deal with data center outsourcing providers. Tip
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Minimizing public cloud disruptions
Catastrophic crashes and instance failures happen in the public cloud. Learn how to respond to outages and reduce their effects on your data center. Tip
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Getting the most from IT outsourcing providers
Careful strategy, meaningful measurement and attention to the third-party relationship can enhance success with IT outsourcing providers. Tip
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State of the Data Center: 2011
Special Report
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Indian outsourcer picks up mainframe graveyard shift
An Indian company is offering outsourcing services for organizations looking to fill late-night mainframe slots. News
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Making time for IT planning: Advisory Board Q&A
Organizations that don't invest in IT planning may lose efficiency and business advantages in the long run. Q&A
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Texas rebids IBM data center consolidation project
IBM's outsourcing snafu in Texas shows what not to do as the state rebids an $865 million contract. News
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Five tips for negotiating IT support contracts with vendors
With IT budgets slashed, now is the time for vendor negotiation to get the most bang for your contract buck. These five approaches can help lower IT support contract costs. Tip
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Gartner Data Center Conference 2010 coverage
Check out our coverage of Gartner's 2010 Data Center Conference, including the latest on data center infrastructure and cloud computing, unified computing, and IBM's zBX. Special Report
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Learn how to deal with outsourcers and vendors in your data center -- from vendor negotiations to data center outsourcing security risks.